RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 27 SHOWN OF 27

Largest senior population, Alaska counties · 2010

Alaska counties home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 2010. Ranked by number of people, not the senior share. This list covers the 27 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 27 is 455.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS 65 AND OVERVS 2000

01Anchorage, AKAK287,15521,139+48%

02Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6667,069+102%

03Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,9726,375+66%

04Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,9516,276+72%

05Juneau, AKAK31,6092,635+41%

06Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5491,367+23%

07Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3911,041+25%

08Sitka, AKAK8,3191,008+35%

09Kodiak Island, AKAK12,387915+36%

10Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,270664+77%

11Nome Census Area, AKAK9,830603+12%

12Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,028569+19%

13Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,777559–

14Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,095455+27%

15Petersburg, AKAK3,394438–

16North Slope, AKAK10,582402+31%

17Wrangell, AKAK2,007374–

18Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,483367+30%

19Haines, AKAK2,068345+38%

20Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,271288–

21Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,240193+54%

22Aleutians East, AKAK3,479155+118%

23Denali, AKAK1,616137+136%

24Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,357127+28%

25Skagway, AKAK1,10488–

26Bristol Bay, AKAK84783+73%

27Yakutat, AKAK67264+49%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS