Population at a Glance

All Regions Anchorage/Mat-Su Gulf Coast Interior Northern Southeast Southwest All Boroughs/Census Areas Aleutians East Borough Aleutians West Census Area Anchorage, Municipality Bethel Census Area Bristol Bay Borough Chugach Census Area Copper River Census Area Denali Borough Dillingham Census Area Fairbanks North Star Borough Haines Borough Hoonah-Angoon Census Area Juneau, City and Borough Kenai Peninsula Borough Ketchikan Gateway Borough Kodiak Island Borough Kusilvak Census Area Lake and Peninsula Borough Matanuska-Susitna Borough Nome Census Area North Slope Borough Northwest Arctic Borough Petersburg Borough Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area Sitka, City and Borough Skagway, Municipality Southeast Fairbanks Census Area Wrangell, City and Borough Yakutat, City and Borough Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area All Places Adak Akhiok Akiachak Akiak Akutan Alakanuk Alatna Alcan Border Aleknagik Aleneva Allakaket Ambler Anaktuvuk Pass Anchorage Anchor Point Anderson Angoon Aniak Anvik Arctic Village Atka Atmautluak Atqasuk Attu Station Badger Bear Creek Beaver Beluga Bethel Bettles Big Delta Big Lake Birch Creek Brevig Mission Buckland Buffalo Soapstone Butte Cantwell Central Chalkyitsik Chase Chefornak Chena Ridge Chenega Chevak Chickaloon Chicken Chignik Chignik Lagoon Chignik Lake Chiniak Chisana Chistochina Chitina Chuathbaluk Circle Clam Gulch Clark's Point Coffman Cove Cohoe Cold Bay Coldfoot College Cooper Landing Copper Center Cordova Covenant Life Craig Crooked Creek Crown Point Deering Delta Junction Deltana Denali Park Diamond Ridge Dillingham Diomede Dot Lake Dot Lake Village Dry Creek Eagle Eagle Village Eareckson Station Edna Bay Eek Egegik Eielson AFB Ekwok Elfin Cove Elim Emmonak Ester Eureka Roadhouse Evansville Excursion Inlet Fairbanks False Pass Farmers Loop Farm Loop Ferry Fishhook Flat Fort Greely Fort Yukon Four Mile Road Fox Fox River Fritz Creek Funny River Gakona Galena Gambell Game Creek Gateway Glacier View Glennallen Goldstream Golovin Goodnews Bay Grayling Gulkana Gustavus Haines Halibut Cove Happy Valley Harding-Birch Lakes Healy Healy Lake Hobart Bay Hollis Holy Cross Homer Hoonah Hooper Bay Hope Houston Hughes Huslia Hydaburg Hyder Igiugig Iliamna Ivanof Bay Juneau Kachemak Kake Kaktovik Kalifornsky Kaltag Karluk Kasaan Kasigluk Kasilof Kenai Kenny Lake Ketchikan Kiana King Cove King Salmon Kipnuk Kivalina Klawock Klukwan Knik River Knik-Fairview Kobuk Kodiak Kodiak Station Kokhanok Koliganek Kongiganak Kotlik Kotzebue Koyuk Koyukuk Kupreanof Kwethluk Kwigillingok Lake Louise Lake Minchumina Larsen Bay Lazy Mountain Levelock Lime Village Livengood Loring Lowell Point Lower Kalskag Lutak McCarthy McGrath Manley Hot Springs Manokotak Marshall Meadow Lakes Mekoryuk Mendeltna Mentasta Lake Mertarvik Metlakatla Mill Bay Minto Moose Creek Moose Pass Mosquito Lake Mountain Village Mud Bay Nabesna Naknek Nanwalek Napakiak Napaskiak Naukati Bay Nelchina Nelson Lagoon Nenana Newhalen New Stuyahok Newtok Nightmute Nikiski Nikolaevsk Nikolai Nikolski Ninilchik Noatak Nome Nondalton Noorvik North Lakes North Pole Northway Nuiqsut Nulato Nunam Iqua Nunapitchuk Old Harbor Oscarville Ouzinkie Palmer Paxson Pedro Bay Pelican Perryville Petersburg Petersville Pilot Point Pilot Station Pitkas Point Platinum Pleasant Valley Point Baker Point Hope Point Lay Point MacKenzie Point Possession Pope-Vannoy Landing Portage Creek Port Alexander Port Alsworth Port Clarence Port Graham Port Heiden Port Lions Port Protection Primrose Prudhoe Bay Quinhagak Rampart Red Devil Red Dog Mine Ridgeway Ruby Russian Mission St. George St. Mary's St. Michael St. Paul Salamatof Salcha Sand Point Savoonga Saxman Scammon Bay Selawik Seldovia Seldovia Village Seward Shageluk Shaktoolik Shishmaref Shungnak Silver Springs Sitka Skagway Skwentna Slana Sleetmute Soldotna South Lakes South Naknek South Van Horn Stebbins Steele Creek Sterling Stevens Village Stony River Sunrise Susitna Susitna North Sutton-Alpine Takotna Talkeetna Tanacross Tanaina Tanana Tatitlek Tazlina Teller Tenakee Springs Tetlin Thorne Bay Togiak Tok Toksook Bay Tolsona Tonsina Trapper Creek Tuluksak Tuntutuliak Tununak Twin Hills Two Rivers Tyonek Ugashik Unalakleet Unalaska Upper Kalskag Utqiagvik Valdez Venetie Wainwright Wales Wasilla Whale Pass White Mountain Whitestone Whitestone Logging Camp Whittier Willow Willow Creek Wiseman Womens Bay Wrangell Yakutat

