RANKING · 2024 ACS · 30 SHOWN OF 30

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%−5.2 pts

02Skagway, AKAK1,1045.9%–

03Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,5535.9%–

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

05Petersburg, AKAK3,3947.0%–

06Sitka, AKAK8,3197.5%−0.3 pts

07Denali, AKAK1,6168.3%+0.4 pts

08Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5498.7%+2.2 pts

09Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3878.7%+2.1 pts

10Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,6668.7%–

11Juneau, AKAK31,6098.9%+2.9 pts

12Anchorage, AKAK287,1558.9%+1.6 pts

13Bristol Bay, AKAK8479.3%−0.2 pts

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

15North Slope, AKAK10,58211.1%+2.0 pts

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

17Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,95111.8%+1.8 pts

18Yakutat, AKAK67211.9%−1.7 pts

19Wrangell, AKAK2,00712.1%–

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

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

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

23Aleutians East, AKAK3,47913.2%−8.6 pts

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

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

26Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09517.9%+0.5 pts

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

28Nome 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 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES