Before we dive into this alphabetical list of counties in Alaska A-Z, let’s discuss boroughs and census areas. Alaska is one of two states that does not call its administrative subdivisions counties—they’re called boroughs and census areas. But for simplicity’s sake, we’ve called them counties in this list, which covers questions like “What are counties in Alaska called?” and “How many counties are in Alaska?” and “Is there an alphabetical list of boroughs in Alaska?” Keep reading to learn everything you can about the boroughs and census areas in Alaska.
A
Aleutians East Borough
Aleutians West Census Area
Anchorage Municipality
B
Bethel Census Area
Bristol Bay Borough
C
D
Denali Borough
Dillingham Census Area
E
F
Fairbanks North Star Borough
G
H
Haines Borough
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area
I
J
Juneau City and Borough
K
Kenai Peninsula Borough
Ketchikan Gateway Borough
Kodiak Island Borough
Kusilvak Census Area (formerly known as Wade Hampton Census Area)
L
Lake and Peninsula Borough
M
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
N
Nome Census Area
North Slope Borough
Northwest Arctic Borough
O
P
Petersburg Borough
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area
Q
R
S
Sitka City and Borough
Skagway Municipality
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
T
U
V
Valdez-Cordova Census Area
W
Wrangell City and Borough
X
Y
Yakutat City and Borough
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Z
Boroughs and census areas
There are 19 organized boroughs and one census area (unorganized borough) in Alaska. Alaska does not have counties.
Neither, Alaska has boroughs.
Alaska could fit up to 19 states inside its land mass.