Counties in Alaska by median household income (US single-year estimate)

Juneau City and Borough had the highest median household income (US single-year estimate) of 28 counties in 2015, at $82,892. Kusilvak Census Area had the lowest, at $33,511. The median was $61,114 and the figure for Alaska was $73,391. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Map of counties, 2015

Aleutians East Borough: 57,015 USDAleutians West Census Area: 80,695 USDAnchorage Municipality: 77,791 USDBethel Census Area: 44,849 USDBristol Bay Borough: 66,373 USDDenali Borough: 73,000 USDDillingham Census Area: 50,753 USDFairbanks North Star Borough: 70,881 USDHaines Borough: 57,876 USDHoonah-Angoon Census Area: 53,726 USDJuneau City and Borough: 82,892 USDKenai Peninsula Borough: 62,025 USDKetchikan Gateway Borough: 65,314 USDKodiak Island Borough: 67,515 USDKusilvak Census Area: 33,511 USDLake and Peninsula Borough: 42,120 USDMatanuska-Susitna Borough: 76,601 USDNome Census Area: 52,952 USDNorth Slope Borough: 70,834 USDNorthwest Arctic Borough: 53,774 USDPetersburg Borough: 63,098 USDPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 45,305 USDSitka City and Borough: 68,472 USDSkagway Municipality: 65,878 USDSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area: 60,203 USDWrangell City and Borough: 54,500 USDYakutat City and Borough: 53,795 USDYukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 37,755 USD
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USD, 2015. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): median household income, nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2015

Juneau City and Borough: 82,892 USDJuneau City and Borough82,892Aleutians West Census Area: 80,695 USDAleutians West Census Area80,695Anchorage Municipality: 77,791 USDAnchorage Municipality77,791Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 76,601 USDMatanuska-Susitna Borough76,601Denali Borough: 73,000 USDDenali Borough73,000Fairbanks North Star Borough: 70,881 USDFairbanks North Star Borough70,881North Slope Borough: 70,834 USDNorth Slope Borough70,834Sitka City and Borough: 68,472 USDSitka City and Borough68,472Kodiak Island Borough: 67,515 USDKodiak Island Borough67,515Bristol Bay Borough: 66,373 USDBristol Bay Borough66,373Skagway Municipality: 65,878 USDSkagway Municipality65,878Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 65,314 USDKetchikan Gateway Borough65,314Petersburg Borough: 63,098 USDPetersburg Borough63,098Kenai Peninsula Borough: 62,025 USDKenai Peninsula Borough62,025Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 60,203 USDSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area60,203Haines Borough: 57,876 USDHaines Borough57,876Aleutians East Borough: 57,015 USDAleutians East Borough57,015Wrangell City and Borough: 54,500 USDWrangell City and Borough54,500Yakutat City and Borough: 53,795 USDYakutat City and Borough53,795Northwest Arctic Borough: 53,774 USDNorthwest Arctic Borough53,774Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 53,726 USDHoonah-Angoon Census Area53,726Nome Census Area: 52,952 USDNome Census Area52,952Dillingham Census Area: 50,753 USDDillingham Census Area50,753Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 45,305 USDPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area45,305Bethel Census Area: 44,849 USDBethel Census Area44,849Lake and Peninsula Borough: 42,120 USDLake and Peninsula Borough42,120Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 37,755 USDYukon-Koyukuk Census Area37,755Kusilvak Census Area: 33,511 USDKusilvak Census Area33,511Juneau City and Borough: 82,892 USDJuneau City and Borough82,892Aleutians West Census Area: 80,695 USDAleutians West Census Area80,695Anchorage Municipality: 77,791 USDAnchorage Municipality77,791Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 76,601 USDMatanuska-Susitna Borough76,601Denali Borough: 73,000 USDDenali Borough73,000Fairbanks North Star Borough: 70,881 USDFairbanks North Star Borough70,881North Slope Borough: 70,834 USDNorth Slope Borough70,834Sitka City and Borough: 68,472 USDSitka City and Borough68,472Kodiak Island Borough: 67,515 USDKodiak Island Borough67,515Bristol Bay Borough: 66,373 USDBristol Bay Borough66,373Skagway Municipality: 65,878 USDSkagway Municipality65,878Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 65,314 USDKetchikan Gateway Borough65,314Petersburg Borough: 63,098 USDPetersburg Borough63,098Kenai Peninsula Borough: 62,025 USDKenai Peninsula Borough62,025Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 60,203 USDSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area60,203Haines Borough: 57,876 USDHaines Borough57,876Aleutians East Borough: 57,015 USDAleutians East Borough57,015Wrangell City and Borough: 54,500 USDWrangell City and Borough54,500Yakutat City and Borough: 53,795 USDYakutat City and Borough53,795Northwest Arctic Borough: 53,774 USDNorthwest Arctic Borough53,774Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 53,726 USDHoonah-Angoon Census Area53,726Nome Census Area: 52,952 USDNome Census Area52,952Dillingham Census Area: 50,753 USDDillingham Census Area50,753Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 45,305 USDPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area45,305Bethel Census Area: 44,849 USDBethel Census Area44,849Lake and Peninsula Borough: 42,120 USDLake and Peninsula Borough42,120Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 37,755 USDYukon-Koyukuk Census Area37,755Kusilvak Census Area: 33,511 USDKusilvak Census Area33,511
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): median household income, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Household income at the middle of the distribution for one year, in US dollars of that year. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for the nation, states and counties.

A model-based estimate that combines the one-year American Community Survey with federal tax records and other administrative data, so every county gets a figure for a single year. The national figure is the one-year ACS estimate. Not adjusted for inflation between years. The Census Bureau advises comparing years from 2006 on only. For the five-year ACS median, which also covers cities, use median_household_income.

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 2015 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): median household income, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): median household income, nation, states and counties (Counties in Alaska by median household income (US single-year estimate), 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt

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Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): median household income, nation, states and counties, Counties in Alaska by median household income (US single-year estimate), 2015. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income-single-year-us/alaska-counties?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): median household income, nation, states and counties. Counties in Alaska by median household income (US single-year estimate), 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income-single-year-us/alaska-counties?period=2015.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): median household income, nation, states and counties, Counties in Alaska by median household income (US single-year estimate), 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income-single-year-us/alaska-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest median household income (US single-year estimate)?

Juneau City and Borough, with $82,892 in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income (US single-year estimate)?

Kusilvak Census Area, with $33,511 in 2015.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): median household income, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 2 counties have no value for 2015 and are not ranked.

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