Richest & Poorest Counties in Alaska

Name: Alaska County Income Rankings
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
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Alaska has 30 counties. The wealthiest county by median household income is Aleutians West Census Area at $135,500 , while the lowest-income county is Kusilvak Census Area at $51,471 . The statewide median household income is $92,788, compared to the national median of $75,149.

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Counties Zip Codes

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Alaska — Median Household Income by County

Source: U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates subject to margin of error.

51K 66K 79K 86K 96K 136K

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Alaska — Median Home Value by County

Source: U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates subject to margin of error.

84K 211K 263K 298K 396K 450K

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Alaska — Per Capita Income by County

Source: U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates subject to margin of error.

16K 37K 43K 46K 54K 80K

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Alaska — Poverty Rate by County

Source: U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates subject to margin of error.

5% 8% 9% 12% 16% 32%

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Richest Counties in Alaska

Top 10 counties ranked by median household income.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Aleutians West Census Area	$135,500	$434,700	$57,451	11.3%
2	Anchorage Municipality	$103,284	$395,900	$51,144	8.9%
3	Sitka City and Borough	$101,727	$450,300	$46,118	7.5%
4	Juneau City and Borough	$101,661	$449,300	$54,089	8.9%
5	North Slope Borough	$95,694	$218,300	$57,430	11.1%
6	Bristol Bay Borough	$95,625	$245,800	$61,587	9.3%
7	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	$94,031	$346,600	$42,386	10.0%
8	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	$92,885	$393,300	$48,971	8.7%
9	Chugach Census Area	$90,509	$346,200	$47,365	5.9%
10	Fairbanks North Star Borough	$88,267	$298,200	$45,905	6.1%

Poorest Counties in Alaska

Bottom 10 counties ranked by median household income.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
30	Kusilvak Census Area	$51,471	$84,300	$16,231	32.4%
29	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area	$55,741	$98,500	$33,669	16.0%
28	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area	$61,156	$225,300	$36,507	12.7%
27	Hoonah-Angoon Census Area	$61,406	$262,800	$36,584	14.2%
26	Wrangell City and Borough	$63,750	$296,400	$39,937	12.1%
25	Aleutians East Borough	$65,365	$135,500	$46,236	13.2%
24	Lake and Peninsula Borough	$65,625	$237,500	$53,670	12.8%
23	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area	$73,882	$282,000	$39,692	12.7%
22	Bethel Census Area	$73,996	$168,100	$26,543	25.6%
21	Petersburg Borough	$75,125	$315,100	$42,950	7.0%

All 30 Counties Ranked

Every county in Alaska ranked by median household income. Click any county for its full profile.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Aleutians West Census Area	$135,500	$434,700	$57,451	11.3%
2	Anchorage Municipality	$103,284	$395,900	$51,144	8.9%
3	Sitka City and Borough	$101,727	$450,300	$46,118	7.5%
4	Juneau City and Borough	$101,661	$449,300	$54,089	8.9%
5	North Slope Borough	$95,694	$218,300	$57,430	11.1%
6	Bristol Bay Borough	$95,625	$245,800	$61,587	9.3%
7	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	$94,031	$346,600	$42,386	10.0%
8	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	$92,885	$393,300	$48,971	8.7%
9	Chugach Census Area	$90,509	$346,200	$47,365	5.9%
10	Fairbanks North Star Borough	$88,267	$298,200	$45,905	6.1%
11	Haines Borough	$86,927	$293,300	$42,605	5.4%
12	Kodiak Island Borough	$86,250	$412,300	$45,656	8.7%
13	Yakutat City and Borough	$85,000	$219,400	$49,131	11.9%
14	Northwest Arctic Borough	$84,018	$199,100	$30,256	17.9%
15	Skagway Municipality	$81,136	$435,400	$60,329	5.9%
16	Denali Borough	$80,781	$275,000	$80,497	8.3%
17	Kenai Peninsula Borough	$80,538	$323,200	$44,190	11.8%
18	Copper River Census Area	$79,250	$292,800	$41,400	8.7%
19	Nome Census Area	$78,681	$211,200	$32,238	21.5%
20	Dillingham Census Area	$78,533	$159,000	$34,301	19.5%
21	Petersburg Borough	$75,125	$315,100	$42,950	7.0%
22	Bethel Census Area	$73,996	$168,100	$26,543	25.6%
23	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area	$73,882	$282,000	$39,692	12.7%
24	Lake and Peninsula Borough	$65,625	$237,500	$53,670	12.8%
25	Aleutians East Borough	$65,365	$135,500	$46,236	13.2%
26	Wrangell City and Borough	$63,750	$296,400	$39,937	12.1%
27	Hoonah-Angoon Census Area	$61,406	$262,800	$36,584	14.2%
28	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area	$61,156	$225,300	$36,507	12.7%
29	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area	$55,741	$98,500	$33,669	16.0%
30	Kusilvak Census Area	$51,471	$84,300	$16,231	32.4%

