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Fastest growing, Alaska counties · 2000

Alaska counties ranked by population growth since the prior decennial census. This list covers the 20 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,666+49.5%+0%

02North Slope, AKAK10,582+23.5%+0%

03Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,483+22.7%+0%

04Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,951+21.8%+0%

05Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,095+17.9%+0%

06Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,391+17.2%+0%

07Anchorage, AKAK287,155+15.0%+0%

08Juneau, AKAK31,609+14.8%+0%

09Haines, AKAK2,068+13.0%+0%

10Nome Census Area, AKAK9,830+11.0%+0%

11Aleutians East, AKAK3,479+9.5%+0%

12Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,357+9.3%+0%

13Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,972+6.6%+0%

14Kodiak Island, AKAK12,387+4.5%+0%

15Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,270+4.4%+0%

16Sitka, AKAK8,319+2.9%+0%

17Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,549+1.8%+0%

18Bristol Bay, AKAK847-10.8%+0%

19Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,028-22.7%+0%

20Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,240-42.3%+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES