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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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RELATEDHighest median household income Lowest median household income Highest per-capita income Highest poverty rate Most residents in poverty Most six-figure households

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 1990

01Juneau, AKAK31,6096.0%+0.4 pts

02Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5496.5%+2.3 pts

03Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3876.6%+1.0 pts

04Anchorage, AKAK287,1557.3%+0.3 pts

05Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,9727.8%+0.2 pts

06Sitka, AKAK8,3197.8%+3.0 pts

07Denali, AKAK1,6167.9%–

08North Slope, AKAK10,5829.1%+0.4 pts

09Bristol Bay, AKAK8479.5%+4.3 pts

10Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,95110.0%+2.3 pts

11Haines, AKAK2,06810.7%+1.5 pts

12Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,66611.0%+1.6 pts

13Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,24011.9%+2.9 pts

14Yakutat, AKAK67213.5%–

15Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09517.4%−1.1 pts

16Nome Census Area, AKAK9,83017.4%−5.0 pts

17Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,27018.9%+4.7 pts

18Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,35718.9%−1.1 pts

19Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,39120.6%−9.4 pts

20Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,48321.4%−3.2 pts

21Aleutians East, AKAK3,47921.8%+10.0 pts

22Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,02823.8%−2.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS