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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 2021, at $117,000. Kusilvak Census Area had the lowest, at $37,000. The median was $84,600. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest117,000Juneau City and Borough
Lowest37,000Kusilvak Census Area
Median84,60028 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Aleutians East Borough: 81,500 USDAleutians West Census Area: 97,100 USDAnchorage Municipality: 104,300 USDBethel Census Area: 56,600 USDBristol Bay Borough: 102,900 USDDenali Borough: 110,000 USDDillingham Census Area: 62,200 USDFairbanks North Star Borough: 92,500 USDHaines Borough: 80,300 USDHoonah-Angoon Census Area: 76,000 USDJuneau City and Borough: 117,000 USDKenai Peninsula Borough: 92,100 USDKetchikan Gateway Borough: 89,200 USDKodiak Island Borough: 97,700 USDKusilvak Census Area: 37,000 USDLake and Peninsula Borough: 51,200 USDMatanuska-Susitna Borough: 91,600 USDNome Census Area: 58,600 USDNorth Slope Borough: 85,700 USDNorthwest Arctic Borough: 63,300 USDPetersburg Borough: 82,000 USDPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 70,200 USDSitka City and Borough: 94,000 USDSkagway Municipality: 88,500 USDSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area: 86,400 USDWrangell City and Borough: 75,200 USDYakutat City and Borough: 83,500 USDYukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 52,600 USD
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  • 96K and over
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USD, 2021. 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, 2021

Juneau City and Borough: 117,000 USDJuneau City and Borough117,000Denali Borough: 110,000 USDDenali Borough110,000Anchorage Municipality: 104,300 USDAnchorage Municipality104,300Bristol Bay Borough: 102,900 USDBristol Bay Borough102,900Kodiak Island Borough: 97,700 USDKodiak Island Borough97,700Aleutians West Census Area: 97,100 USDAleutians West Census Area97,100Sitka City and Borough: 94,000 USDSitka City and Borough94,000Fairbanks North Star Borough: 92,500 USDFairbanks North Star Borough92,500Kenai Peninsula Borough: 92,100 USDKenai Peninsula Borough92,100Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 91,600 USDMatanuska-Susitna Borough91,600Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 89,200 USDKetchikan Gateway Borough89,200Skagway Municipality: 88,500 USDSkagway Municipality88,500Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 86,400 USDSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area86,400North Slope Borough: 85,700 USDNorth Slope Borough85,700Yakutat City and Borough: 83,500 USDYakutat City and Borough83,500Petersburg Borough: 82,000 USDPetersburg Borough82,000Aleutians East Borough: 81,500 USDAleutians East Borough81,500Haines Borough: 80,300 USDHaines Borough80,300Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 76,000 USDHoonah-Angoon Census Area76,000Wrangell City and Borough: 75,200 USDWrangell City and Borough75,200Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 70,200 USDPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area70,200Northwest Arctic Borough: 63,300 USDNorthwest Arctic Borough63,300Dillingham Census Area: 62,200 USDDillingham Census Area62,200Nome Census Area: 58,600 USDNome Census Area58,600Bethel Census Area: 56,600 USDBethel Census Area56,600Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 52,600 USDYukon-Koyukuk Census Area52,600Lake and Peninsula Borough: 51,200 USDLake and Peninsula Borough51,200Kusilvak Census Area: 37,000 USDKusilvak Census Area37,000Juneau City and Borough: 117,000 USDJuneau City and Borough117,000Denali Borough: 110,000 USDDenali Borough110,000Anchorage Municipality: 104,300 USDAnchorage Municipality104,300Bristol Bay Borough: 102,900 USDBristol Bay Borough102,900Kodiak Island Borough: 97,700 USDKodiak Island Borough97,700Aleutians West Census Area: 97,100 USDAleutians West Census Area97,100Sitka City and Borough: 94,000 USDSitka City and Borough94,000Fairbanks North Star Borough: 92,500 USDFairbanks North Star Borough92,500Kenai Peninsula Borough: 92,100 USDKenai Peninsula Borough92,100Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 91,600 USDMatanuska-Susitna Borough91,600Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 89,200 USDKetchikan Gateway Borough89,200Skagway Municipality: 88,500 USDSkagway Municipality88,500Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 86,400 USDSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area86,400North Slope Borough: 85,700 USDNorth Slope Borough85,700Yakutat City and Borough: 83,500 USDYakutat City and Borough83,500Petersburg Borough: 82,000 USDPetersburg Borough82,000Aleutians East Borough: 81,500 USDAleutians East Borough81,500Haines Borough: 80,300 USDHaines Borough80,300Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 76,000 USDHoonah-Angoon Census Area76,000Wrangell City and Borough: 75,200 USDWrangell City and Borough75,200Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 70,200 USDPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area70,200Northwest Arctic Borough: 63,300 USDNorthwest Arctic Borough63,300Dillingham Census Area: 62,200 USDDillingham Census Area62,200Nome Census Area: 58,600 USDNome Census Area58,600Bethel Census Area: 56,600 USDBethel Census Area56,600Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 52,600 USDYukon-Koyukuk Census Area52,600Lake and Peninsula Borough: 51,200 USDLake and Peninsula Borough51,200Kusilvak Census Area: 37,000 USDKusilvak Census Area37,000
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD		Change on 2020
1Juneau City and Borough117,000-0.7%
2Denali Borough110,000-0.5%
3Anchorage Municipality104,300+7.2%
4Bristol Bay Borough102,900+0.4%
5Kodiak Island Borough97,700-0.7%
6Aleutians West Census Area97,100-3%
7Sitka City and Borough94,000+5.5%
8Fairbanks North Star Borough92,500-0.6%
9Kenai Peninsula Borough92,100+2.7%
10Matanuska-Susitna Borough91,600+0.2%
11Ketchikan Gateway Borough89,200+2.2%
12Skagway Municipality88,500+5.9%
13Southeast Fairbanks Census Area86,400+4.5%
14North Slope Borough85,700+0.9%
15Yakutat City and Borough83,500-8%
16Petersburg Borough82,000+2.6%
17Aleutians East Borough81,500+4.9%
18Haines Borough80,300+0.4%
19Hoonah-Angoon Census Area76,000+2%
20Wrangell City and Borough75,200+5.3%
21Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area70,200+3.8%
22Northwest Arctic Borough63,300+2.1%
23Dillingham Census Area62,200-4.3%
24Nome Census Area58,600+5.4%
25Bethel Census Area56,600-0.5%
26Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area52,600+2.3%
27Lake and Peninsula Borough51,200+1%
28Kusilvak Census Area37,000-3.9%

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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 2021 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/il21/Section8-FY21.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. (2021). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Alaska by area median family income (HUD), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx

MLA 9

HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Alaska by area median family income (HUD), 2021. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 24 Mar. 2021, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/alaska-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2021. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Alaska by area median family income (HUD), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/alaska-counties?period=2021.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2021) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Alaska by area median family income (HUD), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/alaska-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Juneau City and Borough, with $117,000 in 2021, 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 $37,000 in 2021.

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 2021 and are not ranked.

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