Demographics Table
Borough Or Census Area
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3146 boroughs and census areas)
|
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13.4 | 42,510,843 | N/A |
| Alaska | 10.7 | 76,933 | 12 of 52 |
| Wade Hampton Census Area | 39.0 | 3,195 | 3,132 |
| Bethel Census Area | 28.3 | 4,980 | 3,029 |
| Northwest Arctic Borough | 26.1 | 1,995 | 2,971 |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 25.4 | 1,352 | 2,942 |
| Nome Census Area | 21.5 | 2,080 | 2,702 |
| Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area | 17.3 | 1,098 | 2,187 |
| Dillingham Census Area | 17.2 | 843 | 2,158 |
| Lake and Peninsula Borough | 16.5 | 229 | 2,045 |
| Denali Borough | 16.3 | 354 | 2,006 |
| Aleutians East Borough | 13.8 | 465 | 1,483 |
| Kenai Peninsula Borough | 12.1 | 6,913 | 1,110 |
| Haines Borough | 11.3 | 278 | 912 |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | 10.9 | 737 | 839 |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 10.3 | 10,624 | 723 |
| North Slope Borough | 10.1 | 983 | 691 |
| Ketchikan Gateway Borough | 9.6 | 1,304 | 574 |
| Anchorage Municipality | 9.0 | 25,861 | 468 |
| Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | 9.0 | 291 | 462 |
| Sitka City and Borough | 8.7 | 731 | 399 |
| Fairbanks North Borough | 8.0 | 7,575 | 309 |
| Valdez-Cordova Census Area | 7.8 | 714 | 281 |
| Kodiak Island Borough | 7.8 | 1,029 | 276 |
| Juneau City and Borough | 7.7 | 2,440 | 259 |
| Yakutat City and Borough | 7.4 | 48 | 223 |
| Bristol Bay Borough | 7.2 | 61 | 198 |
| Aleutians West Census Area | 6.8 | 373 | 165 |
| Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area | 6.6 | 380 | 150 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/21/2023 4:43 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: Persons 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.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/21/2023 4:43 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: Persons 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.