RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 20 SHOWN OF 20

Fastest growing, Alaska counties · 2000

Alaska counties ranked by population growth from the 1990 census to 2000. This list covers the 20 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS –

01Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,666+49.5%–

02North Slope, AKAK10,582+23.5%–

03Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,483+22.7%–

04Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,951+21.8%–

05Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,095+17.9%–

06Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,391+17.2%–

07Anchorage, AKAK287,155+15.0%–

08Juneau, AKAK31,609+14.8%–

09Haines, AKAK2,068+13.0%–

10Nome Census Area, AKAK9,830+11.0%–

11Aleutians East, AKAK3,479+9.5%–

12Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,357+9.3%–

13Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,972+6.6%–

14Kodiak Island, AKAK12,387+4.5%–

15Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,270+4.4%–

16Sitka, AKAK8,319+2.9%–

17Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,549+1.8%–

18Bristol Bay, AKAK847-10.8%–

19Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,028-22.7%–

20Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,240-42.3%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS