Most densely populated in Alaska

Alaska counties and cities ranked by population density.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Alaska by population density — which have the most people per square mile, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Anchorage Municipality leads at 169/sq mi.

Among cities & places, Kiana leads at 2,505/sq mi.

Counties

#	Name	People / sq mi
1	Anchorage Municipality	169/sq mi
2	Fairbanks North Star Borough	13/sq mi
3	Juneau City and Borough	12/sq mi
4	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	4/sq mi
5	Kenai Peninsula Borough	4/sq mi
6	Skagway Municipality	3/sq mi
7	Sitka City and Borough	3/sq mi
8	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	3/sq mi
9	Kodiak Island Borough	2/sq mi
10	Bristol Bay Borough	2/sq mi
11	Aleutians West Census Area	1/sq mi
12	Petersburg Borough	1/sq mi
13	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area	1/sq mi
14	Haines Borough	1/sq mi
15	Wrangell City and Borough	1/sq mi
16	Chugach Census Area	1/sq mi
17	Aleutians East Borough	0/sq mi
18	Kusilvak Census Area	0/sq mi
19	Bethel Census Area	0/sq mi
20	Nome Census Area	0/sq mi
21	Hoonah-Angoon Census Area	0/sq mi
22	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area	0/sq mi
23	Dillingham Census Area	0/sq mi
24	Northwest Arctic Borough	0/sq mi
25	Denali Borough	0/sq mi
26	North Slope Borough	0/sq mi
27	Copper River Census Area	0/sq mi
28	Yakutat City and Borough	0/sq mi
29	Lake and Peninsula Borough	0/sq mi
30	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area	0/sq mi

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	People / sq mi
1	Kiana	2,505/sq mi
2	Ketchikan	2,128/sq mi
3	Kodiak	1,399/sq mi
4	Palmer	1,211/sq mi
5	Klawock	1,093/sq mi
6	Scammon Bay	1,049/sq mi
7	Mill Bay	1,028/sq mi
8	Hydaburg	1,018/sq mi
9	Fairbanks	1,014/sq mi
10	Buckland	880/sq mi
11	South Lakes	786/sq mi
12	Noorvik	783/sq mi
13	Wasilla	762/sq mi
14	North Lakes	683/sq mi
15	North Pole	652/sq mi
16	Soldotna	643/sq mi
17	College	625/sq mi
18	Metlakatla	579/sq mi
19	Eek	533/sq mi
20	Kachemak	499/sq mi
21	Kivalina	498/sq mi
22	Seldovia	450/sq mi
23	Homer	417/sq mi
24	Chevak	406/sq mi
25	Kotlik	389/sq mi
26	Saxman	366/sq mi
27	Gateway	366/sq mi
28	Pilot Station	347/sq mi
29	Farm Loop	323/sq mi
30	Tanaina	321/sq mi
31	Napakiak	315/sq mi
32	Quinhagak	306/sq mi
33	Brevig Mission	295/sq mi
34	Badger	290/sq mi
35	Nome	288/sq mi
36	Unalakleet	281/sq mi
37	Shaktoolik	274/sq mi
38	Kenai	260/sq mi
39	UtqiagÌvik	258/sq mi
40	Knik-Fairview	257/sq mi
41	Farmers Loop	224/sq mi
42	Moose Creek	215/sq mi
43	Mountain Village	207/sq mi
44	Teller	207/sq mi
45	Selawik	204/sq mi
46	Shishmaref	200/sq mi
47	Napaskiak	198/sq mi
48	Kaktovik	198/sq mi
49	Seward	196/sq mi
50	Emmonak	190/sq mi
51	Lower Kalskag	190/sq mi
52	Anchorage	169/sq mi
53	Chena Ridge	163/sq mi
54	Craig	159/sq mi
55	Hoonah	152/sq mi
56	Salamatof	150/sq mi
57	Point Hope	144/sq mi
58	Sand Point	143/sq mi
59	Bethel	140/sq mi
60	Pitkas Point	138/sq mi
61	Hooper Bay	134/sq mi
62	Haines	134/sq mi
63	Savoonga	130/sq mi
64	Ridgeway	129/sq mi
65	Skagway	128/sq mi
66	Wales	128/sq mi
67	Akiak	127/sq mi
68	Kotzebue	125/sq mi
69	Meadow Lakes	119/sq mi
70	Kalifornsky	118/sq mi
71	Butte	116/sq mi
72	Tuluksak	110/sq mi
73	Nunapitchuk	110/sq mi
74	Eagle	107/sq mi
75	Elim	106/sq mi
76	Marshall	105/sq mi
77	Eielson AFB	105/sq mi
78	White Mountain	103/sq mi
79	Chefornak	101/sq mi
80	Aniak	93/sq mi
81	Akiachak	90/sq mi
82	Nenana	88/sq mi
83	Sterling	87/sq mi
84	Fort Yukon	87/sq mi
85	Kwethluk	84/sq mi
86	Fishhook	84/sq mi
87	Kodiak Station	84/sq mi
88	Delta Junction	83/sq mi
89	Pelican	82/sq mi
90	Kake	78/sq mi
91	Petersburg	76/sq mi
92	Houston	71/sq mi
93	Klukwan	71/sq mi
94	Nikiski	67/sq mi
95	Upper Kalskag	64/sq mi
96	Steele Creek	63/sq mi
97	Atmautluak	63/sq mi
98	Dillingham	63/sq mi
99	Nuiqsut	61/sq mi
100	Koyuk	60/sq mi

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