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Highest unemployment, Alaska counties · 2020

Alaska counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2020 ACS). This list covers the 30 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 30 is 8.3%.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS –

01Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,93222.6%–

02Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,35718.3%–

03Nome Census Area, AKAK9,83018.1%–

04Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,39117.5%–

05Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09516.0%–

06Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,02815.0%–

07Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,48311.6%–

08Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,27110.8%–

09Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,27010.5%–

10Skagway, AKAK1,10410.0%–

11Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6669.9%–

12North Slope, AKAK10,5829.8%–

13Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,7779.7%–

14Haines, AKAK2,0689.0%–

15Yakutat, AKAK6728.3%–

16Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,9518.0%–

17Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,9727.1%–

18Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3876.2%–

19Wrangell, AKAK2,0076.0%–

20Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,6665.6%–

21Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5495.6%–

22Sitka, AKAK8,3195.4%–

23Anchorage, AKAK287,1555.2%–

24Juneau, AKAK31,6094.4%–

25Petersburg, AKAK3,3944.3%–

26Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2404.0%–

27Bristol Bay, AKAK8473.8%–

28Denali, AKAK1,6163.7%–

29Aleutians East, AKAK3,4793.6%–

30Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,5532.8%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS