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Lowest poverty rate, Alaska counties · 2020

Alaska counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2020 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

01Petersburg, AKAK3,3944.9%–

02Bristol Bay, AKAK8475.0%−4.4 pts

03Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,5535.2%–

04Skagway, AKAK1,1045.8%–

05Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,9726.5%−1.2 pts

06Sitka, AKAK8,3196.6%−1.2 pts

07Yakutat, AKAK6726.7%−6.8 pts

08Juneau, AKAK31,6096.9%+1.0 pts

09Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3877.3%+0.8 pts

10Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2407.6%−4.3 pts

11Wrangell, AKAK2,0078.0%–

12Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5498.8%+2.3 pts

13Anchorage, AKAK287,1558.8%+1.5 pts

14Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,6669.3%–

15North Slope, AKAK10,5829.4%+0.3 pts

16Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,2719.4%–

17Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,27010.1%−8.8 pts

18Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,66610.3%−0.7 pts

19Aleutians East, AKAK3,47912.2%−9.6 pts

20Haines, AKAK2,06812.6%+2.0 pts

21Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,95112.7%+2.6 pts

22Denali, AKAK1,61614.1%+6.2 pts

23Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,35715.5%−3.4 pts

24Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,48317.6%−3.8 pts

25Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,77718.4%–

26Nome Census Area, AKAK9,83022.4%+5.0 pts

27Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09523.2%+5.8 pts

28Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,02823.7%−0.2 pts

29Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,39128.6%+8.0 pts

30Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,93237.9%–

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