| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anchorage | 288,976 |
| 2 | Fairbanks | 32,083 |
| 3 | Juneau | 31,794 |
| 4 | Wasilla | 9,720 |
| 5 | Sitka | 8,368 |
| 6 | Ketchikan | 8,078 |
| 7 | Kenai | 7,641 |
| 8 | Bethel | 6,312 |
| 9 | Palmer | 6,268 |
| 10 | Homer | 5,877 |
| 11 | Kodiak | 5,447 |
| 12 | Utqiagvik | 4,778 |
| 13 | Unalaska | 4,556 |
| 14 | Soldotna | 4,485 |
| 15 | Valdez | 3,847 |
| 16 | Nome | 3,653 |
| 17 | Petersburg | 3,227 |
| 18 | Kotzebue | 2,984 |
| 19 | Seward | 2,794 |
| 20 | Cordova | 2,453 |
| 21 | North Pole | 2,370 |
| 22 | Dillingham | 2,109 |
| 23 | Wrangell | 2,088 |
| 24 | Haines | 1,757 |
| 25 | Skagway | 1,174 |
Top Alaska Counties
Counties ranked by total population.
1. Anchorage Municipality288,9762. Matanuska-Susitna Borough112,9883. Fairbanks North Star Borough95,4604. Kenai Peninsula Borough60,4135. Juneau City and Borough31,7946. Bethel Census Area18,3947. Ketchikan Gateway Borough13,7688. Kodiak Island Borough12,7719. North Slope Borough10,81010. Nome Census Area9,866
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.
Citing this page: GIS Map, “Largest Cities in Alaska by Population”, https://gismap.land/rankings/alaska/largest-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
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