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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 2014, at 43.7%. Skagway Municipality had the lowest, at 5.2%. The median was 15.6% and the figure for Alaska was 15.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest43.7Kusilvak Census Area
Lowest5.2Skagway Municipality
Median15.628 counties
Alaska15.5History

Map of counties, 2014

Aleutians East Borough: 15.6 %Aleutians West Census Area: 9.7 %Anchorage Municipality: 14.2 %Bethel Census Area: 31.7 %Bristol Bay Borough: 12.2 %Denali Borough: 8.9 %Dillingham Census Area: 25 %Fairbanks North Star Borough: 10.6 %Haines Borough: 15.4 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 31 %Juneau City and Borough: 9.6 %Kenai Peninsula Borough: 14.5 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 17.6 %Kodiak Island Borough: 11 %Kusilvak Census Area: 43.7 %Lake and Peninsula Borough: 22.4 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 13.1 %Nome Census Area: 34 %North Slope Borough: 16.5 %Northwest Arctic Borough: 28.9 %Petersburg Borough: 11.4 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 25.9 %Sitka City and Borough: 10.3 %Skagway Municipality: 5.2 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 20.6 %Wrangell City and Borough: 15.6 %Yakutat City and Borough: 24.8 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 32.9 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Kusilvak Census Area: 43.7 %Kusilvak Census Area43.7Nome Census Area: 34 %Nome Census Area34Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 32.9 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area32.9Bethel Census Area: 31.7 %Bethel Census Area31.7Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 31 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area31Northwest Arctic Borough: 28.9 %Northwest Arctic Borough28.9Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 25.9 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area25.9Dillingham Census Area: 25 %Dillingham Census Area25Yakutat City and Borough: 24.8 %Yakutat City and Borough24.8Lake and Peninsula Borough: 22.4 %Lake and Peninsula Borough22.4Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 20.6 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area20.6Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 17.6 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough17.6North Slope Borough: 16.5 %North Slope Borough16.5Aleutians East Borough: 15.6 %Aleutians East Borough15.6Wrangell City and Borough: 15.6 %Wrangell City and Borough15.6Haines Borough: 15.4 %Haines Borough15.4Kenai Peninsula Borough: 14.5 %Kenai Peninsula Borough14.5Anchorage Municipality: 14.2 %Anchorage Municipality14.2Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 13.1 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough13.1Bristol Bay Borough: 12.2 %Bristol Bay Borough12.2Petersburg Borough: 11.4 %Petersburg Borough11.4Kodiak Island Borough: 11 %Kodiak Island Borough11Fairbanks North Star Borough: 10.6 %Fairbanks North Star Borough10.6Sitka City and Borough: 10.3 %Sitka City and Borough10.3Aleutians West Census Area: 9.7 %Aleutians West Census Area9.7Juneau City and Borough: 9.6 %Juneau City and Borough9.6Denali Borough: 8.9 %Denali Borough8.9Skagway Municipality: 5.2 %Skagway Municipality5.2Kusilvak Census Area: 43.7 %Kusilvak Census Area43.7Nome Census Area: 34 %Nome Census Area34Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 32.9 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area32.9Bethel Census Area: 31.7 %Bethel Census Area31.7Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 31 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area31Northwest Arctic Borough: 28.9 %Northwest Arctic Borough28.9Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 25.9 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area25.9Dillingham Census Area: 25 %Dillingham Census Area25Yakutat City and Borough: 24.8 %Yakutat City and Borough24.8Lake and Peninsula Borough: 22.4 %Lake and Peninsula Borough22.4Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 20.6 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area20.6Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 17.6 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough17.6North Slope Borough: 16.5 %North Slope Borough16.5Aleutians East Borough: 15.6 %Aleutians East Borough15.6Wrangell City and Borough: 15.6 %Wrangell City and Borough15.6Haines Borough: 15.4 %Haines Borough15.4Kenai Peninsula Borough: 14.5 %Kenai Peninsula Borough14.5Anchorage Municipality: 14.2 %Anchorage Municipality14.2Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 13.1 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough13.1Bristol Bay Borough: 12.2 %Bristol Bay Borough12.2Petersburg Borough: 11.4 %Petersburg Borough11.4Kodiak Island Borough: 11 %Kodiak Island Borough11Fairbanks North Star Borough: 10.6 %Fairbanks North Star Borough10.6Sitka City and Borough: 10.3 %Sitka City and Borough10.3Aleutians West Census Area: 9.7 %Aleutians West Census Area9.7Juneau City and Borough: 9.6 %Juneau City and Borough9.6Denali Borough: 8.9 %Denali Borough8.9Skagway Municipality: 5.2 %Skagway Municipality5.2
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Kusilvak Census Area43.7+1.3 pts
2Nome Census Area34+5.6 pts
3Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area32.9+2.8 pts
4Bethel Census Area31.7+0.9 pts
5Hoonah-Angoon Census Area31+1.9 pts
6Northwest Arctic Borough28.9+0.3 pts
7Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area25.9+1.8 pts
8Dillingham Census Area25-3.6 pts
9Yakutat City and Borough24.8-2 pts
10Lake and Peninsula Borough22.4-2 pts
11Southeast Fairbanks Census Area20.6-0.7 pts
12Ketchikan Gateway Borough17.6+3.3 pts
13North Slope Borough16.5-0.2 pts
14Aleutians East Borough15.6+2.3 pts
14Wrangell City and Borough15.6-5.1 pts
16Haines Borough15.4-2.4 pts
17Kenai Peninsula Borough14.5+0.6 pts
18Anchorage Municipality14.2+4 pts
19Matanuska-Susitna Borough13.1+1.1 pts
20Bristol Bay Borough12.2+1.8 pts
21Petersburg Borough11.4-1.6 pts
22Kodiak Island Borough11+1.2 pts
23Fairbanks North Star Borough10.6-0.6 pts
24Sitka City and Borough10.3-2.3 pts
25Aleutians West Census Area9.7+2.1 pts
26Juneau City and Borough9.6-0.1 pts
27Denali Borough8.9+5 pts
28Skagway Municipality5.2-0.4 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 2014 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/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.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), 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.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), 2014. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/alaska-counties?period=2014. 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), 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/alaska-counties?period=2014.

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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), 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/alaska-counties?period=2014 (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), 2014}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/alaska-counties?period=2014. 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/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.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 43.7% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Skagway Municipality, with 5.2% in 2014.

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 2014 and are not ranked.

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