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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 2017, at 45.3%. Aleutians West Census Area had the lowest, at 7.6%. The median was 17.3% and the figure for Alaska was 14.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest45.3Kusilvak Census Area
Lowest7.6Aleutians West Census Area
Median17.328 counties
Alaska14.5History

Map of counties, 2017

Aleutians East Borough: 11.5 %Aleutians West Census Area: 7.6 %Anchorage Municipality: 12.2 %Bethel Census Area: 35.5 %Bristol Bay Borough: 19.1 %Denali Borough: 9 %Dillingham Census Area: 31.4 %Fairbanks North Star Borough: 9 %Haines Borough: 19.6 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 32.2 %Juneau City and Borough: 10.7 %Kenai Peninsula Borough: 13.9 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 12.8 %Kodiak Island Borough: 10 %Kusilvak Census Area: 45.3 %Lake and Peninsula Borough: 22.3 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 12.7 %Nome Census Area: 28.8 %North Slope Borough: 16.5 %Northwest Arctic Borough: 33.1 %Petersburg Borough: 9.7 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 24 %Sitka City and Borough: 10 %Skagway Municipality: 8.6 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 18 %Wrangell City and Borough: 18.8 %Yakutat City and Borough: 30.7 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 29.3 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Kusilvak Census Area: 45.3 %Kusilvak Census Area45.3Bethel Census Area: 35.5 %Bethel Census Area35.5Northwest Arctic Borough: 33.1 %Northwest Arctic Borough33.1Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 32.2 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area32.2Dillingham Census Area: 31.4 %Dillingham Census Area31.4Yakutat City and Borough: 30.7 %Yakutat City and Borough30.7Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 29.3 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area29.3Nome Census Area: 28.8 %Nome Census Area28.8Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 24 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area24Lake and Peninsula Borough: 22.3 %Lake and Peninsula Borough22.3Haines Borough: 19.6 %Haines Borough19.6Bristol Bay Borough: 19.1 %Bristol Bay Borough19.1Wrangell City and Borough: 18.8 %Wrangell City and Borough18.8Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 18 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area18North Slope Borough: 16.5 %North Slope Borough16.5Kenai Peninsula Borough: 13.9 %Kenai Peninsula Borough13.9Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 12.8 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough12.8Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 12.7 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough12.7Anchorage Municipality: 12.2 %Anchorage Municipality12.2Aleutians East Borough: 11.5 %Aleutians East Borough11.5Juneau City and Borough: 10.7 %Juneau City and Borough10.7Kodiak Island Borough: 10 %Kodiak Island Borough10Sitka City and Borough: 10 %Sitka City and Borough10Petersburg Borough: 9.7 %Petersburg Borough9.7Denali Borough: 9 %Denali Borough9Fairbanks North Star Borough: 9 %Fairbanks North Star Borough9Skagway Municipality: 8.6 %Skagway Municipality8.6Aleutians West Census Area: 7.6 %Aleutians West Census Area7.6Kusilvak Census Area: 45.3 %Kusilvak Census Area45.3Bethel Census Area: 35.5 %Bethel Census Area35.5Northwest Arctic Borough: 33.1 %Northwest Arctic Borough33.1Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 32.2 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area32.2Dillingham Census Area: 31.4 %Dillingham Census Area31.4Yakutat City and Borough: 30.7 %Yakutat City and Borough30.7Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 29.3 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area29.3Nome Census Area: 28.8 %Nome Census Area28.8Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 24 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area24Lake and Peninsula Borough: 22.3 %Lake and Peninsula Borough22.3Haines Borough: 19.6 %Haines Borough19.6Bristol Bay Borough: 19.1 %Bristol Bay Borough19.1Wrangell City and Borough: 18.8 %Wrangell City and Borough18.8Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 18 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area18North Slope Borough: 16.5 %North Slope Borough16.5Kenai Peninsula Borough: 13.9 %Kenai Peninsula Borough13.9Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 12.8 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough12.8Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 12.7 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough12.7Anchorage Municipality: 12.2 %Anchorage Municipality12.2Aleutians East Borough: 11.5 %Aleutians East Borough11.5Juneau City and Borough: 10.7 %Juneau City and Borough10.7Kodiak Island Borough: 10 %Kodiak Island Borough10Sitka City and Borough: 10 %Sitka City and Borough10Petersburg Borough: 9.7 %Petersburg Borough9.7Denali Borough: 9 %Denali Borough9Fairbanks North Star Borough: 9 %Fairbanks North Star Borough9Skagway Municipality: 8.6 %Skagway Municipality8.6Aleutians West Census Area: 7.6 %Aleutians West Census Area7.6
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Kusilvak Census Area45.3-0.1 pts
2Bethel Census Area35.5+1.7 pts
3Northwest Arctic Borough33.1-3.5 pts
4Hoonah-Angoon Census Area32.2-3.2 pts
5Dillingham Census Area31.4-0.5 pts
6Yakutat City and Borough30.7-1 pts
7Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area29.3+1.2 pts
8Nome Census Area28.8-1.8 pts
9Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area24-1.2 pts
10Lake and Peninsula Borough22.3-10.4 pts
11Haines Borough19.6+2.8 pts
12Bristol Bay Borough19.1+4.9 pts
13Wrangell City and Borough18.8+0.4 pts
14Southeast Fairbanks Census Area18+1.1 pts
15North Slope Borough16.5+1.7 pts
16Kenai Peninsula Borough13.9-2.3 pts
17Ketchikan Gateway Borough12.8-0.1 pts
18Matanuska-Susitna Borough12.7+2.5 pts
19Anchorage Municipality12.2+2 pts
20Aleutians East Borough11.5-2 pts
21Juneau City and Borough10.7+0.8 pts
22Kodiak Island Borough10+0.7 pts
22Sitka City and Borough10+0.6 pts
24Petersburg Borough9.7-3.3 pts
25Denali Borough9+0.5 pts
25Fairbanks North Star Borough9-0.9 pts
27Skagway Municipality8.6-0.6 pts
28Aleutians West Census Area7.6-0.6 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 2017 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/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.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), 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.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), 2017. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/alaska-counties?period=2017. 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), 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/alaska-counties?period=2017.

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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), 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/alaska-counties?period=2017 (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), 2017}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/alaska-counties?period=2017. 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/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.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 45.3% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Aleutians West Census Area, with 7.6% in 2017.

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 2017 and are not ranked.

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