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Population of Alaska
Alaska had an estimated population of 740,133 on July 1, 2024, according to the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program.
What stands out
Alaska had an estimated population of 740,133 on July 1, 2024, according to the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. Since July 2020 that is +1.0 % (7,116 people); since 2010 it is +3.7 %. Births minus deaths are the larger driver since 2020: +13,999 against net migration of -6,819. Among the 51 states in the United States, it ranks 48 by population. Values for 2010–2019 and 2020–2024 come from two estimate vintages benchmarked to different censuses; the 2019→2020 step is partly a rebasing.
Population and components of change
July 1 estimates; components per estimate year (July–June).
Largest counties in Alaska
By latest estimate, with change since July 2020. Each links to the county's own population record.
| County | Population | Since 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Anchorage Municipality | 289,600 | -0.4 % |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 117,613 | +9.4 % |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough | 94,951 | -0.4 % |
| Kenai Peninsula Borough | 61,259 | +3.9 % |
| Juneau City and Borough | 31,572 | -2.0 % |
| Bethel Census Area | 18,237 | -2.3 % |
| Ketchikan Gateway Borough | 13,677 | -1.7 % |
| Kodiak Island Borough | 12,654 | -3.0 % |
| North Slope Borough | 10,663 | -3.1 % |
| Nome Census Area | 9,836 | -1.8 % |
| Valdez-Cordova Census Area | 9,202 | |
| Sitka City and Borough | 8,355 | -0.9 % |
| Kusilvak Census Area | 7,946 | -5.0 % |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | 7,313 | +7.1 % |
| Northwest Arctic Borough | 7,134 | -8.5 % |
| Chugach Census Area | 6,604 | -6.8 % |
| Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | 5,746 | +0.0 % |
| Aleutians West Census Area | 5,424 | +3.8 % |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 5,099 | -3.8 % |
| Dillingham Census Area | 4,642 | -4.1 % |
| Aleutians East Borough | 3,632 | +6.0 % |
| Petersburg Borough | 3,436 | +0.8 % |
| Copper River Census Area | 2,631 | +0.6 % |
| Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | 2,312 | -1.8 % |
| Haines Borough | 2,104 | +0.9 % |
Largest cities and towns in Alaska
Incorporated places, latest estimate. The Census Bureau publishes totals only for places, no components.
| Place | Population | Since 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Anchorage municipality | 289,600 | -0.4 % |
| Fairbanks city | 31,732 | -2.1 % |
| Juneau city and borough | 31,572 | -2.0 % |
| Wasilla city | 10,318 | +13.2 % |
| Sitka city and borough | 8,355 | -0.9 % |
| Ketchikan city | 8,033 | -1.6 % |
| Kenai city | 7,770 | +4.4 % |
| Palmer city | 6,626 | +11.6 % |
| Bethel city | 6,335 | +0.0 % |
| Homer city | 6,136 | +10.6 % |
| Kodiak city | 5,399 | -2.8 % |
| Utqiagvik city | 4,668 | -5.0 % |
| Soldotna city | 4,553 | +4.7 % |
| Unalaska city | 4,407 | +3.7 % |
| Valdez city | 3,715 | -6.4 % |
| Nome city | 3,668 | -0.6 % |
| Kotzebue city | 2,889 | -6.8 % |
| Seward city | 2,882 | +5.3 % |
| North Pole city | 2,505 | +11.7 % |
| Cordova city | 2,413 | -7.0 % |
| Houston city | 2,226 | +12.4 % |
| Dillingham city | 2,145 | -4.2 % |
| Wrangell city and borough | 2,064 | -3.0 % |
| Akutan city | 1,596 | +0.8 % |
| Hooper Bay city | 1,299 | -5.5 % |
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