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Fastest growing, Alaska counties · 2010

Alaska counties ranked by population growth from the 2000 census to 2010. This list covers the 22 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+50.0%+0.5 pts

02North Slope, AKAK10,582+27.7%+4.2 pts

03Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,972+17.8%+11.2 pts

04Aleutians East, AKAK3,479+16.5%+7.0 pts

05Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,270+13.8%+9.4 pts

06Anchorage, AKAK287,155+12.1%−2.9 pts

07Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,951+11.5%−10.3 pts

08Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,391+6.3%−10.9 pts

09Haines, AKAK2,068+4.8%−8.1 pts

10Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,095+4.4%−13.5 pts

11Nome Census Area, AKAK9,830+3.2%−7.7 pts

12Juneau, AKAK31,609+1.8%−13.0 pts

13Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,240+1.8%+44.1 pts

14Sitka, AKAK8,319+0.5%−2.4 pts

15Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,483-1.5%−24.2 pts

16Kodiak Island, AKAK12,387-2.3%−6.8 pts

17Denali, AKAK1,616-3.5%–

18Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,549-4.2%−6.0 pts

19Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,357-10.5%−19.8 pts

20Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,028-14.7%+8.0 pts

21Yakutat, AKAK672-18.1%–

22Bristol Bay, AKAK847-20.7%−10.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS