RANKING · 2024 ACS · 30 SHOWN OF 30

Most rent-burdened, Alaska counties

Alaska counties ranked by the share of renter households paying 30% or more of income on gross rent (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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENT-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2010

01Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,66648.6%+5.4 pts

02Haines, AKAK2,06847.4%+7.4 pts

03Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,54945.4%+0.6 pts

04Anchorage, AKAK287,15544.0%+1.7 pts

05Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,95143.3%+5.5 pts

06Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97243.0%+2.3 pts

07Skagway, AKAK1,10442.7%+26.3 pts

08Sitka, AKAK8,31939.6%−9.5 pts

09Juneau, AKAK31,60934.2%−7.2 pts

10Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,55331.8%–

11Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,27131.3%−2.5 pts

12Petersburg, AKAK3,39428.5%+11.2 pts

13Kodiak Island, AKAK12,38727.8%−5.6 pts

14Wrangell, AKAK2,00726.3%−4.8 pts

15Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,27026.1%+10.5 pts

16Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,48325.6%+10.1 pts

17North Slope, AKAK10,58224.8%+16.3 pts

18Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,77724.6%+3.9 pts

19Nome Census Area, AKAK9,83022.8%+7.3 pts

20Denali, AKAK1,61621.2%+4.5 pts

21Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,39118.2%+0.5 pts

22Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,93217.8%–

23Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,35716.1%−9.1 pts

24Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,66616.1%–

25Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,24015.3%−0.1 pts

26Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09514.5%−1.9 pts

27Aleutians East, AKAK3,47913.9%−1.7 pts

28Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,02812.7%−6.9 pts

29Yakutat, AKAK67212.2%−9.8 pts

30Bristol Bay, AKAK8478.1%−5.9 pts

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