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Counties in Alaska by female population share, 2025

Haines Borough had the highest female population share of 30 counties in 2025, at 50%. Aleutians East Borough had the lowest, at 29%. The median was 47.7% and the figure for Alaska was 47.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest50Haines Borough
Lowest29Aleutians East Borough
Median47.730 counties
Alaska47.9History

Map of counties, 2025

Aleutians East Borough: 29 %Aleutians West Census Area: 31.5 %Anchorage Municipality: 49.1 %Bethel Census Area: 47.8 %Bristol Bay Borough: 44.7 %Chugach Census Area: 46.7 %Copper River Census Area: 45.5 %Denali Borough: 45.9 %Dillingham Census Area: 47.6 %Fairbanks North Star Borough: 46.4 %Haines Borough: 50 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 47.7 %Juneau City and Borough: 49.6 %Kenai Peninsula Borough: 48.1 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 48.8 %Kodiak Island Borough: 47.7 %Kusilvak Census Area: 47.6 %Lake and Peninsula Borough: 49.5 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 48.2 %Nome Census Area: 47.9 %North Slope Borough: 37.6 %Northwest Arctic Borough: 47.1 %Petersburg Borough: 48.5 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 46 %Sitka City and Borough: 49.5 %Skagway Municipality: 48.9 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 44.5 %Wrangell City and Borough: 48 %Yakutat City and Borough: 46.9 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 47.7 %
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%, 2025. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2025

Haines Borough: 50 %Haines Borough50Juneau City and Borough: 49.6 %Juneau City and Borough49.6Lake and Peninsula Borough: 49.5 %Lake and Peninsula Borough49.5Sitka City and Borough: 49.5 %Sitka City and Borough49.5Anchorage Municipality: 49.1 %Anchorage Municipality49.1Skagway Municipality: 48.9 %Skagway Municipality48.9Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 48.8 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough48.8Petersburg Borough: 48.5 %Petersburg Borough48.5Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 48.2 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough48.2Kenai Peninsula Borough: 48.1 %Kenai Peninsula Borough48.1Wrangell City and Borough: 48 %Wrangell City and Borough48Nome Census Area: 47.9 %Nome Census Area47.9Bethel Census Area: 47.8 %Bethel Census Area47.8Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 47.7 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area47.7Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 47.7 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area47.7Kodiak Island Borough: 47.7 %Kodiak Island Borough47.7Kusilvak Census Area: 47.6 %Kusilvak Census Area47.6Dillingham Census Area: 47.6 %Dillingham Census Area47.6Northwest Arctic Borough: 47.1 %Northwest Arctic Borough47.1Yakutat City and Borough: 46.9 %Yakutat City and Borough46.9Chugach Census Area: 46.7 %Chugach Census Area46.7Fairbanks North Star Borough: 46.4 %Fairbanks North Star Borough46.4Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 46 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area46Denali Borough: 45.9 %Denali Borough45.9Copper River Census Area: 45.5 %Copper River Census Area45.5Bristol Bay Borough: 44.7 %Bristol Bay Borough44.7Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 44.5 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area44.5North Slope Borough: 37.6 %North Slope Borough37.6Aleutians West Census Area: 31.5 %Aleutians West Census Area31.5Aleutians East Borough: 29 %Aleutians East Borough29Haines Borough: 50 %Haines Borough50Juneau City and Borough: 49.6 %Juneau City and Borough49.6Lake and Peninsula Borough: 49.5 %Lake and Peninsula Borough49.5Sitka City and Borough: 49.5 %Sitka City and Borough49.5Anchorage Municipality: 49.1 %Anchorage Municipality49.1Skagway Municipality: 48.9 %Skagway Municipality48.9Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 48.8 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough48.8Petersburg Borough: 48.5 %Petersburg Borough48.5Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 48.2 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough48.2Kenai Peninsula Borough: 48.1 %Kenai Peninsula Borough48.1Wrangell City and Borough: 48 %Wrangell City and Borough48Nome Census Area: 47.9 %Nome Census Area47.9Bethel Census Area: 47.8 %Bethel Census Area47.8Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 47.7 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area47.7Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 47.7 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area47.7Kodiak Island Borough: 47.7 %Kodiak Island Borough47.7Kusilvak Census Area: 47.6 %Kusilvak Census Area47.6Dillingham Census Area: 47.6 %Dillingham Census Area47.6Northwest Arctic Borough: 47.1 %Northwest Arctic Borough47.1Yakutat City and Borough: 46.9 %Yakutat City and Borough46.9Chugach Census Area: 46.7 %Chugach Census Area46.7Fairbanks North Star Borough: 46.4 %Fairbanks North Star Borough46.4Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 46 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area46Denali Borough: 45.9 %Denali Borough45.9Copper River Census Area: 45.5 %Copper River Census Area45.5Bristol Bay Borough: 44.7 %Bristol Bay Borough44.7Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 44.5 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area44.5North Slope Borough: 37.6 %North Slope Borough37.6Aleutians West Census Area: 31.5 %Aleutians West Census Area31.5Aleutians East Borough: 29 %Aleutians East Borough29
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025 (%)Change on 2024
1Haines Borough50+0.8 pts
2Juneau City and Borough49.6-0.2 pts
3Lake and Peninsula Borough49.5-0.6 pts
4Sitka City and Borough49.5+0.2 pts
5Anchorage Municipality49.1-0 pts
6Skagway Municipality48.9-0.3 pts
7Ketchikan Gateway Borough48.8-0 pts
8Petersburg Borough48.5+0.2 pts
9Matanuska-Susitna Borough48.20 pts
10Kenai Peninsula Borough48.1-0 pts
11Wrangell City and Borough48-0.3 pts
12Nome Census Area47.9+0.1 pts
13Bethel Census Area47.8-0 pts
14Hoonah-Angoon Census Area47.7+0.8 pts
15Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area47.7+0.3 pts
16Kodiak Island Borough47.7+0.6 pts
17Kusilvak Census Area47.6-0.1 pts
18Dillingham Census Area47.6-0.4 pts
19Northwest Arctic Borough47.1-0.4 pts
20Yakutat City and Borough46.9+1.2 pts
21Chugach Census Area46.7-0.1 pts
22Fairbanks North Star Borough46.4-0.1 pts
23Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area46-0 pts
24Denali Borough45.9-0.9 pts
25Copper River Census Area45.5-0.5 pts
26Bristol Bay Borough44.7-0.8 pts
27Southeast Fairbanks Census Area44.5-0.1 pts
28North Slope Borough37.6+0.3 pts
29Aleutians West Census Area31.5-0.5 pts
30Aleutians East Borough29-0.1 pts

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Female residents as a percentage of total population on 1 July. United States: Census Bureau county population estimates by sex; states and the nation are sums of their counties.

Counties with large prisons or military bases can have low shares.

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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: female residents as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: female residents as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties (Counties in Alaska by female population share, 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html

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Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: female residents as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties, Counties in Alaska by female population share, 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 June 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/alaska-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: female residents as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties. Counties in Alaska by female population share, 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/alaska-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: female residents as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties, Counties in Alaska by female population share, 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/alaska-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Haines Borough, with 50% in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Aleutians East Borough, with 29% 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, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: female residents as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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