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Fastest-Growing Cities in Alaska Since 2010

The top 21 of 21 Alaska cities on GIS Map, ranked by percent population change between the 2010 Census and the April 2020 estimates base.

#CityPopulation change 2010-2020
1Cordova
+16.3%
2Wasilla
+15.7%
3Homer
+10.4%
4North Pole
+5.8%
5Kenai
+4.5%
6Soldotna
+4.1%
7Bethel
+4.0%
8Fairbanks
+3.1%
9Juneau
+3.1%
10Nome
+2.7%
11Ketchikan
+1.7%
12Seward
+0.8%
13Valdez
+0.1%
14Anchorage
-0.2%
15Palmer
-0.9%
16Unalaska
-2.7%
17Kotzebue
-3.2%
18Dillingham
-3.5%
19Sitka
-4.8%
20Kodiak
-9.0%
21Wrangell
-10.2%

Top Alaska Counties

Counties ranked by percent population change between the 2010 Census and the April 2020 estimates base.

1. Skagway Municipality+28.3%2. Matanuska-Susitna Borough+20.3%3. North Slope Borough+17.0%4. Kusilvak Census Area+12.2%5. Bethel Census Area+9.7%6. Hoonah-Angoon Census Area+9.6%7. Aleutians East Borough+8.9%8. Kenai Peninsula Borough+6.1%9. Nome Census Area+5.8%10. Northwest Arctic Borough+3.6%

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 Since 2010”, https://gismap.land/rankings/alaska/fastest-growing-cities-since-2010. 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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