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

Kusilvak Census Area had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 30 counties in 2022, at 34.3%. Petersburg Borough had the lowest, at 4.6%. The median was 10% and the figure for Alaska was 10.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest34.3Kusilvak Census Area
Lowest4.6Petersburg Borough
Median1030 counties
Alaska10.5History

Map of counties, 2022

Aleutians East Borough: 12.6 %Aleutians West Census Area: 9.6 %Anchorage Municipality: 9.6 %Bethel Census Area: 25.3 %Bristol Bay Borough: 7.9 %Chugach Census Area: 4.9 %Copper River Census Area: 11.3 %Denali Borough: 7.3 %Dillingham Census Area: 15.9 %Fairbanks North Star Borough: 6.9 %Haines Borough: 5.8 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 11.6 %Juneau City and Borough: 6.9 %Kenai Peninsula Borough: 12.6 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 9.7 %Kodiak Island Borough: 8 %Kusilvak Census Area: 34.3 %Lake and Peninsula Borough: 15.2 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 10.2 %Nome Census Area: 21.1 %North Slope Borough: 7.9 %Northwest Arctic Borough: 18.5 %Petersburg Borough: 4.6 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 15.3 %Sitka City and Borough: 6.9 %Skagway Municipality: 6.2 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 13.2 %Wrangell City and Borough: 10.1 %Yakutat City and Borough: 10 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 22.9 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Kusilvak Census Area: 34.3 %Kusilvak Census Area34.3Bethel Census Area: 25.3 %Bethel Census Area25.3Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 22.9 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area22.9Nome Census Area: 21.1 %Nome Census Area21.1Northwest Arctic Borough: 18.5 %Northwest Arctic Borough18.5Dillingham Census Area: 15.9 %Dillingham Census Area15.9Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 15.3 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area15.3Lake and Peninsula Borough: 15.2 %Lake and Peninsula Borough15.2Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 13.2 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area13.2Aleutians East Borough: 12.6 %Aleutians East Borough12.6Kenai Peninsula Borough: 12.6 %Kenai Peninsula Borough12.6Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 11.6 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area11.6Copper River Census Area: 11.3 %Copper River Census Area11.3Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 10.2 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough10.2Wrangell City and Borough: 10.1 %Wrangell City and Borough10.1Yakutat City and Borough: 10 %Yakutat City and Borough10Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 9.7 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough9.7Anchorage Municipality: 9.6 %Anchorage Municipality9.6Aleutians West Census Area: 9.6 %Aleutians West Census Area9.6Kodiak Island Borough: 8 %Kodiak Island Borough8North Slope Borough: 7.9 %North Slope Borough7.9Bristol Bay Borough: 7.9 %Bristol Bay Borough7.9Denali Borough: 7.3 %Denali Borough7.3Juneau City and Borough: 6.9 %Juneau City and Borough6.9Sitka City and Borough: 6.9 %Sitka City and Borough6.9Fairbanks North Star Borough: 6.9 %Fairbanks North Star Borough6.9Skagway Municipality: 6.2 %Skagway Municipality6.2Haines Borough: 5.8 %Haines Borough5.8Chugach Census Area: 4.9 %Chugach Census Area4.9Petersburg Borough: 4.6 %Petersburg Borough4.6Kusilvak Census Area: 34.3 %Kusilvak Census Area34.3Bethel Census Area: 25.3 %Bethel Census Area25.3Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 22.9 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area22.9Nome Census Area: 21.1 %Nome Census Area21.1Northwest Arctic Borough: 18.5 %Northwest Arctic Borough18.5Dillingham Census Area: 15.9 %Dillingham Census Area15.9Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 15.3 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area15.3Lake and Peninsula Borough: 15.2 %Lake and Peninsula Borough15.2Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 13.2 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area13.2Aleutians East Borough: 12.6 %Aleutians East Borough12.6Kenai Peninsula Borough: 12.6 %Kenai Peninsula Borough12.6Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 11.6 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area11.6Copper River Census Area: 11.3 %Copper River Census Area11.3Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 10.2 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough10.2Wrangell City and Borough: 10.1 %Wrangell City and Borough10.1Yakutat City and Borough: 10 %Yakutat City and Borough10Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 9.7 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough9.7Anchorage Municipality: 9.6 %Anchorage Municipality9.6Aleutians West Census Area: 9.6 %Aleutians West Census Area9.6Kodiak Island Borough: 8 %Kodiak Island Borough8North Slope Borough: 7.9 %North Slope Borough7.9Bristol Bay Borough: 7.9 %Bristol Bay Borough7.9Denali Borough: 7.3 %Denali Borough7.3Juneau City and Borough: 6.9 %Juneau City and Borough6.9Sitka City and Borough: 6.9 %Sitka City and Borough6.9Fairbanks North Star Borough: 6.9 %Fairbanks North Star Borough6.9Skagway Municipality: 6.2 %Skagway Municipality6.2Haines Borough: 5.8 %Haines Borough5.8Chugach Census Area: 4.9 %Chugach Census Area4.9Petersburg Borough: 4.6 %Petersburg Borough4.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Kusilvak Census Area34.3-2.4 pts
2Bethel Census Area25.3-3.3 pts
3Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area22.9-0.3 pts
4Nome Census Area21.1-0.7 pts
5Northwest Arctic Borough18.5-2 pts
6Dillingham Census Area15.9-2.1 pts
7Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area15.3-2 pts
8Lake and Peninsula Borough15.2-0.5 pts
9Southeast Fairbanks Census Area13.2+1.8 pts
10Aleutians East Borough12.6-0.7 pts
11Kenai Peninsula Borough12.6+0.7 pts
12Hoonah-Angoon Census Area11.6+2.7 pts
13Copper River Census Area11.3-0.1 pts
14Matanuska-Susitna Borough10.2-0.4 pts
15Wrangell City and Borough10.1-2 pts
16Yakutat City and Borough10+2.7 pts
17Ketchikan Gateway Borough9.7+0.3 pts
18Anchorage Municipality9.6+0.5 pts
19Aleutians West Census Area9.6+1.2 pts
20Kodiak Island Borough8+0.3 pts
21North Slope Borough7.9-0.6 pts
22Bristol Bay Borough7.9+4.4 pts
23Denali Borough7.3-8.4 pts
24Juneau City and Borough6.9-0.3 pts
24Sitka City and Borough6.90 pts
26Fairbanks North Star Borough6.9+0.5 pts
27Skagway Municipality6.2+1.4 pts
28Haines Borough5.8-10.9 pts
29Chugach Census Area4.9+0.9 pts
30Petersburg Borough4.6-0.2 pts

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/alaska-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/alaska-counties?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/alaska-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_alaska_by_2022,
  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), 2022}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/alaska-counties?period=2022. 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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 34.3% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Petersburg Borough, with 4.6% in 2022.

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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