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Oldest by median age, Alaska counties · 2020

Alaska counties ranked by median age of residents (2020 ACS). This list covers the 30 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 30 is 39.6.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN AGEVS 2000

01Haines, AKAK2,06848.6+19%

02Wrangell, AKAK2,00748.5–

03Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,27147.4–

04Yakutat, AKAK67244.8+20%

05Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,66644.6–

06Denali, AKAK1,61643.0+14%

07Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,95142.3+17%

08Petersburg, AKAK3,39442.1–

09Bristol Bay, AKAK84741.4+15%

10Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,77741.3–

11Aleutians East, AKAK3,47940.8+10%

12Skagway, AKAK1,10440.7–

13Sitka, AKAK8,31940.1+14%

14Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,54939.9+11%

15Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,27039.6+18%

16Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,24038.7+7%

17Juneau, AKAK31,60938.5+9%

18Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,02837.9+22%

19Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,55337.7–

20Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,66636.3+6%

21Anchorage, AKAK287,15535.2+9%

22Kodiak Island, AKAK12,38735.2+11%

23North Slope, AKAK10,58233.4+24%

24Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97232.6+11%

25Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,35732.1+10%

26Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,48331.3+8%

27Nome Census Area, AKAK9,83029.8+8%

28Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09528.0+17%

29Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,39127.6+9%

30Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,93223.7–

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