| # | City | Population change 2020-2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wasilla | +13.9% |
| 2 | Palmer | +12.7% |
| 3 | North Pole | +11.9% |
| 4 | Homer | +11.1% |
| 5 | Seward | +6.2% |
| 6 | Soldotna | +5.0% |
| 7 | Kenai | +4.7% |
| 8 | Unalaska | +3.5% |
| 9 | Bethel | +0.2% |
| 10 | Anchorage | -0.6% |
| 11 | Nome | -0.7% |
| 12 | Sitka | -1.1% |
| 13 | Ketchikan | -1.9% |
| 14 | Juneau | -2.1% |
| 15 | Fairbanks | -2.4% |
| 16 | Wrangell | -3.0% |
| 17 | Kodiak | -3.2% |
| 18 | Dillingham | -4.6% |
| 19 | Utqiagvik | -5.3% |
| 20 | Valdez | -6.6% |
| 21 | Kotzebue | -6.7% |
| 22 | Cordova | -7.3% |
Top Alaska Counties
Counties ranked by percent population change from April 2020 to July 2024.
1. Matanuska-Susitna Borough+9.8%2. Southeast Fairbanks Census Area+7.4%3. Aleutians East Borough+6.2%4. Bristol Bay Borough+4.9%5. Kenai Peninsula Borough+4.2%6. Yakutat City and Borough+4.1%7. Aleutians West Census Area+3.7%8. Haines Borough+1.2%9. Petersburg Borough+1.0%10. Copper River Census Area+0.6%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census and Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2024: April 2020 estimates base and July 1, 2024 estimate). Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.
Citing this page: GIS Map, “Fastest-Growing Cities in Alaska”, https://gismap.land/rankings/alaska/fastest-growing-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census and Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2024: April 2020 estimates base and July 1, 2024 estimate).
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