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Highest unemployment, Alaska counties

Alaska counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 30 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,93219.8%−2.7 pts

02Nome Census Area, AKAK9,83016.9%−1.2 pts

03Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09516.7%+0.7 pts

04Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,39115.9%−1.6 pts

05Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,27115.8%+5.0 pts

06Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,48310.5%−1.1 pts

07Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,5539.5%+6.7 pts

08Skagway, AKAK1,1049.1%−0.8 pts

09Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3578.6%−9.7 pts

10Aleutians East, AKAK3,4798.4%+4.8 pts

11Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,7777.7%−2.0 pts

12North Slope, AKAK10,5827.6%−2.2 pts

13Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,9517.0%−1.0 pts

14Sitka, AKAK8,3196.8%+1.4 pts

15Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,2706.5%−4.1 pts

16Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6665.8%−4.1 pts

17Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,0285.4%−9.6 pts

18Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,9725.3%−1.8 pts

19Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3875.0%−1.2 pts

20Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,6664.8%−0.8 pts

21Haines, AKAK2,0684.7%−4.4 pts

22Anchorage, AKAK287,1554.6%−0.7 pts

23Bristol Bay, AKAK8474.4%+0.5 pts

24Wrangell, AKAK2,0074.3%−1.7 pts

25Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2404.3%+0.3 pts

26Juneau, AKAK31,6094.0%−0.4 pts

27Petersburg, AKAK3,3943.8%−0.5 pts

28Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5493.1%−2.4 pts

29Denali, AKAK1,6160.9%−2.8 pts

30Yakutat, AKAK6720.9%−7.4 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES