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Counties in Alaska by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)

Matanuska-Susitna Borough had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 30 counties in 2023, at 53%. Bristol Bay Borough had the lowest, at 14.8%. The median was 34.8% and the figure for Alaska was 45.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest53Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Lowest14.8Bristol Bay Borough
Median34.830 counties
Alaska45.9History

Map of counties, 2023

Aleutians East Borough: 28.7 %Aleutians West Census Area: 34.6 %Anchorage Municipality: 47.8 %Bethel Census Area: 26.1 %Bristol Bay Borough: 14.8 %Chugach Census Area: 43.2 %Copper River Census Area: 25.1 %Denali Borough: 40.5 %Dillingham Census Area: 32.9 %Fairbanks North Star Borough: 47.5 %Haines Borough: 32.7 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 43.2 %Juneau City and Borough: 38.6 %Kenai Peninsula Borough: 48.5 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 49.5 %Kodiak Island Borough: 38.1 %Kusilvak Census Area: 34.9 %Lake and Peninsula Borough: 26.7 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 53 %Nome Census Area: 27.4 %North Slope Borough: 24 %Northwest Arctic Borough: 18.4 %Petersburg Borough: 48.6 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 38.4 %Sitka City and Borough: 49.8 %Skagway Municipality: 35.8 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 32.6 %Wrangell City and Borough: 28.4 %Yakutat City and Borough: 15.5 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 20.2 %
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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

Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 53 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough53Sitka City and Borough: 49.8 %Sitka City and Borough49.8Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 49.5 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough49.5Petersburg Borough: 48.6 %Petersburg Borough48.6Kenai Peninsula Borough: 48.5 %Kenai Peninsula Borough48.5Anchorage Municipality: 47.8 %Anchorage Municipality47.8Fairbanks North Star Borough: 47.5 %Fairbanks North Star Borough47.5Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 43.2 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area43.2Chugach Census Area: 43.2 %Chugach Census Area43.2Denali Borough: 40.5 %Denali Borough40.5Juneau City and Borough: 38.6 %Juneau City and Borough38.6Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 38.4 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area38.4Kodiak Island Borough: 38.1 %Kodiak Island Borough38.1Skagway Municipality: 35.8 %Skagway Municipality35.8Kusilvak Census Area: 34.9 %Kusilvak Census Area34.9Aleutians West Census Area: 34.6 %Aleutians West Census Area34.6Dillingham Census Area: 32.9 %Dillingham Census Area32.9Haines Borough: 32.7 %Haines Borough32.7Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 32.6 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area32.6Aleutians East Borough: 28.7 %Aleutians East Borough28.7Wrangell City and Borough: 28.4 %Wrangell City and Borough28.4Nome Census Area: 27.4 %Nome Census Area27.4Lake and Peninsula Borough: 26.7 %Lake and Peninsula Borough26.7Bethel Census Area: 26.1 %Bethel Census Area26.1Copper River Census Area: 25.1 %Copper River Census Area25.1North Slope Borough: 24 %North Slope Borough24Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 20.2 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area20.2Northwest Arctic Borough: 18.4 %Northwest Arctic Borough18.4Yakutat City and Borough: 15.5 %Yakutat City and Borough15.5Bristol Bay Borough: 14.8 %Bristol Bay Borough14.8Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 53 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough53Sitka City and Borough: 49.8 %Sitka City and Borough49.8Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 49.5 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough49.5Petersburg Borough: 48.6 %Petersburg Borough48.6Kenai Peninsula Borough: 48.5 %Kenai Peninsula Borough48.5Anchorage Municipality: 47.8 %Anchorage Municipality47.8Fairbanks North Star Borough: 47.5 %Fairbanks North Star Borough47.5Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 43.2 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area43.2Chugach Census Area: 43.2 %Chugach Census Area43.2Denali Borough: 40.5 %Denali Borough40.5Juneau City and Borough: 38.6 %Juneau City and Borough38.6Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 38.4 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area38.4Kodiak Island Borough: 38.1 %Kodiak Island Borough38.1Skagway Municipality: 35.8 %Skagway Municipality35.8Kusilvak Census Area: 34.9 %Kusilvak Census Area34.9Aleutians West Census Area: 34.6 %Aleutians West Census Area34.6Dillingham Census Area: 32.9 %Dillingham Census Area32.9Haines Borough: 32.7 %Haines Borough32.7Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 32.6 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area32.6Aleutians East Borough: 28.7 %Aleutians East Borough28.7Wrangell City and Borough: 28.4 %Wrangell City and Borough28.4Nome Census Area: 27.4 %Nome Census Area27.4Lake and Peninsula Borough: 26.7 %Lake and Peninsula Borough26.7Bethel Census Area: 26.1 %Bethel Census Area26.1Copper River Census Area: 25.1 %Copper River Census Area25.1North Slope Borough: 24 %North Slope Borough24Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 20.2 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area20.2Northwest Arctic Borough: 18.4 %Northwest Arctic Borough18.4Yakutat City and Borough: 15.5 %Yakutat City and Borough15.5Bristol Bay Borough: 14.8 %Bristol Bay Borough14.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Matanuska-Susitna Borough53+1.7 pts
2Sitka City and Borough49.8-0.9 pts
3Ketchikan Gateway Borough49.5-0.9 pts
4Petersburg Borough48.6+4.8 pts
5Kenai Peninsula Borough48.5-0.8 pts
6Anchorage Municipality47.8+0.6 pts
7Fairbanks North Star Borough47.5+1.9 pts
8Hoonah-Angoon Census Area43.2+3.1 pts
9Chugach Census Area43.2+0.6 pts
10Denali Borough40.5+9.4 pts
11Juneau City and Borough38.6+1.5 pts
12Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area38.4+3.2 pts
13Kodiak Island Borough38.1+0.3 pts
14Skagway Municipality35.8+14 pts
15Kusilvak Census Area34.9+3.7 pts
16Aleutians West Census Area34.6-1.8 pts
17Dillingham Census Area32.9+3.2 pts
18Haines Borough32.7+2.3 pts
19Southeast Fairbanks Census Area32.6-4.3 pts
20Aleutians East Borough28.7+1.3 pts
21Wrangell City and Borough28.4-6.2 pts
22Nome Census Area27.4-2.8 pts
23Lake and Peninsula Borough26.7+15.3 pts
24Bethel Census Area26.1-1.3 pts
25Copper River Census Area25.1+2.9 pts
26North Slope Borough24+2.6 pts
27Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area20.2-4.4 pts
28Northwest Arctic Borough18.4-6.8 pts
29Yakutat City and Borough15.5+1.6 pts
30Bristol Bay Borough14.8+0.5 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Renter households whose gross rent (contract rent plus utilities and fuels the renter pays) was 30 percent or more of household income in the past 12 months, as a percentage of renter households for which that ratio can be computed. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Renters who pay no cash rent and households with no or negative income are left out of both the count and the base. 30 percent is the usual US threshold for rent burden. The EU housing cost overburden rate (housing_cost_overburden_rate) uses 40 percent of disposable income, all housing costs and people instead of households, so the two cannot be compared.

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 B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Alaska by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Alaska by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/alaska-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Alaska by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/alaska-counties?period=2023.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Alaska by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/alaska-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs: Counties in Alaska by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2023}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/alaska-counties?period=2023. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Matanuska-Susitna Borough, with 53% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Bristol Bay Borough, with 14.8% 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 B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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