RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 30 SHOWN OF 30

Highest Medicaid coverage, Alaska counties · 2020

Alaska counties ranked by the share of people covered by Medicaid or other means-tested public insurance, alone or in combination with other coverage (2020 ACS). This list covers the 30 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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01Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,93263.8%–

02Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,39151.5%–

03Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,48344.1%–

04Nome Census Area, AKAK9,83044.0%–

05Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09543.7%–

06Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,02840.8%–

07Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,35733.6%–

08Haines, AKAK2,06833.5%–

09Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,77727.8%–

10Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,27123.5%–

11Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,66623.0%–

12Wrangell, AKAK2,00722.9%–

13Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,95122.8%–

14Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,27022.5%–

15Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,54921.5%–

16Kodiak Island, AKAK12,38720.7%–

17Petersburg, AKAK3,39419.0%–

18Bristol Bay, AKAK84718.9%–

19Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,66618.9%–

20Anchorage, AKAK287,15518.7%–

21North Slope, AKAK10,58217.4%–

22Yakutat, AKAK67216.9%–

23Juneau, AKAK31,60915.4%–

24Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97215.0%–

25Aleutians East, AKAK3,47914.5%–

26Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,55314.3%–

27Sitka, AKAK8,31911.9%–

28Skagway, AKAK1,10411.3%–

29Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,24011.1%–

30Denali, AKAK1,6164.6%–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS