RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 30 SHOWN OF 30

Most car-dependent, Alaska counties · 2020

Alaska counties ranked by the share of commuters who drive to work alone (2023 ACS). This list covers the 30 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDRIVE ALONE TO WORKVS 2000

01Anchorage, AKAK287,15575.0%–

02Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97274.1%–

03Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,66673.3%–

04Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,95171.9%–

05Wrangell, AKAK2,00769.6%–

06Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,55368.9%–

07Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,27067.3%–

08Bristol Bay, AKAK84766.5%–

09Juneau, AKAK31,60966.5%–

10Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,54965.6%–

11Sitka, AKAK8,31964.4%–

12Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,66660.7%–

13Kodiak Island, AKAK12,38758.7%–

14Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,77752.9%–

15Petersburg, AKAK3,39452.9%–

16Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,24049.2%–

17Haines, AKAK2,06848.0%–

18Yakutat, AKAK67242.5%–

19Skagway, AKAK1,10439.8%–

20Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,27137.6%–

21Denali, AKAK1,61632.7%–

22Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,48329.8%–

23Aleutians East, AKAK3,47926.4%–

24Nome Census Area, AKAK9,83025.4%–

25Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,02824.6%–

26Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,39124.0%–

27Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,35723.0%–

28North Slope, AKAK10,58218.5%–

29Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09517.2%–

30Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,9324.9%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES