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Where are people moving in Alaska?

Lake and Peninsula Borough (24.3 per 1,000 residents), Denali Borough (12.4 per 1,000 residents) and Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area (8.3 per 1,000 residents) drew the most people from other U.S. counties for their size in Alaska in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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All 28 ranked Alaska counties

Alaska counties ranked by net domestic migration per 1,000 residents
RankCountyPer 1,000 residents, 2025Net movers 2025Residents
1Lake and Peninsula Borough24.3+331,357
2Denali Borough12.4+201,616
3Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area8.3+485,777
4Skagway Municipality8.2+91,104
5Matanuska-Susitna Borough7.4+884118,666
6Kenai Peninsula Borough6.0+37161,951
7Haines Borough1.5+32,068
8Southeast Fairbanks Census Area−3.3−247,270
9Juneau City and Borough−4.7−14931,609
10Chugach Census Area−6.3−416,553
11Copper River Census Area−6.4−172,666
12Nome Census Area−7.5−749,830
13Hoonah-Angoon Census Area−8.4−192,271
14Wrangell City and Borough−8.5−172,007
15Anchorage Municipality−9.5−2,717287,155
16Petersburg Borough−9.7−333,394
17Aleutians West Census Area−9.9−525,240
18North Slope Borough−10.6−11210,582
19Ketchikan Gateway Borough−10.8−14613,549
20Kodiak Island Borough−11.5−14312,387
21Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area−11.7−595,028
22Bethel Census Area−12.5−22918,391
23Sitka City and Borough−12.9−1078,319
24Fairbanks North Star Borough−15.4−1,44793,972
25Aleutians East Borough−16.4−573,479
26Northwest Arctic Borough−16.5−1177,095
27Kusilvak Census Area−21.3−1697,932
28Dillingham Census Area−29.0−1304,483

2 of 30 Alaska counties are not ranked on this measure.

How this is ranked

Net domestic migration from the Census Bureau's population estimates for 2025: people who moved in from other U.S. counties minus people who moved out, per 1,000 residents. Moves from and to other countries are not included. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2025). Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Which county in Alaska gains the most people from other counties?

Lake and Peninsula Borough: 24.3 per 1,000 residents, ahead of Denali Borough (12.4 per 1,000 residents) and Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area (8.3 per 1,000 residents), of 28 Alaska counties ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

Net domestic migration from the Census Bureau's population estimates for 2025: people who moved in from other U.S. counties minus people who moved out, per 1,000 residents. Moves from and to other countries are not included. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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