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Lowest poverty rate, Alaska counties

Alaska counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 30 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Haines, AKAK2,0685.4%−49%

02Skagway, AKAK1,1045.9%–

03Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,5535.9%–

04Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,9726.1%−21%

05Petersburg, AKAK3,3947.0%–

06Sitka, AKAK8,3197.5%−4%

07Denali, AKAK1,6168.3%+5%

08Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5498.7%+34%

09Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3878.7%+33%

10Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,6668.7%–

11Juneau, AKAK31,6098.9%+49%

12Anchorage, AKAK287,1558.9%+22%

13Bristol Bay, AKAK8479.3%−2%

14Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,66610.0%−9%

15North Slope, AKAK10,58211.1%+22%

16Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,24011.3%−5%

17Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,95111.8%+18%

18Yakutat, AKAK67211.9%−12%

19Wrangell, AKAK2,00712.1%–

20Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,77712.7%–

21Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,27012.7%−33%

22Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,35712.8%−32%

23Aleutians East, AKAK3,47913.2%−39%

24Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,27114.2%–

25Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,02816.0%−33%

26Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09517.9%+3%

27Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,48319.5%−9%

28Nome Census Area, AKAK9,83021.5%+23%

29Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,39125.6%+24%

30Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,93232.4%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES