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Counties in Alaska by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

Kusilvak Census Area had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 30 counties in 2024, at 32.4%. Haines Borough had the lowest, at 5.5%. The median was 11.2% and the figure for Alaska was 10.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest32.4Kusilvak Census Area
Lowest5.5Haines Borough
Median11.230 counties
Alaska10.1History

Map of counties, 2024

Aleutians East Borough: 13.2 %Aleutians West Census Area: 11.3 %Anchorage Municipality: 9 %Bethel Census Area: 25.6 %Bristol Bay Borough: 9.3 %Chugach Census Area: 5.9 %Copper River Census Area: 8.7 %Denali Borough: 8.3 %Dillingham Census Area: 19.5 %Fairbanks North Star Borough: 6.1 %Haines Borough: 5.5 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 14.3 %Juneau City and Borough: 8.9 %Kenai Peninsula Borough: 11.8 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 8.7 %Kodiak Island Borough: 8.7 %Kusilvak Census Area: 32.4 %Lake and Peninsula Borough: 12.8 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 10 %Nome Census Area: 21.5 %North Slope Borough: 11.1 %Northwest Arctic Borough: 17.9 %Petersburg Borough: 7 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 12.7 %Sitka City and Borough: 7.5 %Skagway Municipality: 5.9 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 12.7 %Wrangell City and Borough: 12.1 %Yakutat City and Borough: 11.9 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 16 %
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  • 7.4 to 8.9
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  • 11 to 13
  • 13 to 16
  • 16 and over
%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Kusilvak Census Area: 32.4 %Kusilvak Census Area32.4Bethel Census Area: 25.6 %Bethel Census Area25.6Nome Census Area: 21.5 %Nome Census Area21.5Dillingham Census Area: 19.5 %Dillingham Census Area19.5Northwest Arctic Borough: 17.9 %Northwest Arctic Borough17.9Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 16 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area16Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 14.3 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area14.3Aleutians East Borough: 13.2 %Aleutians East Borough13.2Lake and Peninsula Borough: 12.8 %Lake and Peninsula Borough12.8Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 12.7 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area12.7Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 12.7 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area12.7Wrangell City and Borough: 12.1 %Wrangell City and Borough12.1Yakutat City and Borough: 11.9 %Yakutat City and Borough11.9Kenai Peninsula Borough: 11.8 %Kenai Peninsula Borough11.8Aleutians West Census Area: 11.3 %Aleutians West Census Area11.3North Slope Borough: 11.1 %North Slope Borough11.1Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 10 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough10Bristol Bay Borough: 9.3 %Bristol Bay Borough9.3Anchorage Municipality: 9 %Anchorage Municipality9Juneau City and Borough: 8.9 %Juneau City and Borough8.9Copper River Census Area: 8.7 %Copper River Census Area8.7Kodiak Island Borough: 8.7 %Kodiak Island Borough8.7Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 8.7 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough8.7Denali Borough: 8.3 %Denali Borough8.3Sitka City and Borough: 7.5 %Sitka City and Borough7.5Petersburg Borough: 7 %Petersburg Borough7Fairbanks North Star Borough: 6.1 %Fairbanks North Star Borough6.1Chugach Census Area: 5.9 %Chugach Census Area5.9Skagway Municipality: 5.9 %Skagway Municipality5.9Haines Borough: 5.5 %Haines Borough5.5Kusilvak Census Area: 32.4 %Kusilvak Census Area32.4Bethel Census Area: 25.6 %Bethel Census Area25.6Nome Census Area: 21.5 %Nome Census Area21.5Dillingham Census Area: 19.5 %Dillingham Census Area19.5Northwest Arctic Borough: 17.9 %Northwest Arctic Borough17.9Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 16 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area16Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 14.3 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area14.3Aleutians East Borough: 13.2 %Aleutians East Borough13.2Lake and Peninsula Borough: 12.8 %Lake and Peninsula Borough12.8Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 12.7 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area12.7Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 12.7 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area12.7Wrangell City and Borough: 12.1 %Wrangell City and Borough12.1Yakutat City and Borough: 11.9 %Yakutat City and Borough11.9Kenai Peninsula Borough: 11.8 %Kenai Peninsula Borough11.8Aleutians West Census Area: 11.3 %Aleutians West Census Area11.3North Slope Borough: 11.1 %North Slope Borough11.1Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 10 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough10Bristol Bay Borough: 9.3 %Bristol Bay Borough9.3Anchorage Municipality: 9 %Anchorage Municipality9Juneau City and Borough: 8.9 %Juneau City and Borough8.9Copper River Census Area: 8.7 %Copper River Census Area8.7Kodiak Island Borough: 8.7 %Kodiak Island Borough8.7Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 8.7 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough8.7Denali Borough: 8.3 %Denali Borough8.3Sitka City and Borough: 7.5 %Sitka City and Borough7.5Petersburg Borough: 7 %Petersburg Borough7Fairbanks North Star Borough: 6.1 %Fairbanks North Star Borough6.1Chugach Census Area: 5.9 %Chugach Census Area5.9Skagway Municipality: 5.9 %Skagway Municipality5.9Haines Borough: 5.5 %Haines Borough5.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Kusilvak Census Area32.4+1.2 pts
2Bethel Census Area25.6+1.6 pts
3Nome Census Area21.5+0.4 pts
4Dillingham Census Area19.5+3.1 pts
5Northwest Arctic Borough17.9-0.6 pts
6Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area16-4.7 pts
7Hoonah-Angoon Census Area14.3+1.7 pts
8Aleutians East Borough13.2+0.8 pts
9Lake and Peninsula Borough12.8-2.4 pts
10Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area12.7-2.4 pts
10Southeast Fairbanks Census Area12.7-0.6 pts
12Wrangell City and Borough12.1+1.2 pts
13Yakutat City and Borough11.9+4.1 pts
14Kenai Peninsula Borough11.8+0.2 pts
15Aleutians West Census Area11.3+2.1 pts
16North Slope Borough11.1+2.7 pts
17Matanuska-Susitna Borough10-0.3 pts
18Bristol Bay Borough9.3-0.4 pts
19Anchorage Municipality9-0.3 pts
20Juneau City and Borough8.9+0.7 pts
21Copper River Census Area8.7-2.6 pts
22Kodiak Island Borough8.7+1 pts
23Ketchikan Gateway Borough8.7-0.8 pts
24Denali Borough8.3+1.7 pts
25Sitka City and Borough7.5-0.9 pts
26Petersburg Borough7+1.3 pts
27Fairbanks North Star Borough6.1-0 pts
28Chugach Census Area5.9+1.1 pts
29Skagway Municipality5.9-0.3 pts
30Haines Borough5.5-0.6 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People with income in the past 12 months below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status is determined. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The headline single-year rate for states and counties is poverty_rate (SAIPE). Poverty status is not determined for people in institutions, military group quarters or college dormitories, or for unrelated children under 15. 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. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Alaska by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Alaska by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/alaska-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Alaska by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/alaska-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Alaska by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/alaska-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_alaska_by_2024,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs: Counties in Alaska by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/alaska-counties. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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Which county has the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Kusilvak Census Area, with 32.4% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Haines Borough, with 5.5% 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, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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