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Lowest unemployment, Alaska counties

Alaska counties ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 30 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01Yakutat, AKAK6720.9%−7.4 pts

02Denali, AKAK1,6160.9%−2.8 pts

03Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5493.1%−2.4 pts

04Petersburg, AKAK3,3943.8%−0.5 pts

05Juneau, AKAK31,6094.0%−0.4 pts

06Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2404.3%+0.3 pts

07Wrangell, AKAK2,0074.3%−1.7 pts

08Bristol Bay, AKAK8474.4%+0.5 pts

09Anchorage, AKAK287,1554.6%−0.7 pts

10Haines, AKAK2,0684.7%−4.4 pts

11Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,6664.8%−0.8 pts

12Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3875.0%−1.2 pts

13Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,9725.3%−1.8 pts

14Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,0285.4%−9.6 pts

15Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6665.8%−4.1 pts

16Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,2706.5%−4.1 pts

17Sitka, AKAK8,3196.8%+1.4 pts

18Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,9517.0%−1.0 pts

19North Slope, AKAK10,5827.6%−2.2 pts

20Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,7777.7%−2.0 pts

21Aleutians East, AKAK3,4798.4%+4.8 pts

22Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3578.6%−9.7 pts

23Skagway, AKAK1,1049.1%−0.8 pts

24Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,5539.5%+6.7 pts

25Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,48310.5%−1.1 pts

26Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,27115.8%+5.0 pts

27Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,39115.9%−1.6 pts

28Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09516.7%+0.7 pts

29Nome Census Area, AKAK9,83016.9%−1.2 pts

30Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,93219.8%−2.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES