List of boroughs and census areas in Alaska

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The U.S. state of Alaska is not divided into counties, as are 48 other states. (Louisiana is instead divided into parishes.) Many of the more densely populated parts of the state are divided into 16 boroughs, which function somewhat similarly to counties in other states. However, uniquely, boroughs do not cover the entire land area of the state. The area not part of any borough is referred to as the unorganized borough.

For the 1970 census, the U.S. Census Bureau, in cooperation with the state, divided the unorganized borough into 11 census areas, each roughly corresponding to an election district. However, these areas exist solely for the purposes of statistical analysis and presentation. They have no government of their own.

Some areas in the unorganized borough receive limited public services directly from the Alaska state government, usually law enforcement from the Alaska State Troopers and educational funding.

Anchorage, Juneau, Sitka and Yakutat have consolidated city-borough governments.

Map of Alaska boroughs and census areas

Boroughs and census areas are both treated as county-level equivalents by the Census Bureau.

Current borough seats are given in parentheses, where they exist.

List of 27 boroughs and census areas in the U.S. state of Alaska:

State Abbr. FIPS State Code State
AK

02

Alaska
FIPS Borough Code Borough Name
013 Aleutians East Borough (Sand Point)
020 Municipality of Anchorage
060 Bristol Bay Borough (Naknek)
068 Denali Borough (Healy)
090 Fairbanks North Star Borough (Fairbanks)
100 Haines Borough (Haines)
110 City and Borough of Juneau
122 Kenai Peninsula Borough (Soldotna)
130 Ketchikan Gateway Borough (Ketchikan)
150 Kodiak Island Borough (Kodiak)
164 Lake and Peninsula Borough (King Salmon)
170 Matanuska-Susitna Borough (Palmer)
185 North Slope Borough (Barrow)
188 Northwest Arctic Borough (Kotzebue)
220 City and Borough of Sitka
282 City and Borough of Yakutat
FIPS Census Area Code Census areas in the Unorganized Borough:
016 Aleutians West Census Area
050 Bethel Census Area
070 Dillingham Census Area
180 Nome Census Area
201 Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area
231 Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area
240 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
261 Valdez-Cordova Census Area
270 Wade Hampton Census Area
280 Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area
290 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area

State Abbr.	FIPS State Code	State
AK	02	Alaska
	FIPS Borough Code	Borough Name
	013	Aleutians East Borough (Sand Point)
	020	Municipality of Anchorage
	060	Bristol Bay Borough (Naknek)
	068	Denali Borough (Healy)
	090	Fairbanks North Star Borough (Fairbanks)
	100	Haines Borough (Haines)
	110	City and Borough of Juneau
	122	Kenai Peninsula Borough (Soldotna)
	130	Ketchikan Gateway Borough (Ketchikan)
	150	Kodiak Island Borough (Kodiak)
	164	Lake and Peninsula Borough (King Salmon)
	170	Matanuska-Susitna Borough (Palmer)
	185	North Slope Borough (Barrow)
	188	Northwest Arctic Borough (Kotzebue)
	220	City and Borough of Sitka
	282	City and Borough of Yakutat
	FIPS Census Area Code	Census areas in the Unorganized Borough:
	016	Aleutians West Census Area
	050	Bethel Census Area
	070	Dillingham Census Area
	180	Nome Census Area
	201	Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area
	231	Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area
	240	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
	261	Valdez-Cordova Census Area
	270	Wade Hampton Census Area
	280	Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area
	290	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area

Lists of Counties in the United States
(Parishes in Louisiana; Boroughs and census areas in Alaska)

List of boroughs and census areas in Alaska

See also