Ranking of Alaska Counties By Percentage of Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on November 19, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of households in Alaska with household income of less than $40k was 22.66%. Among all Alaska counties, Kusilvak Census Area had the highest percentage of households with household income of less than $40k (52.23%), followed by Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area (47.87%), and Lake and Peninsula Borough (39.50%).

On the other hand, the following 3 counties had low percentages of households with household income of less than $40k: Aleutians West Census Area (11.36%), Yakutat City and Borough (12.50%), and Chugach Census Area (15.78%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Alaska counties with high household income, and the table below shows the ranking of all Alaska counties.

You can also see similar information for other household income groups, for other states, as well as for the whole United States.

Related Topics: Alaska ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).

Ranking of Alaska Counties By % of Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Kusilvak Census Area

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area

Lake and Peninsula Borough

Bethel Census Area

Wrangell City and Borough

Haines Borough

Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area

Southeast Fairbanks Census Area

Dillingham Census Area

Nome Census Area

Ranking of Alaska Counties By % of Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

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Rank	County	Percentage of Households (%)
1	Kusilvak Census Area	52.23
2	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area	47.87
3	Lake and Peninsula Borough	39.50
4	Bethel Census Area	37.72
5	Wrangell City and Borough	37.17
6	Haines Borough	35.45
7	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area	35.28
8	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area	34.56
9	Dillingham Census Area	32.36
10	Nome Census Area	31.39
11	Hoonah-Angoon Census Area	30.21
12	Kenai Peninsula Borough	29.33
13	Petersburg Borough	28.41
14	Copper River Census Area	28.22
15	Northwest Arctic Borough	27.62
16	Aleutians East Borough	27.46
17	Skagway Municipality	26.67
18	Denali Borough	24.11
19	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	24.04
20	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	23.38
21	Sitka City and Borough	22.68
22	Kodiak Island Borough	21.94
23	North Slope Borough	20.59
24	Fairbanks North Star Borough	20.52
25	Bristol Bay Borough	19.36
26	Anchorage Municipality	19.28
27	Juneau City and Borough	18.50
28	Chugach Census Area	15.78
29	Yakutat City and Borough	12.50
30	Aleutians West Census Area	11.36