We all love the biggest cities that the Last Frontier has to offer. You know the places like Anchorage and Juneau which make all the headlines.
But there are a bunch of other great large cities in Alaska that don't get as much love.
We're going to change that right now.
Using the most recent Census data, we can tell you about all the places in Alaska with a focus on the biggest. We update the data each year and this is our fourth time doing this.
You can click here to see a full table of the full of the 100 biggest cities in Alaska, along with every other place over 1,000 people big. It is sortable by clicking on the headers.
Read on below to see more on the biggest cities. Or for more reading on places to live in Alaska, check out:
Rank Last Year: 1 (No Change)
Population: 292,090
Population 2010: 284,267
Growth: 2.8%
More on Anchorage: Crime Report | Homes For Sale | Data
Rank Last Year: 2 (No Change)
Population: 32,099
Population 2010: 30,975
Growth: 3.6%
More on Juneau: Crime Report | Homes For Sale | Data
Rank Last Year: 3 (No Change)
Population: 31,427
Population 2010: 31,178
Growth: 0.8%
More on Fairbanks: Crime Report | Homes For Sale | Data
Rank Last Year: 4 (No Change)
Population: 19,434
Population 2010: 18,146
Growth: 7.1%
More on Badger: Homes For Sale | Data
Rank Last Year: 5 (No Change)
Population: 17,682
Population 2010: 12,234
Growth: 44.5%
More on Knik-Fairview: Homes For Sale | Data
Rank Last Year: 6 (No Change)
Population: 12,734
Population 2010: 13,269
Growth: -4.0%
More on College: Homes For Sale | Data
Rank Last Year: 10 (Up 3)
Population: 10,469
Population 2010: 7,488
Growth: 39.8%
More on Wasilla: Crime Report | Homes For Sale | Data
Rank Last Year: 7 (Down 1)
Population: 10,449
Population 2010: 8,637
Growth: 21.0%
More on Tanaina: Homes For Sale | Data
Rank Last Year: 8 (Down 1)
Population: 10,206
Population 2010: 9,125
Growth: 11.8%
More on Lakes: Homes For Sale | Data
Rank Last Year: 9 (Down 1)
Population: 8,569
Population 2010: 8,894
Growth: -3.7%
More on Sitka: Crime Report | Homes For Sale | Data
We've been ranking and dissecting cities in the Last Frontier for over 4 years now -- making this actually the fourth time we've run the numbers. We always use the best data, the US Census. In this case, that means we are using the 2013-2017 American Community Survey.
It what is probably the most simple analysis we run each year, we ranked every place in Alaska from biggest to smallest. The biggest city this year? That would be Anchorage.
The smallest? Salamatof, although there are places smaller than 1,000 people not listed here, so keep that in mind as we take a look at the top ten.
We hope that you find the big city, or really any city, that's right for you. Below is a list of the rest of the biggest cities along with every other place in Alaska.
Have fun snacking around in the Last Frontier!
For more reading on Alaska, check out:
Rank | City | Current Population | 2010 | Growth | |||||
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1 | Anchorage | 292,090 | 284,267 | 2.8% | |||||
2 | Juneau | 32,099 | 30,975 | 3.6% | |||||
3 | Fairbanks | 31,427 | 31,178 | 0.8% | |||||
4 | Badger | 19,434 | 18,146 | 7.1% | |||||
