Counties in Alaska by poverty rate

Name: Counties in Alaska by poverty rate, 2023
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 2023, at 30.8%. Skagway Municipality had the lowest, at 5.9%. The median was 11.7% and the figure for Alaska was 10.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest30.8Kusilvak Census Area

Lowest5.9Skagway Municipality

Median11.730 counties

Alaska10.5History

All counties, 2023

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2023 (%)	Change on 2022
1	Kusilvak Census Area	30.8	+1 pts
2	Bethel Census Area	29.3	+7.4 pts
3	Dillingham Census Area	23.4	+3.7 pts
4	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area	21.9	+0.8 pts
5	Nome Census Area	20.7	+0.8 pts
6	Lake and Peninsula Borough	20.4	+0.3 pts
7	Northwest Arctic Borough	19.1	-0.6 pts
8	Aleutians East Borough	18	+1.8 pts
9	Hoonah-Angoon Census Area	17.2	-0.3 pts
10	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area	15.7	+1.1 pts
11	Yakutat City and Borough	15.3	+3.6 pts
12	Copper River Census Area	14.2	+0.3 pts
13	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area	12.2	-0.3 pts
14	North Slope Borough	12	-1.7 pts
15	Bristol Bay Borough	11.7	-1.9 pts
15	Wrangell City and Borough	11.7	-0.3 pts
17	Kenai Peninsula Borough	11.5	+0.5 pts
18	Aleutians West Census Area	10	+0.3 pts
18	Haines Borough	10	-0.3 pts
20	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	9.7	-0.1 pts
21	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	9.3	+0.7 pts
21	Sitka City and Borough	9.3	+1.4 pts
23	Juneau City and Borough	9.1	+1.2 pts
24	Anchorage Municipality	8.9	-1.5 pts
25	Chugach Census Area	8.7	+2 pts
26	Kodiak Island Borough	8.5	+1 pts
27	Petersburg Borough	8.4	+1.3 pts
28	Denali Borough	7.8	+0.5 pts
29	Fairbanks North Star Borough	7.6	-0.2 pts
30	Skagway Municipality	5.9	-3.4 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/2023/2023-state-and-county/est23all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

Kusilvak Census Area, with 30.8% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Skagway Municipality, with 5.9% in 2023.

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.