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Lowest median household income, Alaska counties · 1990

Alaska counties with the lowest median household income in the 1990 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. This list covers the 20 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 20 is $40,745.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS –

01Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,028$23,945–

02Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,357$25,231–

03Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,391$25,402–

04Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,483$28,779–

05Nome Census Area, AKAK9,830$30,144–

06Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,270$30,222–

07Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,095$33,313–

08Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,240$35,187–

09Haines, AKAK2,068$36,048–

10Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,972$37,468–

11Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,666$40,745–

12Aleutians East, AKAK3,479$42,384–

13Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,951$42,403–

14Sitka, AKAK8,319$43,337–

15Anchorage, AKAK287,155$43,946–

16Kodiak Island, AKAK12,387$44,815–

17Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,549$45,172–

18Juneau, AKAK31,609$47,924–

19North Slope, AKAK10,582$50,473–

20Bristol Bay, AKAK847$51,112–

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