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Highest labor force participation, Alaska counties · 2020

Alaska counties ranked by the share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2020 ACS). This list covers the 30 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 30 is 67.8%.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS –

01Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,24084.1%–

02Aleutians East, AKAK3,47980.3%–

03North Slope, AKAK10,58279.7%–

04Skagway, AKAK1,10479.6%–

05Denali, AKAK1,61677.6%–

06Bristol Bay, AKAK84774.4%–

07Kodiak Island, AKAK12,38773.1%–

08Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,55371.5%–

09Sitka, AKAK8,31971.2%–

10Anchorage, AKAK287,15571.2%–

11Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97271.1%–

12Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,35770.8%–

13Yakutat, AKAK67270.5%–

14Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,54968.7%–

15Juneau, AKAK31,60967.8%–

16Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,02866.5%–

17Nome Census Area, AKAK9,83065.8%–

18Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,27163.0%–

19Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,39162.1%–

20Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,48362.1%–

21Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,77761.5%–

22Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09560.9%–

23Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,66660.4%–

24Petersburg, AKAK3,39460.3%–

25Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,66659.7%–

26Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,27059.3%–

27Haines, AKAK2,06859.0%–

28Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,95157.2%–

29Wrangell, AKAK2,00755.3%–

30Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,93255.3%–

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