RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 22 SHOWN OF 22

Most population lost, Alaska counties · 2010

Alaska counties that lost the most residents from the 2000 census to 2010, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 22 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,028-963−50%

02Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,549-593−345%

03Kodiak Island, AKAK12,387-321−153%

04Bristol Bay, AKAK847-261+72%

05Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,357-192−224%

06Yakutat, AKAK672-146–

07Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,483-75−108%

08Denali, AKAK1,616-67–

09Sitka, AKAK8,319+46−81%

10Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,240+96−102%

11Haines, AKAK2,068+116−58%

12Nome Census Area, AKAK9,830+296−67%

13Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,095+315−71%

14Aleutians East, AKAK3,479+444+91%

15Juneau, AKAK31,609+564−86%

16Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,270+855+228%

17Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,391+1,007−57%

18North Slope, AKAK10,582+2,045+45%

19Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,951+5,709−36%

20Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,972+14,741+188%

21Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,666+29,673+51%

22Anchorage, AKAK287,155+31,543−7%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS