Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Population 527: a town settled in 1892.
Yakutat’s average trip to work is 6 minutes, against 21 minutes in Alaska’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Among 42 Alaska towns, just one has a lower share of children under 18 than Yakutat. 61% of the land in Yakutat is conserved, against 15% in Alaska’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Tongass National Forest, at 65,200 acres with 60.7 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Yakutat has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 300 in 1880, a low of 165 in 1920, 662 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1890 and 3 maps from 1959 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Yakutat is unincorporated, so Yakutat City and Borough and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Yakutat.
The concentration of trails for Yakutat is 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tongass National Forest | 60.7 mi | 65,200 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. Its public schools are run by the Yakutat School District. The 2 public schools in Yakutat teach 95 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yakutat SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 74 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts
On expected storm and flood damage, Yakutat sits above 88% of U.S. communities. 53% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from earthquakes, followed by avalanches at 32%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical July afternoon high here in the town is 62°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
For adults in Yakutat, the share who worry about having enough food is 19%. Of the 42 Alaska towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Yakutat.
| Yakutat | Typical Alaska town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 69% | 68% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 32% | 35% |
| What stands out | Yakutat | AK |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had a stroke | 4.5% | 3.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.2% | 5.7% |
| More adults with diabetes | 13.3% | 9.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Yakutat; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Yakutat residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Alaska.
4 notable people were born in Yakutat.
Consolidated city-borough in Alaska, United States
The City and Borough of Yakutat (, YAK-ə-tat; Tlingit: Yaakwdáat) is a borough in the state of Alaska. Yakutat was also the name of a former city within the borough. The name in Tlingit is Yaakwdáat (meaning "the place where canoes rest"). It is derived from an Eyak name, diyaʼqudaʼt, and was influenced by the Tlingit word yaakw ("canoe, boat"). The borough covers an area about six times the size of the state of Rhode Island, making it one of the nation's largest counties or county equivalents. As of the 2020 census the population was 657. As of 2010, it was Alaska's least populous borough or census area, and the ninth-least populous county nationwide. The population declined from 808 in 20…
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Yakutat has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
4 notable people were born here, including Byron Mallott and Debra Lekanoff.
