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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 2018, at 47.4%. Denali Borough had the lowest, at 7.3%. The median was 15.2% and the figure for Alaska was 14.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest47.4Kusilvak Census Area
Lowest7.3Denali Borough
Median15.228 counties
Alaska14.5History

Map of counties, 2018

Aleutians East Borough: 12.5 %Aleutians West Census Area: 8.1 %Anchorage Municipality: 12.1 %Bethel Census Area: 41.2 %Bristol Bay Borough: 15.2 %Denali Borough: 7.3 %Dillingham Census Area: 31.6 %Fairbanks North Star Borough: 9.4 %Haines Borough: 16.4 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 27.6 %Juneau City and Borough: 8.5 %Kenai Peninsula Borough: 14.5 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 12.5 %Kodiak Island Borough: 9.9 %Kusilvak Census Area: 47.4 %Lake and Peninsula Borough: 23.7 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 11.8 %Nome Census Area: 26.9 %North Slope Borough: 15.2 %Northwest Arctic Borough: 27.7 %Petersburg Borough: 9.5 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 23.4 %Sitka City and Borough: 8.8 %Skagway Municipality: 8.9 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 17.7 %Wrangell City and Borough: 16 %Yakutat City and Borough: 15.3 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 31.4 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Kusilvak Census Area: 47.4 %Kusilvak Census Area47.4Bethel Census Area: 41.2 %Bethel Census Area41.2Dillingham Census Area: 31.6 %Dillingham Census Area31.6Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 31.4 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area31.4Northwest Arctic Borough: 27.7 %Northwest Arctic Borough27.7Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 27.6 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area27.6Nome Census Area: 26.9 %Nome Census Area26.9Lake and Peninsula Borough: 23.7 %Lake and Peninsula Borough23.7Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 23.4 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area23.4Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 17.7 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area17.7Haines Borough: 16.4 %Haines Borough16.4Wrangell City and Borough: 16 %Wrangell City and Borough16Yakutat City and Borough: 15.3 %Yakutat City and Borough15.3Bristol Bay Borough: 15.2 %Bristol Bay Borough15.2North Slope Borough: 15.2 %North Slope Borough15.2Kenai Peninsula Borough: 14.5 %Kenai Peninsula Borough14.5Aleutians East Borough: 12.5 %Aleutians East Borough12.5Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 12.5 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough12.5Anchorage Municipality: 12.1 %Anchorage Municipality12.1Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 11.8 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough11.8Kodiak Island Borough: 9.9 %Kodiak Island Borough9.9Petersburg Borough: 9.5 %Petersburg Borough9.5Fairbanks North Star Borough: 9.4 %Fairbanks North Star Borough9.4Skagway Municipality: 8.9 %Skagway Municipality8.9Sitka City and Borough: 8.8 %Sitka City and Borough8.8Juneau City and Borough: 8.5 %Juneau City and Borough8.5Aleutians West Census Area: 8.1 %Aleutians West Census Area8.1Denali Borough: 7.3 %Denali Borough7.3Kusilvak Census Area: 47.4 %Kusilvak Census Area47.4Bethel Census Area: 41.2 %Bethel Census Area41.2Dillingham Census Area: 31.6 %Dillingham Census Area31.6Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 31.4 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area31.4Northwest Arctic Borough: 27.7 %Northwest Arctic Borough27.7Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 27.6 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area27.6Nome Census Area: 26.9 %Nome Census Area26.9Lake and Peninsula Borough: 23.7 %Lake and Peninsula Borough23.7Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 23.4 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area23.4Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 17.7 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area17.7Haines Borough: 16.4 %Haines Borough16.4Wrangell City and Borough: 16 %Wrangell City and Borough16Yakutat City and Borough: 15.3 %Yakutat City and Borough15.3Bristol Bay Borough: 15.2 %Bristol Bay Borough15.2North Slope Borough: 15.2 %North Slope Borough15.2Kenai Peninsula Borough: 14.5 %Kenai Peninsula Borough14.5Aleutians East Borough: 12.5 %Aleutians East Borough12.5Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 12.5 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough12.5Anchorage Municipality: 12.1 %Anchorage Municipality12.1Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 11.8 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough11.8Kodiak Island Borough: 9.9 %Kodiak Island Borough9.9Petersburg Borough: 9.5 %Petersburg Borough9.5Fairbanks North Star Borough: 9.4 %Fairbanks North Star Borough9.4Skagway Municipality: 8.9 %Skagway Municipality8.9Sitka City and Borough: 8.8 %Sitka City and Borough8.8Juneau City and Borough: 8.5 %Juneau City and Borough8.5Aleutians West Census Area: 8.1 %Aleutians West Census Area8.1Denali Borough: 7.3 %Denali Borough7.3
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Kusilvak Census Area47.4+2.1 pts
2Bethel Census Area41.2+5.7 pts
3Dillingham Census Area31.6+0.2 pts
4Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area31.4+2.1 pts
5Northwest Arctic Borough27.7-5.4 pts
6Hoonah-Angoon Census Area27.6-4.6 pts
7Nome Census Area26.9-1.9 pts
8Lake and Peninsula Borough23.7+1.4 pts
9Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area23.4-0.6 pts
10Southeast Fairbanks Census Area17.7-0.3 pts
11Haines Borough16.4-3.2 pts
12Wrangell City and Borough16-2.8 pts
13Yakutat City and Borough15.3-15.4 pts
14Bristol Bay Borough15.2-3.9 pts
14North Slope Borough15.2-1.3 pts
16Kenai Peninsula Borough14.5+0.6 pts
17Aleutians East Borough12.5+1 pts
17Ketchikan Gateway Borough12.5-0.3 pts
19Anchorage Municipality12.1-0.1 pts
20Matanuska-Susitna Borough11.8-0.9 pts
21Kodiak Island Borough9.9-0.1 pts
22Petersburg Borough9.5-0.2 pts
23Fairbanks North Star Borough9.4+0.4 pts
24Skagway Municipality8.9+0.3 pts
25Sitka City and Borough8.8-1.2 pts
26Juneau City and Borough8.5-2.2 pts
27Aleutians West Census Area8.1+0.5 pts
28Denali Borough7.3-1.7 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 2018 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/2018/2018-state-and-county/est18all.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), 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2018/2018-state-and-county/est18all.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), 2018. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2018/2018-state-and-county/est18all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/alaska-counties?period=2018. 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), 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2018/2018-state-and-county/est18all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/alaska-counties?period=2018.

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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), 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2018/2018-state-and-county/est18all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/alaska-counties?period=2018 (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), 2018}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2018/2018-state-and-county/est18all.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/alaska-counties?period=2018. 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/2018/2018-state-and-county/est18all.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 47.4% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Denali Borough, with 7.3% in 2018.

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 2018 and are not ranked.

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