Alaska Boroughs/Census Areas by Population (2026)

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Top 5 Most Populous Boroughs/Census Areas

Alaska flag Anchorage Municipality

286,941

Alaska flag Matanuska-Susitna Borough

120,078

Alaska flag Fairbanks North Star Borough

93,320

Alaska flag Kenai Peninsula Borough

62,456

Alaska flag Juneau City and Borough

31,632

Borough/Census Area
2026 Pop. ↓
Area (mi²)
Density (/mi²)
Change (2020)
Anchorage Municipality286,9411.7K168-1.35%
Matanuska-Susitna Borough120,07824.7K4.911.69%
Fairbanks North Star Borough93,3207.3K13-2.11%
Kenai Peninsula Borough62,45616K3.95.97%
Juneau City and Borough31,6322.7K12-1.78%
Bethel Census Area18,41740.6K0.45-1.37%
Ketchikan Gateway Borough13,4494.9K2.8-3.34%
Kodiak Island Borough12,3696.7K1.8-5.19%
North Slope Borough10,54688.8K0.12-4.13%
Nome Census Area9,85523K0.43-1.7%
Sitka City and Borough8,2542.9K2.9-2.09%
Kusilvak Census Area7,90817.1K0.46-5.49%
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area7,30324.8K0.297%
Northwest Arctic Borough7,04035.7K0.20-9.71%
Chugach Census Area6,5229.5K0.68-7.91%
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area5,8185.3K1.11.27%
Aleutians West Census Area5,3074.4K1.22.51%
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area4,956145.6K0.03-6.51%
Dillingham Census Area4,37718.3K0.24-9.55%
Aleutians East Borough3,4947K0.502.01%
Petersburg Borough3,3702.9K1.2-0.79%
Copper River Census Area2,64924.7K0.111.26%
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area2,2486.6K0.34-4.83%
Haines Borough2,0682.3K0.88-1.01%
Wrangell City and Borough1,9762.6K0.77-7.06%
Denali Borough1,64212.6K0.131.86%
Lake and Peninsula Borough1,40423.8K0.06-2.97%
Skagway Municipality1,1124342.6-10.11%
Bristol Bay Borough8294821.70.24%
Yakutat City and Borough6637.6K0.09-2.79%

Sources

  1. US Census State Population Estimates - Most recent state estimates from the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program
  2. US Census County Population Estimates - Most recent county estimates from the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program
  3. American Community Survey (2009 - 2013)
  4. Census QuickFacts
  5. Historical Populations of States and Counties (1790 - 1990)

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