How Alaska Compares

Alaska

735,706

National

330M

99.8% below

State Ranking

Rank	State	Value
#46	Delaware	1,021,191
#47	South Dakota	907,428
#48	North Dakota	784,841
#49	Alaska	735,706
#50	District of Columbia	681,294
#51	Vermont	647,106
#52	Wyoming	582,397

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Highest Population Counties in Alaska

#	County	Population
1	Anchorage Municipality	288,976
2	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	112,988
3	Fairbanks North Star Borough	95,460
4	Kenai Peninsula Borough	60,413
5	Juneau City and Borough	31,794
6	Bethel Census Area	18,394
7	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	13,768
8	Kodiak Island Borough	12,771
9	North Slope Borough	10,810
10	Nome Census Area	9,866

Lowest Population Counties in Alaska

#	County	Population
30	Yakutat City and Borough	527
29	Bristol Bay Borough	918
28	Lake and Peninsula Borough	1,013
27	Skagway Municipality	1,244
26	Denali Borough	1,969
25	Haines Borough	2,086
24	Wrangell City and Borough	2,088
23	Hoonah-Angoon Census Area	2,311
22	Copper River Census Area	2,626
21	Petersburg Borough	3,409

Total Population in Alaska

Alaska has a total population of 735,706, ranking #49 of 52 among all 52 states and territories. This is 99.8% below the national value of 330M.

Across Alaska's 30 counties, total population ranges from 527 to 288,976. The county with the highest value is Anchorage Municipality at 288,976.

Total population count from the American Community Survey.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.