Source of underlying map: Wikimedia Commons. This image is in the public domain.
I have visited 4 Boroughs or Census Areas = 15.0% of those in Alaska
Alaska Map
Quick facts about Alaska
Location: See map on the right.
Size(1): 571,951 square miles. Alaska is by far the largest state in the United States. The next smaller state is Texas at less than half its size.
Population(2): 663,661 people. Alaska is the 47th most populous state. The next more populous state is South Dakota and the next less populous state is North Dakota.
Population Density: 1.16 people per square mile. Every other state in the United States has a higher population density than Alaska. The next more densely populated state is Wyoming which has four times more people per square mile.
Bordering States: Alaska does not shares a border with any other states. Its entire border is with Canada.
Admission to the Union: January 3, 1959. Alaska was the 49th state admitted to the Union, after Arizona and before Hawaii.
Alaska is one of only two states that does not have counties. Alaska has boroughs (and Louisiana has Parishes).
It also has one very large Unorganized Borough administered directly by the state that is broken into eleven named Census Areas. The Unorganized Borough, when combined, encompasses the largest "county-equivalent" jurisdiction in the United States at 330,074 square miles.
Juneau City & Borough has no outside road access even though the City of Juneau is part of mainland North America. For more information and an explanation see my Juneau page.
Boroughs in Alaska
Below are listed the 16 Boroughs plus the 11 census areas in the Unorganized Borough in Alaska. Although infrequent, counties sometimes do change so please let me know if any of this information is out of date and I will update it. Those boroughs that I have visited are in bold. If I have a photograph or other item associated with a borough somewhere else on my website, there will also be a link.
North Slope: Largest borough in Alaska and largest "county" in the United States (94,763 square miles -- see note above about the Unorganized Borough though); A Town Named Deadhorse.