Fastest growing cities in Alaska with population over 1,000.
City | Rank | Change | 2024 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petersburg | 1 | 7.71% | 3,870 | 3,170 |
| Mill Bay | 2 | 7.71% | 4,220 | 3,904 |
| South Lakes | 3 | 7.7% | 7,483 | 6,151 |
| North Lakes | 4 | 7.69% | 11,972 | 9,321 |
| Point MacKenzie | 5 | 5.43% | 1,903 | 1,323 |
| Farm Loop | 6 | 4.72% | 2,816 | 2,637 |
| Kodiak Station | 7 | 3.07% | 2,248 | 1,789 |
| Wasilla | 8 | 2.79% | 10,223 | 9,111 |
| Homer | 9 | 2.7% | 6,203 | 5,551 |
| Houston | 10 | 2.66% | 2,203 | 1,974 |
| North Pole | 11 | 2.43% | 2,486 | 2,248 |
| Palmer | 12 | 2.31% | 6,525 | 5,935 |
| Ridgeway | 13 | 2.14% | 2,870 | 2,631 |
| Skagway | 14 | 1.75% | 1,222 | 1,191 |
| Knik-Fairview | 15 | 1.63% | 19,235 | 17,682 |
| Soldotna | 16 | 1.62% | 4,651 | 4,355 |
| Ester | 17 | 1.58% | 3,084 | 2,174 |
| Salamatof | 18 | 1.49% | 1,224 | 1,025 |
| Funny River | 19 | 1.47% | 1,104 | 1,340 |
| Susitna North | 20 | 1.47% | 1,590 | 1,271 |
| Diamond Ridge | 21 | 1.41% | 1,437 | 1,336 |
| Talkeetna | 22 | 1.32% | 1,072 | 1,199 |
| Kenai | 23 | 1.32% | 7,848 | 7,438 |
| Tanaina | 24 | 1.26% | 9,930 | 10,449 |
| Anchor Point | 25 | 1.18% | 2,315 | 2,247 |
| Eielson AFB | 26 | 1.16% | 3,142 | 3,388 |
| Meadow Lakes | 27 | 1.14% | 8,974 | 8,307 |
| Butte | 28 | 1.11% | 3,836 | 3,888 |
| Gateway | 29 | 0.92% | 6,356 | 5,965 |
| Fritz Creek | 30 | 0.92% | 2,202 | 2,034 |
| Sterling | 31 | 0.91% | 6,422 | 5,150 |
| Cohoe | 32 | 0.85% | 1,546 | 1,469 |
| Lazy Mountain | 33 | 0.85% | 1,666 | 1,644 |
| Fishhook | 34 | 0.72% | 5,188 | 4,759 |
| Tok | 35 | 0.59% | 1,368 | 1,214 |
| Kalifornsky | 36 | 0.52% | 8,468 | 8,395 |
| Haines | 37 | 0.23% | 1,770 | 1,905 |
| Metlakatla | 38 | 0.14% | 1,442 | 1,582 |
| Craig | 39 | 0.1% | 1,042 | 1,037 |
| Akutan | 40 | 0% | 1,586 | 1,584 |
| Seward | 41 | -0.07% | 2,733 | 2,741 |
| Badger | 42 | -0.13% | 19,132 | 19,434 |
| Steele Creek | 43 | -0.15% | 6,522 | 7,365 |
| Nikiski | 44 | -0.18% | 4,390 | 4,324 |
| Bethel | 45 | -0.21% | 6,279 | 6,329 |
| Unalaska | 46 | -0.26% | 4,203 | 4,246 |
| Big Lake | 47 | -0.31% | 3,212 | 2,769 |
| Ketchikan | 48 | -0.37% | 8,049 | 8,168 |
| College | 49 | -0.4% | 12,278 | 12,734 |
| Nome | 50 | -0.52% | 3,620 | 3,695 |
| Anchorage | 51 | -0.56% | 284,469 | 290,893 |
| Fairbanks | 52 | -0.57% | 31,674 | 32,401 |
| Sitka | 53 | -0.58% | 8,234 | 8,426 |
| Willow | 54 | -0.67% | 1,927 | 1,956 |
| Juneau | 55 | -0.69% | 31,337 | 32,209 |
| Chena Ridge | 56 | -0.74% | 5,243 | 5,863 |
| Prudhoe Bay | 57 | -0.76% | 1,955 | 1,416 |
| Deltana | 58 | -0.78% | 2,027 | 2,131 |
| Sutton-Alpine | 59 | -0.84% | 1,302 | 1,343 |
| Wrangell | 60 | -1.02% | 2,043 | 2,126 |
| Kodiak | 61 | -1.25% | 5,287 | 5,555 |
| Kotzebue | 62 | -1.34% | 2,939 | 3,099 |
| Farmers Loop | 63 | -1.36% | 4,067 | 5,089 |
| Valdez | 64 | -1.42% | 3,751 | 3,965 |
| Utqiaġvik | 65 | -1.53% | 4,622 | 4,909 |
| Cordova | 66 | -1.66% | 2,432 | 2,594 |
| Hooper Bay | 67 | -1.76% | 1,285 | 1,375 |
| Dillingham | 68 | -1.83% | 2,087 | 2,243 |
| Goldstream | 69 | -2.3% | 2,672 | 3,315 |
| Bear Creek | 70 | -4.56% | 1,171 | 1,287 |