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Lowest median household income, Alaska counties · 2020

Alaska counties with the lowest median household income in the 2023 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. This list covers the 30 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS 2000

01Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,932$37,358–

02Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,028$41,728+46%

03Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,357$48,750+34%

04Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,777$54,018–

05Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,391$54,400+52%

06Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,483$57,436+33%

07Wrangell, AKAK2,007$58,438–

08Yakutat, AKAK672$59,517+27%

09Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,271$59,926–

10Nome Census Area, AKAK9,830$62,843+52%

11Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,095$63,750+39%

12Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,666$64,745–

13Haines, AKAK2,068$65,014+59%

14Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,270$66,941+73%

15Petersburg, AKAK3,394$68,667–

16Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,951$69,245+49%

17Skagway, AKAK1,104$71,875–

18Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,549$74,678+45%

19Aleutians East, AKAK3,479$75,833+58%

20Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,666$76,118+49%

21Denali, AKAK1,616$76,364+42%

22Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,972$76,464+56%

23North Slope, AKAK10,582$79,083+25%

24Kodiak Island, AKAK12,387$79,173+45%

25Bristol Bay, AKAK847$79,808+53%

26Sitka, AKAK8,319$81,708+57%

27Anchorage, AKAK287,155$84,813+53%

28Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,240$87,443+42%

29Juneau, AKAK31,609$88,077+42%

30Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,553$90,776–

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