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Counties in Alaska by area median family income (HUD)

Denali Borough had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 27 counties in 2017, at $105,800. Nome Census Area had the lowest, at $47,800. The median was $79,800. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest105,800Denali Borough
Lowest47,800Nome Census Area
Median79,80027 counties

Map of counties, 2017

Aleutians East Borough: 65,200 USDAleutians West Census Area: 90,200 USDAnchorage Municipality: 89,000 USDBethel Census Area: 53,900 USDBristol Bay Borough: 95,000 USDDenali Borough: 105,800 USDDillingham Census Area: 59,100 USDFairbanks North Star Borough: 84,800 USDHaines Borough: 68,300 USDHoonah-Angoon Census Area: 61,500 USDJuneau City and Borough: 101,500 USDKenai Peninsula Borough: 79,800 USDKetchikan Gateway Borough: 87,400 USDKodiak Island Borough: 82,300 USDLake and Peninsula Borough: 55,900 USDMatanuska-Susitna Borough: 90,400 USDNome Census Area: 47,800 USDNorth Slope Borough: 85,800 USDNorthwest Arctic Borough: 62,800 USDPetersburg Borough: 87,500 USDPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 61,500 USDSitka City and Borough: 82,300 USDSkagway Municipality: 87,000 USDSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area: 75,800 USDWrangell City and Borough: 68,200 USDYakutat City and Borough: 78,400 USDYukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 49,600 USD
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USD, 2017. 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, 2017

Denali Borough: 105,800 USDDenali Borough105,800Juneau City and Borough: 101,500 USDJuneau City and Borough101,500Bristol Bay Borough: 95,000 USDBristol Bay Borough95,000Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 90,400 USDMatanuska-Susitna Borough90,400Aleutians West Census Area: 90,200 USDAleutians West Census Area90,200Anchorage Municipality: 89,000 USDAnchorage Municipality89,000Petersburg Borough: 87,500 USDPetersburg Borough87,500Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 87,400 USDKetchikan Gateway Borough87,400Skagway Municipality: 87,000 USDSkagway Municipality87,000North Slope Borough: 85,800 USDNorth Slope Borough85,800Fairbanks North Star Borough: 84,800 USDFairbanks North Star Borough84,800Kodiak Island Borough: 82,300 USDKodiak Island Borough82,300Sitka City and Borough: 82,300 USDSitka City and Borough82,300Kenai Peninsula Borough: 79,800 USDKenai Peninsula Borough79,800Yakutat City and Borough: 78,400 USDYakutat City and Borough78,400Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 75,800 USDSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area75,800Haines Borough: 68,300 USDHaines Borough68,300Wrangell City and Borough: 68,200 USDWrangell City and Borough68,200Aleutians East Borough: 65,200 USDAleutians East Borough65,200Northwest Arctic Borough: 62,800 USDNorthwest Arctic Borough62,800Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 61,500 USDHoonah-Angoon Census Area61,500Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 61,500 USDPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area61,500Dillingham Census Area: 59,100 USDDillingham Census Area59,100Lake and Peninsula Borough: 55,900 USDLake and Peninsula Borough55,900Bethel Census Area: 53,900 USDBethel Census Area53,900Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 49,600 USDYukon-Koyukuk Census Area49,600Nome Census Area: 47,800 USDNome Census Area47,800Denali Borough: 105,800 USDDenali Borough105,800Juneau City and Borough: 101,500 USDJuneau City and Borough101,500Bristol Bay Borough: 95,000 USDBristol Bay Borough95,000Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 90,400 USDMatanuska-Susitna Borough90,400Aleutians West Census Area: 90,200 USDAleutians West Census Area90,200Anchorage Municipality: 89,000 USDAnchorage Municipality89,000Petersburg Borough: 87,500 USDPetersburg Borough87,500Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 87,400 USDKetchikan Gateway Borough87,400Skagway Municipality: 87,000 USDSkagway Municipality87,000North Slope Borough: 85,800 USDNorth Slope Borough85,800Fairbanks North Star Borough: 84,800 USDFairbanks North Star Borough84,800Kodiak Island Borough: 82,300 USDKodiak Island Borough82,300Sitka City and Borough: 82,300 USDSitka City and Borough82,300Kenai Peninsula Borough: 79,800 USDKenai Peninsula Borough79,800Yakutat City and Borough: 78,400 USDYakutat City and Borough78,400Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 75,800 USDSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area75,800Haines Borough: 68,300 USDHaines Borough68,300Wrangell City and Borough: 68,200 USDWrangell City and Borough68,200Aleutians East Borough: 65,200 USDAleutians East Borough65,200Northwest Arctic Borough: 62,800 USDNorthwest Arctic Borough62,800Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 61,500 USDHoonah-Angoon Census Area61,500Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 61,500 USDPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area61,500Dillingham Census Area: 59,100 USDDillingham Census Area59,100Lake and Peninsula Borough: 55,900 USDLake and Peninsula Borough55,900Bethel Census Area: 53,900 USDBethel Census Area53,900Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 49,600 USDYukon-Koyukuk Census Area49,600Nome Census Area: 47,800 USDNome Census Area47,800
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
USD		Change on 2016
1Denali Borough105,800+4%
2Juneau City and Borough101,500+4%
3Bristol Bay Borough95,000-4%
4Matanuska-Susitna Borough90,400+5.5%
5Aleutians West Census Area90,200+0.8%
6Anchorage Municipality89,000-4.2%
7Petersburg Borough87,500+0.5%
8Ketchikan Gateway Borough87,400-0.6%
9Skagway Municipality87,000+9.4%
10North Slope Borough85,800+1.3%
11Fairbanks North Star Borough84,800-9.6%
12Kodiak Island Borough82,300+8.6%
12Sitka City and Borough82,300+2.7%
14Kenai Peninsula Borough79,800+2.7%
15Yakutat City and Borough78,400-5.5%
16Southeast Fairbanks Census Area75,800+11.3%
17Haines Borough68,300-2.4%
18Wrangell City and Borough68,200+20.3%
19Aleutians East Borough65,200-6.2%
20Northwest Arctic Borough62,800+5.7%
21Hoonah-Angoon Census Area61,500-0.2%
21Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area61,500+12.4%
23Dillingham Census Area59,100+2.6%
24Lake and Peninsula Borough55,900+1.3%
25Bethel Census Area53,900-1.3%
26Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area49,600+3.1%
27Nome Census Area47,800-1%

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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 2017 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/il17/Section8-FY17.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2017). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Alaska by area median family income (HUD), 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il17/Section8-FY17.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), 2017. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 7 Apr. 2017, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il17/Section8-FY17.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/alaska-counties?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2017. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Alaska by area median family income (HUD), 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il17/Section8-FY17.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/alaska-counties?period=2017.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2017) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Alaska by area median family income (HUD), 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il17/Section8-FY17.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/alaska-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Denali Borough, with $105,800 in 2017, 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)?

Nome Census Area, with $47,800 in 2017.

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 2017 and are not ranked.

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