Frequently Asked Questions

• How are Alaska population estimates made?
• What geography changes have occurred since the 2000 census?
• How are migration data produced from the PFD applicant file?

How are Alaska population estimates made?

The primary data sources used to calculate population estimates are Census Bureau decennial census counts and annual estimates, the PFD applicant file, our annual group quarters survey. Counts from the 2000 and 2010 decennial censuses serve as benchmarks for population estimates.

For more details, read about our methods.

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What changes in geography have occurred since the 2000 census?

Skagway Municipality and Hoonah-Angoon Census Area:  The Municipality of Skagway incorporated as a First Class Borough on June 20, 2007. The city of Skagway dissolved and the borough boundaries are the former city boundaries. The remainder of the Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area was named Hoonah-Angoon Census Area.

City and Borough of Wrangell and Petersburg Census Area:  The City and Borough of Wrangell incorporated as a Unified Home Rule Borough on May 30, 2008. The City of Wrangell dissolved. The boundaries for the borough extend beyond the former City of Wrangell boundaries and include a portion of the former Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area. The remainder of the Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area was named Petersburg Census Area.

Ketchikan Gateway Borough and Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area:  The Ketchikan Gateway Borough annexed 4,510 sq acres from the former Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area on May 31, 2008. The boundaries of the Census Area were redrawn and the area was named the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area.

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How are migration data produced from the PFD applicants file?

To tabulate migration by borough and census area based on the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD), PFD applicants for sequential years are compared. Migrants from a borough/census area are applicants that reported residence within that borough/census area in the first year and reported residence elsewhere in the second year. Migrants to a borough/census area are applicants that reported residence in that borough/census area in the second year and reported residence elsewhere in the first year.

Births and deaths also affect change in the number of PFD applications by year, so data from the Alaska Bureau of Vital Statistics are used to make adjustments. Births in the period are subtracted from migrants to a given borough/census area and deaths are subtracted from migrants from a given borough/census area.

Due to changes in borough and census area boundaries, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Petersburg Census Area, and Wrangell City and Borough are combined in the 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 data. Skagway Municipality and Hoonah-Angoon Census Area made up a single census area until 2008, so they are also combined in 2006-2007 and 2007-2008.

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Source: Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Research and Analysis Section
Last updated: 16-May-12