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Largest households, Alaska counties · 2020

Alaska counties ranked by average household size (2020 ACS). This list covers the 30 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 30 is 2.70.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE HOUSEHOLD SIZEVS 2010

01Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,9324.55–

02Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,0954.04+4%

03Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3913.83−1%

04Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2403.43+25%

05Nome Census Area, AKAK9,8303.37+2%

06Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6663.30+17%

07North Slope, AKAK10,5823.26−27%

08Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,4833.17−7%

09Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3873.08+12%

10Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,2702.90+10%

11Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3572.85−14%

12Haines, AKAK2,0682.73+23%

13Skagway, AKAK1,1042.72+20%

14Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,5532.71–

15Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,6662.70–

16Anchorage, AKAK287,1552.660%

17Petersburg, AKAK3,3942.66+10%

18Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,7772.65+16%

19Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,2712.63+30%

20Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,9512.63+12%

21Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,0282.63+1%

22Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,9722.60−1%

23Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5492.56+8%

24Wrangell, AKAK2,0072.49+6%

25Juneau, AKAK31,6092.45−3%

26Yakutat, AKAK6722.40−3%

27Aleutians East, AKAK3,4792.38−13%

28Sitka, AKAK8,3192.33−1%

29Bristol Bay, AKAK8472.29−11%

30Denali, AKAK1,6162.220%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS