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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 2023, at 31.2%. Chugach Census Area had the lowest, at 4.8%. The median was 10% and the figure for Alaska was 10.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest31.2Kusilvak Census Area
Lowest4.8Chugach Census Area
Median1030 counties
Alaska10.2History

Map of counties, 2023

Aleutians East Borough: 12.4 %Aleutians West Census Area: 9.2 %Anchorage Municipality: 9.3 %Bethel Census Area: 24 %Bristol Bay Borough: 9.7 %Chugach Census Area: 4.8 %Copper River Census Area: 11.4 %Denali Borough: 6.6 %Dillingham Census Area: 16.3 %Fairbanks North Star Borough: 6.2 %Haines Borough: 6.1 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 12.6 %Juneau City and Borough: 8.2 %Kenai Peninsula Borough: 11.6 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 9.5 %Kodiak Island Borough: 7.7 %Kusilvak Census Area: 31.2 %Lake and Peninsula Borough: 15.2 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 10.3 %Nome Census Area: 21.1 %North Slope Borough: 8.4 %Northwest Arctic Borough: 18.4 %Petersburg Borough: 5.7 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 15.1 %Sitka City and Borough: 8.4 %Skagway Municipality: 6.2 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 13.3 %Wrangell City and Borough: 10.9 %Yakutat City and Borough: 7.8 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 20.8 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Kusilvak Census Area: 31.2 %Kusilvak Census Area31.2Bethel Census Area: 24 %Bethel Census Area24Nome Census Area: 21.1 %Nome Census Area21.1Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 20.8 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area20.8Northwest Arctic Borough: 18.4 %Northwest Arctic Borough18.4Dillingham Census Area: 16.3 %Dillingham Census Area16.3Lake and Peninsula Borough: 15.2 %Lake and Peninsula Borough15.2Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 15.1 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area15.1Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 13.3 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area13.3Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 12.6 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area12.6Aleutians East Borough: 12.4 %Aleutians East Borough12.4Kenai Peninsula Borough: 11.6 %Kenai Peninsula Borough11.6Copper River Census Area: 11.4 %Copper River Census Area11.4Wrangell City and Borough: 10.9 %Wrangell City and Borough10.9Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 10.3 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough10.3Bristol Bay Borough: 9.7 %Bristol Bay Borough9.7Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 9.5 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough9.5Anchorage Municipality: 9.3 %Anchorage Municipality9.3Aleutians West Census Area: 9.2 %Aleutians West Census Area9.2Sitka City and Borough: 8.4 %Sitka City and Borough8.4North Slope Borough: 8.4 %North Slope Borough8.4Juneau City and Borough: 8.2 %Juneau City and Borough8.2Yakutat City and Borough: 7.8 %Yakutat City and Borough7.8Kodiak Island Borough: 7.7 %Kodiak Island Borough7.7Denali Borough: 6.6 %Denali Borough6.6Skagway Municipality: 6.2 %Skagway Municipality6.2Fairbanks North Star Borough: 6.2 %Fairbanks North Star Borough6.2Haines Borough: 6.1 %Haines Borough6.1Petersburg Borough: 5.7 %Petersburg Borough5.7Chugach Census Area: 4.8 %Chugach Census Area4.8Kusilvak Census Area: 31.2 %Kusilvak Census Area31.2Bethel Census Area: 24 %Bethel Census Area24Nome Census Area: 21.1 %Nome Census Area21.1Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 20.8 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area20.8Northwest Arctic Borough: 18.4 %Northwest Arctic Borough18.4Dillingham Census Area: 16.3 %Dillingham Census Area16.3Lake and Peninsula Borough: 15.2 %Lake and Peninsula Borough15.2Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 15.1 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area15.1Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 13.3 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area13.3Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 12.6 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area12.6Aleutians East Borough: 12.4 %Aleutians East Borough12.4Kenai Peninsula Borough: 11.6 %Kenai Peninsula Borough11.6Copper River Census Area: 11.4 %Copper River Census Area11.4Wrangell City and Borough: 10.9 %Wrangell City and Borough10.9Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 10.3 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough10.3Bristol Bay Borough: 9.7 %Bristol Bay Borough9.7Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 9.5 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough9.5Anchorage Municipality: 9.3 %Anchorage Municipality9.3Aleutians West Census Area: 9.2 %Aleutians West Census Area9.2Sitka City and Borough: 8.4 %Sitka City and Borough8.4North Slope Borough: 8.4 %North Slope Borough8.4Juneau City and Borough: 8.2 %Juneau City and Borough8.2Yakutat City and Borough: 7.8 %Yakutat City and Borough7.8Kodiak Island Borough: 7.7 %Kodiak Island Borough7.7Denali Borough: 6.6 %Denali Borough6.6Skagway Municipality: 6.2 %Skagway Municipality6.2Fairbanks North Star Borough: 6.2 %Fairbanks North Star Borough6.2Haines Borough: 6.1 %Haines Borough6.1Petersburg Borough: 5.7 %Petersburg Borough5.7Chugach Census Area: 4.8 %Chugach Census Area4.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Kusilvak Census Area31.2-3 pts
2Bethel Census Area24-1.2 pts
3Nome Census Area21.1-0 pts
4Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area20.8-2.1 pts
5Northwest Arctic Borough18.4-0.1 pts
6Dillingham Census Area16.3+0.4 pts
7Lake and Peninsula Borough15.2+0.1 pts
8Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area15.1-0.2 pts
9Southeast Fairbanks Census Area13.3+0.1 pts
10Hoonah-Angoon Census Area12.6+1 pts
11Aleutians East Borough12.4-0.2 pts
12Kenai Peninsula Borough11.6-0.9 pts
13Copper River Census Area11.4+0.1 pts
14Wrangell City and Borough10.9+0.8 pts
15Matanuska-Susitna Borough10.3+0.1 pts
16Bristol Bay Borough9.7+1.8 pts
17Ketchikan Gateway Borough9.5-0.2 pts
18Anchorage Municipality9.3-0.4 pts
19Aleutians West Census Area9.2-0.3 pts
20Sitka City and Borough8.4+1.5 pts
21North Slope Borough8.4+0.4 pts
22Juneau City and Borough8.2+1.3 pts
23Yakutat City and Borough7.8-2.2 pts
24Kodiak Island Borough7.7-0.3 pts
25Denali Borough6.6-0.7 pts
26Skagway Municipality6.2-0 pts
27Fairbanks North Star Borough6.2-0.7 pts
28Haines Borough6.1+0.3 pts
29Petersburg Borough5.7+1.1 pts
30Chugach Census Area4.8-0.1 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/alaska-counties?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/alaska-counties?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/alaska-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_alaska_by_2023,
  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), 2023}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/alaska-counties?period=2023. 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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 31.2% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Chugach Census Area, with 4.8% 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, 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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