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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. The median across all 30 is 6.5%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Yakutat, AK, up 15 places to #1.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01▲15Yakutat, AKAK6720.9%−7.4 pts

02▲1Denali, AKAK1,6160.9%−2.8 pts

03▲7Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5493.1%−2.4 pts

04▲2Petersburg, AKAK3,3943.8%−0.5 pts

05▲2Juneau, AKAK31,6094.0%−0.4 pts

06▼1Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2404.3%+0.3 pts

07▲5Wrangell, AKAK2,0074.3%−1.7 pts

08▼4Bristol Bay, AKAK8474.4%+0.5 pts

09▼1Anchorage, AKAK287,1554.6%−0.7 pts

10▲7Haines, AKAK2,0684.7%−4.4 pts

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

12▲1Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3875.0%−1.2 pts

13▲1Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,9725.3%−1.8 pts

14▲11Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,0285.4%−9.6 pts

15▲5Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6665.8%−4.1 pts

16▲6Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,2706.5%−4.1 pts

17▼8Sitka, AKAK8,3196.8%+1.4 pts

18▼3Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,9517.0%−1.0 pts

19North Slope, AKAK10,5827.6%−2.2 pts

20▼2Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,7777.7%−2.0 pts

21▼19Aleutians East, AKAK3,4798.4%+4.8 pts

22▲7Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3578.6%−9.7 pts

23▼2Skagway, AKAK1,1049.1%−0.8 pts

24▼23Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,5539.5%+6.7 pts

25▼1Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,48310.5%−1.1 pts

26▼3Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,27115.8%+5.0 pts

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

28▼2Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09516.7%+0.7 pts

29▼1Nome Census Area, AKAK9,83016.9%−1.2 pts

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

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES