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Most transient, Alaska counties

Alaska counties ranked by the smallest share of residents living in the same house as one year earlier (2024 ACS). These are the places where people move the most. This list covers the 30 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 30 is 87.5%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Chugach Census Area, AK, up 18 places to #10.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPLIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS 1 YEAR AGOVS 2020

01▲6Bristol Bay, AKAK84769.6%−11.5 pts

02▲4Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,24075.4%−5.3 pts

03▲6Yakutat, AKAK67279.7%−1.7 pts

04▼2Sitka, AKAK8,31981.6%+3.7 pts

05Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97282.2%+2.4 pts

06▲2Anchorage, AKAK287,15583.7%+2.4 pts

07▲6Aleutians East, AKAK3,47984.1%−0.1 pts

08▼5Skagway, AKAK1,10484.3%+5.7 pts

09▲16Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,66686.3%−2.2 pts

10▲18Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,55386.6%−2.9 pts

11▼7Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,27086.8%+8.1 pts

12▼11Denali, AKAK1,61686.9%+21.6 pts

13▲16Wrangell, AKAK2,00787.0%−4.8 pts

14▼2North Slope, AKAK10,58287.4%+3.8 pts

15▼5Kodiak Island, AKAK12,38787.4%+5.6 pts

16▲4Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09587.5%+0.8 pts

17▼3Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,66688.1%+3.6 pts

18▼3Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,95188.2%+3.2 pts

19▲4Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,02888.3%+0.6 pts

20▲6Haines, AKAK2,06888.5%−0.5 pts

21Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,77788.5%+1.5 pts

22▼4Petersburg, AKAK3,39488.6%+2.8 pts

23▲4Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,39188.6%−0.7 pts

24▼13Juneau, AKAK31,60988.7%+5.3 pts

25▼8Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,54989.4%+4.0 pts

26▼10Nome Census Area, AKAK9,83089.7%+4.4 pts

27▼5Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,35789.7%+2.7 pts

28▼4Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,27191.1%+3.3 pts

29▼10Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,48391.5%+5.1 pts

30Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,93292.9%−1.4 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES