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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.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

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

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

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

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

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

06Yakutat, AKAK672+1.5%–

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

08Bristol Bay, AKAK847+0.4%+11.1 pts

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

10Petersburg, AKAK3,394-0.1%–

11Denali, AKAK1,616-0.2%–

12Haines, AKAK2,068-0.6%−13.6 pts

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

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

15Sitka, AKAK8,319-1.6%−4.5 pts

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

17Juneau, AKAK31,609-2.0%−16.8 pts

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

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

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

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

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

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

24Wrangell, AKAK2,007-5.6%–

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

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

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

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

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

30Skagway, AKAK1,104-11.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES