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Highest poverty rate, Alaska counties · 1990

Alaska counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (1990 ACS). This list covers the 20 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS –

01Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,39130.0%–

02Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,02826.0%–

03Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,48324.6%–

04Nome Census Area, AKAK9,83022.4%–

05Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,35720.0%–

06Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09518.5%–

07Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,27014.2%–

08Aleutians East, AKAK3,47911.9%–

09Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6669.4%–

10Haines, AKAK2,0689.2%–

11Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2409.0%–

12North Slope, AKAK10,5828.7%–

13Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,9517.7%–

14Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,9727.6%–

15Anchorage, AKAK287,1557.1%–

16Juneau, AKAK31,6095.6%–

17Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3875.5%–

18Bristol Bay, AKAK8475.1%–

19Sitka, AKAK8,3194.8%–

20Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5494.2%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS