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Lowest poverty rate, Alaska counties · 1990

Alaska counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (1990 ACS). This list covers the 20 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS –

01Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5494.2%–

02Sitka, AKAK8,3194.8%–

03Bristol Bay, AKAK8475.1%–

04Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3875.5%–

05Juneau, AKAK31,6095.6%–

06Anchorage, AKAK287,1557.1%–

07Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,9727.6%–

08Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,9517.7%–

09North Slope, AKAK10,5828.7%–

10Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2409.0%–

11Haines, AKAK2,0689.2%–

12Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6669.4%–

13Aleutians East, AKAK3,47911.9%–

14Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,27014.2%–

15Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09518.5%–

16Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,35720.0%–

17Nome Census Area, AKAK9,83022.4%–

18Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,48324.6%–

19Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,02826.0%–

20Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,39130.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS