List of boroughs and census areas in Alaska

The U.S. state of Alaska is not divided into counties, as are 48 other states, but it is divided into boroughs. (Louisiana is divided into parishes.) Many of the more densely populated parts of Alaska are divided into 16 boroughs, which function somewhat similarly to counties in other states. However, uniquely within the United States, 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.

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.

The links in the column FIPS borough code / FIPS census area code are to the Census Bureau information page for that borough or census area.

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