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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%−47%

03Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,5535.2%–

04Skagway, AKAK1,1045.8%–

05Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,9726.5%−16%

06Sitka, AKAK8,3196.6%−16%

07Yakutat, AKAK6726.7%−51%

08Juneau, AKAK31,6096.9%+16%

09Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3877.3%+11%

10Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2407.6%−36%

11Wrangell, AKAK2,0078.0%–

12Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5498.8%+35%

13Anchorage, AKAK287,1558.8%+20%

14Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,6669.3%–

15North Slope, AKAK10,5829.4%+4%

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

17Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,27010.1%−46%

18Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,66610.3%−7%

19Aleutians East, AKAK3,47912.2%−44%

20Haines, AKAK2,06812.6%+18%

21Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,95112.7%+26%

22Denali, AKAK1,61614.1%+79%

23Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,35715.5%−18%

24Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,48317.6%−18%

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

26Nome Census Area, AKAK9,83022.4%+29%

27Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09523.2%+34%

28Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,02823.7%−1%

29Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,39128.6%+39%

30Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,93237.9%–

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