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Most densely populated, Alaska counties · 2000

Alaska counties ranked by residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 22 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Anchorage, AKAK287,155152+0%

02Juneau, AKAK31,60911+0%

03Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97211+0%

04Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,9513+0%

05Sitka, AKAK8,3193+0%

06Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5493+0%

07Bristol Bay, AKAK8473+0%

08Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6662+0%

09Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3872+0%

10Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2401+0%

11Haines, AKAK2,0681+0%

12Nome Census Area, AKAK9,8300+0%

13Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3910+0%

14Aleutians East, AKAK3,4790+0%

15Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,4830+0%

16Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,2700+0%

17Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,0950+0%

18Denali, AKAK1,6160+0%

19Yakutat, AKAK6720+0%

20North Slope, AKAK10,5820+0%

21Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3570+0%

22Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,0280+0%

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