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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 2019, at 35.5%. Aleutians West Census Area had the lowest, at 5.4%. The median was 13.1% and the figure for Alaska was 13.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest35.5Kusilvak Census Area
Lowest5.4Aleutians West Census Area
Median13.128 counties
Alaska13.2History

Map of counties, 2019

Aleutians East Borough: 13.4 %Aleutians West Census Area: 5.4 %Anchorage Municipality: 11 %Bethel Census Area: 31.6 %Bristol Bay Borough: 11 %Denali Borough: 8.6 %Dillingham Census Area: 27.1 %Fairbanks North Star Borough: 7.9 %Haines Borough: 14.4 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 23.3 %Juneau City and Borough: 8 %Kenai Peninsula Borough: 12.5 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 12 %Kodiak Island Borough: 8.7 %Kusilvak Census Area: 35.5 %Lake and Peninsula Borough: 25.3 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 12.8 %Nome Census Area: 26.1 %North Slope Borough: 15.3 %Northwest Arctic Borough: 29.8 %Petersburg Borough: 8.6 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 23.3 %Sitka City and Borough: 9.3 %Skagway Municipality: 7.3 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 15.8 %Wrangell City and Borough: 11 %Yakutat City and Borough: 26.7 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 30.8 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Kusilvak Census Area: 35.5 %Kusilvak Census Area35.5Bethel Census Area: 31.6 %Bethel Census Area31.6Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 30.8 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area30.8Northwest Arctic Borough: 29.8 %Northwest Arctic Borough29.8Dillingham Census Area: 27.1 %Dillingham Census Area27.1Yakutat City and Borough: 26.7 %Yakutat City and Borough26.7Nome Census Area: 26.1 %Nome Census Area26.1Lake and Peninsula Borough: 25.3 %Lake and Peninsula Borough25.3Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 23.3 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area23.3Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 23.3 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area23.3Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 15.8 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area15.8North Slope Borough: 15.3 %North Slope Borough15.3Haines Borough: 14.4 %Haines Borough14.4Aleutians East Borough: 13.4 %Aleutians East Borough13.4Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 12.8 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough12.8Kenai Peninsula Borough: 12.5 %Kenai Peninsula Borough12.5Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 12 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough12Anchorage Municipality: 11 %Anchorage Municipality11Bristol Bay Borough: 11 %Bristol Bay Borough11Wrangell City and Borough: 11 %Wrangell City and Borough11Sitka City and Borough: 9.3 %Sitka City and Borough9.3Kodiak Island Borough: 8.7 %Kodiak Island Borough8.7Denali Borough: 8.6 %Denali Borough8.6Petersburg Borough: 8.6 %Petersburg Borough8.6Juneau City and Borough: 8 %Juneau City and Borough8Fairbanks North Star Borough: 7.9 %Fairbanks North Star Borough7.9Skagway Municipality: 7.3 %Skagway Municipality7.3Aleutians West Census Area: 5.4 %Aleutians West Census Area5.4Kusilvak Census Area: 35.5 %Kusilvak Census Area35.5Bethel Census Area: 31.6 %Bethel Census Area31.6Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 30.8 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area30.8Northwest Arctic Borough: 29.8 %Northwest Arctic Borough29.8Dillingham Census Area: 27.1 %Dillingham Census Area27.1Yakutat City and Borough: 26.7 %Yakutat City and Borough26.7Nome Census Area: 26.1 %Nome Census Area26.1Lake and Peninsula Borough: 25.3 %Lake and Peninsula Borough25.3Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 23.3 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area23.3Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 23.3 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area23.3Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 15.8 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area15.8North Slope Borough: 15.3 %North Slope Borough15.3Haines Borough: 14.4 %Haines Borough14.4Aleutians East Borough: 13.4 %Aleutians East Borough13.4Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 12.8 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough12.8Kenai Peninsula Borough: 12.5 %Kenai Peninsula Borough12.5Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 12 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough12Anchorage Municipality: 11 %Anchorage Municipality11Bristol Bay Borough: 11 %Bristol Bay Borough11Wrangell City and Borough: 11 %Wrangell City and Borough11Sitka City and Borough: 9.3 %Sitka City and Borough9.3Kodiak Island Borough: 8.7 %Kodiak Island Borough8.7Denali Borough: 8.6 %Denali Borough8.6Petersburg Borough: 8.6 %Petersburg Borough8.6Juneau City and Borough: 8 %Juneau City and Borough8Fairbanks North Star Borough: 7.9 %Fairbanks North Star Borough7.9Skagway Municipality: 7.3 %Skagway Municipality7.3Aleutians West Census Area: 5.4 %Aleutians West Census Area5.4
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Kusilvak Census Area35.5-11.9 pts
2Bethel Census Area31.6-9.6 pts
3Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area30.8-0.6 pts
4Northwest Arctic Borough29.8+2.1 pts
5Dillingham Census Area27.1-4.5 pts
6Yakutat City and Borough26.7+11.4 pts
7Nome Census Area26.1-0.8 pts
8Lake and Peninsula Borough25.3+1.6 pts
9Hoonah-Angoon Census Area23.3-4.3 pts
9Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area23.3-0.1 pts
11Southeast Fairbanks Census Area15.8-1.9 pts
12North Slope Borough15.3+0.1 pts
13Haines Borough14.4-2 pts
14Aleutians East Borough13.4+0.9 pts
15Matanuska-Susitna Borough12.8+1 pts
16Kenai Peninsula Borough12.5-2 pts
17Ketchikan Gateway Borough12-0.5 pts
18Anchorage Municipality11-1.1 pts
18Bristol Bay Borough11-4.2 pts
18Wrangell City and Borough11-5 pts
21Sitka City and Borough9.3+0.5 pts
22Kodiak Island Borough8.7-1.2 pts
23Denali Borough8.6+1.3 pts
23Petersburg Borough8.6-0.9 pts
25Juneau City and Borough8-0.5 pts
26Fairbanks North Star Borough7.9-1.5 pts
27Skagway Municipality7.3-1.6 pts
28Aleutians West Census Area5.4-2.7 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 2019 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.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), 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.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), 2019. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/alaska-counties?period=2019. 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), 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/alaska-counties?period=2019.

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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), 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/alaska-counties?period=2019 (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), 2019}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/alaska-counties?period=2019. 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/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.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 35.5% in 2019, 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 5.4% in 2019.

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 2019 and are not ranked.

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