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Population734,821

Males voting age294,462

Females voting age261,021

Median household income$76,688

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Aleutians East Borough3,632

Aleutians West Census Area5,424

Anchorage Municipality289,600

Bethel Census Area18,237

Bristol Bay Borough884

Chugach Census Area6,604

Copper River Census Area2,631

Denali Borough1,621

Dillingham Census Area4,642

Fairbanks North Star Borough94,951

Haines Borough2,104

Hoonah-Angoon Census Area2,312

Juneau City and Borough31,572

Kenai Peninsula Borough61,259

Ketchikan Gateway Borough13,677

Kodiak Island Borough12,654

Kusilvak Census Area7,946

Lake and Peninsula Borough1,315

Matanuska-Susitna Borough117,613

Nome Census Area9,836

North Slope Borough10,663

Northwest Arctic Borough7,134

Petersburg Borough3,436

Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area5,746

Sitka City and Borough8,355

Skagway Municipality1,119

Southeast Fairbanks Census Area7,313

Wrangell City and Borough2,064

Yakutat City and Borough690

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area5,099

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Counties in Alaska

Aleutians East Borough (3,632) · Aleutians West Census Area (5,424) · Anchorage Municipality (289,600) · Bethel Census Area (18,237) · Bristol Bay Borough (884) · Chugach Census Area (6,604) · Copper River Census Area (2,631) · Denali Borough (1,621) · Dillingham Census Area (4,642) · Fairbanks North Star Borough (94,951) · Haines Borough (2,104) · Hoonah-Angoon Census Area (2,312) · Juneau City and Borough (31,572) · Kenai Peninsula Borough (61,259) · Ketchikan Gateway Borough (13,677) · Kodiak Island Borough (12,654) · Kusilvak Census Area (7,946) · Lake and Peninsula Borough (1,315) · Matanuska-Susitna Borough (117,613) · Nome Census Area (9,836) · North Slope Borough (10,663) · Northwest Arctic Borough (7,134) · Petersburg Borough (3,436) · Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area (5,746) · Sitka City and Borough (8,355) · Skagway Municipality (1,119) · Southeast Fairbanks Census Area (7,313) · Wrangell City and Borough (2,064) · Yakutat City and Borough (690) · Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area (5,099)

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