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Highest labor force participation, Alaska counties

Alaska counties ranked by the share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2024 ACS). This list covers the 30 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020

01Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,24086.4%+3%

02Denali, AKAK1,61678.0%+1%

03Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,35777.7%+10%

04Aleutians East, AKAK3,47977.6%−3%

05North Slope, AKAK10,58274.2%−7%

06Kodiak Island, AKAK12,38774.0%+1%

07Skagway, AKAK1,10474.0%−7%

08Sitka, AKAK8,31970.2%−1%

09Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,55370.2%−2%

10Yakutat, AKAK67270.0%−1%

11Anchorage, AKAK287,15569.8%−2%

12Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97268.5%−4%

13Bristol Bay, AKAK84768.3%−8%

14Juneau, AKAK31,60967.2%−1%

15Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,02866.7%+0%

16Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,54966.3%−3%

17Petersburg, AKAK3,39466.2%+10%

18Nome Census Area, AKAK9,83063.5%−4%

19Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,27162.7%−0%

20Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,39162.1%+0%

21Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,77761.4%−0%

22Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,48360.5%−2%

23Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,66660.3%+1%

24Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,27059.3%−0%

25Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09558.8%−3%

26Haines, AKAK2,06858.1%−2%

27Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,93257.8%+4%

28Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,95156.0%−2%

29Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,66654.5%−10%

30Wrangell, AKAK2,00751.2%−7%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES