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Lowest unemployment, Alaska counties · 2020

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

01Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,5532.8%–

02Aleutians East, AKAK3,4793.6%–

03Denali, AKAK1,6163.7%–

04Bristol Bay, AKAK8473.8%–

05Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2404.0%–

06Petersburg, AKAK3,3944.3%–

07Juneau, AKAK31,6094.4%–

08Anchorage, AKAK287,1555.2%–

09Sitka, AKAK8,3195.4%–

10Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5495.6%–

11Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,6665.6%–

12Wrangell, AKAK2,0076.0%–

13Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3876.2%–

14Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,9727.1%–

15Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,9518.0%–

16Yakutat, AKAK6728.3%–

17Haines, AKAK2,0689.0%–

18Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,7779.7%–

19North Slope, AKAK10,5829.8%–

20Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6669.9%–

21Skagway, AKAK1,10410.0%–

22Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,27010.5%–

23Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,27110.8%–

24Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,48311.6%–

25Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,02815.0%–

26Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09516.0%–

27Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,39117.5%–

28Nome Census Area, AKAK9,83018.1%–

29Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,35718.3%–

30Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,93222.6%–

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