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Counties in Alaska by housing units authorized by building permits

Anchorage Municipality had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 25 counties in 2023, at 299. Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area had the lowest, at 0. The median was 7. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest299Anchorage Municipality
Lowest0Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Median725 counties

All counties, 2023

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Anchorage MunicipalityAnchorage Municipality: 299 count299Matanuska-Susitna BoroughMatanuska-Susitna Borough: 158 count158Juneau City and BoroughJuneau City and Borough: 156 count156Kenai Peninsula BoroughKenai Peninsula Borough: 100 count100Ketchikan Gateway BoroughKetchikan Gateway Borough: 51 count51Fairbanks North Star BoroughFairbanks North Star Borough: 49 count49Bethel Census AreaBethel Census Area: 45 count45Kodiak Island BoroughKodiak Island Borough: 12 count12Haines BoroughHaines Borough: 10 count10Sitka City and BoroughSitka City and Borough: 10 count10Chugach Census AreaChugach Census Area: 9 count9Bristol Bay BoroughBristol Bay Borough: 7 count7Petersburg BoroughPetersburg Borough: 7 count7Hoonah-Angoon Census AreaHoonah-Angoon Census Area: 5 count5Northwest Arctic BoroughNorthwest Arctic Borough: 5 count5Yakutat City and BoroughYakutat City and Borough: 5 count5North Slope BoroughNorth Slope Borough: 2 count2Prince of Wales-Hyder Census AreaPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 2 count2Wrangell City and BoroughWrangell City and Borough: 2 count2Aleutians East BoroughAleutians East Borough: 1 count1Nome Census AreaNome Census Area: 1 count1Skagway MunicipalitySkagway Municipality: 1 count1Aleutians West Census AreaAleutians West Census Area: 0 count0Dillingham Census AreaDillingham 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

RankCounties2023
count
1Anchorage Municipality Estimated299
2Matanuska-Susitna Borough Estimated158
3Juneau City and Borough Estimated156
4Kenai Peninsula Borough Estimated100
5Ketchikan Gateway Borough Estimated51
6Fairbanks North Star Borough Estimated49
7Bethel Census Area Estimated45
8Kodiak Island Borough Estimated12
9Haines Borough Estimated10
9Sitka City and Borough Estimated10
11Chugach Census Area Estimated9
12Bristol Bay Borough Estimated7
12Petersburg Borough Estimated7
14Hoonah-Angoon Census Area Estimated5
14Northwest Arctic Borough Estimated5
14Yakutat City and Borough Estimated5
17North Slope Borough Estimated2
17Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area Estimated2
17Wrangell City and Borough Estimated2
20Aleutians East Borough Estimated1
20Nome Census Area Estimated1
20Skagway Municipality Estimated1
23Aleutians West Census Area Estimated0
23Dillingham Census Area Estimated0
23Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area Estimated0

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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/co2023a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

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

Anchorage Municipality, with 299 in 2023, 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 2023.

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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