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__
| Core-based statistical area | 2023 population (est.)[2] | County-equivalent | 2023 population (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
The following table provides the in-state population ranking of each CBSA along with its rate of population change over time.
| scope=col rowspan=2 | 2023 rank | scope=col rowspan=2 | Core-based statistical area | Population | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=col | 2023 estimate | scope=col | Change | scope=col | 2020 Census[3] | scope=col | Change | scope=col | 2010 Census[4] |
| scope=row | Anchorage, AK MSA | ||||||||
| scope=row | Fairbanks-College, AK MSA | ||||||||
| scope=row | Juneau, AK μSA | ||||||||
| scope=row | Ketchikan, AK μSA | ||||||||