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

Kusilvak Census Area had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 30 counties in 2022, at 20.9%. Yakutat City and Borough had the lowest, at 1.8%. The median was 6.6% and the figure for Alaska was 6.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.9Kusilvak Census Area
Lowest1.8Yakutat City and Borough
Median6.630 counties
Alaska6.4History

Map of counties, 2022

Aleutians East Borough: 4.4 %Aleutians West Census Area: 3 %Anchorage Municipality: 5.2 %Bethel Census Area: 16.2 %Bristol Bay Borough: 2.8 %Chugach Census Area: 8.8 %Copper River Census Area: 6.5 %Denali Borough: 1.9 %Dillingham Census Area: 11.3 %Fairbanks North Star Borough: 5.5 %Haines Borough: 4.3 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 14 %Juneau City and Borough: 4.5 %Kenai Peninsula Borough: 7.3 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 4.1 %Kodiak Island Borough: 5.7 %Kusilvak Census Area: 20.9 %Lake and Peninsula Borough: 14 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 7 %Nome Census Area: 16.5 %North Slope Borough: 6.8 %Northwest Arctic Borough: 15.5 %Petersburg Borough: 4.4 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 7.5 %Sitka City and Borough: 5 %Skagway Municipality: 11 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 6.6 %Wrangell City and Borough: 3.4 %Yakutat City and Borough: 1.8 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 11.1 %
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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: 20.9 %Kusilvak Census Area20.9Nome Census Area: 16.5 %Nome Census Area16.5Bethel Census Area: 16.2 %Bethel Census Area16.2Northwest Arctic Borough: 15.5 %Northwest Arctic Borough15.5Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 14 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area14Lake and Peninsula Borough: 14 %Lake and Peninsula Borough14Dillingham Census Area: 11.3 %Dillingham Census Area11.3Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 11.1 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area11.1Skagway Municipality: 11 %Skagway Municipality11Chugach Census Area: 8.8 %Chugach Census Area8.8Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 7.5 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area7.5Kenai Peninsula Borough: 7.3 %Kenai Peninsula Borough7.3Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 7 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough7North Slope Borough: 6.8 %North Slope Borough6.8Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 6.6 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area6.6Copper River Census Area: 6.5 %Copper River Census Area6.5Kodiak Island Borough: 5.7 %Kodiak Island Borough5.7Fairbanks North Star Borough: 5.5 %Fairbanks North Star Borough5.5Anchorage Municipality: 5.2 %Anchorage Municipality5.2Sitka City and Borough: 5 %Sitka City and Borough5Juneau City and Borough: 4.5 %Juneau City and Borough4.5Petersburg Borough: 4.4 %Petersburg Borough4.4Aleutians East Borough: 4.4 %Aleutians East Borough4.4Haines Borough: 4.3 %Haines Borough4.3Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 4.1 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough4.1Wrangell City and Borough: 3.4 %Wrangell City and Borough3.4Aleutians West Census Area: 3 %Aleutians West Census Area3Bristol Bay Borough: 2.8 %Bristol Bay Borough2.8Denali Borough: 1.9 %Denali Borough1.9Yakutat City and Borough: 1.8 %Yakutat City and Borough1.8Kusilvak Census Area: 20.9 %Kusilvak Census Area20.9Nome Census Area: 16.5 %Nome Census Area16.5Bethel Census Area: 16.2 %Bethel Census Area16.2Northwest Arctic Borough: 15.5 %Northwest Arctic Borough15.5Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 14 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area14Lake and Peninsula Borough: 14 %Lake and Peninsula Borough14Dillingham Census Area: 11.3 %Dillingham Census Area11.3Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 11.1 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area11.1Skagway Municipality: 11 %Skagway Municipality11Chugach Census Area: 8.8 %Chugach Census Area8.8Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 7.5 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area7.5Kenai Peninsula Borough: 7.3 %Kenai Peninsula Borough7.3Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 7 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough7North Slope Borough: 6.8 %North Slope Borough6.8Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 6.6 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area6.6Copper River Census Area: 6.5 %Copper River Census Area6.5Kodiak Island Borough: 5.7 %Kodiak Island Borough5.7Fairbanks North Star Borough: 5.5 %Fairbanks North Star Borough5.5Anchorage Municipality: 5.2 %Anchorage Municipality5.2Sitka City and Borough: 5 %Sitka City and Borough5Juneau City and Borough: 4.5 %Juneau City and Borough4.5Petersburg Borough: 4.4 %Petersburg Borough4.4Aleutians East Borough: 4.4 %Aleutians East Borough4.4Haines Borough: 4.3 %Haines Borough4.3Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 4.1 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough4.1Wrangell City and Borough: 3.4 %Wrangell City and Borough3.4Aleutians West Census Area: 3 %Aleutians West Census Area3Bristol Bay Borough: 2.8 %Bristol Bay Borough2.8Denali Borough: 1.9 %Denali Borough1.9Yakutat City and Borough: 1.8 %Yakutat City and Borough1.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Kusilvak Census Area20.9-3.8 pts
2Nome Census Area16.5-2.1 pts
3Bethel Census Area16.2-2 pts
4Northwest Arctic Borough15.5-0.2 pts
5Hoonah-Angoon Census Area14-1 pts
6Lake and Peninsula Borough14-1.8 pts
7Dillingham Census Area11.3-1.2 pts
8Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area11.1-1.7 pts
9Skagway Municipality11-1.9 pts
10Chugach Census Area8.8+5.2 pts
11Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area7.5-2 pts
12Kenai Peninsula Borough7.3-1 pts
13Matanuska-Susitna Borough7-0.4 pts
14North Slope Borough6.8-2.3 pts
15Southeast Fairbanks Census Area6.6-3.7 pts
16Copper River Census Area6.5-1.2 pts
17Kodiak Island Borough5.7-0 pts
18Fairbanks North Star Borough5.5-0.8 pts
19Anchorage Municipality5.2-0.2 pts
20Sitka City and Borough5-0.4 pts
21Juneau City and Borough4.5-0.6 pts
22Petersburg Borough4.4-0.3 pts
23Aleutians East Borough4.4-0.1 pts
24Haines Borough4.3+0.6 pts
25Ketchikan Gateway Borough4.1-0.6 pts
26Wrangell City and Borough3.4-2.3 pts
27Aleutians West Census Area3-0.8 pts
28Bristol Bay Borough2.8+0.3 pts
29Denali Borough1.9-0.8 pts
30Yakutat City and Borough1.8+0.3 pts

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About this ranking

Unemployed civilians aged 16 and over as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

An average over five years of survey responses, so it moves slowly. The official monthly and annual rates for states and counties are unemployment_rate, from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

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 B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Alaska by unemployment 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-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Alaska by unemployment 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-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/alaska-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Alaska by unemployment 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-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/alaska-counties?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Alaska by unemployment 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-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/alaska-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs: Counties in Alaska by unemployment 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-b23025.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/alaska-counties?period=2022. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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Which county has the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Kusilvak Census Area, with 20.9% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Yakutat City and Borough, with 1.8% in 2022.

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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 B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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