Ranking of Alaska Counties By Population in 2022

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the Population for Alaska was 734.44K. Among all Alaska counties, Anchorage Borough had the highest population (287.52K), followed by Matanuska-Susitna Borough (113.51K), and Fairbanks North Star Borough (95.75K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Alaska counties.

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Ranking of Alaska Counties By Population in 2022
Anchorage
Matanuska-Susitna
Fairbanks North Star
Kenai Peninsula
Juneau
Bethel
Ketchikan Gateway
Kodiak Island
North Slope
Nome
Ranking of Alaska Counties By Population in 2022
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Rank County Population
1 Anchorage Borough 287520
2 Matanuska-Susitna Borough 113505
3 Fairbanks North Star Borough 95749
4 Kenai Peninsula Borough 60631
5 Juneau City and Borough 31742
6 Bethel Borough 18272
7 Ketchikan Gateway Borough 13719
8 Kodiak Island Borough 12655
9 North Slope Borough 10789
10 Nome Borough 9804
11 Sitka City and Borough 8370
12 Kusilvak Borough 8196
13 Northwest Arctic Borough 7401
14 Southeast Fairbanks Borough 7039
15 Chugach Borough 6910
16 Prince of Wales-Hyder Borough 5655
17 Yukon-Koyukuk Borough 5165
18 Aleutians West Borough 5115
19 Dillingham Borough 4716
20 Aleutians East Borough 3453
21 Petersburg Borough 3381
22 Copper River Borough 2607
23 Hoonah-Angoon Borough 2282
24 Haines Borough 2079
25 Wrangell City and Borough 2071
26 Denali Borough 1583
27 Lake and Peninsula Borough 1375
28 Skagway Borough 1096
29 Bristol Bay Borough 877
30 Yakutat City and Borough 685