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Highest poverty rate, Alaska counties · 2000

Alaska counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 ACS). This list covers the 22 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RELATEDHighest median household income Lowest median household income Highest per-capita income Lowest poverty rate Most residents in poverty Most six-figure households

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 1990

01Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,02823.8%−2.2 pts

02Aleutians East, AKAK3,47921.8%+10.0 pts

03Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,48321.4%−3.2 pts

04Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,39120.6%−9.4 pts

05Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,35718.9%−1.1 pts

06Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,27018.9%+4.7 pts

07Nome Census Area, AKAK9,83017.4%−5.0 pts

08Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09517.4%−1.1 pts

09Yakutat, AKAK67213.5%–

10Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,24011.9%+2.9 pts

11Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,66611.0%+1.6 pts

12Haines, AKAK2,06810.7%+1.5 pts

13Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,95110.0%+2.3 pts

14Bristol Bay, AKAK8479.5%+4.3 pts

15North Slope, AKAK10,5829.1%+0.4 pts

16Denali, AKAK1,6167.9%–

17Sitka, AKAK8,3197.8%+3.0 pts

18Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,9727.8%+0.2 pts

19Anchorage, AKAK287,1557.3%+0.3 pts

20Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3876.6%+1.0 pts

21Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5496.5%+2.3 pts

22Juneau, AKAK31,6096.0%+0.4 pts

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