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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%−78%

02Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,270+6.8%+54%

03Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,951+5.4%−75%

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

05Aleutians East, AKAK3,479+1.7%−82%

06Yakutat, AKAK672+1.5%–

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

08Bristol Bay, AKAK847+0.4%−103%

09Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,240+0.2%−100%

10Petersburg, AKAK3,394-0.1%–

11Denali, AKAK1,616-0.2%–

12Haines, AKAK2,068-0.6%−104%

13Anchorage, AKAK287,155-1.4%−109%

14Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,391-1.5%−109%

15Sitka, AKAK8,319-1.6%−157%

16Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,972-1.8%−127%

17Juneau, AKAK31,609-2.0%−114%

18Nome Census Area, AKAK9,830-2.2%−120%

19Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,549-2.9%−263%

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

21North Slope, AKAK10,582-4.1%−117%

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

23Kodiak Island, AKAK12,387-5.4%−220%

24Wrangell, AKAK2,007-5.6%–

25Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,028-5.9%−74%

26Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,483-7.7%−134%

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

28Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,357-8.1%−187%

29Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,095-9.0%−150%

30Skagway, AKAK1,104-11.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES