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Lowest median household income, Alaska counties

Alaska counties with the lowest median household income in the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. This list covers the 30 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 30 is $81,136. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Aleutians East, AK, up 13 places to #6.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS 2000

01Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,932$51,471–

02Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,028$55,741+94%

03▲1Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,777$61,156–

04▲5Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,271$61,406–

05▲2Wrangell, AKAK2,007$63,750–

06▲13Aleutians East, AKAK3,479$65,365+37%

07▼4Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,357$65,625+80%

08▲6Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,270$73,882+91%

09▼4Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,391$73,996+107%

10▲5Petersburg, AKAK3,394$75,125–

11▼5Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,483$78,533+82%

12▼2Nome Census Area, AKAK9,830$78,681+91%

13▼1Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,666$79,250–

14▲2Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,951$80,538+74%

15▲6Denali, AKAK1,616$80,781+51%

16▲1Skagway, AKAK1,104$81,136–

17▼6Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,095$84,018+83%

18▼10Yakutat, AKAK672$85,000+82%

19▲5Kodiak Island, AKAK12,387$86,250+58%

20▼7Haines, AKAK2,068$86,927+113%

21▲1Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,972$88,267+80%

22▲8Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,553$90,509–

23▼5Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,549$92,885+81%

24▼4Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,666$94,031+84%

25Bristol Bay, AKAK847$95,625+83%

26▼3North Slope, AKAK10,582$95,694+51%

27▲2Juneau, AKAK31,609$101,661+64%

28▼2Sitka, AKAK8,319$101,727+96%

29▼2Anchorage, AKAK287,155$103,284+86%

30▼2Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,240$135,500+121%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES