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

Kusilvak Census Area had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 28 counties in 2013, at 42.4%. Denali Borough had the lowest, at 3.9%. The median was 15.5% and the figure for Alaska was 13.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest42.4Kusilvak Census Area
Lowest3.9Denali Borough
Median15.528 counties
Alaska13.6History

Map of counties, 2013

Aleutians East Borough: 13.3 %Aleutians West Census Area: 7.6 %Anchorage Municipality: 10.2 %Bethel Census Area: 30.8 %Bristol Bay Borough: 10.4 %Denali Borough: 3.9 %Dillingham Census Area: 28.6 %Fairbanks North Star Borough: 11.2 %Haines Borough: 17.8 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 29.1 %Juneau City and Borough: 9.7 %Kenai Peninsula Borough: 13.9 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 14.3 %Kodiak Island Borough: 9.8 %Kusilvak Census Area: 42.4 %Lake and Peninsula Borough: 24.4 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 12 %Nome Census Area: 28.4 %North Slope Borough: 16.7 %Northwest Arctic Borough: 28.6 %Petersburg Borough: 13 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 24.1 %Sitka City and Borough: 12.6 %Skagway Municipality: 5.6 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 21.3 %Wrangell City and Borough: 20.7 %Yakutat City and Borough: 26.8 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 30.1 %
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%, 2013. Hatched areas have no value for this period. 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, 2013

Kusilvak Census Area: 42.4 %Kusilvak Census Area42.4Bethel Census Area: 30.8 %Bethel Census Area30.8Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 30.1 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area30.1Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 29.1 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area29.1Dillingham Census Area: 28.6 %Dillingham Census Area28.6Northwest Arctic Borough: 28.6 %Northwest Arctic Borough28.6Nome Census Area: 28.4 %Nome Census Area28.4Yakutat City and Borough: 26.8 %Yakutat City and Borough26.8Lake and Peninsula Borough: 24.4 %Lake and Peninsula Borough24.4Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 24.1 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area24.1Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 21.3 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area21.3Wrangell City and Borough: 20.7 %Wrangell City and Borough20.7Haines Borough: 17.8 %Haines Borough17.8North Slope Borough: 16.7 %North Slope Borough16.7Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 14.3 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough14.3Kenai Peninsula Borough: 13.9 %Kenai Peninsula Borough13.9Aleutians East Borough: 13.3 %Aleutians East Borough13.3Petersburg Borough: 13 %Petersburg Borough13Sitka City and Borough: 12.6 %Sitka City and Borough12.6Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 12 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough12Fairbanks North Star Borough: 11.2 %Fairbanks North Star Borough11.2Bristol Bay Borough: 10.4 %Bristol Bay Borough10.4Anchorage Municipality: 10.2 %Anchorage Municipality10.2Kodiak Island Borough: 9.8 %Kodiak Island Borough9.8Juneau City and Borough: 9.7 %Juneau City and Borough9.7Aleutians West Census Area: 7.6 %Aleutians West Census Area7.6Skagway Municipality: 5.6 %Skagway Municipality5.6Denali Borough: 3.9 %Denali Borough3.9Kusilvak Census Area: 42.4 %Kusilvak Census Area42.4Bethel Census Area: 30.8 %Bethel Census Area30.8Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 30.1 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area30.1Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 29.1 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area29.1Dillingham Census Area: 28.6 %Dillingham Census Area28.6Northwest Arctic Borough: 28.6 %Northwest Arctic Borough28.6Nome Census Area: 28.4 %Nome Census Area28.4Yakutat City and Borough: 26.8 %Yakutat City and Borough26.8Lake and Peninsula Borough: 24.4 %Lake and Peninsula Borough24.4Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 24.1 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area24.1Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 21.3 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area21.3Wrangell City and Borough: 20.7 %Wrangell City and Borough20.7Haines Borough: 17.8 %Haines Borough17.8North Slope Borough: 16.7 %North Slope Borough16.7Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 14.3 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough14.3Kenai Peninsula Borough: 13.9 %Kenai Peninsula Borough13.9Aleutians East Borough: 13.3 %Aleutians East Borough13.3Petersburg Borough: 13 %Petersburg Borough13Sitka City and Borough: 12.6 %Sitka City and Borough12.6Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 12 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough12Fairbanks North Star Borough: 11.2 %Fairbanks North Star Borough11.2Bristol Bay Borough: 10.4 %Bristol Bay Borough10.4Anchorage Municipality: 10.2 %Anchorage Municipality10.2Kodiak Island Borough: 9.8 %Kodiak Island Borough9.8Juneau City and Borough: 9.7 %Juneau City and Borough9.7Aleutians West Census Area: 7.6 %Aleutians West Census Area7.6Skagway Municipality: 5.6 %Skagway Municipality5.6Denali Borough: 3.9 %Denali Borough3.9
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Kusilvak Census Area42.4+5.2 pts
2Bethel Census Area30.8-4.3 pts
3Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area30.1-0.6 pts
4Hoonah-Angoon Census Area29.1+3.3 pts
5Dillingham Census Area28.6-0.2 pts
5Northwest Arctic Borough28.6+1.3 pts
7Nome Census Area28.4-4.9 pts
8Yakutat City and Borough26.8+10 pts
9Lake and Peninsula Borough24.4+0.9 pts
10Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area24.1-1.1 pts
11Southeast Fairbanks Census Area21.3+2.6 pts
12Wrangell City and Borough20.7+3.4 pts
13Haines Borough17.8+0.2 pts
14North Slope Borough16.7-1.2 pts
15Ketchikan Gateway Borough14.3-1.3 pts
16Kenai Peninsula Borough13.9-0.9 pts
17Aleutians East Borough13.3-1.1 pts
18Petersburg Borough13-2.6 pts
19Sitka City and Borough12.6+1.4 pts
20Matanuska-Susitna Borough12-0.6 pts
21Fairbanks North Star Borough11.2-2 pts
22Bristol Bay Borough10.4-1.6 pts
23Anchorage Municipality10.2-2.6 pts
24Kodiak Island Borough9.8-2 pts
25Juneau City and Borough9.7-1.3 pts
26Aleutians West Census Area7.6-1.1 pts
27Skagway Municipality5.6-2.7 pts
28Denali Borough3.9-2.5 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. 2 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2013 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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/2013/2013-state-and-county/est13all.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), 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2013/2013-state-and-county/est13all.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), 2013. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2013/2013-state-and-county/est13all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/alaska-counties?period=2013. 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), 2013. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2013/2013-state-and-county/est13all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/alaska-counties?period=2013.

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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), 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2013/2013-state-and-county/est13all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/alaska-counties?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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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), 2013}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2013/2013-state-and-county/est13all.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/alaska-counties?period=2013. 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/2013/2013-state-and-county/est13all.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 42.4% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Denali Borough, with 3.9% in 2013.

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. 2 counties have no value for 2013 and are not ranked.

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