How this list was compiled: Items made on 2026-09-26; names, ids and accepted spellings are Natural Earth's. Licence: public domain (work of the United States government, 17 U.S.C. 105): https://www2.census.gov/geo/pdfs/maps-data/data/tiger/tgrshp2023/TGRSHP2023_TechDoc_Ch1.pdf; public domain (Natural Earth terms of use: https://www.naturalearthdata.com/about/terms-of-use/)
The drawing: Drawn for this site from U.S. Census Bureau 2023 cartographic boundary file cb_2023_us_county_5m (scale 1:5,000,000), https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/GENZ2023/shp/cb_2023_us_county_5m.zip, downloaded 2026-09-19. Surrounding land from Natural Earth 5.1.2, ne_10m_admin_0_countries_lakes (scale 1:10,000,000), https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvkelso/natural-earth-vector/v5.1.2/geojson/ne_10m_admin_0_countries_lakes.geojson, downloaded 2026-09-19. Albers equal-area conic projection, central meridian 154°W, standard parallels 55°N and 65°N. Outlines simplified; small islands are left out. Licence: public domain (work of the United States government, 17 U.S.C. 105): https://www2.census.gov/geo/pdfs/maps-data/data/tiger/tgrshp2023/TGRSHP2023_TechDoc_Ch1.pdf; public domain (Natural Earth terms of use: https://www.naturalearthdata.com/about/terms-of-use/)
How it works
This Alaska outline map shows all 30 boroughs and census areas of Alaska, from Aleutians East to Yukon-Koyukuk, with Juneau, the capital, in the City and Borough of Juneau; with Borders off it prints the plain outline.
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Blank, numbered or named
Blank prints the 30 shapes with nothing written; Numbered puts 1 on Aleutians East and 30 on Yukon-Koyukuk, in alphabetical order; Named prints every name, and Print the answer key gives the list.
Outline map of Alaska with every borough
Alaska has no counties. Its organized boroughs cover part of the state, and the rest, the Unorganized Borough, is split into census areas.
Skagway and Bristol Bay are small enough to carry rings. Draw each line out to the margin and write there.
Questions and answers
How many boroughs and census areas does Alaska have?
Thirty, 19 boroughs and 11 census areas, in the Census Bureau count, from Aleutians East Borough to Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area in alphabetical order.
What borough or census area is Juneau in?
Juneau stands in the City and Borough of Juneau, which is number 13 on the numbered sheet. Have students find it first and write Juneau beside it.
Can you drive to Juneau?
No road links Juneau to the rest of North America; people arrive by air or by sea. It is one of the few state capitals like that.
Which borough or census area of Alaska has the most people?
The Municipality of Anchorage, around Anchorage, has more people than any other borough or census area in Alaska, while the capital, Juneau, is in the City and Borough of Juneau.