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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. The median across all 30 is 11.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Haines, AK, up 19 places to #1.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01▲19Haines, AKAK2,0685.4%−5.2 pts

02▲2Skagway, AKAK1,1045.9%–

03Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,5535.9%–

04▲1Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,9726.1%−1.7 pts

05▼4Petersburg, AKAK3,3947.0%–

06Sitka, AKAK8,3197.5%−0.3 pts

07▲15Denali, AKAK1,6168.3%+0.4 pts

08▲4Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5498.7%+2.2 pts

09Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3878.7%+2.1 pts

10▲4Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,6668.7%–

11▼3Juneau, AKAK31,6098.9%+2.9 pts

12▲1Anchorage, AKAK287,1558.9%+1.6 pts

13▼11Bristol Bay, AKAK8479.3%−0.2 pts

14▲4Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,66610.0%−1.0 pts

15North Slope, AKAK10,58211.1%+2.0 pts

16▼6Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,24011.3%−0.6 pts

17▲4Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,95111.8%+1.8 pts

18▼11Yakutat, AKAK67211.9%−1.7 pts

19▼8Wrangell, AKAK2,00712.1%–

20▲5Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,77712.7%–

21▼4Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,27012.7%−6.2 pts

22▲1Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,35712.8%−6.1 pts

23▼4Aleutians East, AKAK3,47913.2%−8.6 pts

24▼8Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,27114.2%–

25▲3Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,02816.0%−7.8 pts

26▲1Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09517.9%+0.5 pts

27▼3Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,48319.5%−2.0 pts

28▼2Nome Census Area, AKAK9,83021.5%+4.1 pts

29Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,39125.6%+5.0 pts

30Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,93232.4%–

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