List of cities in Alaska

[3] Alaska's incorporated cities cover only 2.1% of the territory's land mass but are home to 69.92% of its population.

[2] The majority of the incorporated land mass consists of the four unified municipalities, each over 1,700 square miles (4,400 km2) in size.

Unified home rule cities (and other boroughs) also have the duty to collect municipal property and sales tax for use in their jurisdiction.

Home rule cities occur when a community establishes a commission to draft a charter, which is then ratified by voters at an election.

Title 29 of the Alaska Statutes, which covers municipal government, requires that a community must have at least 400 permanent residents to incorporate as a home rule or first class city.