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Total Population in Alaska, by County

Total Population for every county in Alaska, ranked. The highest is Anchorage Municipality at 288,976 and the lowest is Yakutat City and Borough at 527.

Alaska: 735,706 · United States: 334,922,499 · median county in Alaska: 5,715

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#County Total Population
1Anchorage Municipality288,976
2Matanuska-Susitna Borough112,988
3Fairbanks North Star Borough95,460
4Kenai Peninsula Borough60,413
5Juneau City and Borough31,794
6Bethel Census Area18,394
7Ketchikan Gateway Borough13,768
8Kodiak Island Borough12,771
9North Slope Borough10,810
10Nome Census Area9,866
11Sitka City and Borough8,368
12Kusilvak Census Area8,176
13Northwest Arctic Borough7,441
14Southeast Fairbanks Census Area7,068
15Chugach Census Area6,862
16Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area5,715
17Aleutians West Census Area5,235
18Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area5,195
19Dillingham Census Area4,724
20Aleutians East Borough3,491
21Petersburg Borough3,409
22Copper River Census Area2,626
23Hoonah-Angoon Census Area2,311
24Wrangell City and Borough2,088
25Haines Borough2,086
26Denali Borough1,969
27Skagway Municipality1,244
28Lake and Peninsula Borough1,013
29Bristol Bay Borough918
30Yakutat City and Borough527

Everyone living in the area, from the 5-year American Community Survey.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Alaska ranks 49th of 52 states for total population.

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