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Fastest shrinking, Alaska counties

Alaska counties with the steepest population decline from the 2020 census to 2025. This list covers the 30 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 30 is -1.6%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Skagway, AK, up 26 places to #1.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01▲26Skagway, AKAK1,104-11.0%–

02▲17Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,095-9.0%−26.9 pts

03▲3Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,357-8.1%−17.4 pts

04Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,553-7.7%–

05▲10Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,483-7.7%−30.4 pts

06▲3Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,028-5.9%+16.8 pts

07▼2Wrangell, AKAK2,007-5.6%–

08▲2Kodiak Island, AKAK12,387-5.4%−10.0 pts

09Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,932-5.2%–

10▲15North Slope, AKAK10,582-4.1%−27.6 pts

11▲13Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,271-4.0%–

12▲6Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,549-2.9%−4.6 pts

13▲7Nome Census Area, AKAK9,830-2.2%−13.1 pts

14▲2Juneau, AKAK31,609-2.0%−16.8 pts

15▼3Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,972-1.8%−8.3 pts

16▼8Sitka, AKAK8,319-1.6%−4.5 pts

17▲6Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,391-1.5%−18.7 pts

18▼5Anchorage, AKAK287,155-1.4%−16.4 pts

19▼18Haines, AKAK2,068-0.6%−13.6 pts

20▼17Denali, AKAK1,616-0.2%–

21▼17Petersburg, AKAK3,394-0.1%–

22▼15Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,240+0.2%+42.5 pts

23▼21Bristol Bay, AKAK847+0.4%+11.1 pts

24▼7Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,777+0.4%–

25▼11Yakutat, AKAK672+1.5%–

26▼4Aleutians East, AKAK3,479+1.7%−7.7 pts

27Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,666+1.9%–

28▼7Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,951+5.4%−16.4 pts

29▼18Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,270+6.8%+2.4 pts

30▼4Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,666+10.8%−38.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES