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Alaska Borough Map with Cities — All 30 Boroughs

All 30 of Alaska's boroughs, mapped from official U.S. Census boundaries with population, income, and unemployment for every one. Colour the map by any measure, tap a borough for its data, or download a print-ready copy.

Alaska BoroughsFIPS 02
Aleutians East BoroughAleutians West Census AreaAnchorage MunicipalityBethel Census AreaBristol Bay BoroughChugach Census AreaCopper River Census AreaDenali BoroughDillingham Census AreaFairbanks North Star BoroughHaines BoroughHoonah-Angoon Census AreaJuneau City and BoroughKenai Peninsula BoroughKetchikan Gateway BoroughKodiak Island BoroughKusilvak Census AreaLake and Peninsula BoroughMatanuska-Susitna BoroughNome Census AreaNorth Slope BoroughNorthwest Arctic BoroughPetersburg BoroughPrince of Wales-Hyder Census AreaSitka City and BoroughSkagway MunicipalitySoutheast Fairbanks Census AreaWrangell City and BoroughYakutat City and BoroughYukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Albers Equal Area ConicDatum NAD83Census PEP · SAIPE · BLS LAUS · TIGER
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Alaska’s 30 boroughs, projected equal-area. Hover or tap a borough for its name; select it for full data.
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Alaska at a glance

  • Scale. Alaska is divided into 30 boroughs across 571,391 sq mi of land — an average of 19,046 sq mi each. Census TIGER
  • People. Its boroughs are home to 733,406 residents — an average of 24,447 each, or 1 per square mile statewide. Census PEP 2023
  • Water. Another 94,334 sq mi is water — 14.2% of the state’s area, led by Lake and Peninsula Borough. Census TIGER

Alaska’s 30 boroughs, by the numbers

Every borough’s population, median household income, unemployment, density, and land area — sortable by any column, so you can find yours or rank by what matters to you. A few patterns run through the data:

  • Concentrated. Half of Alaska’s 733,406 residents live in just 2 of 30 boroughs, and the five largest hold 80.3% of the total. Census PEP 2023
  • Income tracks poverty. The gap from richest to poorest runs 2.5×, and the 10 highest-income boroughs average 9.6% in poverty against 19.3% for the 10 lowest. Census SAIPE 2023
  • Mostly small. Half of Alaska’s boroughs have fewer than 6,233 residents, and half report a median household income below $78,832 — a few metros lift the statewide totals well above both. Census PEP 2023 · SAIPE 2023
  • Lopsided density. Only 10 of 30 boroughs are denser than Alaska’s statewide average of 1 people per square mile — the rest are more rural. Census PEP 2023 · TIGER
Aleutians East Borough3,461$83,0005.0%0/sq mi6,985 sq miSand Point
Aleutians West Census Area5,160$104,1594.9%1/sq mi4,387 sq mi—
Anchorage Municipality286,075$93,8813.5%168/sq mi1,707 sq mi—
Bethel Census Area18,224$62,14010.1%0/sq mi40,655 sq mi—
Bristol Bay Borough844$99,7905.2%2/sq mi481 sq miNaknek
Chugach Census Area6,769$95,1804.9%1/sq mi9,574 sq mi—
Copper River Census Area2,674$69,0927.2%0/sq mi24,646 sq mi—
Denali Borough1,584$86,1182.5%0/sq mi12,641 sq miHealy
Dillingham Census Area4,607$62,5987.3%0/sq mi18,353 sq mi—
Fairbanks North Star Borough94,840$86,7803.8%13/sq mi7,335 sq miFairbanks
Haines Borough2,070$78,6497.1%1/sq mi2,335 sq miHaines
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area2,262$64,7204.6%0/sq mi6,560 sq mi—
Juneau City and Borough31,555$99,7482.9%12/sq mi2,703 sq mi—
Kenai Peninsula Borough61,223$74,1854.3%4/sq mi16,017 sq miSoldotna
Ketchikan Gateway Borough13,738$87,7603.1%3/sq mi4,857 sq miKetchikan
Kodiak Island Borough12,565$86,2503.3%2/sq mi6,689 sq miKodiak
Kusilvak Census Area8,001$42,02916.1%0/sq mi17,151 sq mi—
Lake and Peninsula Borough1,331$62,5476.7%0/sq mi23,897 sq mi—
Matanuska-Susitna Borough115,239$94,3764.3%5/sq mi24,703 sq miPalmer
Nome Census Area9,763$75,2968.3%0/sq mi22,970 sq mi—
North Slope Borough10,603$103,5563.2%0/sq mi88,798 sq miUtqiaġvik
Northwest Arctic Borough7,361$78,6198.8%0/sq mi35,672 sq miKotzebue
Petersburg Borough3,427$68,4492.9%1/sq mi2,901 sq miPetersburg
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area5,696$57,3047.5%1/sq mi5,268 sq mi—
Sitka City and Borough8,282$89,2642.7%3/sq mi2,870 sq mi—
Skagway Municipality1,095$79,4123.9%2/sq mi443 sq mi—
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area7,077$79,0146.0%0/sq mi24,839 sq mi—
Wrangell City and Borough2,064$65,0114.2%1/sq mi2,556 sq mi—
Yakutat City and Borough687$77,1084.8%0/sq mi7,628 sq mi—
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area5,129$49,4989.4%0/sq mi145,768 sq mi—

