Alaska borough map

Alaska population and land area

Alaska had 740,133 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates, the sum of its boroughs and census areas. That ranks 48th of the 50 states and DC. Its 571,242 square miles of land rank 1st. Alaska averages 1.3 people per square mile of land, a small fraction of the national figure of 96.3. By density it ranks 51st.

Alaska boroughs and census areas by population, density and income

Each shape is shaded by quintile, darker for higher values. Switch the measure above the map. Select a shape to open that county's page. The pin marks the capital, Juneau.

Largest county in Alaska by land area

Yukon-Koyukuk ranks first at 145,769 square miles and Skagway last at 443 square miles. The gap is more than a hundredfold.

Most populous county in Alaska

Anchorage ranks first at 289,600 residents and Yakutat last at 690 residents. The gap is more than a hundredfold.

Least populous county in Alaska

The smallest populations, fewest first. Estimates for small counties carry more uncertainty than those for large ones.

Most densely populated county in Alaska

Anchorage ranks first at 169.6 people per square mile and Yukon-Koyukuk last at 0.0 people per square mile. The gap is more than a hundredfold.

Highest median household income in Alaska

Aleutians West ranks first at $104,159 and Kusilvak last at $42,029. The top value is 2.5 times the bottom one.

Towns and cities in Alaska

The Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates list 26 incorporated places in Alaska with 1,000 or more residents, holding 453,957 people together, or 61% of the state total. 11 of them have 5,000 or more. The northernmost is Utqiaġvik at 71.264° N and the southernmost is Unalaska at 53.910° N. Among places of 5,000+, Wasilla grew fastest from July 2020 to July 2024, by 13.2%.

Juneau, the capital

8.8% of Alaska's place population, 39,927 of 453,957 people, lives in places within 100 miles of Juneau. That ranks 48th of 51 for how central the capital is. The most remote town of 1,000 to 9,999 people is Unalaska, 809 miles in a straight line from the nearest place of 10,000+ (Anchorage).

See all states in the capital radius ranking and the most remote towns ranking. Sunrise and sunset times for Juneau, month by month, are on the Juneau daylight page.

UTM zones in Alaska

The internal points of Alaska's boroughs and census areas fall in UTM zones 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 60. Zones are 6 degrees of longitude wide, numbered from 180° W: zone = floor((longitude + 180) / 6) + 1. Because Alaska spans 8 zones, no single UTM zone covers the whole state.

All 30 boroughs and census areas in Alaska

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