GENERAL INFO
The US state Alaska (AK) is the 48th largest state by population and 1st biggest state by area. Alaska has 29 counties ranking it the 36th state with the most counties in USA. See below some basic information about the state:
| Country: | United States |
| State: | Alaska |
| Abbreviation: | AK |
| Capital: | Juneau |
| Largest City: | Anchorage |
| Population: | 710,249 |
| Population rank in US: | 48th |
| Total Area [mi²]: | 663,268 |
| Total Area [km²]: | 1,717,856 |
| Area rank in US: | 1st |
| Number of Counties: | 29 |
ALASKA COUNTY POPULATION DENSITY MAP
If you want to show data distributon per geographical area, density maps (or heat maps) are a great way to achieve this. For example, here is a Alaska Population Density Map per County:
We have prepared this easily with Alaska County Heat Map Generator for population info. But it can also be used for many different data types such as employment rate, average temperature, racial distribution and so on.
ALASKA COUNTIES LIST
Below are 29 Alaska counties ranked by population information. The data is from the US Census Bureau. You can copy and paste this list directly into your spreadsheet.
(Top 10 counties shown. To expand the list, simply click on the “show more” button)
| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anchorage Municipality | 288,000 |
| 2 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 108,317 |
| 3 | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 96,849 |
| 4 | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 58,708 |
| 5 | Juneau City and Borough | 31,974 |
| 6 | Bethel Census Area | 18,386 |
| 7 | Ketchikan Gateway Borough | 13,901 |
| 8 | Kodiak Island Borough | 12,998 |
| 9 | Nome Census Area | 10,004 |
| 10 | North Slope Borough | 9,832 |
| 11 | Valdez-Cordova Census Area | 9,202 |
| 12 | Sitka City and Borough | 8,493 |
| 13 | Kusilvak Census Area | 8,314 |
| 14 | Northwest Arctic Borough | 7,621 |
| 15 | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | 6,893 |
| 16 | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | 6,203 |
| 17 | Aleutians West Census Area | 5,634 |
| 18 | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 5,230 |
| 19 | Dillingham Census Area | 4,916 |
| 20 | Aleutians East Borough | 3,337 |
| 21 | Petersburg Borough | 3,266 |
| 22 | Haines Borough | 2,530 |
| 23 | Wrangell City and Borough | 2,502 |
| 24 | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | 2,148 |
| 25 | Denali Borough | 2,097 |
| 26 | Lake and Peninsula Borough | 1,592 |
| 27 | Skagway Municipality | 1,183 |
| 28 | Bristol Bay Borough | 836 |
| 29 | Yakutat City and Borough | 579 |
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT ALASKA COUNTIES
What is the largest county in Alaska?
Out of the 29 counties in Alaska, Anchorage Municipality is the largest by population. North Slope Borough is the largest by land area.
What is the smallest county in Alaska?
Yakutat City and Borough is the smallest Alaska county by population. Skagway County is the smallest by size.
What is the richest county in the state of Alaska?
In terms of economics and average income level, Denali Borough is the richest Alaska county.
What is the poorest county in Alaska?
Kusilvak Census Area is the poorest Alaska county.
ALASKA COUNTIES MAP PDF
We have prepared Alaska county density map by population as a downloadable PDF.
You can download the PDF for free from the link below: Alaska County Density Map PDF
VIDEO: HOW TO PAINT ALASKA COUNTY MAP WITH YOUR DATA
Check the video below to see how we use our Alaska County Map Excel Template to visualize any data over Alaska counties.
CREATE YOUR ALASKA DENSITY MAP IN 3 STEPS!
We have built the easiest Alaska Heat Map Maker in the universe! It works fully in Excel:
LINKS AND RESOURCES
Here is a list of useful links which we think can be helpful whether you work on data visualization or make research about Alaska state and Alaska counties.
Data Source for Population and many other US related data:
https://www.census.gov
Wikipedia Page for List of Alaska Counties:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_boroughs_and_census_areas_in_Alaska
Official Website of the State of Alaska:
https://alaska.gov/
Are you looking for Alaska Zip Code map?:
Alaska Zip Code Heat Map Generator in Excel
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