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Most densely populated, Alaska counties · 2020

Alaska counties ranked by residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 30 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+15%

03Juneau, AKAK31,60912+5%

04Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6664+81%

05Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,9514+18%

06Sitka, AKAK8,3193−4%

07Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5493−1%

08Skagway, AKAK1,1043–

09Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3872−6%

10Bristol Bay, AKAK8472−33%

11Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2401−4%

12Petersburg, AKAK3,3941–

13Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,7771–

14Haines, AKAK2,0681−13%

15Wrangell, AKAK2,0071–

16Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,5531–

17Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,9320–

18Aleutians East, AKAK3,4790+27%

19Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3910+17%

20Nome Census Area, AKAK9,8300+9%

21Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,2710–

22Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,2700+10%

23Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,4830−1%

24Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,0950+8%

25Denali, AKAK1,6160−14%

26North Slope, AKAK10,5820+49%

27Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,6660–

28Yakutat, AKAK6720−18%

29Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3570−19%

30Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,0280−18%

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