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 2017, at $90,436. Kusilvak Census Area had the lowest, at $31,250. The median was $61,757 and the figure for Alaska was $74,058. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Map of counties, 2017

Aleutians East Borough: 69,375 USDAleutians West Census Area: 80,290 USDAnchorage Municipality: 78,579 USDBethel Census Area: 45,582 USDBristol Bay Borough: 70,094 USDDenali Borough: 73,220 USDDillingham Census Area: 52,641 USDFairbanks North Star Borough: 74,241 USDHaines Borough: 53,413 USDHoonah-Angoon Census Area: 50,573 USDJuneau City and Borough: 90,436 USDKenai Peninsula Borough: 63,559 USDKetchikan Gateway Borough: 71,298 USDKodiak Island Borough: 71,118 USDKusilvak Census Area: 31,250 USDLake and Peninsula Borough: 47,644 USDMatanuska-Susitna Borough: 72,296 USDNome Census Area: 53,877 USDNorth Slope Borough: 82,736 USDNorthwest Arctic Borough: 53,060 USDPetersburg Borough: 59,176 USDPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 46,488 USDSitka City and Borough: 69,501 USDSkagway Municipality: 66,991 USDSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area: 59,382 USDWrangell City and Borough: 55,696 USDYakutat City and Borough: 59,955 USDYukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 37,907 USD
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USD, 2017. 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, 2017

Juneau City and Borough: 90,436 USDJuneau City and Borough90,436North Slope Borough: 82,736 USDNorth Slope Borough82,736Aleutians West Census Area: 80,290 USDAleutians West Census Area80,290Anchorage Municipality: 78,579 USDAnchorage Municipality78,579Fairbanks North Star Borough: 74,241 USDFairbanks North Star Borough74,241Denali Borough: 73,220 USDDenali Borough73,220Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 72,296 USDMatanuska-Susitna Borough72,296Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 71,298 USDKetchikan Gateway Borough71,298Kodiak Island Borough: 71,118 USDKodiak Island Borough71,118Bristol Bay Borough: 70,094 USDBristol Bay Borough70,094Sitka City and Borough: 69,501 USDSitka City and Borough69,501Aleutians East Borough: 69,375 USDAleutians East Borough69,375Skagway Municipality: 66,991 USDSkagway Municipality66,991Kenai Peninsula Borough: 63,559 USDKenai Peninsula Borough63,559Yakutat City and Borough: 59,955 USDYakutat City and Borough59,955Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 59,382 USDSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area59,382Petersburg Borough: 59,176 USDPetersburg Borough59,176Wrangell City and Borough: 55,696 USDWrangell City and Borough55,696Nome Census Area: 53,877 USDNome Census Area53,877Haines Borough: 53,413 USDHaines Borough53,413Northwest Arctic Borough: 53,060 USDNorthwest Arctic Borough53,060Dillingham Census Area: 52,641 USDDillingham Census Area52,641Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 50,573 USDHoonah-Angoon Census Area50,573Lake and Peninsula Borough: 47,644 USDLake and Peninsula Borough47,644Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 46,488 USDPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area46,488Bethel Census Area: 45,582 USDBethel Census Area45,582Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 37,907 USDYukon-Koyukuk Census Area37,907Kusilvak Census Area: 31,250 USDKusilvak Census Area31,250Juneau City and Borough: 90,436 USDJuneau City and Borough90,436North Slope Borough: 82,736 USDNorth Slope Borough82,736Aleutians West Census Area: 80,290 USDAleutians West Census Area80,290Anchorage Municipality: 78,579 USDAnchorage Municipality78,579Fairbanks North Star Borough: 74,241 USDFairbanks North Star Borough74,241Denali Borough: 73,220 USDDenali Borough73,220Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 72,296 USDMatanuska-Susitna Borough72,296Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 71,298 USDKetchikan Gateway Borough71,298Kodiak Island Borough: 71,118 USDKodiak Island Borough71,118Bristol Bay Borough: 70,094 USDBristol Bay Borough70,094Sitka City and Borough: 69,501 USDSitka City and Borough69,501Aleutians East Borough: 69,375 USDAleutians East Borough69,375Skagway Municipality: 66,991 USDSkagway Municipality66,991Kenai Peninsula Borough: 63,559 USDKenai Peninsula Borough63,559Yakutat City and Borough: 59,955 USDYakutat City and Borough59,955Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 59,382 USDSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area59,382Petersburg Borough: 59,176 USDPetersburg Borough59,176Wrangell City and Borough: 55,696 USDWrangell City and Borough55,696Nome Census Area: 53,877 USDNome Census Area53,877Haines Borough: 53,413 USDHaines Borough53,413Northwest Arctic Borough: 53,060 USDNorthwest Arctic Borough53,060Dillingham Census Area: 52,641 USDDillingham Census Area52,641Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 50,573 USDHoonah-Angoon Census Area50,573Lake and Peninsula Borough: 47,644 USDLake and Peninsula Borough47,644Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 46,488 USDPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area46,488Bethel Census Area: 45,582 USDBethel Census Area45,582Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 37,907 USDYukon-Koyukuk Census Area37,907Kusilvak Census Area: 31,250 USDKusilvak Census Area31,250
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 2017 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/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.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), 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.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), 2017. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income-single-year-us/alaska-counties?period=2017. 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), 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income-single-year-us/alaska-counties?period=2017.

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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), 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income-single-year-us/alaska-counties?period=2017 (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 $90,436 in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Kusilvak Census Area, with $31,250 in 2017.

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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 2017 and are not ranked.

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