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Youngest by median age, Alaska counties · 2020

Alaska counties with the youngest median age (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

01Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,93223.7–

02Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,39127.6+9%

03Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09528.0+17%

04Nome Census Area, AKAK9,83029.8+8%

05Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,48331.3+8%

06Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,35732.1+10%

07Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97232.6+11%

08North Slope, AKAK10,58233.4+24%

09Anchorage, AKAK287,15535.2+9%

10Kodiak Island, AKAK12,38735.2+11%

11Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,66636.3+6%

12Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,55337.7–

13Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,02837.9+22%

14Juneau, AKAK31,60938.5+9%

15Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,24038.7+7%

16Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,27039.6+18%

17Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,54939.9+11%

18Sitka, AKAK8,31940.1+14%

19Skagway, AKAK1,10440.7–

20Aleutians East, AKAK3,47940.8+10%

21Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,77741.3–

22Bristol Bay, AKAK84741.4+15%

23Petersburg, AKAK3,39442.1–

24Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,95142.3+17%

25Denali, AKAK1,61643.0+14%

26Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,66644.6–

27Yakutat, AKAK67244.8+20%

28Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,27147.4–

29Wrangell, AKAK2,00748.5–

30Haines, AKAK2,06848.6+19%

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