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Counties in Alaska by area median family income (HUD)

Bristol Bay Borough had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 27 counties in 2015, at $97,400. Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area had the lowest, at $49,800. The median was $78,400. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest97,400Bristol Bay Borough
Lowest49,800Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Median78,40027 counties

Map of counties, 2015

Aleutians East Borough: 65,300 USDAleutians West Census Area: 87,000 USDAnchorage Municipality: 89,600 USDBethel Census Area: 57,700 USDBristol Bay Borough: 97,400 USDDenali Borough: 95,100 USDDillingham Census Area: 64,200 USDFairbanks North Star Borough: 85,600 USDHaines Borough: 66,900 USDHoonah-Angoon Census Area: 60,400 USDJuneau City and Borough: 96,800 USDKenai Peninsula Borough: 77,000 USDKetchikan Gateway Borough: 88,900 USDKodiak Island Borough: 81,600 USDLake and Peninsula Borough: 57,800 USDMatanuska-Susitna Borough: 83,900 USDNome Census Area: 50,900 USDNorth Slope Borough: 86,400 USDNorthwest Arctic Borough: 61,300 USDPetersburg Borough: 84,100 USDPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 58,900 USDSitka City and Borough: 79,500 USDSkagway Municipality: 93,900 USDSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area: 69,600 USDWrangell City and Borough: 60,100 USDYakutat City and Borough: 78,400 USDYukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 49,800 USD
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USD, 2015. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2015

Bristol Bay Borough: 97,400 USDBristol Bay Borough97,400Juneau City and Borough: 96,800 USDJuneau City and Borough96,800Denali Borough: 95,100 USDDenali Borough95,100Skagway Municipality: 93,900 USDSkagway Municipality93,900Anchorage Municipality: 89,600 USDAnchorage Municipality89,600Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 88,900 USDKetchikan Gateway Borough88,900Aleutians West Census Area: 87,000 USDAleutians West Census Area87,000North Slope Borough: 86,400 USDNorth Slope Borough86,400Fairbanks North Star Borough: 85,600 USDFairbanks North Star Borough85,600Petersburg Borough: 84,100 USDPetersburg Borough84,100Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 83,900 USDMatanuska-Susitna Borough83,900Kodiak Island Borough: 81,600 USDKodiak Island Borough81,600Sitka City and Borough: 79,500 USDSitka City and Borough79,500Yakutat City and Borough: 78,400 USDYakutat City and Borough78,400Kenai Peninsula Borough: 77,000 USDKenai Peninsula Borough77,000Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 69,600 USDSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area69,600Haines Borough: 66,900 USDHaines Borough66,900Aleutians East Borough: 65,300 USDAleutians East Borough65,300Dillingham Census Area: 64,200 USDDillingham Census Area64,200Northwest Arctic Borough: 61,300 USDNorthwest Arctic Borough61,300Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 60,400 USDHoonah-Angoon Census Area60,400Wrangell City and Borough: 60,100 USDWrangell City and Borough60,100Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 58,900 USDPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area58,900Lake and Peninsula Borough: 57,800 USDLake and Peninsula Borough57,800Bethel Census Area: 57,700 USDBethel Census Area57,700Nome Census Area: 50,900 USDNome Census Area50,900Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 49,800 USDYukon-Koyukuk Census Area49,800Bristol Bay Borough: 97,400 USDBristol Bay Borough97,400Juneau City and Borough: 96,800 USDJuneau City and Borough96,800Denali Borough: 95,100 USDDenali Borough95,100Skagway Municipality: 93,900 USDSkagway Municipality93,900Anchorage Municipality: 89,600 USDAnchorage Municipality89,600Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 88,900 USDKetchikan Gateway Borough88,900Aleutians West Census Area: 87,000 USDAleutians West Census Area87,000North Slope Borough: 86,400 USDNorth Slope Borough86,400Fairbanks North Star Borough: 85,600 USDFairbanks North Star Borough85,600Petersburg Borough: 84,100 USDPetersburg Borough84,100Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 83,900 USDMatanuska-Susitna Borough83,900Kodiak Island Borough: 81,600 USDKodiak Island Borough81,600Sitka City and Borough: 79,500 USDSitka City and Borough79,500Yakutat City and Borough: 78,400 USDYakutat City and Borough78,400Kenai Peninsula Borough: 77,000 USDKenai Peninsula Borough77,000Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 69,600 USDSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area69,600Haines Borough: 66,900 USDHaines Borough66,900Aleutians East Borough: 65,300 USDAleutians East Borough65,300Dillingham Census Area: 64,200 USDDillingham Census Area64,200Northwest Arctic Borough: 61,300 USDNorthwest Arctic Borough61,300Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 60,400 USDHoonah-Angoon Census Area60,400Wrangell City and Borough: 60,100 USDWrangell City and Borough60,100Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 58,900 USDPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area58,900Lake and Peninsula Borough: 57,800 USDLake and Peninsula Borough57,800Bethel Census Area: 57,700 USDBethel Census Area57,700Nome Census Area: 50,900 USDNome Census Area50,900Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 49,800 USDYukon-Koyukuk Census Area49,800
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
USD		Change on 2014
1Bristol Bay Borough97,400+0.1%
2Juneau City and Borough96,800+1.8%
3Denali Borough95,100+4.2%
4Skagway Municipality93,900+2.4%
5Anchorage Municipality89,600+5.5%
6Ketchikan Gateway Borough88,900+4.5%
7Aleutians West Census Area87,000+7.8%
8North Slope Borough86,400-1.6%
9Fairbanks North Star Borough85,600+16.9%
10Petersburg Borough84,100-6.6%
11Matanuska-Susitna Borough83,900+6.9%
12Kodiak Island Borough81,600+14.9%
13Sitka City and Borough79,500+1%
14Yakutat City and Borough78,400-7.2%
15Kenai Peninsula Borough77,000+1.2%
16Southeast Fairbanks Census Area69,600+8.4%
17Haines Borough66,900-4.3%
18Aleutians East Borough65,300+2.2%
19Dillingham Census Area64,200-1.7%
20Northwest Arctic Borough61,300+5.7%
21Hoonah-Angoon Census Area60,400+3.8%
22Wrangell City and Borough60,100+5.4%
23Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area58,900+8.1%
24Lake and Peninsula Borough57,800+0.7%
25Bethel Census Area57,700-1.9%
26Nome Census Area50,900-4.3%
27Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area49,800-3.1%

Other periods

About this ranking

Median annual family income, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) estimates for the HUD area that contains the county, for the fiscal year.

More on how it is measured
  • HUD bases it on American Community Survey family incomes, brought forward to the fiscal year, and uses it to set income limits for its programs: the very low income limit is 50 percent and the low income limit 80 percent of the area median for a family of four, with adjustments.
  • Often called AMI.

A program parameter, not a survey estimate for the county itself: it differs from the Census Bureau median household income and from the American Community Survey median family income of the county. HUD sets one value per HUD area, a metropolitan area (sometimes split into HUD Metro FMR Areas) or a non-metropolitan county, so every county of a metropolitan area shows the same figure. Counties in the six New England states have no value, because HUD defines their areas by town and a county can span several areas. Where HUD splits off part of a county, the county value is the rest of the county: Howard County, Maryland, without Columbia until FY2015, and Crawford County, Missouri, without its part of Sullivan. The year is HUD's federal fiscal year: FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. 3 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.

How to cite

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2015). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Alaska by area median family income (HUD), 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx

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HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Alaska by area median family income (HUD), 2015. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 10 Mar. 2015, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/alaska-counties?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2015. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Alaska by area median family income (HUD), 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/alaska-counties?period=2015.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2015) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Alaska by area median family income (HUD), 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/alaska-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest area median family income (HUD)?

Bristol Bay Borough, with $97,400 in 2015, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Which county has the lowest area median family income (HUD)?

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, with $49,800 in 2015.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 3 counties have no value for 2015 and are not ranked.

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