Methodology: We crunched data from the Census department & NOAA to show places & census tracts adjacent to the ocean coast line. This is a novel analysis & for the first time these places & census tracts most likely to be impacted by rising sea levels are available to the public for free.
Click here for other states| No | Place | Number of Ocean Adjacent Census Tracts | Total Population Living In Census Tracts Adjacent to the Ocean | Total Houses In Census Tracts Adjacent to the Ocean | Census tract GEOID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anchorage | 12 | 66,817 | 24,664 | 1400000US02020000300, 1400000US02020001200, 1400000US02020002823, 1400000US02020002900, 1400000US02020000400, 1400000US02020001300, 1400000US02020002711, 1400000US02020000101, 1400000US02020000102, 1400000US02020000500, 1400000US02020002702, 1400000US02020002301 |
| 2 | Juneau | 3 | 14,543 | 6,783 | 1400000US02110000500, 1400000US02110000100, 1400000US02110000600 |
| 3 | Ketchikan | 3 | 11,334 | 5,322 | 1400000US02130000100, 1400000US02130000200, 1400000US02130000300 |
| 4 | Kodiak | 3 | 10,690 | 3,816 | 1400000US02150000300, 1400000US02150000200, 1400000US02150000400 |
| 5 | Cohoe | 1 | 10,112 | 4,995 | 1400000US02122000700 |
| 6 | Kipnuk | 1 | 9,888 | 2,745 | 1400000US02050000100 |
| 7 | Sitka | 2 | 8,943 | 4,119 | 1400000US02220000100, 1400000US02220000200 |
| 8 | Kusilvak Census Area | 1 | 7,914 | 2,193 | 1400000US02158000100 |
| 9 | Kenai | 1 | 7,463 | 3,411 | 1400000US02122000600 |
| 10 | Shishmaref | 1 | 5,883 | 2,197 | 1400000US02180000100 |
| 11 | Point Possession | 1 | 5,863 | 2,552 | 1400000US02122000200 |
| 12 | Wasilla | 1 | 4,872 | 1,661 | 1400000US02170000601 |
| 13 | Bear Creek | 1 | 4,675 | 2,138 | 1400000US02122001300 |
| 14 | Unalaska | 1 | 4,619 | 1,065 | 1400000US02016000200 |
| 15 | Knik-Fairview | 1 | 4,532 | 1,945 | 1400000US02170000604 |
| 16 | Kivalina | 1 | 4,449 | 1,589 | 1400000US02188000100 |
| 17 | Chenega | 1 | 4,434 | 1,915 | 1400000US02261000300 |
| 18 | Barrow | 1 | 4,351 | 1,652 | 1400000US02185000100 |
| 19 | Homer | 1 | 4,242 | 2,189 | 1400000US02122001000 |
| 20 | Nome | 1 | 3,971 | 1,828 | 1400000US02180000200 |
| 21 | Anchor Point | 1 | 3,520 | 2,948 | 1400000US02122000800 |
| 22 | Nelson Lagoon | 1 | 3,304 | 894 | 1400000US02013000100 |
| 23 | Kotzebue | 1 | 3,283 | 1,122 | 1400000US02188000200 |
| 24 | Kupreanof | 1 | 3,221 | 1,738 | 1400000US02195000200 |
| 25 | Fritz Creek | 1 | 3,110 | 1,802 | 1400000US02122001100 |
| 26 | Prudhoe Bay | 1 | 3,056 | 0 | 1400000US02185000300 |
| 27 | Twin Hills | 1 | 2,644 | 1,339 | 1400000US02070000100 |
| 28 | Cordova | 1 | 2,629 | 1,276 | 1400000US02261000200 |
| 29 | Excursion Inlet | 1 | 2,560 | 1,590 | 1400000US02100000100 |
| 30 | Tazlina | 1 | 2,554 | 2,902 | 1400000US02261000100 |
| 31 | Klawock | 1 | 2,513 | 1,099 | 1400000US02198000200 |
| 32 | Wrangell | 1 | 2,387 | 1,499 | 1400000US02275000300 |
| 33 | Saxman | 1 | 2,365 | 898 | 1400000US02130000400 |
| 34 | Dillingham | 1 | 2,335 | 1,083 | 1400000US02070000200 |
| 35 | Big Lake | 1 | 2,274 | 1,796 | 1400000US02170000502 |
| 36 | Point Hope | 1 | 2,260 | 868 | 1400000US02185000200 |
| 37 | Diamond Ridge | 1 | 2,222 | 1,154 | 1400000US02122000900 |
| 38 | Edna Bay | 1 | 2,139 | 1,628 | 1400000US02198000100 |
| 39 | Game Creek | 1 | 2,062 | 1,598 | 1400000US02105000300 |
| 40 | Womens Bay | 1 | 1,885 | 1,075 | 1400000US02150000100 |
| 41 | Metlakatla | 1 | 1,711 | 539 | 1400000US02198940100 |
| 42 | Ugashik | 1 | 1,474 | 1,508 | 1400000US02164000100 |
| 43 | Kodiak Station | 1 | 1,398 | 429 | 1400000US02150000500 |
| 44 | Crown Point | 1 | 1,167 | 858 | 1400000US02122000300 |
| 45 | Adak | 1 | 1,065 | 879 | 1400000US02016000100 |
| 46 | Seldovia Village | 1 | 1,007 | 1,083 | 1400000US02122001200 |
| 47 | Skagway | 1 | 999 | 636 | 1400000US02230000100 |
| 48 | Naknek | 1 | 970 | 917 | 1400000US02060000100 |
| 49 | Petersville | 1 | 744 | 1,894 | 1400000US02170000101 |
| 50 | Yakutat | 1 | 643 | 391 | 1400000US02282000100 |
| 51 | Tyonek | 1 | 400 | 316 | 1400000US02122000100 |