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Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 8,400 people living in Sitka Borough, AK. That makes Sitka Borough the 11th-most populous borough or district in Alaska. It is home to 1.1% of people living in the state.

8.36K

population of Sitka Borough, AK (2024)

1.1%

County share of the Alaska population (2024)

About 8,400 people lived in Sitka Borough, AK in 2024.

Population estimates, 2000–2024

What are Sitka Borough, AK’s age demographics?

About 1,600 Sitka Borough residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 19.4% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 15.2% of Alaska’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 1,500 Sitka Borough residents, or 18.3% 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 lower share of Sitka Borough, AK's population is aged under 18 than the US as a whole.

Population estimates by age group, (2024)

What are Sitka Borough, AK’s racial and ethnic demographics?

Non-Hispanic white residents make up 60.5% of the Sitka Borough, AK population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Sitka Borough, AK also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native (13.6%) than the US overall (0.72%).
In contrast, Sitka Borough’s Hispanic population accounts for 7.1%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Black or African American population makes up 1.3% 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.

Sitka Borough, AK has a higher share of a non-Hispanic white population than Alaska as a whole.

Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)

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