Chugach Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska, United States.

On January 2, 2019, it was split from the Valdez–Cordova Census Area (of which it claims to be the successor), along with neighboring Copper River Census Area.

As of the 2020 census, the census area had a population of 7,102; its largest communities are the cities of Valdez and Cordova.

5,095 residents (76.2%) were reported as White alone (4,929/73.7% non-Hispanic white), 35 (0.5%) as Black, 637 (9.5%) as American Indian or Alaska Native, 343 (5.1%) as Asian, 41 (0.6%) as Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 41 (0.6%) as some other race, and 492 (7.4%) as two or more races.

296 people (4.4%) were Hispanic or Latino (they may be of any of the above racial categories).