• borough or census area
  • FIPS 02063
  • Largest town: Valdez

Chugach, Alaska

Chugach had 6,604 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 9,575.4 square miles of land. It ranks 15th of 30 in Alaska by population and 14th by land area.

Population
6,604
#15 of 30 in Alaska · #2,691 in US
Area
9,575.4 sq mi
#14 of 30 in Alaska · #27 in US
Density
0.7 / sq mi
#16 of 30 in Alaska · #3,103 in US
Median household income
$95,180
#5 of 30 in Alaska · #180 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Chugach within Alaska. Pin: Juneau.

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Chugach population, land area and income

Chugach had 6,604 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 9,575.4 square miles of land. It ranks 15th of 30 in Alaska by population and 14th by land area. That works out to 0.7 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Alaska has 6,175 residents, about the same as Chugach.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $95,180 is in the top tenth among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

6,604

3144th1st

2691st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

9,575 sq mi

3144th1st

27th of 3,144 (US)

Density

0.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

3103rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$95,180

3143rd1st

180th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Alaska (30)

Population

6,604

30th1st

15th of 30 (AK)

Land area

9,575 sq mi

30th1st

14th of 30 (AK)

Density

0.7 / sq mi

30th1st

16th of 30 (AK)

Median household income

$95,180

30th1st

5th of 30 (AK)

How Chugach's population changed since 2020

Chugach lost 478 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 6.7%. That ranks 27th of 30 in Alaska for growth. The median Alaska county changed by -1.3%, and the state as a whole by +1.0%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Chugach recorded 239 births and 153 deaths, a natural change of +86. Net international migration added +53 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -637. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 637 people.

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Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
239
Deaths
153
Net international migration
+53
Net domestic migration
-637
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-145

Where Chugach is

The Census internal point of Chugach is at 60.488500, -146.203100. It sits in UTM zone 6N. The map shades Alaska's 30 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Chugach outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Southeast Fairbanks: +7.1%Sitka: -0.9%Haines: +0.9%Bethel: -2.3%Skagway: -9.8%Aleutians East: +6.0%Ketchikan Gateway: -1.7%Yukon-Koyukuk: -3.8%Nome: -1.8%Northwest Arctic: -8.5%Kodiak Island: -3.0%Chugach: -6.7%Hoonah-Angoon: -1.8%Bristol Bay: +6.5%Prince of Wales-Hyder: +0.0%Lake and Peninsula: -9.4%North Slope: -3.1%Fairbanks North Star: -0.4%Juneau: -2.0%Aleutians West: +3.8%Yakutat: +1.2%Denali: +0.4%Matanuska-Susitna: +9.4%Kusilvak: -5.1%Anchorage: -0.4%Copper River: +0.7%Kenai Peninsula: +3.9%Wrangell: -3.1%Dillingham: -4.1%Petersburg: +0.9%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -4.1%
  2. < -2.0%
  3. < -0.4%
  4. < +1.2%
  5. ≥ +1.2%
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Orange pin: Chugach internal point. Dark pin: Juneau.

Internal point

Decimal
60.488500, -146.203100
DMS
60°29'18.60"N 146°12'11.16"W
UTM
6N 543791.6E 6706081.4N
Geohash
bfb015d5h
Plus code
93GMFQQW+CQ

Towns in Chugach

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Chugach, 6,128 people together, or 93% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Chugach; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Valdez with 3,715.

  1. 01Valdez3,715
  2. 02Cordova2,413
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Chugach

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Chugach. The most populous is Anchorage, AK, with 289,600 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Juneau and the nearest big city

Juneau is 440.5 miles ESE of Chugach's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Anchorage, AK (population 289,600), 114.0 miles away.

Chugach FIPS code

The FIPS code of Chugach is 02063: state code 02 for Alaska plus borough or census area code 063. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $95,180.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Chugach, Alaska?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 6,604. That is down 478 people (6.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 7,082.

What is the FIPS code of Chugach?

02063. The first two digits (02) are Alaska; the last three (063) identify the borough or census area.

What is the largest town in Chugach?

Valdez, with 3,715 residents inside Chugach in 2024.

Which counties border Chugach?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Anchorage, AK; Matanuska-Susitna, AK; Kenai Peninsula, AK; Copper River, AK; Yakutat, AK.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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