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Most sparsely populated, Alaska counties · 1990

Alaska counties with the fewest 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

01Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,0280+29%

02North Slope, AKAK10,5820−19%

03Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3570−9%

04Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,0950−15%

05Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,4830−18%

06Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,2700−4%

07Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3910−15%

08Aleutians East, AKAK3,4790−9%

09Nome Census Area, AKAK9,8300−10%

10Haines, AKAK2,0681−11%

11Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6662−33%

12Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3872−4%

13Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2402+73%

14Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,9513−18%

15Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5493−2%

16Bristol Bay, AKAK8473+12%

17Sitka, AKAK8,3193−3%

18Juneau, AKAK31,60910−13%

19Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97211−6%

20Anchorage, AKAK287,155133−13%

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