Interpretation of Demographics Data
Demographic Data Report for Alaska by Borough or Census Area
Poverty: Persons below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Rank
Alaska
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 75,016.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 13 of 52
United States
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 40,661,636.
- Rank within US : N/A
Bristol Bay Borough
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.5 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 29.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 11 of 3143
Petersburg Census Area
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 160.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 48 of 3143
Skagway Municipality
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 64.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 52 of 3143
Valdez-Cordova Census Area
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.1 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 579.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 135 of 3143
Fairbanks North Borough
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 5,943.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 167 of 3143
Sitka City and Borough
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.9 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 573.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 214 of 3143
Juneau City and Borough
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.2 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,293.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 262 of 3143
Yakutat City and Borough
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.3 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 41.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 273 of 3143
Kodiak Island Borough
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 1,006.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 343 of 3143
Aleutians West Census Area
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.3 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 415.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 435 of 3143
North Slope Borough
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 913.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 459 of 3143
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 205.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 504 of 3143
Anchorage Municipality
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.1 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 26,182.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 562 of 3143
Ketchikan Gateway Borough
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 1,289.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 611 of 3143
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.7 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 11,138.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 912 of 3143
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 773.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 1072 of 3143
Kenai Peninsula Borough
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.9 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 6,819.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 1174 of 3143
Wrangell Borough
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.1 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 258.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 1232 of 3143
Aleutians East Borough
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 454.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 1552 of 3143
Lake and Peninsula Borough
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.7 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 153.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 2043 of 3143
Denali Borough
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.7 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 334.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 2044 of 3143
Haines Borough
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.7 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 347.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 2221 of 3143
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area
- Value (Percent) : The value is 17.3 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 1,007.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 2305 of 3143
Dillingham Census Area
- Value (Percent) : The value is 18.0 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 876.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 2420 of 3143
Northwest Arctic Borough
- Value (Percent) : The value is 20.5 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 1,580.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 2673 of 3143
Nome Census Area
- Value (Percent) : The value is 21.9 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,118.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 2788 of 3143
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
- Value (Percent) : The value is 23.2 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 1,249.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 2880 of 3143
Bethel Census Area
- Value (Percent) : The value is 28.5 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 5,186.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 3060 of 3143
Kusilvak/Wade Hampton Census Area
- Value (Percent) : The value is 36.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 3,032.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 3127 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: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.