Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Largest US Counties by Population in Alaska
The most populous counties in the country, with what a median home costs to own in each. Between them these counties hold a large share of the American housing market.
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Alaska ranked
| # | County | Population | Monthly to own | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anchorage Municipality | 289,069 | $3,061 | 1.294% |
| 2 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 110,677 | $2,583 | 1.100% |
| 3 | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 95,555 | $2,351 | 1.264% |
| 4 | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 59,843 | $2,315 | 0.664% |
| 5 | Juneau City and Borough | 31,969 | $3,356 | 0.934% |
| 6 | Ketchikan Gateway Borough | 13,870 | $2,891 | 0.683% |
| 7 | Kodiak Island Borough | 12,878 | $2,991 | 0.917% |
| 8 | North Slope Borough | 10,891 | $1,822 | 0.948% |
| 9 | Nome Census Area | 9,925 | $1,788 | 1.547% |
| 10 | Sitka City and Borough | 8,393 | $3,255 | 0.472% |
| 11 | Kusilvak Census Area | 8,277 | $719 | 0.274% |
| 12 | Northwest Arctic Borough | 7,611 | $1,298 | 0.122% |
| 13 | Chugach Census Area | 6,964 | $2,618 | 0.917% |
| 14 | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | 6,936 | $2,083 | 0.712% |
| 15 | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | 5,730 | $1,750 | 0.470% |
| 16 | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 5,271 | $863 | 0.862% |
| 17 | Aleutians West Census Area | 5,178 | $3,181 | 0.708% |
| 18 | Dillingham Census Area | 4,780 | $1,529 | 1.755% |
| 19 | Petersburg Borough | 3,394 | $2,347 | 0.686% |
| 20 | Copper River Census Area | 2,626 | $1,840 | 0.081% |
| 21 | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | 2,313 | $2,123 | 0.416% |
| 22 | Wrangell City and Borough | 2,106 | $2,250 | 0.620% |
| 23 | Haines Borough | 2,077 | $2,501 | 0.802% |
| 24 | Skagway Municipality | 1,308 | $3,126 | 0.342% |
| 25 | Bristol Bay Borough | 878 | $2,133 | 0.716% |
| 26 | Yakutat City and Borough | 506 | $1,543 | 0.762% |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
Largest US Counties by Population across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Alaska