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Fastest growing, Alaska counties

Alaska counties ranked by population growth from the 2020 census to 2025. This list covers the 30 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 30 is -1.6%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Bristol Bay, AK, up 18 places to #8.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01▲1Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,666+10.8%−38.7 pts

02▲15Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,270+6.8%+2.4 pts

03▲4Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,951+5.4%−16.4 pts

04Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,666+1.9%–

05▲1Aleutians East, AKAK3,479+1.7%−7.7 pts

06▲8Yakutat, AKAK672+1.5%–

07▲4Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,777+0.4%–

08▲18Bristol Bay, AKAK847+0.4%+11.1 pts

09▲12Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,240+0.2%+42.5 pts

10▲14Petersburg, AKAK3,394-0.1%–

11▲14Denali, AKAK1,616-0.2%–

12▲15Haines, AKAK2,068-0.6%−13.6 pts

13▲2Anchorage, AKAK287,155-1.4%−16.4 pts

14▼9Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,391-1.5%−18.7 pts

15▲5Sitka, AKAK8,319-1.6%−4.5 pts

16Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,972-1.8%−8.3 pts

17▼5Juneau, AKAK31,609-2.0%−16.8 pts

18▼10Nome Census Area, AKAK9,830-2.2%−13.1 pts

19▼9Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,549-2.9%−4.6 pts

20▼16Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,271-4.0%–

21▼18North Slope, AKAK10,582-4.1%−27.6 pts

22Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,932-5.2%–

23▼5Kodiak Island, AKAK12,387-5.4%−10.0 pts

24▼1Wrangell, AKAK2,007-5.6%–

25▼6Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,028-5.9%+16.8 pts

26▼13Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,483-7.7%−30.4 pts

27Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,553-7.7%–

28▼6Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,357-8.1%−17.4 pts

29▼20Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,095-9.0%−26.9 pts

30▼29Skagway, AKAK1,104-11.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES