RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 20 SHOWN OF 20

Most densely populated, Alaska counties · 1990

Alaska counties ranked by residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 20 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Anchorage, AKAK287,155133−13%

02Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97211−6%

03Juneau, AKAK31,60910−13%

04Sitka, AKAK8,3193−3%

05Bristol Bay, AKAK8473+12%

06Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5493−2%

07Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,9513−18%

08Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2402+73%

09Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3872−4%

10Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6662−33%

11Haines, AKAK2,0681−11%

12Nome Census Area, AKAK9,8300−10%

13Aleutians East, AKAK3,4790−9%

14Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3910−15%

15Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,2700−4%

16Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,4830−18%

17Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,0950−15%

18Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3570−9%

19North Slope, AKAK10,5820−19%

20Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,0280+29%

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