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Youngest by median age, Alaska counties

Alaska counties with the youngest median age (2024 ACS). This list covers the 30 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 30 is 39.7. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Bristol Bay, AK, up 7 places to #15.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN AGEVS 2000

01Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,93223.6–

02▲1Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09528.8+21%

03▼1Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,39129.0+15%

04Nome Census Area, AKAK9,83029.4+7%

05Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,48331.7+10%

06▲1Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97232.5+10%

07▼1Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,35733.7+15%

08North Slope, AKAK10,58235.0+30%

09▲1Kodiak Island, AKAK12,38735.1+11%

10▼1Anchorage, AKAK287,15535.2+9%

11Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,66636.7+8%

12▲1Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,02837.8+22%

13▼1Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,55337.9–

14▲2Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,27038.1+13%

15▲7Bristol Bay, AKAK84739.7+10%

16▲2Sitka, AKAK8,31939.7+13%

17▼3Juneau, AKAK31,60940.0+13%

18▼3Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,24040.1+11%

19▲1Aleutians East, AKAK3,47940.8+10%

20▼3Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,54941.0+14%

21▼2Skagway, AKAK1,10441.2–

22▲2Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,95141.4+14%

23▼2Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,77743.4–

24▲3Yakutat, AKAK67243.7+17%

25Denali, AKAK1,61644.0+17%

26▼3Petersburg, AKAK3,39445.7–

27▲2Wrangell, AKAK2,00748.1–

28▼2Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,66648.9–

29▼1Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,27150.0–

30Haines, AKAK2,06850.9+25%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES