[6] By land area, it is slightly larger than the state of Maine.

The Kotzebue Sound, a significant wildlife area, is a prominent water body within the Northwest Arctic Borough.

[7] Northwest Arctic Borough has backed the national winner all but five times since statehood.

At the 2000 census,[14] there were 7,208 people, 1,780 households and 1,404 families residing in the borough.

16.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.