Richest Counties in Alaska

Top 10 counties ranked by median home value.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Sitka City and Borough	$101,727	$450,300	$46,118	7.5%
2	Juneau City and Borough	$101,661	$449,300	$54,089	8.9%
3	Skagway Municipality	$81,136	$435,400	$60,329	5.9%
4	Aleutians West Census Area	$135,500	$434,700	$57,451	11.3%
5	Kodiak Island Borough	$86,250	$412,300	$45,656	8.7%
6	Anchorage Municipality	$103,284	$395,900	$51,144	8.9%
7	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	$92,885	$393,300	$48,971	8.7%
8	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	$94,031	$346,600	$42,386	10.0%
9	Chugach Census Area	$90,509	$346,200	$47,365	5.9%
10	Kenai Peninsula Borough	$80,538	$323,200	$44,190	11.8%

Poorest Counties in Alaska

Bottom 10 counties ranked by median home value.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
30	Kusilvak Census Area	$51,471	$84,300	$16,231	32.4%
29	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area	$55,741	$98,500	$33,669	16.0%
28	Aleutians East Borough	$65,365	$135,500	$46,236	13.2%
27	Dillingham Census Area	$78,533	$159,000	$34,301	19.5%
26	Bethel Census Area	$73,996	$168,100	$26,543	25.6%
25	Northwest Arctic Borough	$84,018	$199,100	$30,256	17.9%
24	Nome Census Area	$78,681	$211,200	$32,238	21.5%
23	North Slope Borough	$95,694	$218,300	$57,430	11.1%
22	Yakutat City and Borough	$85,000	$219,400	$49,131	11.9%
21	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area	$61,156	$225,300	$36,507	12.7%

All 30 Counties Ranked

Every county in Alaska ranked by median home value. Click any county for its full profile.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Sitka City and Borough	$101,727	$450,300	$46,118	7.5%
2	Juneau City and Borough	$101,661	$449,300	$54,089	8.9%
3	Skagway Municipality	$81,136	$435,400	$60,329	5.9%
4	Aleutians West Census Area	$135,500	$434,700	$57,451	11.3%
5	Kodiak Island Borough	$86,250	$412,300	$45,656	8.7%
6	Anchorage Municipality	$103,284	$395,900	$51,144	8.9%
7	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	$92,885	$393,300	$48,971	8.7%
8	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	$94,031	$346,600	$42,386	10.0%
9	Chugach Census Area	$90,509	$346,200	$47,365	5.9%
10	Kenai Peninsula Borough	$80,538	$323,200	$44,190	11.8%
11	Petersburg Borough	$75,125	$315,100	$42,950	7.0%
12	Fairbanks North Star Borough	$88,267	$298,200	$45,905	6.1%
13	Wrangell City and Borough	$63,750	$296,400	$39,937	12.1%
14	Haines Borough	$86,927	$293,300	$42,605	5.4%
15	Copper River Census Area	$79,250	$292,800	$41,400	8.7%
16	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area	$73,882	$282,000	$39,692	12.7%
17	Denali Borough	$80,781	$275,000	$80,497	8.3%
18	Hoonah-Angoon Census Area	$61,406	$262,800	$36,584	14.2%
19	Bristol Bay Borough	$95,625	$245,800	$61,587	9.3%
20	Lake and Peninsula Borough	$65,625	$237,500	$53,670	12.8%
21	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area	$61,156	$225,300	$36,507	12.7%
22	Yakutat City and Borough	$85,000	$219,400	$49,131	11.9%
23	North Slope Borough	$95,694	$218,300	$57,430	11.1%
24	Nome Census Area	$78,681	$211,200	$32,238	21.5%
25	Northwest Arctic Borough	$84,018	$199,100	$30,256	17.9%
26	Bethel Census Area	$73,996	$168,100	$26,543	25.6%
27	Dillingham Census Area	$78,533	$159,000	$34,301	19.5%
28	Aleutians East Borough	$65,365	$135,500	$46,236	13.2%
29	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area	$55,741	$98,500	$33,669	16.0%
30	Kusilvak Census Area	$51,471	$84,300	$16,231	32.4%

