The U.S. state of Alaska is divided into 19 organized boroughs and one Unorganized Borough. Alaska and Louisiana are the only states that do not call their first-order administrative subdivisions counties (Louisiana uses parishes instead).

Why are there no counties in Alaska?

Alaska is not divided into counties but rather into organized and the so-called unorganized borough. ... Use of the term "borough" was a controversial part of Alaska's Constitutional plan and debated at length by the delegates. It was adopted largely to avoid legal and political connotations of the traditional county.

How many counties are in Alaska?

There are 29 county equivalents in Alaska. Most of the land area in Alaska has not been divided into political subdivisions. Boroughs, cities and boroughs, and municipalities are legal entities. Census areas are statistical entities.