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Counties in Alaska by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024

Kusilvak Census Area had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 30 counties in 2024, at 42.1%. Skagway Municipality had the lowest, at 2.4%. The median was 15.4% and the figure for Alaska was 12.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest42.1Kusilvak Census Area
Lowest2.4Skagway Municipality
Median15.430 counties
Alaska12.9History

Map of counties, 2024

Aleutians East Borough: 14.8 %Aleutians West Census Area: 5.4 %Anchorage Municipality: 10.3 %Bethel Census Area: 37.7 %Bristol Bay Borough: 19.7 %Chugach Census Area: 8.4 %Copper River Census Area: 22.6 %Denali Borough: 10.2 %Dillingham Census Area: 37.9 %Fairbanks North Star Borough: 8.4 %Haines Borough: 12.5 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 23.9 %Juneau City and Borough: 7.8 %Kenai Peninsula Borough: 12.3 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 10.5 %Kodiak Island Borough: 8.2 %Kusilvak Census Area: 42.1 %Lake and Peninsula Borough: 29.9 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 9 %Nome Census Area: 29.6 %North Slope Borough: 16.8 %Northwest Arctic Borough: 34 %Petersburg Borough: 10 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 24.5 %Sitka City and Borough: 9.2 %Skagway Municipality: 2.4 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 15.9 %Wrangell City and Borough: 18.4 %Yakutat City and Borough: 33.8 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 27.3 %
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%, 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Kusilvak Census Area: 42.1 %Kusilvak Census Area42.1Dillingham Census Area: 37.9 %Dillingham Census Area37.9Bethel Census Area: 37.7 %Bethel Census Area37.7Northwest Arctic Borough: 34 %Northwest Arctic Borough34Yakutat City and Borough: 33.8 %Yakutat City and Borough33.8Lake and Peninsula Borough: 29.9 %Lake and Peninsula Borough29.9Nome Census Area: 29.6 %Nome Census Area29.6Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 27.3 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area27.3Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 24.5 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area24.5Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 23.9 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area23.9Copper River Census Area: 22.6 %Copper River Census Area22.6Bristol Bay Borough: 19.7 %Bristol Bay Borough19.7Wrangell City and Borough: 18.4 %Wrangell City and Borough18.4North Slope Borough: 16.8 %North Slope Borough16.8Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 15.9 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area15.9Aleutians East Borough: 14.8 %Aleutians East Borough14.8Haines Borough: 12.5 %Haines Borough12.5Kenai Peninsula Borough: 12.3 %Kenai Peninsula Borough12.3Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 10.5 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough10.5Anchorage Municipality: 10.3 %Anchorage Municipality10.3Denali Borough: 10.2 %Denali Borough10.2Petersburg Borough: 10 %Petersburg Borough10Sitka City and Borough: 9.2 %Sitka City and Borough9.2Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 9 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough9Chugach Census Area: 8.4 %Chugach Census Area8.4Fairbanks North Star Borough: 8.4 %Fairbanks North Star Borough8.4Kodiak Island Borough: 8.2 %Kodiak Island Borough8.2Juneau City and Borough: 7.8 %Juneau City and Borough7.8Aleutians West Census Area: 5.4 %Aleutians West Census Area5.4Skagway Municipality: 2.4 %Skagway Municipality2.4Kusilvak Census Area: 42.1 %Kusilvak Census Area42.1Dillingham Census Area: 37.9 %Dillingham Census Area37.9Bethel Census Area: 37.7 %Bethel Census Area37.7Northwest Arctic Borough: 34 %Northwest Arctic Borough34Yakutat City and Borough: 33.8 %Yakutat City and Borough33.8Lake and Peninsula Borough: 29.9 %Lake and Peninsula Borough29.9Nome Census Area: 29.6 %Nome Census Area29.6Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 27.3 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area27.3Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 24.5 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area24.5Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 23.9 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area23.9Copper River Census Area: 22.6 %Copper River Census Area22.6Bristol Bay Borough: 19.7 %Bristol Bay Borough19.7Wrangell City and Borough: 18.4 %Wrangell City and Borough18.4North Slope Borough: 16.8 %North Slope Borough16.8Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 15.9 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area15.9Aleutians East Borough: 14.8 %Aleutians East Borough14.8Haines Borough: 12.5 %Haines Borough12.5Kenai Peninsula Borough: 12.3 %Kenai Peninsula Borough12.3Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 10.5 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough10.5Anchorage Municipality: 10.3 %Anchorage Municipality10.3Denali Borough: 10.2 %Denali Borough10.2Petersburg Borough: 10 %Petersburg Borough10Sitka City and Borough: 9.2 %Sitka City and Borough9.2Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 9 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough9Chugach Census Area: 8.4 %Chugach Census Area8.4Fairbanks North Star Borough: 8.4 %Fairbanks North Star Borough8.4Kodiak Island Borough: 8.2 %Kodiak Island Borough8.2Juneau City and Borough: 7.8 %Juneau City and Borough7.8Aleutians West Census Area: 5.4 %Aleutians West Census Area5.4Skagway Municipality: 2.4 %Skagway Municipality2.4
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Kusilvak Census Area42.1+5.6 pts
2Dillingham Census Area37.9+6.6 pts
3Bethel Census Area37.7+1.5 pts
4Northwest Arctic Borough34+11 pts
5Yakutat City and Borough33.8+7.8 pts
6Lake and Peninsula Borough29.9+2.6 pts
7Nome Census Area29.6+6.6 pts
8Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area27.3+2.5 pts
9Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area24.5+2.4 pts
10Hoonah-Angoon Census Area23.9-3.3 pts
11Copper River Census Area22.6+2.5 pts
12Bristol Bay Borough19.7+1.7 pts
13Wrangell City and Borough18.4+3.3 pts
14North Slope Borough16.8+2.6 pts
15Southeast Fairbanks Census Area15.9+1.9 pts
16Aleutians East Borough14.8-3.8 pts
17Haines Borough12.5-0.6 pts
18Kenai Peninsula Borough12.3+0.2 pts
19Ketchikan Gateway Borough10.5-1.2 pts
20Anchorage Municipality10.3+0.4 pts
21Denali Borough10.2-1.1 pts
22Petersburg Borough10-1 pts
23Sitka City and Borough9.2-1.4 pts
24Matanuska-Susitna Borough9-1.5 pts
25Chugach Census Area8.4+0.5 pts
25Fairbanks North Star Borough8.4+0.5 pts
27Kodiak Island Borough8.2-0.6 pts
28Juneau City and Borough7.8-1.7 pts
29Aleutians West Census Area5.4+0.6 pts
30Skagway Municipality2.4-6.5 pts

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About this ranking

People under 18 in families or living alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people under 18 whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for the nation, states and counties.

A model-based single-year estimate; the national figure is the one-year American Community Survey estimate. The Census Bureau advises comparing years from 2006 on only. Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate. The rate for all ages is poverty_rate.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (Counties in Alaska by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt

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Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Counties in Alaska by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/alaska-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Counties in Alaska by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/alaska-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Counties in Alaska by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/alaska-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties: Counties in Alaska by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/alaska-counties. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Kusilvak Census Area, with 42.1% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Skagway Municipality, with 2.4% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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