Counties in Alaska by poverty rate, 2024

Name: Counties in Alaska by poverty rate, 2024
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
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Kusilvak Census Area had the highest poverty rate of 30 counties in 2024, at 34.9%. Skagway Municipality had the lowest, at 6.2%. The median was 11.6% and the figure for Alaska was 10.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest34.9Kusilvak Census Area

Lowest6.2Skagway Municipality

Median11.630 counties

Alaska10.3History

All counties, 2024

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%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2024 (%)	Change on 2023
1	Kusilvak Census Area	34.9	+4.1 pts
2	Bethel Census Area	28.4	-0.9 pts
3	Northwest Arctic Borough	23.8	+4.7 pts
4	Dillingham Census Area	23.6	+0.2 pts
5	Nome Census Area	22.4	+1.7 pts
6	Aleutians East Borough	20.5	+2.5 pts
7	Lake and Peninsula Borough	20.2	-0.2 pts
8	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area	19.9	-2 pts
9	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area	16.9	+1.2 pts
10	Hoonah-Angoon Census Area	16.8	-0.4 pts
11	Yakutat City and Borough	15.2	-0.1 pts
12	North Slope Borough	14.8	+2.8 pts
13	Copper River Census Area	13.2	-1 pts
14	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area	12.7	+0.5 pts
15	Aleutians West Census Area	11.8	+1.8 pts
16	Bristol Bay Borough	11.4	-0.3 pts
17	Wrangell City and Borough	11.1	-0.6 pts
18	Kenai Peninsula Borough	10.6	-0.9 pts
19	Haines Borough	10.1	+0.1 pts
20	Petersburg Borough	9.1	+0.7 pts
21	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	9	-0.7 pts
22	Anchorage Municipality	8.7	-0.2 pts
23	Sitka City and Borough	8.6	-0.7 pts
24	Kodiak Island Borough	8.3	-0.2 pts
25	Juneau City and Borough	8.2	-0.9 pts
25	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	8.2	-1.1 pts
27	Chugach Census Area	7.9	-0.8 pts
28	Denali Borough	7.6	-0.2 pts
29	Fairbanks North Star Borough	7.1	-0.5 pts
30	Skagway Municipality	6.2	+0.3 pts

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About this ranking

People living in families or alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), all ages.

Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

Kusilvak Census Area, with 34.9% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Skagway Municipality, with 6.2% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

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): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.