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Most densely populated, Alaska counties · 2010

Alaska counties ranked by residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 27 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Anchorage, AKAK287,155171+12%

02Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97213+18%

03Juneau, AKAK31,60912+2%

04Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6664+50%

05Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,9513+11%

06Sitka, AKAK8,3193+1%

07Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5493−4%

08Skagway, AKAK1,1042–

09Bristol Bay, AKAK8472−21%

10Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3872−2%

11Petersburg, AKAK3,3941–

12Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2401+2%

13Haines, AKAK2,0681+5%

14Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,7771–

15Wrangell, AKAK2,0071–

16Aleutians East, AKAK3,4790+16%

17Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3910+6%

18Nome Census Area, AKAK9,8300+3%

19Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,2710–

20Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,2700+14%

21Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,4830−2%

22Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,0950+4%

23Denali, AKAK1,6160−4%

24North Slope, AKAK10,5820+28%

25Yakutat, AKAK6720−18%

26Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3570−11%

27Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,0280−15%

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