Blank map of Alaska by borough
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Mapsfera · data US Census Bureau
Alaska on the map
Alaska has 19 boroughs and 11 census areas; only 14 states have fewer. The largest is Yukon-Koyukuk, with 145,767 sq mi of land, and the smallest is Skagway, with 443 sq mi: Yukon-Koyukuk is about 329 times bigger.
The state capital, Juneau, is merged with its borough: Juneau City and Borough. The capital version marks it on the map.
Anchorage Municipality is the most populous, with 287,155 people in 2025, or 39% of the state. The least populous is Yakutat, with 672. Since 2020, Matanuska-Susitna has grown the fastest (+10.8%) and Skagway has lost the most (−11.0%).
Alaska has no counties. It has boroughs, which govern like counties, and the rest of the state, the Unorganized Borough, which the Census splits into census areas. The Aleutians west of the Islands of Four Mountains, out to Attu, are shown in an inset at the bottom, out of place and at a different scale.
What each borough borders
Yukon-Koyukuk borders the most boroughs in the state: 9 (Bethel, Denali, Fairbanks North Star, Kusilvak, Matanuska-Susitna, Nome, North Slope, Northwest Arctic, and Southeast Fairbanks). Aleutians West borders no other borough: it is surrounded by water.
Alaska borders no other state.
13 boroughs border Canada: Copper River, Haines, Hoonah-Angoon, Juneau, Ketchikan Gateway, North Slope, Petersburg, Prince of Wales-Hyder, Skagway, Southeast Fairbanks, Wrangell, Yakutat, and Yukon-Koyukuk.
25 boroughs are on the coast. 2 boroughs are fully inland, with no coast and no border with another state or country.
Number key
Numbers follow alphabetical order, from 1 (Aleutians East) to 30 (Yukon-Koyukuk). Bristol Bay and Skagway are too small for a number on Letter or A4 but keep their number in the table; Tabloid and A3 fit more. Area is land area, without lakes or sea, and population is the Census estimate for July 1, 2025; “Borders” counts neighboring boroughs in the same state.
| No. | Borough | Land area | Population (2025) | Borders |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleutians East | 6,985 sq mi | 3,479 | 1 |
| 2 | Aleutians West | 4,387 sq mi | 5,240 | 0 |
| 3 | Anchorage | 1,707 sq mi | 287,155 | 3 |
| 4 | Bethel | 40,655 sq mi | 18,391 | 6 |
| 5 | Bristol Bay | 481 sq mi | 847 | 1 |
| 6 | Chugach | 9,574 sq mi | 6,553 | 5 |
| 7 | Copper River | 24,647 sq mi | 2,666 | 4 |
| 8 | Denali | 12,640 sq mi | 1,616 | 4 |
| 9 | Dillingham | 18,353 sq mi | 4,483 | 2 |
| 10 | Fairbanks North Star | 7,335 sq mi | 93,972 | 3 |
| 11 | Haines | 2,335 sq mi | 2,068 | 3 |
| 12 | Hoonah-Angoon | 6,560 sq mi | 2,271 | 5 |
| 13 | Juneau | 2,703 sq mi | 31,609 | 2 |
| 14 | Kenai Peninsula | 16,018 sq mi | 61,951 | 6 |
| 15 | Ketchikan Gateway | 4,857 sq mi | 13,549 | 2 |
| 16 | Kodiak Island | 6,689 sq mi | 12,387 | 2 |
| 17 | Kusilvak | 17,151 sq mi | 7,932 | 3 |
| 18 | Lake and Peninsula | 23,897 sq mi | 1,357 | 6 |
| 19 | Matanuska-Susitna | 24,707 sq mi | 118,666 | 8 |
| 20 | Nome | 22,970 sq mi | 9,830 | 3 |
| 21 | North Slope | 88,793 sq mi | 10,582 | 2 |
| 22 | Northwest Arctic | 35,672 sq mi | 7,095 | 3 |
| 23 | Petersburg | 2,901 sq mi | 3,394 | 3 |
| 24 | Prince of Wales-Hyder | 5,268 sq mi | 5,777 | 3 |
| 25 | Sitka | 2,870 sq mi | 8,319 | 2 |
| 26 | Skagway | 443 sq mi | 1,104 | 1 |
| 27 | Southeast Fairbanks | 24,839 sq mi | 7,270 | 5 |
| 28 | Wrangell | 2,556 sq mi | 2,007 | 2 |
| 29 | Yakutat | 7,628 sq mi | 672 | 3 |
| 30 | Yukon-Koyukuk | 145,767 sq mi | 5,028 | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many boroughs does Alaska have?
19 boroughs and 11 census areas. Only 14 states have fewer.
What is the largest borough in Alaska?
Yukon-Koyukuk, with 145,767 sq mi of land. The smallest is Skagway, with 443 sq mi.
What is the most populous borough in Alaska?
Anchorage Municipality, with an estimated 287,155 people in 2025, or 39% of the state.
What borough is Juneau in?
The state capital, Juneau, is merged with its borough: Juneau City and Borough.
Which Alaska boroughs border Canada?
13 boroughs: Copper River, Haines, Hoonah-Angoon, Juneau, Ketchikan Gateway, North Slope, Petersburg, Prince of Wales-Hyder, Skagway, Southeast Fairbanks, Wrangell, Yakutat, and Yukon-Koyukuk.
What are Alaska’s boroughs and census areas?
Boroughs are Alaska’s counties: they have their own government, and some are merged with their city (Juneau, Sitka, Anchorage). More than half of Alaska is in no borough at all: it is the Unorganized Borough, which the Census splits into census areas for its statistics only.
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Choose Letter in “Paper size” and click “Download PDF”. In the print window, pick Letter paper and 100% scale (“Actual size”). For a bigger map, choose Tabloid (11 × 17 in) or A3.
What order are the numbers in?
Alphabetical, from 1 to the last one. That makes the key easy to follow when you grade, and it’s the same key the worksheet’s answer page uses.
Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files 2025, counties at 1:500,000 (public domain)
- Land and water area: U.S. Census Bureau (TIGER/Line and 2025 Gazetteer); population: Vintage 2025 estimates (July 1, 2025)
- State capital: Natural Earth, Populated Places (public domain); which counties it spans, Census places
- Neighbors, coastline and borders: calculated from those boundaries (and checked against the Census county adjacency file)