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Counties in Alaska by area median family income (HUD)

Juneau City and Borough had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 28 counties in 2018, at $104,900. Kusilvak Census Area had the lowest, at $41,500. The median was $83,050. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest104,900Juneau City and Borough
Lowest41,500Kusilvak Census Area
Median83,05028 counties

Map of counties, 2018

Aleutians East Borough: 67,400 USDAleutians West Census Area: 94,300 USDAnchorage Municipality: 99,500 USDBethel Census Area: 52,600 USDBristol Bay Borough: 94,900 USDDenali Borough: 102,900 USDDillingham Census Area: 60,500 USDFairbanks North Star Borough: 93,000 USDHaines Borough: 73,200 USDHoonah-Angoon Census Area: 70,700 USDJuneau City and Borough: 104,900 USDKenai Peninsula Borough: 82,900 USDKetchikan Gateway Borough: 87,400 USDKodiak Island Borough: 84,400 USDKusilvak Census Area: 41,500 USDLake and Peninsula Borough: 57,700 USDMatanuska-Susitna Borough: 92,000 USDNome Census Area: 50,900 USDNorth Slope Borough: 83,200 USDNorthwest Arctic Borough: 64,000 USDPetersburg Borough: 88,300 USDPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 65,500 USDSitka City and Borough: 91,700 USDSkagway Municipality: 85,000 USDSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area: 77,600 USDWrangell City and Borough: 70,600 USDYakutat City and Borough: 84,800 USDYukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 50,600 USD
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  • 62K to 73K
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  • 93K and over
  • No data
USD, 2018. 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, 2018

Juneau City and Borough: 104,900 USDJuneau City and Borough104,900Denali Borough: 102,900 USDDenali Borough102,900Anchorage Municipality: 99,500 USDAnchorage Municipality99,500Bristol Bay Borough: 94,900 USDBristol Bay Borough94,900Aleutians West Census Area: 94,300 USDAleutians West Census Area94,300Fairbanks North Star Borough: 93,000 USDFairbanks North Star Borough93,000Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 92,000 USDMatanuska-Susitna Borough92,000Sitka City and Borough: 91,700 USDSitka City and Borough91,700Petersburg Borough: 88,300 USDPetersburg Borough88,300Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 87,400 USDKetchikan Gateway Borough87,400Skagway Municipality: 85,000 USDSkagway Municipality85,000Yakutat City and Borough: 84,800 USDYakutat City and Borough84,800Kodiak Island Borough: 84,400 USDKodiak Island Borough84,400North Slope Borough: 83,200 USDNorth Slope Borough83,200Kenai Peninsula Borough: 82,900 USDKenai Peninsula Borough82,900Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 77,600 USDSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area77,600Haines Borough: 73,200 USDHaines Borough73,200Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 70,700 USDHoonah-Angoon Census Area70,700Wrangell City and Borough: 70,600 USDWrangell City and Borough70,600Aleutians East Borough: 67,400 USDAleutians East Borough67,400Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 65,500 USDPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area65,500Northwest Arctic Borough: 64,000 USDNorthwest Arctic Borough64,000Dillingham Census Area: 60,500 USDDillingham Census Area60,500Lake and Peninsula Borough: 57,700 USDLake and Peninsula Borough57,700Bethel Census Area: 52,600 USDBethel Census Area52,600Nome Census Area: 50,900 USDNome Census Area50,900Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 50,600 USDYukon-Koyukuk Census Area50,600Kusilvak Census Area: 41,500 USDKusilvak Census Area41,500Juneau City and Borough: 104,900 USDJuneau City and Borough104,900Denali Borough: 102,900 USDDenali Borough102,900Anchorage Municipality: 99,500 USDAnchorage Municipality99,500Bristol Bay Borough: 94,900 USDBristol Bay Borough94,900Aleutians West Census Area: 94,300 USDAleutians West Census Area94,300Fairbanks North Star Borough: 93,000 USDFairbanks North Star Borough93,000Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 92,000 USDMatanuska-Susitna Borough92,000Sitka City and Borough: 91,700 USDSitka City and Borough91,700Petersburg Borough: 88,300 USDPetersburg Borough88,300Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 87,400 USDKetchikan Gateway Borough87,400Skagway Municipality: 85,000 USDSkagway Municipality85,000Yakutat City and Borough: 84,800 USDYakutat City and Borough84,800Kodiak Island Borough: 84,400 USDKodiak Island Borough84,400North Slope Borough: 83,200 USDNorth Slope Borough83,200Kenai Peninsula Borough: 82,900 USDKenai Peninsula Borough82,900Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 77,600 USDSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area77,600Haines Borough: 73,200 USDHaines Borough73,200Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 70,700 USDHoonah-Angoon Census Area70,700Wrangell City and Borough: 70,600 USDWrangell City and Borough70,600Aleutians East Borough: 67,400 USDAleutians East Borough67,400Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 65,500 USDPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area65,500Northwest Arctic Borough: 64,000 USDNorthwest Arctic Borough64,000Dillingham Census Area: 60,500 USDDillingham Census Area60,500Lake and Peninsula Borough: 57,700 USDLake and Peninsula Borough57,700Bethel Census Area: 52,600 USDBethel Census Area52,600Nome Census Area: 50,900 USDNome Census Area50,900Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 50,600 USDYukon-Koyukuk Census Area50,600Kusilvak Census Area: 41,500 USDKusilvak Census Area41,500
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
USD		Change on 2017
1Juneau City and Borough104,900+3.3%
2Denali Borough102,900-2.7%
3Anchorage Municipality99,500+11.8%
4Bristol Bay Borough94,900-0.1%
5Aleutians West Census Area94,300+4.5%
6Fairbanks North Star Borough93,000+9.7%
7Matanuska-Susitna Borough92,000+1.8%
8Sitka City and Borough91,700+11.4%
9Petersburg Borough88,300+0.9%
10Ketchikan Gateway Borough87,4000%
11Skagway Municipality85,000-2.3%
12Yakutat City and Borough84,800+8.2%
13Kodiak Island Borough84,400+2.6%
14North Slope Borough83,200-3%
15Kenai Peninsula Borough82,900+3.9%
16Southeast Fairbanks Census Area77,600+2.4%
17Haines Borough73,200+7.2%
18Hoonah-Angoon Census Area70,700+15%
19Wrangell City and Borough70,600+3.5%
20Aleutians East Borough67,400+3.4%
21Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area65,500+6.5%
22Northwest Arctic Borough64,000+1.9%
23Dillingham Census Area60,500+2.4%
24Lake and Peninsula Borough57,700+3.2%
25Bethel Census Area52,600-2.4%
26Nome Census Area50,900+6.5%
27Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area50,600+2%
28Kusilvak Census Area41,500n/a

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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. 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.

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/il18/Section8-FY18.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. (2018). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Alaska by area median family income (HUD), 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il18/Section8-FY18.xlsx

MLA 9

HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Alaska by area median family income (HUD), 2018. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 27 Mar. 2018, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il18/Section8-FY18.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/alaska-counties?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2018. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Alaska by area median family income (HUD), 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il18/Section8-FY18.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/alaska-counties?period=2018.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2018) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Alaska by area median family income (HUD), 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il18/Section8-FY18.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/alaska-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars: Counties in Alaska by area median family income (HUD), 2018}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which county has the highest area median family income (HUD)?

Juneau City and Borough, with $104,900 in 2018, 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)?

Kusilvak Census Area, with $41,500 in 2018.

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. 2 counties have no value for 2018 and are not ranked.

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