Ranking of Alaska Counties By Poverty Rate in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on December 6, 2023.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for Alaska was 10.43%. Among all Alaska counties, Kusilvak Census Area had the highest poverty rate (36.65%), followed by Bethel Census Area (28.55%), and Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area (23.21%). On the other hand, the following 3 counties had the lowest poverty rate: Bristol Bay Borough (3.52%), Chugach Census Area (4.07%), and Petersburg Borough (4.77%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Alaska counties with high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all Alaska counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties for other states as well as for the whole United States.
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Related Topics: Alaska ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Ranking of Alaska Counties By Poverty Rate in 2021
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| Rank | County | Poverty Rate (%) |
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| 1 | Kusilvak Census Area | 36.65 |
| 2 | Bethel Census Area | 28.55 |
| 3 | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 23.21 |
| 4 | Nome Census Area | 21.87 |
| 5 | Northwest Arctic Borough | 20.50 |
| 6 | Dillingham Census Area | 18.04 |
| 7 | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | 17.26 |
| 8 | Haines Borough | 16.75 |
| 9 | Denali Borough | 15.71 |
| 9 | Lake and Peninsula Borough | 15.71 |
| 10 | Aleutians East Borough | 13.37 |
| 11 | Wrangell City and Borough | 12.05 |
| 12 | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 11.85 |
| 13 | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | 11.41 |
| 14 | Copper River Census Area | 11.38 |
| 15 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 10.66 |
| 16 | Ketchikan Gateway Borough | 9.36 |
| 17 | Anchorage Municipality | 9.15 |
| 18 | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | 8.81 |
| 19 | North Slope Borough | 8.56 |
| 20 | Aleutians West Census Area | 8.35 |
| 21 | Kodiak Island Borough | 7.76 |
| 22 | Yakutat City and Borough | 7.30 |
| 23 | Juneau City and Borough | 7.21 |
| 24 | Sitka City and Borough | 6.88 |
| 25 | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 6.39 |
| 26 | Skagway Municipality | 4.82 |
| 27 | Petersburg Borough | 4.77 |
| 28 | Chugach Census Area | 4.07 |
| 29 | Bristol Bay Borough | 3.52 |