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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 2020, at $117,800. Kusilvak Census Area had the lowest, at $38,500. The median was $83,150. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest117,800Juneau City and Borough
Lowest38,500Kusilvak Census Area
Median83,15028 counties

Map of counties, 2020

Aleutians East Borough: 77,700 USDAleutians West Census Area: 100,100 USDAnchorage Municipality: 97,300 USDBethel Census Area: 56,900 USDBristol Bay Borough: 102,500 USDDenali Borough: 110,500 USDDillingham Census Area: 65,000 USDFairbanks North Star Borough: 93,100 USDHaines Borough: 80,000 USDHoonah-Angoon Census Area: 74,500 USDJuneau City and Borough: 117,800 USDKenai Peninsula Borough: 89,700 USDKetchikan Gateway Borough: 87,300 USDKodiak Island Borough: 98,400 USDKusilvak Census Area: 38,500 USDLake and Peninsula Borough: 50,700 USDMatanuska-Susitna Borough: 91,400 USDNome Census Area: 55,600 USDNorth Slope Borough: 84,900 USDNorthwest Arctic Borough: 62,000 USDPetersburg Borough: 79,900 USDPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 67,600 USDSitka City and Borough: 89,100 USDSkagway Municipality: 83,600 USDSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area: 82,700 USDWrangell City and Borough: 71,400 USDYakutat City and Borough: 90,800 USDYukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 51,400 USD
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  • 96K and over
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USD, 2020. 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, 2020

Juneau City and Borough: 117,800 USDJuneau City and Borough117,800Denali Borough: 110,500 USDDenali Borough110,500Bristol Bay Borough: 102,500 USDBristol Bay Borough102,500Aleutians West Census Area: 100,100 USDAleutians West Census Area100,100Kodiak Island Borough: 98,400 USDKodiak Island Borough98,400Anchorage Municipality: 97,300 USDAnchorage Municipality97,300Fairbanks North Star Borough: 93,100 USDFairbanks North Star Borough93,100Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 91,400 USDMatanuska-Susitna Borough91,400Yakutat City and Borough: 90,800 USDYakutat City and Borough90,800Kenai Peninsula Borough: 89,700 USDKenai Peninsula Borough89,700Sitka City and Borough: 89,100 USDSitka City and Borough89,100Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 87,300 USDKetchikan Gateway Borough87,300North Slope Borough: 84,900 USDNorth Slope Borough84,900Skagway Municipality: 83,600 USDSkagway Municipality83,600Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 82,700 USDSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area82,700Haines Borough: 80,000 USDHaines Borough80,000Petersburg Borough: 79,900 USDPetersburg Borough79,900Aleutians East Borough: 77,700 USDAleutians East Borough77,700Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 74,500 USDHoonah-Angoon Census Area74,500Wrangell City and Borough: 71,400 USDWrangell City and Borough71,400Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 67,600 USDPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area67,600Dillingham Census Area: 65,000 USDDillingham Census Area65,000Northwest Arctic Borough: 62,000 USDNorthwest Arctic Borough62,000Bethel Census Area: 56,900 USDBethel Census Area56,900Nome Census Area: 55,600 USDNome Census Area55,600Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 51,400 USDYukon-Koyukuk Census Area51,400Lake and Peninsula Borough: 50,700 USDLake and Peninsula Borough50,700Kusilvak Census Area: 38,500 USDKusilvak Census Area38,500Juneau City and Borough: 117,800 USDJuneau City and Borough117,800Denali Borough: 110,500 USDDenali Borough110,500Bristol Bay Borough: 102,500 USDBristol Bay Borough102,500Aleutians West Census Area: 100,100 USDAleutians West Census Area100,100Kodiak Island Borough: 98,400 USDKodiak Island Borough98,400Anchorage Municipality: 97,300 USDAnchorage Municipality97,300Fairbanks North Star Borough: 93,100 USDFairbanks North Star Borough93,100Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 91,400 USDMatanuska-Susitna Borough91,400Yakutat City and Borough: 90,800 USDYakutat City and Borough90,800Kenai Peninsula Borough: 89,700 USDKenai Peninsula Borough89,700Sitka City and Borough: 89,100 USDSitka City and Borough89,100Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 87,300 USDKetchikan Gateway Borough87,300North Slope Borough: 84,900 USDNorth Slope Borough84,900Skagway Municipality: 83,600 USDSkagway Municipality83,600Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 82,700 USDSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area82,700Haines Borough: 80,000 USDHaines Borough80,000Petersburg Borough: 79,900 USDPetersburg Borough79,900Aleutians East Borough: 77,700 USDAleutians East Borough77,700Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 74,500 USDHoonah-Angoon Census Area74,500Wrangell City and Borough: 71,400 USDWrangell City and Borough71,400Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 67,600 USDPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area67,600Dillingham Census Area: 65,000 USDDillingham Census Area65,000Northwest Arctic Borough: 62,000 USDNorthwest Arctic Borough62,000Bethel Census Area: 56,900 USDBethel Census Area56,900Nome Census Area: 55,600 USDNome Census Area55,600Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 51,400 USDYukon-Koyukuk Census Area51,400Lake and Peninsula Borough: 50,700 USDLake and Peninsula Borough50,700Kusilvak Census Area: 38,500 USDKusilvak Census Area38,500
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020
USD		Change on 2019
1Juneau City and Borough117,800+5.7%
2Denali Borough110,500+2.1%
3Bristol Bay Borough102,500-5.4%
4Aleutians West Census Area100,100+3.2%
5Kodiak Island Borough98,400-0.1%
6Anchorage Municipality97,300-7.2%
7Fairbanks North Star Borough93,100+0.8%
8Matanuska-Susitna Borough91,400-1.3%
9Yakutat City and Borough90,800+5.8%
10Kenai Peninsula Borough89,700+2.6%
11Sitka City and Borough89,100+1.8%
12Ketchikan Gateway Borough87,300+1.3%
13North Slope Borough84,900+3.3%
14Skagway Municipality83,600-3.2%
15Southeast Fairbanks Census Area82,700+3.5%
16Haines Borough80,000+5%
17Petersburg Borough79,900-6%
18Aleutians East Borough77,700-0.8%
19Hoonah-Angoon Census Area74,500+5.1%
20Wrangell City and Borough71,400+8%
21Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area67,600+0.9%
22Dillingham Census Area65,000+7.3%
23Northwest Arctic Borough62,000+1%
24Bethel Census Area56,900+0.4%
25Nome Census Area55,600+2.2%
26Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area51,400+1.2%
27Lake and Peninsula Borough50,700+2%
28Kusilvak Census Area38,500-5.4%

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. 2 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2020 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/il20/Section8-FY20.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. (2020). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Alaska by area median family income (HUD), 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il20/Section8-FY20.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), 2020. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 16 Mar. 2020, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il20/Section8-FY20.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/alaska-counties?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2020. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Alaska by area median family income (HUD), 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il20/Section8-FY20.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/alaska-counties?period=2020.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2020) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Alaska by area median family income (HUD), 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il20/Section8-FY20.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/alaska-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Juneau City and Borough, with $117,800 in 2020, 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 $38,500 in 2020.

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 2020 and are not ranked.

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