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List of Cities and Boroughs in Alaska

Discover Alaska population facts easily with our list of counties and cities. Find out how many people live in each area, from big cities to small towns, and see how Alaska’s population is spread out across the state.

Alaska Borough by Population

A borough is an administrative subdivision of the US state of Alaska. As of 2022, Alaska is divided into 19 organized boroughs and one Unorganized Borough. Alaska and the state of Louisiana are the only states that do not call their first-order administrative subdivision counties (Louisiana uses parishes instead).

The average population of Alaska boroughs is 36,634; Anchorage borough is the most populous (288,121) and Yakutat borough is the least (704). The average land area is 28,551 sq mi. The largest borough is Unorganized borough (1,055 sq mi) and the smallest is Skagway borough (434 sq mi).

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#	Borough	Population 2020	Area (sq. mi.)	Density (people/sq. mi.)
1	Anchorage	288,121	1,707	168.79
2	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	110,686	24,707	4.48
3	Fairbanks North Star Borough	95,593	7,335	13.03
4	Unorganized Borough	76,490	319,852	0.24
5	Kenai Peninsula Borough	59,767	16,017	3.73
6	Juneau	31,973	2,704	11.82
7	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	13754	4,857	2.83
8	Kodiak Island Borough	12787	6,689	1.91
9	North Slope Borough	10972	88,824	0.12
10	Sitka	8407	2,870	2.93
11	Northwest Arctic Borough	7560	35,663	0.21
12	Aleutians East Borough	3398	6,985	0.49
13	Petersburg Borough	3356	2,901	1.16
14	Haines Borough	2071	2,343	0.88
15	Wrangell	2055	2,556	0.8
16	Denali Borough	1593	12,641	0.13
17	Lake and Peninsula Borough	1416	23,832	0.06
18	Skagway	1132	434	2.61
19	Bristol Bay Borough	838	482	1.74
20	Yakutat	704	7,623	0.09

Source: US Census report 2021

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Top cities in Alaska by population

Alaska has been divided administratively into 19 organized boroughs and one Unorganized Borough and contains 149 incorporated cities: four unified home-rule municipalities, which are considered both boroughs and cities; ten home-rule cities; nineteen first-class cities; and 116 second-class cities.

Anchorage is the most populated city in Alaska with a population of 291,247 people. It’s followed by Fairbanks (32,515) and Juneau (32,255).

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#	City	Population 2020
1	Anchorage	291,247
2	Fairbanks	32,515
3	Juneau	32,255
4	Knik-Fairview	19,297
5	Badger	19,031
6	College	11,332
7	North Lakes	9,450
8	Meadow Lakes	9,197
9	Wasilla	9,054
10	Tanaina	8,817

Source: US Census 2020

Most Populous boroughs in Alaska

The most populous borough in Alaska is Anchorage borough with 288,121 residents. It is followed by Matanuska-Susitna Borough (110,686) and Fairbanks North Star Borough (95,593)

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Borough	Population 2020
Anchorage	288,121
Matanuska-Susitna Borough	110,686
Fairbanks North Star Borough	95,593
Unorganized Borough	76,490
Kenai Peninsula Borough	59,767

Least Populated Alaska borough

The least populous county is Yakutat borough with 704 residents, it’s followed by Bristol Bay borough and Lake and Peninsula borough.

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Borough	Population 2020
Yakutat	704
Bristol Bay Borough	838
Skagway	1,132
Lake and Peninsula Borough	1,416
Denali Borough	1,593

source: US Census 2021

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Largest boroughs in Alaska by area

The Largest Borough by Land Area in Alaska is North Slope Borough with an area of 88,824 sq. miles. It’s followed by Northwest Arctic and Matanuska-Susitna.

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#	Borough	Area (sq. mi.)
1	North Slope Borough	88,824
2	Northwest Arctic Borough	35,663
3	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	24,707
4	Lake and Peninsula Borough	23,832
5	Kenai Peninsula Borough	16,017

Smallest County in Alaska by area

The smallest county by area in Alaska is Skagway County with an area of 434 square miles.

#	Borough	Area (sq. mi.)
1	Skagway	434
2	Bristol Bay Borough	482
3	Anchorage	1,707
4	Haines Borough	2,343
5	Wrangell	2,556

source: US Census report 2021

Most densely populated boroughs in Alaska

The most densely populated county in Alaska is Anchorage Borough, with 169 people per sq. mi. Next comes Fairbanks North Star Borough with 13 people per sq. mi. followed by Juneau (12/ sq.mi)

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#	Borough	Density (people/sq. mi.)
1	Anchorage	168.79
2	Fairbanks North Star Borough	13.03
3	Juneau	11.82
4	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	4.48
5	Kenai Peninsula Borough	3.73

Least Densely Populated County in Alaska

Lake and Peninsula Borough with a population density of just 0.06 people per sq. miles is the least densely populated Borough in Alaska

#	Borough	Density (people/sq. mi.)
1	Lake and Peninsula Borough	0.06
2	Yakutat	0.09
3	North Slope Borough	0.12
4	Denali Borough	0.13
5	Northwest Arctic Borough	0.21

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