Ranking of Alaska Counties By the Poverty Rate of the White Alone Racial 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 White Alone racial group in Alaska was 7.23%. Among all Alaska counties, the White Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Haines Borough (16.84%), followed by Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area (14.75%), and Denali Borough (14.38%). On the other hand, the White Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Northwest Arctic Borough (0.81%), North Slope Borough (0.84%), and Kusilvak Census Area (1.47%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Alaska counties where the White Alone racial 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 White Alone Racial Group in 2021
Haines Borough
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area
Denali Borough
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Kenai Peninsula Borough
Wrangell City and Borough
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Dillingham Census Area
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
Yakutat City and Borough
Ranking of Alaska Counties By the Poverty Rate of the White Alone Racial Group in 2021
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Rank County Poverty Rate (%)
1 Haines Borough 16.84
2 Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area 14.75
3 Denali Borough 14.38
4 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area 14.11
5 Kenai Peninsula Borough 11.18
6 Wrangell City and Borough 10.20
7 Matanuska-Susitna Borough 10.14
8 Dillingham Census Area 9.71
9 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area 9.11
10 Yakutat City and Borough 8.52
11 Copper River Census Area 7.45
12 Aleutians East Borough 6.88
13 Ketchikan Gateway Borough 6.27
14 Anchorage Municipality 6.04
15 Skagway Municipality 5.90
16 Fairbanks North Star Borough 5.57
17 Juneau City and Borough 4.38
18 Aleutians West Census Area 4.36
19 Hoonah-Angoon Census Area 4.22
20 Sitka City and Borough 4.01
21 Chugach Census Area 3.80
22 Kodiak Island Borough 3.53
23 Petersburg Borough 3.51
24 Lake and Peninsula Borough 3.45
25 Nome Census Area 3.25
26 Bethel Census Area 2.48
27 Bristol Bay Borough 2.42
28 Kusilvak Census Area 1.47
29 North Slope Borough 0.84
30 Northwest Arctic Borough 0.81