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Lowest poverty rate, Alaska counties · 2000

Alaska counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 ACS). This list covers the 22 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 1990

01Juneau, AKAK31,6096.0%+7%

02Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5496.5%+55%

03Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3876.6%+19%

04Anchorage, AKAK287,1557.3%+4%

05Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,9727.8%+3%

06Sitka, AKAK8,3197.8%+62%

07Denali, AKAK1,6167.9%–

08North Slope, AKAK10,5829.1%+5%

09Bristol Bay, AKAK8479.5%+84%

10Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,95110.0%+30%

11Haines, AKAK2,06810.7%+16%

12Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,66611.0%+17%

13Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,24011.9%+33%

14Yakutat, AKAK67213.5%–

15Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09517.4%−6%

16Nome Census Area, AKAK9,83017.4%−22%

17Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,27018.9%+33%

18Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,35718.9%−6%

19Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,39120.6%−31%

20Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,48321.4%−13%

21Aleutians East, AKAK3,47921.8%+84%

22Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,02823.8%−8%

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