Ranking of Alaska Counties By the Poverty Rate of the White Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
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.
Rank | County | Poverty Rate (%) |
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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 |