| # | City | Below poverty level |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wasilla | 17.5% |
| 2 | Soldotna | 16.4% |
| 3 | Kotzebue | 14.4% |
| 4 | Kenai | 13.2% |
| 5 | Palmer | 13% |
| 6 | Wrangell | 12.1% |
| 7 | Homer | 11.8% |
| 8 | Bethel | 11.6% |
| 9 | Ketchikan | 11.2% |
| 10 | Dillingham | 11.1% |
| 11 | Utqiagvik | 11% |
| 12 | Unalaska | 9.6% |
| 13 | Seward | 9.3% |
| 14 | Anchorage | 8.9% |
| 15 | Juneau | 8.9% |
| 16 | Nome | 8.8% |
| 17 | Fairbanks | 8.7% |
| 18 | Kodiak | 7.5% |
| 19 | Sitka | 7.5% |
| 20 | Petersburg | 6.8% |
| 21 | Skagway | 6.2% |
| 22 | Valdez | 5.8% |
| 23 | Haines | 5.2% |
| 24 | North Pole | 4.9% |
| 25 | Cordova | 2.9% |
Top Alaska Counties
Counties ranked by the share of residents below the poverty level.
1. Kusilvak Census Area32.4%2. Bethel Census Area25.6%3. Nome Census Area21.5%4. Dillingham Census Area19.5%5. Northwest Arctic Borough17.9%6. Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area16%7. Hoonah-Angoon Census Area14.2%8. Aleutians East Borough13.2%9. Lake and Peninsula Borough12.8%10. Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area12.7%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.
Citing this page: GIS Map, “Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate in Alaska”, https://gismap.land/rankings/alaska/highest-poverty-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
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