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Counties in Alaska by per capita personal income

Bristol Bay Borough had the highest per capita personal income of 28 counties in 2017, at $119,838. Kusilvak Census Area had the lowest, at $29,412. The median was $55,497 and the figure for Alaska was $56,476. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest119,838Bristol Bay Borough
Lowest29,412Kusilvak Census Area
Median55,49728 counties
Alaska56,476History

Map of counties, 2017

Aleutians East Borough: 58,230 USDAleutians West Census Area: 54,369 USDAnchorage Municipality: 62,579 USDBethel Census Area: 41,686 USDBristol Bay Borough: 119,838 USDDenali Borough: 94,715 USDDillingham Census Area: 57,323 USDFairbanks North Star Borough: 53,427 USDHaines Borough: 72,309 USDHoonah-Angoon Census Area: 54,952 USDJuneau City and Borough: 65,232 USDKenai Peninsula Borough: 49,778 USDKetchikan Gateway Borough: 63,795 USDKodiak Island Borough: 59,451 USDKusilvak Census Area: 29,412 USDLake and Peninsula Borough: 56,041 USDMatanuska-Susitna Borough: 45,417 USDNome Census Area: 48,443 USDNorth Slope Borough: 77,570 USDNorthwest Arctic Borough: 42,643 USDPetersburg Borough: 61,841 USDPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 42,918 USDSitka City and Borough: 65,250 USDSkagway Municipality: 70,529 USDSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area: 48,298 USDWrangell City and Borough: 49,710 USDYakutat City and Borough: 50,307 USDYukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 51,694 USD
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USD, 2017. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2017

Bristol Bay Borough: 119,838 USDBristol Bay Borough119,838Denali Borough: 94,715 USDDenali Borough94,715North Slope Borough: 77,570 USDNorth Slope Borough77,570Haines Borough: 72,309 USDHaines Borough72,309Skagway Municipality: 70,529 USDSkagway Municipality70,529Sitka City and Borough: 65,250 USDSitka City and Borough65,250Juneau City and Borough: 65,232 USDJuneau City and Borough65,232Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 63,795 USDKetchikan Gateway Borough63,795Anchorage Municipality: 62,579 USDAnchorage Municipality62,579Petersburg Borough: 61,841 USDPetersburg Borough61,841Kodiak Island Borough: 59,451 USDKodiak Island Borough59,451Aleutians East Borough: 58,230 USDAleutians East Borough58,230Dillingham Census Area: 57,323 USDDillingham Census Area57,323Lake and Peninsula Borough: 56,041 USDLake and Peninsula Borough56,041Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 54,952 USDHoonah-Angoon Census Area54,952Aleutians West Census Area: 54,369 USDAleutians West Census Area54,369Fairbanks North Star Borough: 53,427 USDFairbanks North Star Borough53,427Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 51,694 USDYukon-Koyukuk Census Area51,694Yakutat City and Borough: 50,307 USDYakutat City and Borough50,307Kenai Peninsula Borough: 49,778 USDKenai Peninsula Borough49,778Wrangell City and Borough: 49,710 USDWrangell City and Borough49,710Nome Census Area: 48,443 USDNome Census Area48,443Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 48,298 USDSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area48,298Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 45,417 USDMatanuska-Susitna Borough45,417Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 42,918 USDPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area42,918Northwest Arctic Borough: 42,643 USDNorthwest Arctic Borough42,643Bethel Census Area: 41,686 USDBethel Census Area41,686Kusilvak Census Area: 29,412 USDKusilvak Census Area29,412Bristol Bay Borough: 119,838 USDBristol Bay Borough119,838Denali Borough: 94,715 USDDenali Borough94,715North Slope Borough: 77,570 USDNorth Slope Borough77,570Haines Borough: 72,309 USDHaines Borough72,309Skagway Municipality: 70,529 USDSkagway Municipality70,529Sitka City and Borough: 65,250 USDSitka City and Borough65,250Juneau City and Borough: 65,232 USDJuneau City and Borough65,232Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 63,795 USDKetchikan Gateway Borough63,795Anchorage Municipality: 62,579 USDAnchorage Municipality62,579Petersburg Borough: 61,841 USDPetersburg Borough61,841Kodiak Island Borough: 59,451 USDKodiak Island Borough59,451Aleutians East Borough: 58,230 USDAleutians East Borough58,230Dillingham Census Area: 57,323 USDDillingham Census Area57,323Lake and Peninsula Borough: 56,041 USDLake and Peninsula Borough56,041Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 54,952 USDHoonah-Angoon Census Area54,952Aleutians West Census Area: 54,369 USDAleutians West Census Area54,369Fairbanks North Star Borough: 53,427 USDFairbanks North Star Borough53,427Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 51,694 USDYukon-Koyukuk Census Area51,694Yakutat City and Borough: 50,307 USDYakutat City and Borough50,307Kenai Peninsula Borough: 49,778 USDKenai Peninsula Borough49,778Wrangell City and Borough: 49,710 USDWrangell City and Borough49,710Nome Census Area: 48,443 USDNome Census Area48,443Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 48,298 USDSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area48,298Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 45,417 USDMatanuska-Susitna Borough45,417Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 42,918 USDPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area42,918Northwest Arctic Borough: 42,643 USDNorthwest Arctic Borough42,643Bethel Census Area: 41,686 USDBethel Census Area41,686Kusilvak Census Area: 29,412 USDKusilvak Census Area29,412
USD. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
USD		Change on 2016
1Bristol Bay Borough119,838+5.7%
2Denali Borough94,715+4.5%
3North Slope Borough77,570-6.4%
4Haines Borough72,309+11.5%
5Skagway Municipality70,529+1.3%
6Sitka City and Borough65,250+6.6%
7Juneau City and Borough65,232+3.4%
8Ketchikan Gateway Borough63,795+2.1%
9Anchorage Municipality62,579+1.9%
10Petersburg Borough61,841+3%
11Kodiak Island Borough59,451+4.9%
12Aleutians East Borough58,230+2.1%
13Dillingham Census Area57,323+5.5%
14Lake and Peninsula Borough56,041+6%
15Hoonah-Angoon Census Area54,952+6.3%
16Aleutians West Census Area54,369-3.8%
17Fairbanks North Star Borough53,427+2.5%
18Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area51,694+2.2%
19Yakutat City and Borough50,307+2.3%
20Kenai Peninsula Borough49,778+0.8%
21Wrangell City and Borough49,710+2.1%
22Nome Census Area48,443+3.1%
23Southeast Fairbanks Census Area48,298+2.3%
24Matanuska-Susitna Borough45,417-0%
25Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area42,918+6.5%
26Northwest Arctic Borough42,643+2.1%
27Bethel Census Area41,686+2.7%
28Kusilvak Census Area29,412-0.6%

Other periods

About this ranking

Personal income of the residents of a place divided by its resident population at mid-year, in current US dollars.

More on how it is measured
  • Personal income is income from work, own businesses, property and government benefits, before income taxes.
  • United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, tables SAINC1 for the nation and states and CAINC1 for counties.

An average, not a median: high incomes pull it up. It includes employer contributions to pensions and health insurance and government benefits, so it is higher than wages or household cash income. For the typical household use median_household_income. Not the same as gdp_per_capita_usd.

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.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents (Counties in Alaska by per capita personal income, 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip

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CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in Alaska by per capita personal income, 2017. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 5 Feb. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/alaska-counties?period=2017. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2026. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Counties in Alaska by per capita personal income, 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/alaska-counties?period=2017.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in Alaska by per capita personal income, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/alaska-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest per capita personal income?

Bristol Bay Borough, with $119,838 in 2017, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest per capita personal income?

Kusilvak Census Area, with $29,412 in 2017.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-11. 2 counties have no value for 2017 and are not ranked.

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