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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 30 counties in 2023, at 36.5%. Aleutians West Census Area had the lowest, at 4.8%. The median was 14.1% and the figure for Alaska was 12.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest36.5Kusilvak Census Area
Lowest4.8Aleutians West Census Area
Median14.130 counties
Alaska12.5History

Map of counties, 2023

Aleutians East Borough: 18.6 %Aleutians West Census Area: 4.8 %Anchorage Municipality: 9.9 %Bethel Census Area: 36.2 %Bristol Bay Borough: 18 %Chugach Census Area: 7.9 %Copper River Census Area: 20.1 %Denali Borough: 11.3 %Dillingham Census Area: 31.3 %Fairbanks North Star Borough: 7.9 %Haines Borough: 13.1 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 27.2 %Juneau City and Borough: 9.5 %Kenai Peninsula Borough: 12.1 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 11.7 %Kodiak Island Borough: 8.8 %Kusilvak Census Area: 36.5 %Lake and Peninsula Borough: 27.3 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 10.5 %Nome Census Area: 23 %North Slope Borough: 14.2 %Northwest Arctic Borough: 23 %Petersburg Borough: 11 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 22.1 %Sitka City and Borough: 10.6 %Skagway Municipality: 8.9 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 14 %Wrangell City and Borough: 15.1 %Yakutat City and Borough: 26 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 24.8 %
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  • 9.4 to 11
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  • 26 and over
%, 2023. 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, 2023

Kusilvak Census Area: 36.5 %Kusilvak Census Area36.5Bethel Census Area: 36.2 %Bethel Census Area36.2Dillingham Census Area: 31.3 %Dillingham Census Area31.3Lake and Peninsula Borough: 27.3 %Lake and Peninsula Borough27.3Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 27.2 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area27.2Yakutat City and Borough: 26 %Yakutat City and Borough26Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 24.8 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area24.8Nome Census Area: 23 %Nome Census Area23Northwest Arctic Borough: 23 %Northwest Arctic Borough23Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 22.1 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area22.1Copper River Census Area: 20.1 %Copper River Census Area20.1Aleutians East Borough: 18.6 %Aleutians East Borough18.6Bristol Bay Borough: 18 %Bristol Bay Borough18Wrangell City and Borough: 15.1 %Wrangell City and Borough15.1North Slope Borough: 14.2 %North Slope Borough14.2Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 14 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area14Haines Borough: 13.1 %Haines Borough13.1Kenai Peninsula Borough: 12.1 %Kenai Peninsula Borough12.1Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 11.7 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough11.7Denali Borough: 11.3 %Denali Borough11.3Petersburg Borough: 11 %Petersburg Borough11Sitka City and Borough: 10.6 %Sitka City and Borough10.6Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 10.5 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough10.5Anchorage Municipality: 9.9 %Anchorage Municipality9.9Juneau City and Borough: 9.5 %Juneau City and Borough9.5Skagway Municipality: 8.9 %Skagway Municipality8.9Kodiak Island Borough: 8.8 %Kodiak Island Borough8.8Chugach Census Area: 7.9 %Chugach Census Area7.9Fairbanks North Star Borough: 7.9 %Fairbanks North Star Borough7.9Aleutians West Census Area: 4.8 %Aleutians West Census Area4.8Kusilvak Census Area: 36.5 %Kusilvak Census Area36.5Bethel Census Area: 36.2 %Bethel Census Area36.2Dillingham Census Area: 31.3 %Dillingham Census Area31.3Lake and Peninsula Borough: 27.3 %Lake and Peninsula Borough27.3Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 27.2 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area27.2Yakutat City and Borough: 26 %Yakutat City and Borough26Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 24.8 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area24.8Nome Census Area: 23 %Nome Census Area23Northwest Arctic Borough: 23 %Northwest Arctic Borough23Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 22.1 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area22.1Copper River Census Area: 20.1 %Copper River Census Area20.1Aleutians East Borough: 18.6 %Aleutians East Borough18.6Bristol Bay Borough: 18 %Bristol Bay Borough18Wrangell City and Borough: 15.1 %Wrangell City and Borough15.1North Slope Borough: 14.2 %North Slope Borough14.2Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 14 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area14Haines Borough: 13.1 %Haines Borough13.1Kenai Peninsula Borough: 12.1 %Kenai Peninsula Borough12.1Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 11.7 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough11.7Denali Borough: 11.3 %Denali Borough11.3Petersburg Borough: 11 %Petersburg Borough11Sitka City and Borough: 10.6 %Sitka City and Borough10.6Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 10.5 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough10.5Anchorage Municipality: 9.9 %Anchorage Municipality9.9Juneau City and Borough: 9.5 %Juneau City and Borough9.5Skagway Municipality: 8.9 %Skagway Municipality8.9Kodiak Island Borough: 8.8 %Kodiak Island Borough8.8Chugach Census Area: 7.9 %Chugach Census Area7.9Fairbanks North Star Borough: 7.9 %Fairbanks North Star Borough7.9Aleutians West Census Area: 4.8 %Aleutians West Census Area4.8
%. 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Kusilvak Census Area36.5+3.2 pts
2Bethel Census Area36.2+9.2 pts
3Dillingham Census Area31.3+4.5 pts
4Lake and Peninsula Borough27.3+0.3 pts
5Hoonah-Angoon Census Area27.2-0.9 pts
6Yakutat City and Borough26+11.2 pts
7Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area24.8-1.1 pts
8Nome Census Area23-1.7 pts
8Northwest Arctic Borough23-1.4 pts
10Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area22.1+0.3 pts
11Copper River Census Area20.1+0.5 pts
12Aleutians East Borough18.6+4.3 pts
13Bristol Bay Borough18+4.7 pts
14Wrangell City and Borough15.1-4.3 pts
15North Slope Borough14.2-0.7 pts
16Southeast Fairbanks Census Area14-0.5 pts
17Haines Borough13.1-3.6 pts
18Kenai Peninsula Borough12.1-0.6 pts
19Ketchikan Gateway Borough11.70 pts
20Denali Borough11.3+0.1 pts
21Petersburg Borough11+1.5 pts
22Sitka City and Borough10.6+0.8 pts
23Matanuska-Susitna Borough10.5-0.8 pts
24Anchorage Municipality9.9-2.8 pts
25Juneau City and Borough9.5+0.7 pts
26Skagway Municipality8.9-0.8 pts
27Kodiak Island Borough8.8-0.5 pts
28Chugach Census Area7.9+0.1 pts
28Fairbanks North Star Borough7.9-0.5 pts
30Aleutians West Census Area4.8-3.1 pts

Other periods

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. 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/2023/2023-state-and-county/est23all.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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2023/2023-state-and-county/est23all.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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2023/2023-state-and-county/est23all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/alaska-counties?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2023/2023-state-and-county/est23all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/alaska-counties?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2023/2023-state-and-county/est23all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/alaska-counties?period=2023 (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), 2023}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2023/2023-state-and-county/est23all.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/alaska-counties?period=2023. 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/2023/2023-state-and-county/est23all.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 36.5% in 2023, 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 4.8% in 2023.

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.

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