Alaska statistical areas explained
The U.S. currently has four statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated two metropolitan statistical areas and two micropolitan statistical areas in Alaska.[1] The most populous of these statistical areas is the Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area, centered on the state's largest city of Anchorage.__TOC__
Table
The four United States statistical areas, 19 organized boroughs and 11 census areas of the State of Alaska
| Core-based statistical area | 2023 population (est.)[2] | County-equivalent | 2023 population (est.) |
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| Anchorage, AK MSA | 401,314 | Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska | 286,075 |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska | 115,239 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK MSA | 94,840 | Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska | 94,840 |
| Juneau, AK μSA | 31,555 | City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska | 31,555 |
| Ketchikan, AK μSA | 13,738 | Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska | 13,738 |
| none | Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska | 61,223 |
| Bethel Census Area, Alaska | 18,224 |
| Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska | 12,565 |
| North Slope Borough, Alaska | 10,603 |
| Nome Census Area, Alaska | 9,763 |
| City and Borough of Sitka, Alaska | 8,282 |
| Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska | 8,001 |
| Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska | 7,361 |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska | 7,077 |
| Chugach Census Area, Alaska | 6,769 |
| Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska | 5,696 |
| Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska | 5,160 |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska | 5,129 |
| Dillingham Census Area, Alaska | 4,607 |
| Aleutians East Borough, Alaska | 3,461 |
| Petersburg Borough, Alaska | 3,427 |
| Copper River Census Area, Alaska | 2,674 |
| Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska | 2,262 |
| Haines Borough, Alaska | 2,070 |
| Wrangell City and Borough, Alaska | 2,064 |
| Denali Borough, Alaska | 1,584 |
| Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska | 1,331 |
| Municipality of Skagway, Alaska | 1,095 |
| Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska | 844 |
| Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska | 687 |
| State of Alaska | 733,406 | |
Core-based statistical areas
The following table provides the in-state population ranking of each CBSA along with its rate of population change over time.
See also
External links
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Notes and References
- Web site: 0MB BULLETIN NO. 23-01. Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas. Office of Management and Budget. July 21, 2023. November 5, 2023.
- Web site: March 2023 . County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2023 . May 21, 2024 . United States Census Bureau, Population Division.
- Web site: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS.. U.S. Census Bureau. 2020. May 21, 2024.
- Web site: Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019. U.S. Census Bureau. 2019. May 21, 2024.
