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Counties in Alaska by housing units

Anchorage Municipality had the highest housing units of 30 counties in 2021, at 118,055. Yakutat City and Borough had the lowest, at 401. The median was 2,702 and the figure for Alaska was 324,434. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest118,055Anchorage Municipality
Lowest401Yakutat City and Borough
Median2,70230 counties
Alaska324,434History

Map of counties, 2021

Aleutians East Borough: 1,113 countAleutians West Census Area: 1,456 countAnchorage Municipality: 118,055 countBethel Census Area: 5,992 countBristol Bay Borough: 922 countChugach Census Area: 3,626 countCopper River Census Area: 2,676 countDenali Borough: 1,415 countDillingham Census Area: 2,406 countFairbanks North Star Borough: 42,870 countHaines Borough: 1,450 countHoonah-Angoon Census Area: 1,699 countJuneau City and Borough: 13,987 countKenai Peninsula Borough: 32,406 countKetchikan Gateway Borough: 6,564 countKodiak Island Borough: 5,750 countKusilvak Census Area: 2,335 countLake and Peninsula Borough: 1,398 countMatanuska-Susitna Borough: 49,810 countNome Census Area: 4,092 countNorth Slope Borough: 2,622 countNorthwest Arctic Borough: 2,728 countPetersburg Borough: 1,749 countPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 3,267 countSitka City and Borough: 4,143 countSkagway Municipality: 618 countSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area: 3,561 countWrangell City and Borough: 1,294 countYakutat City and Borough: 401 countYukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 4,029 count
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count, 2021. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Anchorage Municipality: 118,055 countAnchorage Municipality118,055Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 49,810 countMatanuska-Susitna Borough49,810Fairbanks North Star Borough: 42,870 countFairbanks North Star Borough42,870Kenai Peninsula Borough: 32,406 countKenai Peninsula Borough32,406Juneau City and Borough: 13,987 countJuneau City and Borough13,987Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 6,564 countKetchikan Gateway Borough6,564Bethel Census Area: 5,992 countBethel Census Area5,992Kodiak Island Borough: 5,750 countKodiak Island Borough5,750Sitka City and Borough: 4,143 countSitka City and Borough4,143Nome Census Area: 4,092 countNome Census Area4,092Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 4,029 countYukon-Koyukuk Census Area4,029Chugach Census Area: 3,626 countChugach Census Area3,626Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 3,561 countSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area3,561Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 3,267 countPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area3,267Northwest Arctic Borough: 2,728 countNorthwest Arctic Borough2,728Copper River Census Area: 2,676 countCopper River Census Area2,676North Slope Borough: 2,622 countNorth Slope Borough2,622Dillingham Census Area: 2,406 countDillingham Census Area2,406Kusilvak Census Area: 2,335 countKusilvak Census Area2,335Petersburg Borough: 1,749 countPetersburg Borough1,749Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 1,699 countHoonah-Angoon Census Area1,699Aleutians West Census Area: 1,456 countAleutians West Census Area1,456Haines Borough: 1,450 countHaines Borough1,450Denali Borough: 1,415 countDenali Borough1,415Lake and Peninsula Borough: 1,398 countLake and Peninsula Borough1,398Wrangell City and Borough: 1,294 countWrangell City and Borough1,294Aleutians East Borough: 1,113 countAleutians East Borough1,113Bristol Bay Borough: 922 countBristol Bay Borough922Skagway Municipality: 618 countSkagway Municipality618Yakutat City and Borough: 401 countYakutat City and Borough401Anchorage Municipality: 118,055 countAnchorage Municipality118,055Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 49,810 countMatanuska-Susitna Borough49,810Fairbanks North Star Borough: 42,870 countFairbanks North Star Borough42,870Kenai Peninsula Borough: 32,406 countKenai Peninsula Borough32,406Juneau City and Borough: 13,987 countJuneau City and Borough13,987Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 6,564 countKetchikan Gateway Borough6,564Bethel Census Area: 5,992 countBethel Census Area5,992Kodiak Island Borough: 5,750 countKodiak Island Borough5,750Sitka City and Borough: 4,143 countSitka City and Borough4,143Nome Census Area: 4,092 countNome Census Area4,092Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 4,029 countYukon-Koyukuk Census Area4,029Chugach Census Area: 3,626 countChugach Census Area3,626Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 3,561 countSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area3,561Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 3,267 countPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area3,267Northwest Arctic Borough: 2,728 countNorthwest Arctic Borough2,728Copper River Census Area: 2,676 countCopper River Census Area2,676North Slope Borough: 2,622 countNorth Slope Borough2,622Dillingham Census Area: 2,406 countDillingham Census Area2,406Kusilvak Census Area: 2,335 countKusilvak Census Area2,335Petersburg Borough: 1,749 countPetersburg Borough1,749Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 1,699 countHoonah-Angoon Census Area1,699Aleutians West Census Area: 1,456 countAleutians West Census Area1,456Haines Borough: 1,450 countHaines Borough1,450Denali Borough: 1,415 countDenali Borough1,415Lake and Peninsula Borough: 1,398 countLake and Peninsula Borough1,398Wrangell City and Borough: 1,294 countWrangell City and Borough1,294Aleutians East Borough: 1,113 countAleutians East Borough1,113Bristol Bay Borough: 922 countBristol Bay Borough922Skagway Municipality: 618 countSkagway Municipality618Yakutat City and Borough: 401 countYakutat City and Borough401
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
count
1Anchorage Municipality118,055
2Matanuska-Susitna Borough49,810
3Fairbanks North Star Borough42,870
4Kenai Peninsula Borough32,406
5Juneau City and Borough13,987
6Ketchikan Gateway Borough6,564
7Bethel Census Area5,992
8Kodiak Island Borough5,750
9Sitka City and Borough4,143
10Nome Census Area4,092
11Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area4,029
12Chugach Census Area3,626
13Southeast Fairbanks Census Area3,561
14Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area3,267
15Northwest Arctic Borough2,728
16Copper River Census Area2,676
17North Slope Borough2,622
18Dillingham Census Area2,406
19Kusilvak Census Area2,335
20Petersburg Borough1,749
21Hoonah-Angoon Census Area1,699
22Aleutians West Census Area1,456
23Haines Borough1,450
24Denali Borough1,415
25Lake and Peninsula Borough1,398
26Wrangell City and Borough1,294
27Aleutians East Borough1,113
28Bristol Bay Borough922
29Skagway Municipality618
30Yakutat City and Borough401

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All housing units, occupied and vacant: houses, apartments, mobile homes and rooms intended as separate living quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A survey estimate averaged over five years, not a count on one date.

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. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units (Counties in Alaska by housing units, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, Counties in Alaska by housing units, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/alaska-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Counties in Alaska by housing units, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/alaska-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, Counties in Alaska by housing units, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/alaska-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest housing units?

Anchorage Municipality, with 118,055 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest housing units?

Yakutat City and Borough, with 401 in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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