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Highest poverty rate, Alaska counties · 2020

Alaska counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2020 ACS). This list covers the 30 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,93237.9%–

02Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,39128.6%+8.0 pts

03Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,02823.7%−0.2 pts

04Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09523.2%+5.8 pts

05Nome Census Area, AKAK9,83022.4%+5.0 pts

06Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,77718.4%–

07Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,48317.6%−3.8 pts

08Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,35715.5%−3.4 pts

09Denali, AKAK1,61614.1%+6.2 pts

10Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,95112.7%+2.6 pts

11Haines, AKAK2,06812.6%+2.0 pts

12Aleutians East, AKAK3,47912.2%−9.6 pts

13Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,66610.3%−0.7 pts

14Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,27010.1%−8.8 pts

15Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,2719.4%–

16North Slope, AKAK10,5829.4%+0.3 pts

17Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,6669.3%–

18Anchorage, AKAK287,1558.8%+1.5 pts

19Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5498.8%+2.3 pts

20Wrangell, AKAK2,0078.0%–

21Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2407.6%−4.3 pts

22Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3877.3%+0.8 pts

23Juneau, AKAK31,6096.9%+1.0 pts

24Yakutat, AKAK6726.7%−6.8 pts

25Sitka, AKAK8,3196.6%−1.2 pts

26Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,9726.5%−1.2 pts

27Skagway, AKAK1,1045.8%–

28Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,5535.2%–

29Bristol Bay, AKAK8475.0%−4.4 pts

30Petersburg, AKAK3,3944.9%–

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