United States Alaska Boroughs and census areas Boroughs and census areas · Alaska
Boroughs and census areas of Alaska Alaska has 30 boroughs and census areas. Anchorage Municipality is the largest with 287,155 residents in 2025. 9 of the 30 gained residents between 2020 and 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimates.
What boroughs and census areas are in Alaska? Sorted by the 2025 population estimate; sort by any column.
Boroughs and census areas of Alaska: 2025 estimate, change since 2020, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates Borough or census area Residents 2025 Since 2020 Places Tracts Median household income Median income Median home value Anchorage Municipality 287,155 −1.4% 1 61 $103,284 $395,900 Matanuska-Susitna Borough 118,666 +10.8% 30 24 $94,031 $346,600 Fairbanks North Star Borough 93,972 −1.8% 17 22 $88,267 $298,200 Kenai Peninsula Borough 61,951 +5.4% 37 14 $80,538 $323,200 Juneau City and Borough 31,609 −2.0% 1 6 $101,661 $449,300 Bethel Census Area 18,391 −1.5% 35 3 $73,996 $168,100 Ketchikan Gateway Borough 13,549 −2.9% 3 5 $92,885 $393,300 Kodiak Island Borough 12,387 −5.4% 12 5 $86,250 $412,300 North Slope Borough 10,582 −4.1% 9 3 $95,694 $218,300 Nome Census Area 9,830 −2.2% 17 2 $78,681 $211,200 Sitka City and Borough 8,319 −1.6% 1 2 $101,727 $450,300 Kusilvak Census Area 7,932 −5.2% 13 1 $51,471 $84,300 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area 7,270 +6.8% 17 2 $73,882 $282,000 Northwest Arctic Borough 7,095 −9.0% 12 2 $84,018 $199,100 Chugach Census Area 6,553 −7.8% 5 2 $90,509 $346,200 Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area 5,777 +0.3% 16 4 $61,156 $225,300 Aleutians West Census Area 5,240 +0.2% 8 2 $135,500 $434,700 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area 5,028 −5.9% 38 4 $55,741 $98,500 Dillingham Census Area 4,483 −7.7% 10 2 $78,533 $159,000 Aleutians East Borough 3,479 +1.8% 6 1 $65,365 $135,500 Petersburg Borough 3,394 −0.1% 3 1 $75,125 $315,100 Copper River Census Area 2,666 +2.0% 20 1 $79,250 $292,800 Hoonah-Angoon Census Area 2,271 −3.8% 9 1 $61,406 $262,800 Haines Borough 2,068 −0.8% 6 1 $86,927 $293,300 Wrangell City and Borough 2,007 −5.6% 1 1 $63,750 $296,400 Denali Borough 1,616 −0.4% 5 1 $80,781 $275,000 Lake and Peninsula Borough 1,357 −7.8% 18 1 $65,625 $237,500 Skagway Municipality 1,104 −11.0% 1 1 $81,136 $435,400 Bristol Bay Borough 847 +0.7% 3 1 $95,625 $245,800 Yakutat City and Borough 672 +1.5% 1 1 $85,000 $219,400
Source: PEP Vintage 2025 (CO-EST2025); American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Census population estimates
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