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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 2023, at 18.1%. Denali Borough had the lowest, at 1.3%. The median was 6.6% and the figure for Alaska was 5.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.1Kusilvak Census Area
Lowest1.3Denali Borough
Median6.630 counties
Alaska5.8History

Map of counties, 2023

Aleutians East Borough: 3.8 %Aleutians West Census Area: 4.1 %Anchorage Municipality: 4.6 %Bethel Census Area: 14.1 %Bristol Bay Borough: 4 %Chugach Census Area: 8.7 %Copper River Census Area: 7.6 %Denali Borough: 1.3 %Dillingham Census Area: 10.8 %Fairbanks North Star Borough: 4.9 %Haines Borough: 4.7 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 16.9 %Juneau City and Borough: 4 %Kenai Peninsula Borough: 6.9 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 3.5 %Kodiak Island Borough: 4.8 %Kusilvak Census Area: 18.1 %Lake and Peninsula Borough: 9.5 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 6 %Nome Census Area: 15.8 %North Slope Borough: 6.6 %Northwest Arctic Borough: 16.3 %Petersburg Borough: 4.2 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 8.1 %Sitka City and Borough: 7.1 %Skagway Municipality: 9.5 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 6.9 %Wrangell City and Borough: 3.5 %Yakutat City and Borough: 1.4 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 6.5 %
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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: 18.1 %Kusilvak Census Area18.1Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 16.9 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area16.9Northwest Arctic Borough: 16.3 %Northwest Arctic Borough16.3Nome Census Area: 15.8 %Nome Census Area15.8Bethel Census Area: 14.1 %Bethel Census Area14.1Dillingham Census Area: 10.8 %Dillingham Census Area10.8Lake and Peninsula Borough: 9.5 %Lake and Peninsula Borough9.5Skagway Municipality: 9.5 %Skagway Municipality9.5Chugach Census Area: 8.7 %Chugach Census Area8.7Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 8.1 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area8.1Copper River Census Area: 7.6 %Copper River Census Area7.6Sitka City and Borough: 7.1 %Sitka City and Borough7.1Kenai Peninsula Borough: 6.9 %Kenai Peninsula Borough6.9Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 6.9 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area6.9North Slope Borough: 6.6 %North Slope Borough6.6Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 6.5 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area6.5Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 6 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough6Fairbanks North Star Borough: 4.9 %Fairbanks North Star Borough4.9Kodiak Island Borough: 4.8 %Kodiak Island Borough4.8Haines Borough: 4.7 %Haines Borough4.7Anchorage Municipality: 4.6 %Anchorage Municipality4.6Petersburg Borough: 4.2 %Petersburg Borough4.2Aleutians West Census Area: 4.1 %Aleutians West Census Area4.1Bristol Bay Borough: 4 %Bristol Bay Borough4Juneau City and Borough: 4 %Juneau City and Borough4Aleutians East Borough: 3.8 %Aleutians East Borough3.8Wrangell City and Borough: 3.5 %Wrangell City and Borough3.5Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 3.5 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough3.5Yakutat City and Borough: 1.4 %Yakutat City and Borough1.4Denali Borough: 1.3 %Denali Borough1.3Kusilvak Census Area: 18.1 %Kusilvak Census Area18.1Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 16.9 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area16.9Northwest Arctic Borough: 16.3 %Northwest Arctic Borough16.3Nome Census Area: 15.8 %Nome Census Area15.8Bethel Census Area: 14.1 %Bethel Census Area14.1Dillingham Census Area: 10.8 %Dillingham Census Area10.8Lake and Peninsula Borough: 9.5 %Lake and Peninsula Borough9.5Skagway Municipality: 9.5 %Skagway Municipality9.5Chugach Census Area: 8.7 %Chugach Census Area8.7Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 8.1 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area8.1Copper River Census Area: 7.6 %Copper River Census Area7.6Sitka City and Borough: 7.1 %Sitka City and Borough7.1Kenai Peninsula Borough: 6.9 %Kenai Peninsula Borough6.9Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 6.9 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area6.9North Slope Borough: 6.6 %North Slope Borough6.6Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 6.5 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area6.5Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 6 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough6Fairbanks North Star Borough: 4.9 %Fairbanks North Star Borough4.9Kodiak Island Borough: 4.8 %Kodiak Island Borough4.8Haines Borough: 4.7 %Haines Borough4.7Anchorage Municipality: 4.6 %Anchorage Municipality4.6Petersburg Borough: 4.2 %Petersburg Borough4.2Aleutians West Census Area: 4.1 %Aleutians West Census Area4.1Bristol Bay Borough: 4 %Bristol Bay Borough4Juneau City and Borough: 4 %Juneau City and Borough4Aleutians East Borough: 3.8 %Aleutians East Borough3.8Wrangell City and Borough: 3.5 %Wrangell City and Borough3.5Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 3.5 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough3.5Yakutat City and Borough: 1.4 %Yakutat City and Borough1.4Denali Borough: 1.3 %Denali Borough1.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Kusilvak Census Area18.1-2.8 pts
2Hoonah-Angoon Census Area16.9+2.9 pts
3Northwest Arctic Borough16.3+0.9 pts
4Nome Census Area15.8-0.7 pts
5Bethel Census Area14.1-2.1 pts
6Dillingham Census Area10.8-0.6 pts
7Lake and Peninsula Borough9.5-4.5 pts
8Skagway Municipality9.5-1.5 pts
9Chugach Census Area8.7-0.1 pts
10Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area8.1+0.6 pts
11Copper River Census Area7.6+1.1 pts
12Sitka City and Borough7.1+2.1 pts
13Kenai Peninsula Borough6.9-0.3 pts
14Southeast Fairbanks Census Area6.9+0.3 pts
15North Slope Borough6.6-0.2 pts
16Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area6.5-4.6 pts
17Matanuska-Susitna Borough6-1 pts
18Fairbanks North Star Borough4.9-0.6 pts
19Kodiak Island Borough4.8-0.9 pts
20Haines Borough4.7+0.4 pts
21Anchorage Municipality4.6-0.6 pts
22Petersburg Borough4.2-0.2 pts
23Aleutians West Census Area4.1+1.1 pts
24Bristol Bay Borough4+1.3 pts
24Juneau City and Borough4-0.4 pts
26Aleutians East Borough3.8-0.6 pts
27Wrangell City and Borough3.5+0.1 pts
28Ketchikan Gateway Borough3.5-0.6 pts
29Yakutat City and Borough1.4-0.5 pts
30Denali Borough1.3-0.6 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/alaska-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/alaska-counties?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/alaska-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  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), 2023}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/alaska-counties?period=2023. 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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 18.1% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Denali Borough, with 1.3% 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 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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