Ranking of Alaska Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on December 10, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group in Alaska was 7.18%. Among all Alaska counties, the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest poverty rate in Haines Borough (16.72%), followed by Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area (15.09%), and Denali Borough (14.38%). On the other hand, the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: North Slope Borough (0.85%), Northwest Arctic Borough (0.89%), and Kusilvak Census Area (1.49%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Alaska counties where the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all Alaska counties.

You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in Alaska.

You can also see similar ranking of counties for other states as well as for the whole United States.

Ranking of Alaska Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021
Haines Borough
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area
Denali Borough
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Kenai Peninsula Borough
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Wrangell City and Borough
Yakutat City and Borough
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
Aleutians East Borough
Ranking of Alaska Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021
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Rank County Poverty Rate (%)
1 Haines Borough 16.72
2 Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area 15.09
3 Denali Borough 14.38
4 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area 13.83
5 Kenai Peninsula Borough 10.96
6 Matanuska-Susitna Borough 10.14
7 Wrangell City and Borough 8.86
8 Yakutat City and Borough 8.77
9 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area 8.02
10 Aleutians East Borough 7.83
11 Copper River Census Area 7.51
12 Ketchikan Gateway Borough 6.42
13 Dillingham Census Area 6.18
14 Anchorage Municipality 5.94
15 Skagway Municipality 5.81
16 Fairbanks North Star Borough 5.55
17 Hoonah-Angoon Census Area 4.55
18 Aleutians West Census Area 4.34
19 Juneau City and Borough 4.33
20 Sitka City and Borough 3.91
21 Kodiak Island Borough 3.90
22 Chugach Census Area 3.87
23 Lake and Peninsula Borough 3.45
24 Nome Census Area 3.32
25 Petersburg Borough 3.24
26 Bristol Bay Borough 2.59
27 Bethel Census Area 2.58
28 Kusilvak Census Area 1.49
29 Northwest Arctic Borough 0.89
30 North Slope Borough 0.85