Counties of Alaska

Alaska has 30 counties, home to 737,270 people across 1,479,893 km². Each county below opens its full profile — Census Bureau and American Community Survey figures, and how it ranks against the rest of Alaska and the country.

Counties: 30
Population: 737,270; 2025 estimate; #48 of 51 states
Area: 1,479,893 km²; #1 of 51 states

How Alaska's counties spread

Across Alaska's counties: the middle value, where the state ranks among all states (1 = highest median), and which county is highest and lowest. Medians rather than totals, since most of these are rates that cannot be added up.

Amenities & Infrastructure

Indicator	Median	Rank	Highest	Lowest
Households with Broadband2024	87.8%	27 / 50	Chugach Census Area96.9%	Aleutians East Borough64.1%
Median Gross Rent2024	$1,290	10 / 50	Aleutians West Census Area$1,982	Denali Borough$825
Median Home Value2024	$287,400	17 / 50	Sitka City and Borough$450,300	Kusilvak Census Area$84,300
Owner-Occupied Homes2024	64.7%	49 / 50	Haines Borough78.5%	Aleutians West Census Area33.5%
Vacant Homes2024	26.8%	1 / 50	Lake and Peninsula Borough75.7%	Juneau City and Borough7.6%

Demography

Indicator	Median	Rank	Highest	Lowest
Aged 65 and Over2024	14.8%	50 / 50	Hoonah-Angoon Census Area28.3%	Aleutians West Census Area6.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native2024	15.0%	1 / 50	Kusilvak Census Area86.0%	Denali Borough2.9%
Asian, non-Hispanic2024	3.5%	5 / 50	Aleutians West Census Area39.5%	Kusilvak Census Area0.3%
Average Household Size2024people	2.3	37 / 50	Kusilvak Census Area4.2	Yakutat City and Borough1.9
Black, non-Hispanic2024	0.8%	32 / 50	Aleutians West Census Area7.0%	Wrangell City and Borough0.1%
Foreign-Born2024	6.5%	13 / 50	Aleutians West Census Area43.0%	Copper River Census Area1.0%
Hispanic or Latino2024	5.4%	25 / 50	Aleutians West Census Area13.7%	Kusilvak Census Area1.3%
Median Age2024years	39.7	42 / 50	Haines Borough50.9	Kusilvak Census Area23.6
Sex Ratio2024per 1,000 males	878	50 / 50	Skagway Municipality1,523	Aleutians West Census Area408
Speak a Language Other Than English2024	15.8%	9 / 50	Aleutians West Census Area60.6%	Copper River Census Area4.4%
Under 182024	22.1%	20 / 50	Kusilvak Census Area42.1%	Aleutians West Census Area9.2%
Veterans2024	8.4%	10 / 50	Yakutat City and Borough17.5%	Lake and Peninsula Borough3.2%
White, non-Hispanic2024	50.9%	47 / 50	Kenai Peninsula Borough77.5%	Kusilvak Census Area2.9%

Economy

Indicator	Median	Rank	Highest	Lowest
Below Poverty Line2024	11.2%	30 / 50	Kusilvak Census Area32.4%	Haines Borough5.4%
Households on SNAP2024	9.1%	36 / 50	Kusilvak Census Area51.4%	Skagway Municipality2.7%
Income Inequality2024index	0.429	44 / 50	Skagway Municipality0.462	Aleutians West Census Area0.357
Median Household Income2024	$80,959	10 / 50	Aleutians West Census Area$135,500	Kusilvak Census Area$51,471
Per Capita Income2024	$44,923	9 / 50	Denali Borough$80,497	Kusilvak Census Area$16,231
Unemployment Rate2024	6.2%	3 / 50	Kusilvak Census Area19.8%	Yakutat City and Borough0.9%

Education

Indicator	Median	Rank	Highest	Lowest
Bachelor's Degree or Higher2024	23.3%	29 / 50	Juneau City and Borough41.2%	Kusilvak Census Area5.8%
High School or Higher2024	93.0%	15 / 50	Haines Borough98.2%	Kusilvak Census Area80.0%

Health Coverage

Indicator	Median	Rank	Highest	Lowest
No Health Insurance2024	12.1%	4 / 50	Aleutians East Borough35.6%	Juneau City and Borough8.3%
With a Disability2024	13.9%	35 / 50	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area20.9%	Denali Borough8.5%

Population & Density

Indicator	Median	Rank	Highest	Lowest
Population2025	6,165	48 / 50	Anchorage Municipality287,155	Yakutat City and Borough672
Population Density2025/km²	0	50 / 50	Anchorage Municipality65	Bethel Census Area0

Work & Commute

Indicator	Median	Rank	Highest	Lowest
Commute by Public Transit2024	0.4%	12 / 50	Bristol Bay Borough6.0%	Chugach Census Area0.0%
Households with No Vehicle2024	10.7%	1 / 50	Kusilvak Census Area82.9%	Matanuska-Susitna Borough3.8%
Mean Commute Time2024minutes	11.8	50 / 50	Matanuska-Susitna Borough34.8	Skagway Municipality4.9
Work from Home2024	7.5%	39 / 50	Wrangell City and Borough13.3%	Chugach Census Area4.2%

All counties

County	Population 2025	Area	Median income
Aleutians East Borough	3,479	18,092 km²	$65,365
Aleutians West Census Area	5,240	11,363 km²	$135,500
Anchorage Municipality	287,155	4,421 km²	$103,284
Bethel Census Area	18,391	105,296 km²	$73,996
Bristol Bay Borough	847	1,247 km²	$95,625
Chugach Census Area	6,553	24,797 km²	$90,509
Copper River Census Area	2,666	63,836 km²	$79,250
Denali Borough	1,616	32,737 km²	$80,781
Dillingham Census Area	4,483	47,535 km²	$78,533
Fairbanks North Star Borough	93,972	18,998 km²	$88,267
Haines Borough	2,068	6,047 km²	$86,927
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area	2,271	16,990 km²	$61,406
Juneau City and Borough	31,609	7,001 km²	$101,661
Kenai Peninsula Borough	61,951	41,486 km²	$80,538
Ketchikan Gateway Borough	13,549	12,580 km²	$92,885
Kodiak Island Borough	12,387	17,326 km²	$86,250
Kusilvak Census Area	7,932	44,422 km²	$51,471
Lake and Peninsula Borough	1,357	61,892 km²	$65,625
Matanuska-Susitna Borough	118,666	63,991 km²	$94,031
Nome Census Area	9,830	59,492 km²	$78,681
North Slope Borough	10,582	229,972 km²	$95,694
Northwest Arctic Borough	7,095	92,389 km²	$84,018
Petersburg Borough	3,394	7,513 km²	$75,125
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area	5,777	13,644 km²	$61,156
Sitka City and Borough	8,319	7,434 km²	$101,727
Skagway Municipality	1,104	1,147 km²	$81,136
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area	7,270	64,333 km²	$73,882
Wrangell City and Borough	2,007	6,620 km²	$63,750
Yakutat City and Borough	672	19,757 km²	$85,000
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area	5,028	377,536 km²	$55,741

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