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Largest households, Alaska counties

Alaska counties ranked by average household size (2024 ACS). This list covers the 30 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 30 is 2.36. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Fairbanks North Star, AK, up 10 places to #12.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE HOUSEHOLD SIZEVS 2010

01Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,9324.16–

02Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,0953.81−2%

03Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3913.63−6%

04Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2403.50+28%

05▲2North Slope, AKAK10,5823.40−24%

06▼1Nome Census Area, AKAK9,8303.33+1%

07▲1Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,4833.11−9%

08▼2Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6662.77−1%

09Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3872.62−5%

10▲6Anchorage, AKAK287,1552.59−3%

11▼1Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,2702.58−2%

12▲10Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,9722.51−5%

13▼2Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3572.50−24%

14▲6Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,9512.40+2%

15▲10Juneau, AKAK31,6092.36−6%

16▲7Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5492.34−1%

17▲2Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,2712.32+15%

18▲10Sitka, AKAK8,3192.32−2%

19▲10Bristol Bay, AKAK8472.30−10%

20▼2Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,7772.300%

21▲6Aleutians East, AKAK3,4792.29−17%

22▼5Petersburg, AKAK3,3942.28−5%

23▼9Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,5532.25–

24▼12Haines, AKAK2,0682.230%

25▼12Skagway, AKAK1,1042.19−4%

26▼11Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,6662.15–

27▲3Denali, AKAK1,6162.11−5%

28▼4Wrangell, AKAK2,0072.08−11%

29▼8Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,0282.05−21%

30▼4Yakutat, AKAK6721.91−23%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES