RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 22 SHOWN OF 22

Largest senior population, Alaska counties · 2000

Alaska counties home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 2000. Ranked by number of people, not the senior share. This list covers the 22 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS 65 AND OVERVS 1990

01Anchorage, AKAK287,15514,242+76%

02Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,9723,845+55%

03Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,9513,649+81%

04Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6663,500+88%

05Juneau, AKAK31,6091,868+35%

06Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5491,109+19%

07Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,391831+25%

08Sitka, AKAK8,319744+58%

09Kodiak Island, AKAK12,387673+51%

10Nome Census Area, AKAK9,830540+27%

11Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,028478+26%

12Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,270375+67%

13Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,095359+27%

14North Slope, AKAK10,582308+61%

15Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,483282+38%

16Haines, AKAK2,068250+40%

17Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,240125+76%

18Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,35799+9%

19Aleutians East, AKAK3,47971+48%

20Denali, AKAK1,61658–

21Bristol Bay, AKAK84748+37%

22Yakutat, AKAK67243–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS