Counties in Alaska by poverty rate

Name: Counties in Alaska by poverty rate, 2020
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

Kusilvak Census Area had the highest poverty rate of 30 counties in 2020, at 27.9%. Skagway Municipality had the lowest, at 3.8%. The median was 10.6% and the figure for Alaska was 9.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest27.9Kusilvak Census Area

Lowest3.8Skagway Municipality

Median10.630 counties

Alaska9.6History

All counties, 2020

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

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2020 (%)	Change on 2019
1	Kusilvak Census Area	27.9	+1.1 pts
2	Bethel Census Area	25.3	+1.8 pts
3	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area	20.5	-3.9 pts
4	Nome Census Area	18.8	-1.9 pts
5	Dillingham Census Area	18.7	+0.6 pts
6	Northwest Arctic Borough	18.5	-5.5 pts
7	Lake and Peninsula Borough	17.6	+0.2 pts
8	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area	15.9	-1.7 pts
9	Aleutians East Borough	15.1	+0.3 pts
10	Copper River Census Area	12.7	n/a
10	Hoonah-Angoon Census Area	12.7	-3 pts
12	Yakutat City and Borough	12.4	-2.3 pts
13	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area	11.7	-0.3 pts
14	North Slope Borough	11.1	-0.3 pts
15	Bristol Bay Borough	10.7	+0.9 pts
16	Kenai Peninsula Borough	10.6	+0.2 pts
16	Wrangell City and Borough	10.6	+0.9 pts
18	Haines Borough	9.6	-0.2 pts
19	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	8.7	-0.9 pts
20	Anchorage Municipality	8.3	-1.2 pts
20	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	8.3	-1.1 pts
22	Aleutians West Census Area	8.1	+0.5 pts
22	Juneau City and Borough	8.1	+1.8 pts
24	Kodiak Island Borough	7.5	+0.4 pts
25	Petersburg Borough	7.4	+0.7 pts
25	Sitka City and Borough	7.4	-0.7 pts
27	Fairbanks North Star Borough	7.2	0 pts
28	Chugach Census Area	7	n/a
29	Denali Borough	6.4	-0.2 pts
30	Skagway Municipality	3.8	-0.2 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/2020/2020-state-and-county/est20all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

Kusilvak Census Area, with 27.9% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Skagway Municipality, with 3.8% in 2020.

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.