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Alaska counties

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Alaska has 30 counties and county equivalents holding 733,971 residents. The statewide sales tax base rate is 0%, before county and city add-ons.

All 30 counties

Ranked by population, Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates.

CountyPopulationMedian incomeMedian home valueMedian rent
Anchorage Municipality289,069$98,152$375,900$1,453
Matanuska-Susitna Borough110,677$90,625$319,200$1,258
Fairbanks North Star Borough95,555$84,722$282,500$1,424
Kenai Peninsula Borough59,843$77,722$297,500$1,163
Juneau City and Borough31,969$100,513$432,500$1,462
Bethel Census Area18,487$70,616$120,600$1,454
Ketchikan Gateway Borough13,870$89,155$379,000$1,388
Kodiak Island Borough12,878$83,716$382,700$1,669
North Slope Borough10,891$86,313$219,600$1,167
Nome Census Area9,925$76,643$201,000$1,328
Sitka City and Borough8,393$101,207$442,100$1,350
Kusilvak Census Area8,277$48,233$72,700$832
Northwest Arctic Borough7,611$81,298$162,500$1,336
Chugach Census Area6,964$88,565$330,900$1,397
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area6,936$74,223$262,800$1,304
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area5,730$59,079$221,800$915
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area5,271$52,642$87,800$893
Aleutians West Census Area5,178$107,344$419,100$1,886
Dillingham Census Area4,780$74,250$163,800$1,085
Aleutians East Borough3,423$72,692$144,300$1,040
Petersburg Borough3,394$77,026$301,300$1,208
Copper River Census Area2,626$75,053$246,700$973
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area2,313$62,500$278,300$986
Wrangell City and Borough2,106$64,545$289,700$1,047
Haines Borough2,077$72,607$318,900$914
Denali Borough2,029$88,935$262,000$938
Skagway Municipality1,308$78,594$430,000$1,228
Lake and Peninsula Borough1,007$64,000$166,100$933
Bristol Bay Borough878$100,625$269,800$1,318
Yakutat City and Borough506$80,625$185,000$1,276

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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