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Fastest shrinking, Alaska counties · 2000

Alaska counties with the steepest population decline 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 –

01Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,240-42.3%–

02Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,028-22.7%–

03Bristol Bay, AKAK847-10.8%–

04Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,549+1.8%–

05Sitka, AKAK8,319+2.9%–

06Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,270+4.4%–

07Kodiak Island, AKAK12,387+4.5%–

08Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,972+6.6%–

09Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,357+9.3%–

10Aleutians East, AKAK3,479+9.5%–

11Nome Census Area, AKAK9,830+11.0%–

12Haines, AKAK2,068+13.0%–

13Juneau, AKAK31,609+14.8%–

14Anchorage, AKAK287,155+15.0%–

15Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,391+17.2%–

16Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,095+17.9%–

17Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,951+21.8%–

18Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,483+22.7%–

19North Slope, AKAK10,582+23.5%–

20Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,666+49.5%–

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