RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 30 SHOWN OF 30

Lowest unemployment, Alaska counties · 2020

Alaska counties ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2020 ACS). This list covers the 30 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 30 is 8.3%.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS –

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 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS