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
2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value

Alaska

• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 12,206.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 19 of 52

United States

• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 7,181,779.
• Rank within US : N/A

Yakutat City and Borough

• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.6 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 6 of 3143

Bristol Bay Borough

• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 8 of 3143

Skagway Municipality

• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.7 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 5.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 54 of 3143

Aleutians West Census Area

• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 18.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 99 of 3143

Valdez-Cordova Census Area

• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 77.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 103 of 3143

Fairbanks North Borough

• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.6 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 849.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 143 of 3143

Petersburg Census Area

• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 29.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 175 of 3143

Sitka City and Borough

• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 105.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 362 of 3143

Juneau City and Borough

• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 381.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 429 of 3143

Denali Borough

• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 16.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 578 of 3143

Anchorage Municipality

• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 4,034.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 580 of 3143

Wrangell Borough

• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 28.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 607 of 3143

Ketchikan Gateway Borough

• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.2 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 223.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 672 of 3143

Kenai Peninsula Borough

• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.7 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 926.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 849 of 3143

Hoonah-Angoon Census Area

• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 32.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 883 of 3143

Kodiak Island Borough

• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 216.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 927 of 3143

Matanuska-Susitna Borough

• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,203.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 1246 of 3143

Southeast Fairbanks Census Area

• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.7 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 134.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 1695 of 3143

North Slope Borough

• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 157.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 1770 of 3143

Aleutians East Borough

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.7 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 72.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 2358 of 3143

Haines Borough

• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 64.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 2519 of 3143

Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 215.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 2637 of 3143

Lake and Peninsula Borough

• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 36.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 2701 of 3143

Northwest Arctic Borough

• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 235.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 2897 of 3143

Dillingham Census Area

• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 200.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 2929 of 3143

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area

• Value (Percent) : The value is 19.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 206.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 2952 of 3143

Nome Census Area

• Value (Percent) : The value is 19.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 398.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 2971 of 3143

Bethel Census Area

• Value (Percent) : The value is 24.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 818.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 3082 of 3143

Kusilvak/Wade Hampton Census Area

• Value (Percent) : The value is 35.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 526.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 3134 of 3143

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 10/01/2023 10:50 pm.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Families below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.