RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 30 SHOWN OF 30

Largest senior population, Alaska counties · 2020

Alaska counties home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 2020. Ranked by number of people, not the senior share. This list covers the 30 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 30 is 712.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS 65 AND OVERVS 2000

01Anchorage, AKAK287,15536,134+154%

02Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,66614,206+306%

03Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,95111,301+210%

04Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97210,961+185%

05Juneau, AKAK31,6094,633+148%

06Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5492,263+104%

07Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3871,607+139%

08Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3911,539+85%

09Sitka, AKAK8,3191,426+92%

10Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,2701,164+210%

11Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,7771,052–

12Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,553903–

13Nome Census Area, AKAK9,830841+56%

14Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,028796+67%

15Petersburg, AKAK3,394712–

16North Slope, AKAK10,582675+119%

17Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,095576+60%

18Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,271540–

19Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,932540–

20Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,483511+81%

21Haines, AKAK2,068492+97%

22Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,666489–

23Wrangell, AKAK2,007482–

24Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,240303+142%

25Denali, AKAK1,616243+319%

26Aleutians East, AKAK3,479235+231%

27Skagway, AKAK1,104167–

28Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,357137+38%

29Bristol Bay, AKAK847136+183%

30Yakutat, AKAK672121+181%

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