Highest poverty rate in Alaska

Alaska counties and cities ranked by poverty rate.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Alaska by poverty rate — which have the highest poverty rate, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Kusilvak Census Area leads at 31.2%.

Among cities & places, Birch Creek leads at 100.0%.

Counties

#	Name	Poverty rate
1	Kusilvak Census Area	31.2%
2	Bethel Census Area	24.0%
3	Nome Census Area	21.1%
4	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area	20.8%
5	Northwest Arctic Borough	18.4%
6	Dillingham Census Area	16.3%
7	Lake and Peninsula Borough	15.2%
8	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area	15.1%
9	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area	13.3%
10	Hoonah-Angoon Census Area	12.6%
11	Aleutians East Borough	12.4%
12	Kenai Peninsula Borough	11.6%
13	Copper River Census Area	11.4%
14	Wrangell City and Borough	10.9%
15	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	10.3%
16	Bristol Bay Borough	9.7%
17	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	9.5%
18	Anchorage Municipality	9.3%
19	Aleutians West Census Area	9.2%
20	Sitka City and Borough	8.4%
21	North Slope Borough	8.3%
22	Juneau City and Borough	8.2%
23	Yakutat City and Borough	7.8%
24	Kodiak Island Borough	7.7%
25	Denali Borough	6.6%
26	Skagway Municipality	6.2%
27	Fairbanks North Star Borough	6.2%
28	Haines Borough	6.1%
29	Petersburg Borough	5.7%
30	Chugach Census Area	4.8%

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Poverty rate
1	Birch Creek	100.0%
2	Livengood	100.0%
3	Diomede	92.0%
4	Healy Lake	71.0%
5	Chitina	67.0%
6	Arctic Village	60.5%
7	Chalkyitsik	57.3%
8	Mendeltna	56.9%
9	Takotna	56.7%
10	Napakiak	56.0%
11	Goodnews Bay	55.8%
12	Old Harbor	55.4%
13	Allakaket	54.9%
14	Brevig Mission	54.4%
15	Skwentna	53.4%
16	Twin Hills	52.9%
17	Shageluk	52.8%
18	McCarthy	50.0%
19	Whitestone	50.0%
20	Naukati Bay	49.5%
21	Clark's Point	47.4%
22	Pitkas Point	45.7%
23	Hollis	45.6%
24	Selawik	44.1%
25	Lower Kalskag	44.0%
26	Scammon Bay	44.0%
27	Stevens Village	42.9%
28	Napaskiak	42.5%
29	Elim	41.7%
30	Akiachak	41.7%
31	St. George	40.7%
32	Kasigluk	40.6%
33	Russian Mission	40.6%
34	Koyuk	40.4%
35	Pilot Station	40.4%
36	Alakanuk	39.9%
37	Northway	37.6%
38	Kokhanok	37.4%
39	Chevak	37.0%
40	Kobuk	36.8%
41	Kotlik	36.1%
42	Kwethluk	36.1%
43	Stebbins	35.8%
44	Lake Minchumina	35.7%
45	Pilot Point	35.2%
46	Nikolaevsk	35.1%
47	Nondalton	34.8%
48	Quinhagak	34.8%
49	Nikolai	34.8%
50	Tatitlek	34.8%
51	Hughes	34.4%
52	Whale Pass	34.4%
53	Marshall	34.0%
54	Chuathbaluk	33.7%
55	Mountain Village	33.4%
56	Sleetmute	32.8%
57	Fox River	32.7%
58	Teller	32.4%
59	Savoonga	32.0%
60	Akiak	31.9%
61	Shungnak	31.5%
62	Ambler	31.3%
63	Tanacross	30.1%
64	Nunapitchuk	29.5%
65	Tununak	28.9%
66	Gambell	28.9%
67	Wales	28.0%
68	Crooked Creek	27.8%
69	Beaver	27.3%
70	Upper Kalskag	27.2%
71	Circle	27.1%
72	Toksook Bay	27.0%
73	Kipnuk	26.6%
74	Mentasta Lake	26.6%
75	St. Mary's	26.4%
76	Harding-Birch Lakes	26.2%
77	Eek	25.9%
78	Ouzinkie	25.8%
79	Kachemak	25.4%
80	Chistochina	25.0%
81	Nenana	24.9%
82	Port Graham	24.8%
83	Port Heiden	24.7%
84	New Stuyahok	24.4%
85	St. Paul	24.3%
86	Excursion Inlet	24.2%
87	Perryville	24.2%
88	Ruby	23.3%
89	Shishmaref	23.2%
90	Kiana	22.9%
91	Tuntutuliak	22.6%
92	Kivalina	22.1%
93	Hooper Bay	21.3%
94	Manokotak	20.5%
95	Chefornak	20.4%
96	Togiak	20.3%
97	Saxman	20.1%
98	Nuiqsut	20.0%
99	Noorvik	19.5%
100	White Mountain	19.5%

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