Anchorage County
Medium metro
FIPS 02020
Profiled Cities (1)
People
287.2K
Population
Census 2025 Est.168.2/sq mi
Density
Census 2025 Est.-1.3%
Growth 2020–25
Census 2020–2025$103K
Median HH Income
ACS 2024 5-yr35.2
Median Age
ACS 2024 5-yr94.1%
Bachelor's+
ACS 2024 5-yr8.9%
Poverty Rate
SAIPE 20249.9%
Uninsured
ACS 2024 5-yr63.9%
Owner-Occupied
ACS 2024 5-yr12.6%
Disability
ACS 2024 5-yr9.5%
Hispanic
ACS 2024 5-yr54.2%
Non-Hisp. White
ACS 2024 5-yr4.8%
Non-Hisp. Black
ACS 2024 5-yrMigration
IRS Statistics of Income county migration. Measures tax filer movement, not Census population counts.
14.1K
Inflow (people)
IRS SOI 2022–2316.5K
Outflow (people)
IRS SOI 2022–23-2,372
Net Migration
IRS SOI 2022–23Economy
3.9%
Unemployment
BLS LAUS 2025149K
Labor Force
BLS LAUS 2025$84K
Per Capita Income
BEA 2024$32.1B
County GDP
BEA 20248.8K
Business Establishments
CBP 2023141.4K
Employees
CBP 2023$10.7B
Annual Payroll
CBP 2023Housing
$396K
Median Home Value
ACS 2024 5-yr$1K
Median Gross Rent
ACS 2024 5-yr17.2K
Owner HH w/ Housing Problems
ACS 2024 5-yr18.6K
Renter HH w/ Housing Problems
ACS 2024 5-yrYes
Housing Stress (USDA)
ACS 2024 5-yrHealth
61st pctile
Social Vulnerability
CDC SVI 202235.0%
Adult Obesity
CDC PLACES 20258.8%
Diabetes
CDC PLACES 202516.1%
Poor Mental Health
CDC PLACES 202514.1%
Current Smoking
CDC PLACES 2025114.0/100K
Primary Care Physicians
HRSA AHRF 2024–253.9/1K
Hospital Beds
HRSA AHRF 2024–25599.7/1K bene
Medicare ER Visits
CMS 2023Environment & Risk
97.4
FEMA Risk Score
FEMA NRI Dec 2025Relatively High
Risk Rating
FEMA NRI Dec 2025Relatively Low
Resilience Rating
FEMA NRI Dec 2025$366.8M
Expected Annual Loss
FEMA NRI Dec 2025—
PM2.5 (EPA EJScreen)
EPA EJScreen 2024—
Diesel PM
EPA EJScreen 20241.2%
EJ Demographic Index
EPA EJScreen 2024Broadband & Food Access
1.0%
Fixed Broadband 100/20 Mbps
FCC 20241.0%
Mobile 5G Coverage
FCC 202428.4%
Low Food Access (pop)
USDA FEA 20190.9%
No-Car Low Food Access (HH)
USDA FEA 2019Land & Climate
1707.1 sq mi
Land Area
TIGER 202433.1°F
Avg Temp (1991–2020)
NOAA 1991–202039.9°F
Avg Max Temp
NOAA 1991–202026.3°F
Avg Min Temp
NOAA 1991–202068.5"
Annual Precip
NOAA 1991–2020County Character
Metro - Counties in metro areas of 250,000 to 1 million population
Rural-Urban Class (RUCC)
TIGER 2024Medium metro
NCHS Urban-Rural Class
TIGER 2024Not industry-dependent
Industry Dependence (USDA)
TIGER 2024Government
Typology Flags
TIGER 2024