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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 2015, at 43.4%. Skagway Municipality had the lowest, at 6.3%. The median was 15.8% and the figure for Alaska was 14.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest43.4Kusilvak Census Area
Lowest6.3Skagway Municipality
Median15.828 counties
Alaska14.5History

Map of counties, 2015

Aleutians East Borough: 15.5 %Aleutians West Census Area: 8.5 %Anchorage Municipality: 12.4 %Bethel Census Area: 31.5 %Bristol Bay Borough: 8.6 %Denali Borough: 10.2 %Dillingham Census Area: 30.4 %Fairbanks North Star Borough: 10.1 %Haines Borough: 20.2 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 29.2 %Juneau City and Borough: 10.1 %Kenai Peninsula Borough: 14 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 14.4 %Kodiak Island Borough: 9.3 %Kusilvak Census Area: 43.4 %Lake and Peninsula Borough: 31.4 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 11.8 %Nome Census Area: 27.6 %North Slope Borough: 17.6 %Northwest Arctic Borough: 34.9 %Petersburg Borough: 10.3 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 23.8 %Sitka City and Borough: 10.4 %Skagway Municipality: 6.3 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 21.4 %Wrangell City and Borough: 16 %Yakutat City and Borough: 26.1 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 34.4 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Kusilvak Census Area: 43.4 %Kusilvak Census Area43.4Northwest Arctic Borough: 34.9 %Northwest Arctic Borough34.9Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 34.4 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area34.4Bethel Census Area: 31.5 %Bethel Census Area31.5Lake and Peninsula Borough: 31.4 %Lake and Peninsula Borough31.4Dillingham Census Area: 30.4 %Dillingham Census Area30.4Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 29.2 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area29.2Nome Census Area: 27.6 %Nome Census Area27.6Yakutat City and Borough: 26.1 %Yakutat City and Borough26.1Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 23.8 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area23.8Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 21.4 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area21.4Haines Borough: 20.2 %Haines Borough20.2North Slope Borough: 17.6 %North Slope Borough17.6Wrangell City and Borough: 16 %Wrangell City and Borough16Aleutians East Borough: 15.5 %Aleutians East Borough15.5Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 14.4 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough14.4Kenai Peninsula Borough: 14 %Kenai Peninsula Borough14Anchorage Municipality: 12.4 %Anchorage Municipality12.4Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 11.8 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough11.8Sitka City and Borough: 10.4 %Sitka City and Borough10.4Petersburg Borough: 10.3 %Petersburg Borough10.3Denali Borough: 10.2 %Denali Borough10.2Fairbanks North Star Borough: 10.1 %Fairbanks North Star Borough10.1Juneau City and Borough: 10.1 %Juneau City and Borough10.1Kodiak Island Borough: 9.3 %Kodiak Island Borough9.3Bristol Bay Borough: 8.6 %Bristol Bay Borough8.6Aleutians West Census Area: 8.5 %Aleutians West Census Area8.5Skagway Municipality: 6.3 %Skagway Municipality6.3Kusilvak Census Area: 43.4 %Kusilvak Census Area43.4Northwest Arctic Borough: 34.9 %Northwest Arctic Borough34.9Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 34.4 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area34.4Bethel Census Area: 31.5 %Bethel Census Area31.5Lake and Peninsula Borough: 31.4 %Lake and Peninsula Borough31.4Dillingham Census Area: 30.4 %Dillingham Census Area30.4Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 29.2 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area29.2Nome Census Area: 27.6 %Nome Census Area27.6Yakutat City and Borough: 26.1 %Yakutat City and Borough26.1Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 23.8 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area23.8Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 21.4 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area21.4Haines Borough: 20.2 %Haines Borough20.2North Slope Borough: 17.6 %North Slope Borough17.6Wrangell City and Borough: 16 %Wrangell City and Borough16Aleutians East Borough: 15.5 %Aleutians East Borough15.5Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 14.4 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough14.4Kenai Peninsula Borough: 14 %Kenai Peninsula Borough14Anchorage Municipality: 12.4 %Anchorage Municipality12.4Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 11.8 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough11.8Sitka City and Borough: 10.4 %Sitka City and Borough10.4Petersburg Borough: 10.3 %Petersburg Borough10.3Denali Borough: 10.2 %Denali Borough10.2Fairbanks North Star Borough: 10.1 %Fairbanks North Star Borough10.1Juneau City and Borough: 10.1 %Juneau City and Borough10.1Kodiak Island Borough: 9.3 %Kodiak Island Borough9.3Bristol Bay Borough: 8.6 %Bristol Bay Borough8.6Aleutians West Census Area: 8.5 %Aleutians West Census Area8.5Skagway Municipality: 6.3 %Skagway Municipality6.3
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Kusilvak Census Area43.4-0.3 pts
2Northwest Arctic Borough34.9+6 pts
3Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area34.4+1.5 pts
4Bethel Census Area31.5-0.2 pts
5Lake and Peninsula Borough31.4+9 pts
6Dillingham Census Area30.4+5.4 pts
7Hoonah-Angoon Census Area29.2-1.8 pts
8Nome Census Area27.6-6.4 pts
9Yakutat City and Borough26.1+1.3 pts
10Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area23.8-2.1 pts
11Southeast Fairbanks Census Area21.4+0.8 pts
12Haines Borough20.2+4.8 pts
13North Slope Borough17.6+1.1 pts
14Wrangell City and Borough16+0.4 pts
15Aleutians East Borough15.5-0.1 pts
16Ketchikan Gateway Borough14.4-3.2 pts
17Kenai Peninsula Borough14-0.5 pts
18Anchorage Municipality12.4-1.8 pts
19Matanuska-Susitna Borough11.8-1.3 pts
20Sitka City and Borough10.4+0.1 pts
21Petersburg Borough10.3-1.1 pts
22Denali Borough10.2+1.3 pts
23Fairbanks North Star Borough10.1-0.5 pts
23Juneau City and Borough10.1+0.5 pts
25Kodiak Island Borough9.3-1.7 pts
26Bristol Bay Borough8.6-3.6 pts
27Aleutians West Census Area8.5-1.2 pts
28Skagway Municipality6.3+1.1 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 2015 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/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.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), 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.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), 2015. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/alaska-counties?period=2015. 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), 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/alaska-counties?period=2015.

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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), 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/alaska-counties?period=2015 (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), 2015}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/alaska-counties?period=2015. 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/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.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 43.4% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Skagway Municipality, with 6.3% in 2015.

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 2015 and are not ranked.

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