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Largest veteran population, Alaska counties

Alaska counties home to the most civilian veterans 18 and over, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of veterans, not the veteran share. This list covers the 30 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 30 is 295.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPVETERAN POPULATIONVS 2020

01Anchorage, AKAK287,15523,058−14%

02▲1Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,66610,994+5%

03▼1Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,9728,820−21%

04Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,9514,707−1%

05Juneau, AKAK31,6091,725−18%

06▲1Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,549924−13%

07▼1Kodiak Island, AKAK12,387882−21%

08▲2Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,391817+15%

09Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,270732+1%

10▲1Sitka, AKAK8,3195370%

11▼3Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,553444−40%

12▲2Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,777404−2%

13▼1North Slope, AKAK10,582373−19%

14▲1Nome Census Area, AKAK9,830311−20%

15▲1Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,240295−8%

16▲4Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,666289+13%

17▼4Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,028287−33%

18▼1Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,095260−9%

19Wrangell, AKAK2,007216−22%

20▲2Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,271209−11%

21▲2Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,932190−17%

22▼4Petersburg, AKAK3,394185−34%

23▲3Haines, AKAK2,068171+18%

24▼3Denali, AKAK1,616156−35%

25▼1Aleutians East, AKAK3,479142−8%

26▼1Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,483125−15%

27▲3Yakutat, AKAK67281+108%

28▲1Skagway, AKAK1,10461+15%

29▼2Bristol Bay, AKAK84757−22%

30▼2Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,35725−55%

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