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Lowest median household income, Alaska counties · 1990

Alaska counties with the lowest median household income in the 2023 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. This list covers the 20 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS 2000

01Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,028$23,945−16%

02Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,357$25,231−31%

03Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,391$25,402−29%

04Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,483$28,779−33%

05Nome Census Area, AKAK9,830$30,144−27%

06Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,270$30,222−22%

07Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,095$33,313−28%

08Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,240$35,187−43%

09Haines, AKAK2,068$36,048−12%

10Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,972$37,468−24%

11Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,666$40,745−20%

12Aleutians East, AKAK3,479$42,384−11%

13Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,951$42,403−9%

14Sitka, AKAK8,319$43,337−17%

15Anchorage, AKAK287,155$43,946−21%

16Kodiak Island, AKAK12,387$44,815−18%

17Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,549$45,172−12%

18Juneau, AKAK31,609$47,924−23%

19North Slope, AKAK10,582$50,473−20%

20Bristol Bay, AKAK847$51,112−2%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES