Alaska's Population and Growth Rate Timeline

The latest resident population of Alaska is 731,545 (2019) and the population growth rate in 2019 is -0.489%. The below table is Alaska's resident population trend from 2010 to 2019 [1].

Year Population Growth Rate (%)
2019 731,545 -0.489
2018 735,139 -0.617
2017 739,700 -0.237
2016 741,456 0.537
2015 737,498 0.165
2014 736,283 -0.107
2013 737,068 0.907
2012 730,443 1.151
2011 722,128 1.151
2010 713,910 N/A

10 most populated cities in Alaska (2019)

The most populated city in Alaska is Anchorage municipality, Alaska (288,000). The total population of top 10 cities is 406,277 and it takes up 55.5% of Alaska.

City / Town Population Source
Anchorage municipality, Alaska 288,000 [2]
Juneau city and borough, Alaska 31,974 [2]
Fairbanks city, Alaska 30,917 [2]
Wasilla city, Alaska 10,838 [2]
Sitka city and borough, Alaska 8,493 [2]
Ketchikan city, Alaska 8,284 [2]
Kenai city, Alaska 7,807 [2]
Palmer city, Alaska 7,456 [2]
Bethel city, Alaska 6,586 [2]
Homer city, Alaska 5,922 [2]

10 least populated cities in Alaska (2019)

The least populated city in Alaska is Bettles city, Alaska (12).

City / Town Population Source
Bettles city, Alaska 12 [2]
Kupreanof city, Alaska 26 [2]
Whale Pass city, Alaska 30 [2]
Edna Bay city, Alaska 41 [2]
False Pass city, Alaska 43 [2]
Kasaan city, Alaska 48 [2]
Port Alexander city, Alaska 52 [2]
Clark's Point city, Alaska 62 [2]
Pilot Point city, Alaska 65 [2]
Platinum city, Alaska 67 [2]

The populations of all cities in Alaska (2019)

