Note: As defined by the US Census Bureau, a city's official boundaries often extend miles beyond the city itself and may even cross county lines. As such, several thousand US cities officially exist in two or more counties (and therefore appear on multiple counties' lists of cities.)
City | Rank | 2024 Pop. | 2020 Pop. | Change | Density (/mi²) | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethel | 1 | 6,279 | 6,329 | -0.21% | 141 | 44.5 | City |
| Tuntutuliak | 2 | 889 | 844 | 4.1% | 8 | 115.9 | CDP |
| Kwethluk | 3 | 772 | 810 | -1.28% | 76 | 10.1 | City |
| Quinhagak | 4 | 742 | 774 | -1.07% | 181 | 4.1 | City |
| Kwigillingok | 5 | 634 | 425 | 3.76% | 27 | 23.8 | CDP |
| Toksook Bay | 6 | 631 | 659 | -1.1% | 22 | 28.7 | City |
| Nunapitchuk | 7 | 573 | 599 | -1.21% | 82 | 7.0 | City |
| Kipnuk | 8 | 561 | 360 | -0.88% | 28 | 20.3 | CDP |
| Aniak | 9 | 488 | 510 | -1.21% | 79 | 6.2 | City |
| Napaskiak | 10 | 488 | 510 | -1.21% | 168 | 2.9 | City |
| Chefornak | 11 | 484 | 506 | -1.22% | 92 | 5.2 | City |
| Tuluksak | 12 | 470 | 269 | 1.51% | 160 | 2.9 | CDP |
| Tununak | 13 | 470 | 338 | 2.17% | 8 | 60.8 | CDP |
| Akiak | 14 | 443 | 463 | -1.12% | 207 | 2.1 | City |
| Eek | 15 | 384 | 402 | -1.29% | 593 | 0.6 | City |
| Akiachak | 16 | 380 | 461 | -4.28% | 54 | 7.0 | CDP |
| Kasigluk | 17 | 359 | 414 | -4.01% | 30 | 11.8 | CDP |
| Napakiak | 18 | 340 | 355 | -1.16% | 169 | 2.0 | City |
| Kongiganak | 19 | 339 | 478 | -2.02% | 26 | 13.3 | CDP |
| Nightmute | 20 | 289 | 303 | -1.36% | 3 | 99.0 | City |
| Lower Kalskag | 21 | 266 | 278 | -1.11% | 214 | 1.2 | City |
| Goodnews Bay | 22 | 249 | 260 | -1.19% | 75 | 3.3 | City |
| Upper Kalskag | 23 | 206 | 216 | -1.44% | 58 | 3.6 | City |
| Mekoryuk | 24 | 198 | 206 | -1% | 28 | 7.1 | City |
| Oscarville | 25 | 103 | 95 | 8.42% | 40 | 2.6 | CDP |
| Chuathbaluk | 26 | 98 | 102 | -1.01% | 22 | 4.5 | City |
| Sleetmute | 27 | 85 | 78 | 7.6% | 1 | 95.6 | CDP |
| Newtok | 28 | 53 | 222 | -28.38% | 40 | 1.3 | CDP |
| Platinum | 29 | 53 | 56 | -1.85% | 1 | 47.3 | City |
| Stony River | 30 | 48 | 39 | 9.09% | 15 | 3.1 | CDP |
| Crooked Creek | 31 | 15 | 57 | -31.82% | 0.00 | 99.8 | CDP |
| Lime Village | 32 | 10 | 13 | 0% | 0.00 | 76.5 | CDP |
| Red Devil | 33 | 7 | 19 | 16.67% | 0.00 | 25.1 | CDP |
Note: City markers shown outside the county boundary mean that a part of the city extends into this county, but is primarily located in an adjacent county.
Bethel is the largest city in Bethel Census Area.
Red Devil is the smallest city in Bethel Census Area.
There are 33 cities in Bethel Census Area, Alaska.