Poverty Rate in Nome Census Area, AK
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
21.5%
Rank #2,797/3,222 · #28 in AK
13th
Nome 21.5%
AK 10.1% +112.2%
US 12.6% +70.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Nome Census Area's poverty rate of 21.5% 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 Nome Census Area for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,794 | Athens County, OH | 21.5% |
| #2,795 | Yalobusha County, MS | 21.5% |
| #2,796 | Haywood County, TN | 21.5% |
| #2,797 | Nome Census Area, AK | 21.5% |
| #2,798 | Adair County, OK | 21.5% |
| #2,799 | Benton County, MS | 21.5% |
| #2,800 | Ware County, GA | 21.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Nome Census Area, Alaska has a poverty rate of 21.5%, ranking #2,797 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 70.7% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Alaska, it ranks #28 of 30. This places it in the 13th 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.