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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 2024, at 341. Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area had the lowest, at 0. The median was 8. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest341Anchorage Municipality
Lowest0Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Median825 counties

All counties, 2024

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Anchorage MunicipalityAnchorage Municipality: 341 count341Bethel Census AreaBethel Census Area: 152 count152Kenai Peninsula BoroughKenai Peninsula Borough: 152 count152Juneau City and BoroughJuneau City and Borough: 114 count114Matanuska-Susitna BoroughMatanuska-Susitna Borough: 85 count85Ketchikan Gateway BoroughKetchikan Gateway Borough: 62 count62Chugach Census AreaChugach Census Area: 25 count25Kodiak Island BoroughKodiak Island Borough: 19 count19Fairbanks North Star BoroughFairbanks North Star Borough: 18 count18Sitka City and BoroughSitka City and Borough: 11 count11Skagway MunicipalitySkagway Municipality: 9 count9Haines BoroughHaines Borough: 8 count8North Slope BoroughNorth Slope Borough: 8 count8Aleutians West Census AreaAleutians West Census Area: 4 count4Hoonah-Angoon Census AreaHoonah-Angoon Census Area: 4 count4Petersburg BoroughPetersburg Borough: 4 count4Yakutat City and BoroughYakutat City and Borough: 4 count4Bristol Bay BoroughBristol Bay Borough: 3 count3Nome Census AreaNome Census Area: 3 count3Northwest Arctic BoroughNorthwest Arctic Borough: 3 count3Prince of Wales-Hyder Census AreaPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 2 count2Wrangell City and BoroughWrangell City and Borough: 1 count1Aleutians East BoroughAleutians East Borough: 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

RankCounties2024
count		Change on 2023
1Anchorage Municipality Estimated341+14%
2Bethel Census Area Estimated152+237.8%
2Kenai Peninsula Borough Estimated152+52%
4Juneau City and Borough Estimated114-26.9%
5Matanuska-Susitna Borough Estimated85-46.2%
6Ketchikan Gateway Borough Estimated62+21.6%
7Chugach Census Area Estimated25+177.8%
8Kodiak Island Borough Estimated19+58.3%
9Fairbanks North Star Borough Estimated18-63.3%
10Sitka City and Borough Estimated11+10%
11Skagway Municipality Estimated9+800%
12Haines Borough Estimated8-20%
12North Slope Borough Estimated8+300%
14Aleutians West Census Area Estimated4n/a
14Hoonah-Angoon Census Area Estimated4-20%
14Petersburg Borough Estimated4-42.9%
14Yakutat City and Borough Estimated4-20%
18Bristol Bay Borough Estimated3-57.1%
18Nome Census Area Estimated3+200%
18Northwest Arctic Borough Estimated3-40%
21Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area Estimated20%
22Wrangell City and Borough Estimated1-50%
23Aleutians East Borough Estimated0-100%
23Dillingham Census Area Estimated0n/a
23Yukon-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/co2024a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

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

Anchorage Municipality, with 341 in 2024, 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 2024.

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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