State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Demographics Data

Demographic Data Report for Alaska by Borough or Census Area
Poverty: Families below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Count

United States

• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 7,541,196.
• Rank within US : N/A

Alaska

• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 12,167.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 18 of 52

Anchorage Municipality

• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 4,076.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 525 of 3146

Matanuska-Susitna Borough

• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,608.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 875 of 3146

Fairbanks North Borough

• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.6 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,100.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 253 of 3146

Kenai Peninsula Borough

• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,021.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 948 of 3146

Bethel Census Area

• Value (Percent) : The value is 23.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 813.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 3043 of 3146

Wade Hampton Census Area

• Value (Percent) : The value is 37.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 545.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 3142 of 3146

Nome Census Area

• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.6 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 395.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 2880 of 3146

Juneau City and Borough

• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.7 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 366.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 272 of 3146

Northwest Arctic Borough

• Value (Percent) : The value is 22.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 301.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 3030 of 3146

Ketchikan Gateway Borough

• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 245.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 823 of 3146

Kodiak Island Borough

• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 230.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 1016 of 3146

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area

• Value (Percent) : The value is 20.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 222.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 2973 of 3146

Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 218.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 2481 of 3146

Dillingham Census Area

• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.2 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 169.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 2677 of 3146

North Slope Borough

• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 165.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 1829 of 3146

Valdez-Cordova Census Area

• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 149.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 952 of 3146

Sitka City and Borough

• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.4 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 115.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 417 of 3146

Southeast Fairbanks Census Area

• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 108.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 894 of 3146

Aleutians East Borough

• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 58.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 1761 of 3146

Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area

• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 58.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 171 of 3146

Haines Borough

• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.7 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 54.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 1273 of 3146

Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area

• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 46.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 735 of 3146

Lake and Peninsula Borough

• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.7 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 44.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 2629 of 3146

Aleutians West Census Area

• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 35.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 284 of 3146

Denali Borough

• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 13.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 167 of 3146

Bristol Bay Borough

• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.2 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 10.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 360 of 3146

Yakutat City and Borough

• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.4 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 3.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 26 of 3146

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 12/01/2021 7:53 am.
Alaska Census Area Name Change: please note that Wade Hampton Census Area, AK (FIPS code=02270) was renamed effective July 1, 2015, and the new name is Kusilvak Census Area (FIPS Code=02158). Due to the nature of data submissions, we will use the older code/name this year and transition to the new code/name with a future data release.

Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Families below poverty, see the dictionary.
Health Service Areas are a single county or cluster of contiguous counties which are relatively self-contained with respect to hospital care. For more detailed information, please see Health Service Area information page. Puerto Rico is being treated as a Health Service Area for this data presentation.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.