All 30 boroughs, sortable by any column — click a heading. A suppressed estimate (coefficient of variation ≥ 0.30) shows a marker, never a guess. County seats are from Wikidata (CC0), each validated to a Census place inside its county; a county with no validated seat is left blank. See the methodology.

Download & print this Alaska map

Map of Alaska's 30 boroughs — on official U.S. Census boundaries

Free, print-ready maps of Alaska — all 30 boroughs on official U.S. Census boundaries, no watermark. Public domain (CC0).

  • Full map — boroughs + major cities: PNG · PDF
  • Blank outline — print & label it yourself: PNG · PDF
  • Counties only — clean labeled reference: PNG · PDF

Alaska maps, coloured by the data

Map of Alaska counties shaded by population — official U.S. Census data
Population Map by County · Census PEP 2023
Map of Alaska counties shaded by median household income — official U.S. Census data
Median Household Income Map by County · Census SAIPE 2023
Map of Alaska counties shaded by unemployment rate — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Unemployment Rate Map by County · BLS LAUS

Cities in Alaska

Alaska has 149 incorporated municipalities, cities, and cities and boroughs. The largest is Anchorage in Anchorage Municipality with 289,069 residents. Use the search on the map above to find any city and highlight the county it sits in.

Anchorage (municipality)Anchorage Municipality289,069
FairbanksFairbanks North Star Borough32,242
Juneau (city and borough)Juneau City and Borough31,969
WasillaMatanuska-Susitna Borough9,435
Sitka (city and borough)Sitka City and Borough8,393
KetchikanKetchikan Gateway Borough8,151
KenaiKenai Peninsula Borough7,562
BethelBethel Census Area6,313
PalmerMatanuska-Susitna Borough6,141
HomerKenai Peninsula Borough5,750
KodiakKodiak Island Borough5,497
UtqiaġvikNorth Slope Borough4,850
SoldotnaKenai Peninsula Borough4,448
UnalaskaAleutians West Census Area4,430
ValdezChugach Census Area3,911
NomeNome Census Area3,668
KotzebueNorthwest Arctic Borough3,046
SewardKenai Peninsula Borough2,735
North PoleFairbanks North Star Borough2,663
CordovaChugach Census Area2,405
Wrangell (city and borough)Wrangell City and Borough2,106
DillinghamDillingham Census Area2,084
HoustonMatanuska-Susitna Borough1,693
QuinhagakBethel Census Area1,302
King CoveAleutians East Borough1,204
KotlikKusilvak Census Area1,166
Delta JunctionSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area1,154
Sand PointAleutians East Borough1,146
CraigPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area1,063
Hooper BayKusilvak Census Area1,008
Toksook BayBethel Census Area999
AlakanukKusilvak Census Area997
TogiakDillingham Census Area993
EmmonakKusilvak Census Area945
HoonahHoonah-Angoon Census Area894
Mountain VillageKusilvak Census Area872
KwethlukBethel Census Area852
KachemakKenai Peninsula Borough835
KivalinaNorthwest Arctic Borough813
UnalakleetNome Census Area800
St. Mary'sKusilvak Census Area788
NunapitchukBethel Census Area766
SavoongaNome Census Area766
KlawockPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area744
AkutanAleutians East Borough737
NoorvikNorthwest Arctic Borough722
Point HopeNorth Slope Borough721
ManokotakDillingham Census Area693
Brevig MissionNome Census Area691
StebbinsNome Census Area666