Richest Counties in Alaska

Top 10 counties ranked by per capita income.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Denali Borough	$80,781	$275,000	$80,497	8.3%
2	Bristol Bay Borough	$95,625	$245,800	$61,587	9.3%
3	Skagway Municipality	$81,136	$435,400	$60,329	5.9%
4	Aleutians West Census Area	$135,500	$434,700	$57,451	11.3%
5	North Slope Borough	$95,694	$218,300	$57,430	11.1%
6	Juneau City and Borough	$101,661	$449,300	$54,089	8.9%
7	Lake and Peninsula Borough	$65,625	$237,500	$53,670	12.8%
8	Anchorage Municipality	$103,284	$395,900	$51,144	8.9%
9	Yakutat City and Borough	$85,000	$219,400	$49,131	11.9%
10	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	$92,885	$393,300	$48,971	8.7%

Poorest Counties in Alaska

Bottom 10 counties ranked by per capita income.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
30	Kusilvak Census Area	$51,471	$84,300	$16,231	32.4%
29	Bethel Census Area	$73,996	$168,100	$26,543	25.6%
28	Northwest Arctic Borough	$84,018	$199,100	$30,256	17.9%
27	Nome Census Area	$78,681	$211,200	$32,238	21.5%
26	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area	$55,741	$98,500	$33,669	16.0%
25	Dillingham Census Area	$78,533	$159,000	$34,301	19.5%
24	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area	$61,156	$225,300	$36,507	12.7%
23	Hoonah-Angoon Census Area	$61,406	$262,800	$36,584	14.2%
22	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area	$73,882	$282,000	$39,692	12.7%
21	Wrangell City and Borough	$63,750	$296,400	$39,937	12.1%

All 30 Counties Ranked

Every county in Alaska ranked by per capita income. Click any county for its full profile.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Denali Borough	$80,781	$275,000	$80,497	8.3%
2	Bristol Bay Borough	$95,625	$245,800	$61,587	9.3%
3	Skagway Municipality	$81,136	$435,400	$60,329	5.9%
4	Aleutians West Census Area	$135,500	$434,700	$57,451	11.3%
5	North Slope Borough	$95,694	$218,300	$57,430	11.1%
6	Juneau City and Borough	$101,661	$449,300	$54,089	8.9%
7	Lake and Peninsula Borough	$65,625	$237,500	$53,670	12.8%
8	Anchorage Municipality	$103,284	$395,900	$51,144	8.9%
9	Yakutat City and Borough	$85,000	$219,400	$49,131	11.9%
10	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	$92,885	$393,300	$48,971	8.7%
11	Chugach Census Area	$90,509	$346,200	$47,365	5.9%
12	Aleutians East Borough	$65,365	$135,500	$46,236	13.2%
13	Sitka City and Borough	$101,727	$450,300	$46,118	7.5%
14	Fairbanks North Star Borough	$88,267	$298,200	$45,905	6.1%
15	Kodiak Island Borough	$86,250	$412,300	$45,656	8.7%
16	Kenai Peninsula Borough	$80,538	$323,200	$44,190	11.8%
17	Petersburg Borough	$75,125	$315,100	$42,950	7.0%
18	Haines Borough	$86,927	$293,300	$42,605	5.4%
19	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	$94,031	$346,600	$42,386	10.0%
20	Copper River Census Area	$79,250	$292,800	$41,400	8.7%
21	Wrangell City and Borough	$63,750	$296,400	$39,937	12.1%
22	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area	$73,882	$282,000	$39,692	12.7%
23	Hoonah-Angoon Census Area	$61,406	$262,800	$36,584	14.2%
24	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area	$61,156	$225,300	$36,507	12.7%
25	Dillingham Census Area	$78,533	$159,000	$34,301	19.5%
26	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area	$55,741	$98,500	$33,669	16.0%
27	Nome Census Area	$78,681	$211,200	$32,238	21.5%
28	Northwest Arctic Borough	$84,018	$199,100	$30,256	17.9%
29	Bethel Census Area	$73,996	$168,100	$26,543	25.6%
30	Kusilvak Census Area	$51,471	$84,300	$16,231	32.4%

