RANKING · 2024 ACS · 30 SHOWN OF 30

Most owner cost-burdened, Alaska counties

Alaska counties ranked by the share of owner households spending 30% or more of income on housing costs (2024 ACS). This list covers the 30 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPOWNER COST-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2010

01Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,24035.9%+12.1 pts

02Kodiak Island, AKAK12,38733.1%+0.1 pts

03Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,54926.7%+3.9 pts

04Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,66624.4%−7.1 pts

05Anchorage, AKAK287,15522.8%−6.8 pts

06Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,95122.2%−1.7 pts

07Juneau, AKAK31,60922.0%−5.3 pts

08Haines, AKAK2,06820.9%−7.9 pts

09Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,27020.8%+4.3 pts

10Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97220.6%−4.5 pts

11Nome Census Area, AKAK9,83020.5%−1.8 pts

12Denali, AKAK1,61619.3%−0.3 pts

13Sitka, AKAK8,31918.7%−1.1 pts

14Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,48318.1%+3.7 pts

15Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,93216.9%–

16Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,39116.0%+0.9 pts

17Wrangell, AKAK2,00715.8%−8.7 pts

18Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,77715.2%−4.1 pts

19Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09515.0%−8.8 pts

20Skagway, AKAK1,10414.7%−5.0 pts

21Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,66614.3%–

22Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,27113.7%−1.6 pts

23Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,35713.7%−10.7 pts

24Petersburg, AKAK3,39413.4%−6.1 pts

25Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,55313.4%–

26North Slope, AKAK10,58211.4%−1.9 pts

27Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,02811.2%−11.9 pts

28Bristol Bay, AKAK84710.9%−3.3 pts

29Aleutians East, AKAK3,47910.0%−5.8 pts

30Yakutat, AKAK6725.2%−8.2 pts

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