How Alaska Compares

Alaska

35.8 years

National

38.9 years

8.0% below

State Ranking

Rank	State	Value
#46	Nebraska	37.2 years
#47	Oklahoma	37.0 years
#48	North Dakota	35.9 years
#49	Alaska	35.8 years
#50	Texas	35.6 years
#51	District of Columbia	34.9 years
#52	Utah	32.0 years

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Highest Age Counties in Alaska

#	County	Age
1	Haines Borough	50.9 years
2	Hoonah-Angoon Census Area	50.0 years
3	Copper River Census Area	48.9 years
4	Wrangell City and Borough	48.1 years
5	Petersburg Borough	45.7 years
6	Denali Borough	44.0 years
7	Yakutat City and Borough	43.7 years
8	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area	43.4 years
9	Kenai Peninsula Borough	41.4 years
10	Skagway Municipality	41.2 years

Lowest Age Counties in Alaska

#	County	Age
30	Kusilvak Census Area	23.6 years
29	Northwest Arctic Borough	28.8 years
28	Bethel Census Area	29.0 years
27	Nome Census Area	29.4 years
26	Dillingham Census Area	31.7 years
25	Fairbanks North Star Borough	32.5 years
24	Lake and Peninsula Borough	33.7 years
23	North Slope Borough	35.0 years
22	Kodiak Island Borough	35.1 years
21	Anchorage Municipality	35.2 years

Median Age in Alaska

Alaska has a median age of 35.8 years, ranking #49 of 52 among all 52 states and territories. This is 8.0% below the national value of 38.9 years.

Across Alaska's 30 counties, median age ranges from 23.6 years to 50.9 years. The county with the highest value is Haines Borough at 50.9 years.

The median age of the total population.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.