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Lowest unemployment, Alaska counties

Alaska counties ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2023 ACS). This list covers the 30 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2000

01Yakutat, AKAK6720.9%–

02Denali, AKAK1,6160.9%–

03Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5493.1%–

04Petersburg, AKAK3,3943.8%–

05Juneau, AKAK31,6094.0%–

06Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2404.3%–

07Wrangell, AKAK2,0074.3%–

08Bristol Bay, AKAK8474.4%–

09Anchorage, AKAK287,1554.6%–

10Haines, AKAK2,0684.7%–

11Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,6664.8%–

12Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3875.0%–

13Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,9725.3%–

14Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,0285.4%–

15Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6665.8%–

16Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,2706.5%–

17Sitka, AKAK8,3196.8%–

18Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,9517.0%–

19North Slope, AKAK10,5827.6%–

20Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,7777.7%–

21Aleutians East, AKAK3,4798.4%–

22Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3578.6%–

23Skagway, AKAK1,1049.1%–

24Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,5539.5%–

25Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,48310.5%–

26Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,27115.8%–

27Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,39115.9%–

28Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09516.7%–

29Nome Census Area, AKAK9,83016.9%–

30Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,93219.8%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES