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Counties in Alaska by per capita personal income

Bristol Bay Borough had the highest per capita personal income of 30 counties in 2021, at $164,143. Kusilvak Census Area had the lowest, at $36,002. The median was $63,513 and the figure for Alaska was $65,773. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest164,143Bristol Bay Borough
Lowest36,002Kusilvak Census Area
Median63,51330 counties
Alaska65,773History

Map of counties, 2021

Aleutians East Borough: 59,339 USDAleutians West Census Area: 63,869 USDAnchorage Municipality: 72,192 USDBethel Census Area: 46,974 USDBristol Bay Borough: 164,143 USDChugach Census Area: 68,855 USDCopper River Census Area: 58,974 USDDenali Borough: 109,498 USDDillingham Census Area: 58,755 USDFairbanks North Star Borough: 65,312 USDHaines Borough: 86,153 USDHoonah-Angoon Census Area: 61,133 USDJuneau City and Borough: 74,509 USDKenai Peninsula Borough: 59,273 USDKetchikan Gateway Borough: 69,898 USDKodiak Island Borough: 68,994 USDKusilvak Census Area: 36,002 USDLake and Peninsula Borough: 64,173 USDMatanuska-Susitna Borough: 55,106 USDNome Census Area: 57,853 USDNorth Slope Borough: 71,832 USDNorthwest Arctic Borough: 51,935 USDPetersburg Borough: 76,156 USDPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 54,197 USDSitka City and Borough: 78,440 USDSkagway Municipality: 69,151 USDSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area: 59,350 USDWrangell City and Borough: 60,515 USDYakutat City and Borough: 63,156 USDYukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 62,442 USD
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USD, 2021. 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, 2021

Bristol Bay Borough: 164,143 USDBristol Bay Borough164,143Denali Borough: 109,498 USDDenali Borough109,498Haines Borough: 86,153 USDHaines Borough86,153Sitka City and Borough: 78,440 USDSitka City and Borough78,440Petersburg Borough: 76,156 USDPetersburg Borough76,156Juneau City and Borough: 74,509 USDJuneau City and Borough74,509Anchorage Municipality: 72,192 USDAnchorage Municipality72,192North Slope Borough: 71,832 USDNorth Slope Borough71,832Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 69,898 USDKetchikan Gateway Borough69,898Skagway Municipality: 69,151 USDSkagway Municipality69,151Kodiak Island Borough: 68,994 USDKodiak Island Borough68,994Chugach Census Area: 68,855 USDChugach Census Area68,855Fairbanks North Star Borough: 65,312 USDFairbanks North Star Borough65,312Lake and Peninsula Borough: 64,173 USDLake and Peninsula Borough64,173Aleutians West Census Area: 63,869 USDAleutians West Census Area63,869Yakutat City and Borough: 63,156 USDYakutat City and Borough63,156Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 62,442 USDYukon-Koyukuk Census Area62,442Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 61,133 USDHoonah-Angoon Census Area61,133Wrangell City and Borough: 60,515 USDWrangell City and Borough60,515Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 59,350 USDSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area59,350Aleutians East Borough: 59,339 USDAleutians East Borough59,339Kenai Peninsula Borough: 59,273 USDKenai Peninsula Borough59,273Copper River Census Area: 58,974 USDCopper River Census Area58,974Dillingham Census Area: 58,755 USDDillingham Census Area58,755Nome Census Area: 57,853 USDNome Census Area57,853Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 55,106 USDMatanuska-Susitna Borough55,106Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 54,197 USDPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area54,197Northwest Arctic Borough: 51,935 USDNorthwest Arctic Borough51,935Bethel Census Area: 46,974 USDBethel Census Area46,974Kusilvak Census Area: 36,002 USDKusilvak Census Area36,002Bristol Bay Borough: 164,143 USDBristol Bay Borough164,143Denali Borough: 109,498 USDDenali Borough109,498Haines Borough: 86,153 USDHaines Borough86,153Sitka City and Borough: 78,440 USDSitka City and Borough78,440Petersburg Borough: 76,156 USDPetersburg Borough76,156Juneau City and Borough: 74,509 USDJuneau City and Borough74,509Anchorage Municipality: 72,192 USDAnchorage Municipality72,192North Slope Borough: 71,832 USDNorth Slope Borough71,832Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 69,898 USDKetchikan Gateway Borough69,898Skagway Municipality: 69,151 USDSkagway Municipality69,151Kodiak Island Borough: 68,994 USDKodiak Island Borough68,994Chugach Census Area: 68,855 USDChugach Census Area68,855Fairbanks North Star Borough: 65,312 USDFairbanks North Star Borough65,312Lake and Peninsula Borough: 64,173 USDLake and Peninsula Borough64,173Aleutians West Census Area: 63,869 USDAleutians West Census Area63,869Yakutat City and Borough: 63,156 USDYakutat City and Borough63,156Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 62,442 USDYukon-Koyukuk Census Area62,442Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 61,133 USDHoonah-Angoon Census Area61,133Wrangell City and Borough: 60,515 USDWrangell City and Borough60,515Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 59,350 USDSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area59,350Aleutians East Borough: 59,339 USDAleutians East Borough59,339Kenai Peninsula Borough: 59,273 USDKenai Peninsula Borough59,273Copper River Census Area: 58,974 USDCopper River Census Area58,974Dillingham Census Area: 58,755 USDDillingham Census Area58,755Nome Census Area: 57,853 USDNome Census Area57,853Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 55,106 USDMatanuska-Susitna Borough55,106Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 54,197 USDPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area54,197Northwest Arctic Borough: 51,935 USDNorthwest Arctic Borough51,935Bethel Census Area: 46,974 USDBethel Census Area46,974Kusilvak Census Area: 36,002 USDKusilvak Census Area36,002
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

RankCounties2021
USD		Change on 2020
1Bristol Bay Borough164,143+15.1%
2Denali Borough109,498+23.6%
3Haines Borough86,153+13.4%
4Sitka City and Borough78,440+15.6%
5Petersburg Borough76,156+10.7%
6Juneau City and Borough74,509+5.6%
7Anchorage Municipality72,192+6.3%
8North Slope Borough71,832-5.6%
9Ketchikan Gateway Borough69,898+5.6%
10Skagway Municipality69,151+19.3%
11Kodiak Island Borough68,994+5.4%
12Chugach Census Area68,855+12.1%
13Fairbanks North Star Borough65,312+8.1%
14Lake and Peninsula Borough64,173+10.4%
15Aleutians West Census Area63,869+2.1%
16Yakutat City and Borough63,156+7.2%
17Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area62,442+7.8%
18Hoonah-Angoon Census Area61,133+10.1%
19Wrangell City and Borough60,515+7.1%
20Southeast Fairbanks Census Area59,350+11.5%
21Aleutians East Borough59,339+4.2%
22Kenai Peninsula Borough59,273+6.2%
23Copper River Census Area58,974+19.6%
24Dillingham Census Area58,755+2.4%
25Nome Census Area57,853+7.4%
26Matanuska-Susitna Borough55,106+5.2%
27Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area54,197+5.3%
28Northwest Arctic Borough51,935+6.1%
29Bethel Census Area46,974+3%
30Kusilvak Census Area36,002+10.6%

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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. 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/alaska-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest per capita personal income?

Bristol Bay Borough, with $164,143 in 2021, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest per capita personal income?

Kusilvak Census Area, with $36,002 in 2021.

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.

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