5 | Knik-Fairview | 17,682 | 12,234 | 44.5% | |||||
6 | College | 12,734 | 13,269 | -4.0% | |||||
7 | Wasilla | 10,469 | 7,488 | 39.8% | |||||
8 | Tanaina | 10,449 | 8,637 | 21.0% | |||||
9 | Lakes | 10,206 | 9,125 | 11.8% | |||||
10 | Sitka | 8,569 | 8,894 | -3.7% | |||||
11 | Kalifornsky | 8,395 | 7,478 | 12.3% | |||||
12 | Meadow Lakes | 8,307 | 6,634 | 25.2% | |||||
13 | Ketchikan | 8,230 | 7,994 | 3.0% | |||||
14 | Kenai | 7,799 | 7,004 | 11.4% | |||||
15 | Steele Creek | 7,365 | 6,332 | 16.3% | |||||
16 | Palmer | 7,359 | 5,762 | 27.7% | |||||
17 | Bethel | 6,548 | 5,971 | 9.7% | |||||
18 | Kodiak | 5,983 | 6,023 | -0.7% | |||||
19 | Gateway | 5,965 | 5,518 | 8.1% | |||||
20 | Chena Ridge | 5,863 | 5,625 | 4.2% | |||||
21 | Homer | 5,830 | 4,969 | 17.3% | |||||
22 | Sterling | 5,150 | 5,308 | -3.0% | |||||
23 | Farmers Loop | 5,089 | 3,938 | 29.2% | |||||
24 | Fishhook | 4,759 | 4,738 | 0.4% | |||||
25 | Unalaska | 4,758 | 4,485 | 6.1% | |||||
26 | Soldotna | 4,705 | 4,052 | 16.1% | |||||
27 | Barrow | 4,383 | 4,139 | 5.9% | |||||
28 | Nikiski | 4,324 | 4,724 | -8.5% | |||||
29 | Butte | 3,888 | 3,521 | 10.4% | |||||
30 | Nome | 3,869 | 3,519 | 9.9% | |||||
31 | Valdez | 3,865 | 3,936 | -1.8% | |||||
32 | Eielson Afb | 3,388 | 4,198 | -19.3% | |||||
33 | Goldstream | 3,315 | 3,196 | 3.7% | |||||
34 | Kotzebue | 3,283 | 3,178 | 3.3% | |||||
35 | North Pole | 2,969 | 2,499 | 18.8% | |||||
36 | Seward | 2,812 | 2,621 | 7.3% | |||||
37 | Big Lake | 2,769 | 3,250 | -14.8% | |||||
38 | Farm Loop | 2,637 | 1,104 | 138.9% | |||||
39 | Ridgeway | 2,631 | 2,366 | 11.2% | |||||
40 | Wrangell | 2,510 | 2,338 | 7.4% | |||||
41 | Cordova | 2,248 | 2,491 | -9.8% | |||||
42 | Anchor Point | 2,247 | 2,099 | 7.1% | |||||
43 | Ester | 2,174 | 1,956 | 11.1% | |||||
44 | Deltana | 2,131 | 1,760 | 21.1% | |||||
45 | Dillingham | 2,065 | 2,208 | -6.5% | |||||
46 | Fritz Creek | 2,034 | 1,729 | 17.6% | |||||
47 | Willow | 1,956 | 1,861 | 5.1% | |||||
48 | Houston | 1,952 | 1,664 | 17.3% | |||||
49 | Haines | 1,905 | 1,307 | 45.8% | |||||
50 | Kodiak Station | 1,789 | 1,585 | 12.9% | |||||
51 | Lazy Mountain | 1,644 | 974 | 68.8% | |||||
52 | Metlakatla | 1,582 | 1,427 | 10.9% | |||||
53 | Cohoe | 1,469 | 919 | 59.8% | |||||
54 | Prudhoe Bay | 1,416 | 0 | nan% | |||||
55 | Sutton-Alpine | 1,343 | 1,352 | -0.7% | |||||
56 | Funny River | 1,340 | 608 | 120.4% | |||||
57 | Diamond Ridge | 1,336 | 1,007 | 32.7% | |||||
58 | Point Mackenzie | 1,323 | 230 | 475.2% | |||||
59 | Bear Creek | 1,287 | 3,053 | -57.8% | |||||
60 | Susitna North | 1,271 | 1,564 | -18.7% | |||||
61 | Kotlik | 1,252 | 581 | 115.5% | |||||
62 | Tok | 1,214 | 1,381 | -12.1% | |||||
63 | Craig | 1,206 | 1,341 | -10.1% | |||||
64 | Talkeetna | 1,199 | 541 | 121.6% | |||||
65 | Skagway | 1,191 | 1,104 | 7.9% | |||||
66 | Sand Point | 1,186 | 1,329 | -10.8% | |||||
67 | Delta Junction | 1,182 | 1,027 | 15.1% | |||||
68 | King Cove | 1,147 | 702 | 63.4% | |||||
69 | Healy | 1,096 | 492 | 122.8% | |||||
70 | Emmonak | 1,065 | 830 | 28.3% | |||||
71 | Alakanuk | 1,063 | 504 | 110.9% | |||||
72 | Mountain Village | 1,055 | 765 | 37.9% | |||||
73 | Salamatof | 1,025 | 996 | 2.9% | |||||
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