Lowest 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 lowest poverty rate, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Chugach Census Area leads at 4.8%.

Among cities & places, Alcan Border leads at 0.0%.

Counties

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

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Poverty rate
1	Alcan Border	0.0%
2	Beluga	0.0%
3	Chase	0.0%
4	Chenega	0.0%
5	Chignik Lake	0.0%
6	Chignik	0.0%
7	Cold Bay	0.0%
8	Cooper Landing	0.0%
9	Covenant Life	0.0%
10	Dry Creek	0.0%
11	Eagle Village	0.0%
12	Eareckson Station	0.0%
13	Edna Bay	0.0%
14	Ekwok	0.0%
15	Elfin Cove	0.0%
16	Evansville	0.0%
17	False Pass	0.0%
18	Fort Greely	0.0%
19	Fox	0.0%
20	Hope	0.0%
21	Hyder	0.0%
22	Karluk	0.0%
23	Kupreanof	0.0%
24	Lime Village	0.0%
25	Lutak	0.0%
26	Manley Hot Springs	0.0%
27	Moose Pass	0.0%
28	Mosquito Lake	0.0%
29	Nelchina	0.0%
30	Newtok	0.0%
31	Nikolski	0.0%
32	Paxson	0.0%
33	Pedro Bay	0.0%
34	Pelican	0.0%
35	Petersville	0.0%
36	Platinum	0.0%
37	Pleasant Valley	0.0%
38	Port Protection	0.0%
39	Portage Creek	0.0%
40	Primrose	0.0%
41	Red Devil	0.0%
42	Silver Springs	0.0%
43	Stony River	0.0%
44	Sunrise	0.0%
45	Susitna	0.0%
46	Tolsona	0.0%
47	Tonsina	0.0%
48	Ugashik	0.0%
49	Willow Creek	0.0%
50	Wiseman	0.0%
51	Big Delta	0.5%
52	Steele Creek	0.6%
53	Prudhoe Bay	0.7%
54	Cordova	1.3%
55	Farmers Loop	1.3%
56	Eielson AFB	1.8%
57	Chickaloon	2.5%
58	Kodiak Station	2.7%
59	Denali Park	2.8%
60	Bear Creek	3.3%
61	Sutton-Alpine	3.6%
62	King Salmon	3.9%
63	Badger	3.9%
64	Kenny Lake	3.9%
65	Egegik	4.0%
66	Tuluksak	4.0%
67	Chena Ridge	4.0%
68	Diamond Ridge	4.1%
69	Clam Gulch	4.1%
70	Gateway	4.3%
71	Nightmute	4.5%
72	Alatna	4.5%
73	Valdez	5.1%
74	Akhiok	5.1%
75	Tenakee Springs	5.2%
76	Fritz Creek	5.3%
77	Haines	5.6%
78	Trapper Creek	5.7%
79	Mill Bay	5.7%
80	Port Alsworth	5.7%
81	Seldovia	5.7%
82	Petersburg	5.8%
83	Copper Center	5.8%
84	Sterling	5.9%
85	Glennallen	5.9%
86	College	6.1%
87	Newhalen	6.1%
88	Minto	6.3%
89	Goldstream	6.3%
90	Anderson	6.4%
91	Chignik Lagoon	6.5%
92	Skagway	6.7%
93	Salcha	6.7%
94	Farm Loop	6.8%
95	Two Rivers	6.8%
96	Gulkana	6.8%
97	North Pole	7.0%
98	South Van Horn	7.1%
99	Point Lay	7.3%
100	Golovin	7.3%

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