Poverty Rate in Bethel Census Area, AK
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
25.6%
Rank #3,011/3,222 · #29 in AK
7th
Bethel 25.6%
AK 10.1% +152.6%
US 12.6% +103.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Bethel Census Area's poverty rate of 25.6% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Bethel Census Area for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,008 | Guadalupe County, NM | 25.5% |
| #3,009 | Oktibbeha County, MS | 25.5% |
| #3,010 | Benson County, ND | 25.6% |
| #3,011 | Bethel Census Area, AK | 25.6% |
| #3,012 | Rockcastle County, KY | 25.6% |
| #3,013 | Covington city, VA | 25.7% |
| #3,014 | Emanuel County, GA | 25.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Bethel Census Area, Alaska has a poverty rate of 25.6%, ranking #3,011 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 103.2% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Alaska, it ranks #29 of 30. This places it in the 7th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.