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:
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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.