Showing the 50 most populous — and 99 more. Search the map above for any Alaska city or village.

A city can span more than one county; each is listed in its primary county — the one its center falls in.

Which Alaska borough is the richest, largest, most crowded? The answers

  • Alaska’s highest median household income is in Aleutians West Census Area ($104,159); the lowest is in Kusilvak Census Area ($42,029). Census SAIPE 2023
  • Alaska’s most populous borough is Anchorage Municipality (286,075); the least populous is Yakutat City and Borough (687) — a 416× spread. Census PEP 2023
  • Alaska’s largest borough by land area is Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area (145,768 sq mi); the smallest is Skagway Municipality (443 sq mi). Census TIGER
  • Alaska’s highest population density is in Anchorage Municipality (168/sq mi); the lowest is in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area (0/sq mi). Census PEP 2023 · TIGER
  • Alaska’s highest poverty rate is in Kusilvak Census Area (30.8%); the lowest is in Skagway Municipality (5.9%). Census SAIPE 2023
  • In Alaska, unemployment is highest in Kusilvak Census Area (16.1%) and lowest in Denali Borough (2.5%), for May 2026. BLS LAUS
  • Alaska’s highest median age is in Yakutat City and Borough (53.2); the lowest is in Kusilvak Census Area (23.6). Census ACS 2019–2023
  • Alaska’s highest share of bachelor’s degrees is in Juneau City and Borough (40.5% of adults); the lowest is in Bethel Census Area (10.4%). Census ACS 2019–2023
  • In Alaska, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area borders the most neighbours (9); its interior borough lines run 10,955 km in total, land only. Census TIGER, water-clipped

Every figure is a current official estimate from the source named — not a crowd-sourced or copied value. Suppressed estimates (coefficient of variation ≥ 0.30) are omitted, never guessed. See the full methodology.

Alaska boroughs: common questions

How many boroughs are in Alaska?

Alaska has 30 boroughs covering 571,391 sq mi and about 733K residents. Every one is on the map above and in the table below.

What is the largest borough in Alaska?

It depends on the measure. By land area it’s Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area (145,768 sq mi); by population it’s Anchorage Municipality (286,075 residents).

What borough is Anchorage in?

Anchorage (population 289,069) is in Anchorage Municipality. Use the search on the map to find any Alaska city’s borough.

What is the richest borough in Alaska?

By median household income, Aleutians West Census Area is the richest at $104,159; the poorest is Kusilvak Census Area at $42,029 (Census SAIPE 2023).

What is the most populous borough in Alaska?

Anchorage Municipality, with 286,075 residents — about 39.0% of Alaska’s people, and 416× the least populous, Yakutat City and Borough (687).

Sources & vintages

  • Population — PEP Vintage 2023 (July 1, 2023) — pep/charv
  • Median household income & poverty — SAIPE 2023
  • Unemployment — BLS LAUS May 2026 (preliminary)
  • Geometry & boundaries — Census TIGERweb
  • Cities & city population — Census TIGERweb Incorporated Places + ACS 5-year 2019–2023

Data current through .