Richest Counties in Alaska

Top 10 counties ranked by poverty rate.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Haines Borough	$86,927	$293,300	$42,605	5.4%
2	Skagway Municipality	$81,136	$435,400	$60,329	5.9%
3	Chugach Census Area	$90,509	$346,200	$47,365	5.9%
4	Fairbanks North Star Borough	$88,267	$298,200	$45,905	6.1%
5	Petersburg Borough	$75,125	$315,100	$42,950	7.0%
6	Sitka City and Borough	$101,727	$450,300	$46,118	7.5%
7	Denali Borough	$80,781	$275,000	$80,497	8.3%
8	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	$92,885	$393,300	$48,971	8.7%
9	Kodiak Island Borough	$86,250	$412,300	$45,656	8.7%
10	Copper River Census Area	$79,250	$292,800	$41,400	8.7%

Poorest Counties in Alaska

Bottom 10 counties ranked by poverty rate.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
30	Kusilvak Census Area	$51,471	$84,300	$16,231	32.4%
29	Bethel Census Area	$73,996	$168,100	$26,543	25.6%
28	Nome Census Area	$78,681	$211,200	$32,238	21.5%
27	Dillingham Census Area	$78,533	$159,000	$34,301	19.5%
26	Northwest Arctic Borough	$84,018	$199,100	$30,256	17.9%
25	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area	$55,741	$98,500	$33,669	16.0%
24	Hoonah-Angoon Census Area	$61,406	$262,800	$36,584	14.2%
23	Aleutians East Borough	$65,365	$135,500	$46,236	13.2%
22	Lake and Peninsula Borough	$65,625	$237,500	$53,670	12.8%
21	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area	$73,882	$282,000	$39,692	12.7%

All 30 Counties Ranked

Every county in Alaska ranked by poverty rate. Click any county for its full profile.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Haines Borough	$86,927	$293,300	$42,605	5.4%
2	Skagway Municipality	$81,136	$435,400	$60,329	5.9%
3	Chugach Census Area	$90,509	$346,200	$47,365	5.9%
4	Fairbanks North Star Borough	$88,267	$298,200	$45,905	6.1%
5	Petersburg Borough	$75,125	$315,100	$42,950	7.0%
6	Sitka City and Borough	$101,727	$450,300	$46,118	7.5%
7	Denali Borough	$80,781	$275,000	$80,497	8.3%
8	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	$92,885	$393,300	$48,971	8.7%
9	Kodiak Island Borough	$86,250	$412,300	$45,656	8.7%
10	Copper River Census Area	$79,250	$292,800	$41,400	8.7%
11	Juneau City and Borough	$101,661	$449,300	$54,089	8.9%
12	Anchorage Municipality	$103,284	$395,900	$51,144	8.9%
13	Bristol Bay Borough	$95,625	$245,800	$61,587	9.3%
14	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	$94,031	$346,600	$42,386	10.0%
15	North Slope Borough	$95,694	$218,300	$57,430	11.1%
16	Aleutians West Census Area	$135,500	$434,700	$57,451	11.3%
17	Kenai Peninsula Borough	$80,538	$323,200	$44,190	11.8%
18	Yakutat City and Borough	$85,000	$219,400	$49,131	11.9%
19	Wrangell City and Borough	$63,750	$296,400	$39,937	12.1%
20	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area	$61,156	$225,300	$36,507	12.7%
21	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area	$73,882	$282,000	$39,692	12.7%
22	Lake and Peninsula Borough	$65,625	$237,500	$53,670	12.8%
23	Aleutians East Borough	$65,365	$135,500	$46,236	13.2%
24	Hoonah-Angoon Census Area	$61,406	$262,800	$36,584	14.2%
25	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area	$55,741	$98,500	$33,669	16.0%
26	Northwest Arctic Borough	$84,018	$199,100	$30,256	17.9%
27	Dillingham Census Area	$78,533	$159,000	$34,301	19.5%
28	Nome Census Area	$78,681	$211,200	$32,238	21.5%
29	Bethel Census Area	$73,996	$168,100	$26,543	25.6%
30	Kusilvak Census Area	$51,471	$84,300	$16,231	32.4%

About This Data

All figures are estimates from the American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates, published by the U.S. Census Bureau. Values are subject to sampling variability and margin of error.

Rankings are within Alaska only and may differ from national rankings. For more information, see our methodology.