| # | City | People per sq mi |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ketchikan | 2,109 |
| 2 | Kodiak | 1,386 |
| 3 | Palmer | 1,236 |
| 4 | Fairbanks | 1,009 |
| 5 | Wasilla | 785 |
| 6 | Soldotna | 648 |
| 7 | North Pole | 580 |
| 8 | Homer | 426 |
| 9 | Nome | 287 |
| 10 | Kenai | 262 |
| 11 | Utqiagvik | 254 |
| 12 | Seward | 200 |
| 13 | Anchorage | 169 |
| 14 | Bethel | 140 |
| 15 | Haines | 133 |
| 16 | Skagway | 124 |
| 17 | Kotzebue | 122 |
| 18 | Petersburg | 73 |
| 19 | Dillingham | 63 |
| 20 | Unalaska | 45 |
| 21 | Cordova | 40 |
| 22 | Valdez | 18 |
| 23 | Juneau | 12 |
| 24 | Sitka | 3 |
| 25 | Wrangell | 1 |
Top Alaska Counties
Counties ranked by residents per square mile of land.
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, “Most Densely Populated Cities in Alaska”, https://gismap.land/rankings/alaska/most-densely-populated-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
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