How many people live in Anchorage Borough, AK?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 289,600 people living in Anchorage Borough, AK. That makes Anchorage Borough the most populous borough or district in Alaska. It is home to 39.3% of people living in the state.
290K
population of Anchorage Borough, AK (2024)
39.3%
County share of the Alaska population (2024)
About 289,600 people lived in Anchorage Borough, AK in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Anchorage Borough, AK’s age demographics?
About 39,500 Anchorage Borough, AK residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 13.6% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 15.2% of Alaska’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 67,000 Anchorage Borough, AK residents, or 23.1% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 24.3% of Alaska’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.
A higher share of Anchorage Borough, AK's population is aged 25–44 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Anchorage Borough, AK’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic Asian residents make up 10.5% of the Anchorage Borough, AK population, higher than the national share of 6.5%. Anchorage Borough, AK also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native (8.8%) than the US overall (0.72%).
In contrast, Anchorage Borough’s Hispanic population accounts for 9.9%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Black or African American population makes up 5.1% of the borough, compared with 12.6% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.
Anchorage Borough, AK has a higher share of a non-Hispanic Asian population than Alaska as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
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