City / Town Population Source
Adak city, Alaska 326 [2]
Akhiok city, Alaska 68 [2]
Akiak city, Alaska 394 [2]
Akutan city, Alaska 1,041 [2]
Alakanuk city, Alaska 774 [2]
Aleknagik city, Alaska 220 [2]
Allakaket city, Alaska 161 [2]
Ambler city, Alaska 262 [2]
Anaktuvuk Pass city, Alaska 343 [2]
Anchorage municipality, Alaska 288,000 [2]
Anderson city, Alaska 340 [2]
Angoon city, Alaska 459 [2]
Aniak city, Alaska 549 [2]
Anvik city, Alaska 82 [2]
Atka city, Alaska 81 [2]
Atqasuk city, Alaska 248 [2]
Bethel city, Alaska 6,586 [2]
Bettles city, Alaska 12 [2]
Brevig Mission city, Alaska 401 [2]
Buckland city, Alaska 422 [2]
Chefornak city, Alaska 471 [2]
Chevak city, Alaska 1,077 [2]
Chignik city, Alaska 89 [2]
Chuathbaluk city, Alaska 126 [2]
Clark's Point city, Alaska 62 [2]
Coffman Cove city, Alaska 176 [2]
Cold Bay city, Alaska 125 [2]
Cordova city, Alaska 2,169 [2]
Craig city, Alaska 1,262 [2]
Deering city, Alaska 123 [2]
Delta Junction city, Alaska 928 [2]
Dillingham city, Alaska 2,360 [2]
Diomede city, Alaska 119 [2]
Eagle city, Alaska 83 [2]
Edna Bay city, Alaska 41 [2]
Eek city, Alaska 315 [2]
Egegik city, Alaska 106 [2]
Ekwok city, Alaska 131 [2]
Elim city, Alaska 341 [2]
Emmonak city, Alaska 819 [2]
Fairbanks city, Alaska 30,917 [2]
False Pass city, Alaska 43 [2]
Fort Yukon city, Alaska 534 [2]
Galena city, Alaska 450 [2]
Gambell city, Alaska 700 [2]
Golovin city, Alaska 161 [2]
Goodnews Bay city, Alaska 277 [2]
Grayling city, Alaska 198 [2]
Gustavus city, Alaska 447 [2]
Holy Cross city, Alaska 164 [2]
Homer city, Alaska 5,922 [2]
Hoonah city, Alaska 791 [2]
Hooper Bay city, Alaska 1,227 [2]
Houston city, Alaska 2,412 [2]
Hughes city, Alaska 83 [2]
Huslia city, Alaska 258 [2]
Hydaburg city, Alaska 379 [2]
Juneau city and borough, Alaska 31,974 [2]
Kachemak city, Alaska 490 [2]
Kake city, Alaska 544 [2]
Kaktovik city, Alaska 254 [2]
Kaltag city, Alaska 173 [2]
Kasaan city, Alaska 48 [2]
Kenai city, Alaska 7,807 [2]
Ketchikan city, Alaska 8,284 [2]
Kiana city, Alaska 338 [2]
King Cove city, Alaska 1,000 [2]
Kivalina city, Alaska 379 [2]
Klawock city, Alaska 787 [2]
Kobuk city, Alaska 153 [2]
Kodiak city, Alaska 5,813 [2]
Kotlik city, Alaska 638 [2]
Kotzebue city, Alaska 3,246 [2]
Koyuk city, Alaska 367 [2]
Koyukuk city, Alaska 92 [2]
Kupreanof city, Alaska 26 [2]
Kwethluk city, Alaska 762 [2]
Larsen Bay city, Alaska 83 [2]
Lower Kalskag city, Alaska 314 [2]
Manokotak city, Alaska 440 [2]
Marshall city, Alaska 461 [2]
McGrath city, Alaska 316 [2]
Mekoryuk city, Alaska 205 [2]
Mountain Village city, Alaska 877 [2]
Napakiak city, Alaska 370 [2]
Napaskiak city, Alaska 410 [2]
Nenana city, Alaska 357 [2]
New Stuyahok city, Alaska 509 [2]
Newhalen city, Alaska 187 [2]
Nightmute city, Alaska 317 [2]
Nikolai city, Alaska 86 [2]
Nome city, Alaska 3,870 [2]
Nondalton city, Alaska 133 [2]
Noorvik city, Alaska 675 [2]
North Pole city, Alaska 2,094 [2]
Nuiqsut city, Alaska 425 [2]
Nulato city, Alaska 243 [2]
Nunam Iqua city, Alaska 207 [2]
Nunapitchuk city, Alaska 530 [2]
Old Harbor city, Alaska 215 [2]
Ouzinkie city, Alaska 153 [2]
Palmer city, Alaska 7,456 [2]
Pelican city, Alaska 87 [2]
Pilot Point city, Alaska 65 [2]
Pilot Station city, Alaska 625 [2]
Platinum city, Alaska 67 [2]
Point Hope city, Alaska 715 [2]
Port Alexander city, Alaska 52 [2]
Port Heiden city, Alaska 109 [2]
Port Lions city, Alaska 184 [2]
Quinhagak city, Alaska 706 [2]
Ruby city, Alaska 154 [2]
Russian Mission city, Alaska 343 [2]
Sand Point city, Alaska 1,064 [2]
Savoonga city, Alaska 705 [2]
Saxman city, Alaska 385 [2]
Scammon Bay city, Alaska 534 [2]
Selawik city, Alaska 840 [2]
Seldovia city, Alaska 275 [2]
Seward city, Alaska 2,796 [2]
Shageluk city, Alaska 78 [2]
Shaktoolik city, Alaska 259 [2]
Shishmaref city, Alaska 613 [2]
Shungnak city, Alaska 264 [2]
Sitka city and borough, Alaska 8,493 [2]
Soldotna city, Alaska 4,719 [2]
St. George city, Alaska 101 [2]
St. Mary's city, Alaska 568 [2]
St. Michael city, Alaska 414 [2]
St. Paul city, Alaska 481 [2]
Stebbins city, Alaska 575 [2]
Tanana city, Alaska 249 [2]
Teller city, Alaska 237 [2]
Tenakee Springs city, Alaska 135 [2]
Thorne Bay city, Alaska 467 [2]
Togiak city, Alaska 841 [2]
Toksook Bay city, Alaska 673 [2]
Unalakleet city, Alaska 695 [2]
Unalaska city, Alaska 4,432 [2]
Upper Kalskag city, Alaska 235 [2]
Utqiagvik city, Alaska 4,467 [2]
Valdez city, Alaska 3,855 [2]
Wainwright city, Alaska 587 [2]
Wales city, Alaska 151 [2]
Wasilla city, Alaska 10,838 [2]
Whale Pass city, Alaska 30 [2]
White Mountain city, Alaska 201 [2]
Whittier city, Alaska 205 [2]
Wrangell city and borough, Alaska 2,502 [2]

Data Source

  • [1] U.S. Census Bureau. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019. Retrieved October 26, 2020, from https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2010s-state-total.html
  • [2] U.S. Census Bureau. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in the United States: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019. Retrieved October 26, 2020, from https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2010s-total-cities-and-towns.html

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