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Counties in Alaska by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025

Kenai Peninsula Borough had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 25 counties in 2025, at 222. Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area had the lowest, at 0. The median was 8. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest222Kenai Peninsula Borough
Lowest0Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Median825 counties

All counties, 2025

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Kenai Peninsula BoroughKenai Peninsula Borough: 222 count222Anchorage MunicipalityAnchorage Municipality: 218 count218Juneau City and BoroughJuneau City and Borough: 117 count117Matanuska-Susitna BoroughMatanuska-Susitna Borough: 79 count79Ketchikan Gateway BoroughKetchikan Gateway Borough: 63 count63Fairbanks North Star BoroughFairbanks North Star Borough: 31 count31Chugach Census AreaChugach Census Area: 23 count23Hoonah-Angoon Census AreaHoonah-Angoon Census Area: 20 count20Sitka City and BoroughSitka City and Borough: 10 count10Skagway MunicipalitySkagway Municipality: 10 count10Kodiak Island BoroughKodiak Island Borough: 9 count9Bethel Census AreaBethel Census Area: 8 count8Haines BoroughHaines Borough: 8 count8Bristol Bay BoroughBristol Bay Borough: 6 count6Petersburg BoroughPetersburg Borough: 6 count6North Slope BoroughNorth Slope Borough: 5 count5Aleutians West Census AreaAleutians West Census Area: 4 count4Nome Census AreaNome Census Area: 3 count3Yakutat City and BoroughYakutat City and Borough: 3 count3Northwest Arctic BoroughNorthwest Arctic Borough: 2 count2Wrangell City and BoroughWrangell City and Borough: 1 count1Aleutians East BoroughAleutians East Borough: 0 count0Dillingham Census AreaDillingham Census Area: 0 count0Prince of Wales-Hyder Census AreaPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 0 count0Yukon-Koyukuk Census AreaYukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 0 count0
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
count		Change on 2024
1Kenai Peninsula Borough Estimated222+46.1%
2Anchorage Municipality Estimated218-36.1%
3Juneau City and Borough Estimated117+2.6%
4Matanuska-Susitna Borough Estimated79-7.1%
5Ketchikan Gateway Borough Estimated63+1.6%
6Fairbanks North Star Borough Estimated31+72.2%
7Chugach Census Area Estimated23-8%
8Hoonah-Angoon Census Area Estimated20+400%
9Sitka City and Borough Estimated10-9.1%
9Skagway Municipality Estimated10+11.1%
11Kodiak Island Borough Estimated9-52.6%
12Bethel Census Area Estimated8-94.7%
12Haines Borough Estimated80%
14Bristol Bay Borough Estimated6+100%
14Petersburg Borough Estimated6+50%
16North Slope Borough Estimated5-37.5%
17Aleutians West Census Area Estimated40%
18Nome Census Area Estimated30%
18Yakutat City and Borough Estimated3-25%
20Northwest Arctic Borough Estimated2-33.3%
21Wrangell City and Borough Estimated10%
22Aleutians East Borough Estimated0n/a
22Dillingham Census Area Estimated0n/a
22Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area Estimated0-100%
22Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area Estimated0n/a

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About this ranking

Annual number of new privately owned housing units authorized by building permits, from the US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey.

Final annual county estimates include imputation for missing reports. Counts housing units, not buildings, starts, completions or sales. Covers permit-issuing areas; areas where permits are not required are outside the survey. Not seasonally adjusted or expressed as an annualized monthly rate. The total is the sum of units in the four published structure categories; inputs are retained.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/County/co2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

Which county has the highest housing units authorized by building permits?

Kenai Peninsula Borough, with 222 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest housing units authorized by building permits?

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, with 0 in 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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