Alaska Cities by Poverty Rate

The poverty rate measures the share of residents with income below the federal threshold. It varies by household size and is a key indicator of economic hardship.

All 74 cities ranked by Poverty Rate, from lowest to highest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs

#	Cities	Poverty Rate ↑
1	Funny River CDP, Alaska	0.0%
2	Bear Creek CDP, Alaska	0.0%
3	Sutton-Alpine CDP, Alaska	0.0%
4	Cordova city, Alaska	0.0%
5	Salcha CDP, Alaska	0.0%
6	Steele Creek CDP, Alaska	0.0%
7	Seward city, Alaska	0.0%
8	Goldstream CDP, Alaska	0.0%
9	Farmers Loop CDP, Alaska	0.0%
10	Haines CDP, Alaska	0.5%
11	Eielson AFB CDP, Alaska	1.0%
12	Gateway CDP, Alaska	1.6%
13	Badger CDP, Alaska	1.9%
14	College CDP, Alaska	2.0%
15	Sterling CDP, Alaska	2.0%
16	Ester CDP, Alaska	2.3%
17	Chena Ridge CDP, Alaska	3.1%
18	Valdez city, Alaska	3.3%
19	Unalaska city, Alaska	3.4%
20	North Pole city, Alaska	3.5%
21	Kodiak Station CDP, Alaska	3.6%
22	Fritz Creek CDP, Alaska	3.7%
23	Ridgeway CDP, Alaska	3.8%
24	Petersburg CDP, Alaska	4.4%
25	Diamond Ridge CDP, Alaska	4.6%
26	North Lakes CDP, Alaska	4.7%
27	Skagway CDP, Alaska	4.8%
28	Kodiak city, Alaska	4.9%
29	Butte CDP, Alaska	4.9%
30	Juneau city and borough, Alaska	4.9%
31	Fishhook CDP, Alaska	5.1%
32	Fairbanks city, Alaska	5.2%
33	Mill Bay CDP, Alaska	5.4%
34	Kenai city, Alaska	5.7%
35	Anchorage municipality, Alaska	5.8%
36	Farm Loop CDP, Alaska	6.1%
37	Craig city, Alaska	6.1%
38	Salamatof CDP, Alaska	6.3%
39	Big Lake CDP, Alaska	6.3%
40	Nome city, Alaska	6.8%
41	Homer city, Alaska	6.9%
42	Sitka city and borough, Alaska	7.0%
43	Lazy Mountain CDP, Alaska	7.4%
44	Knik-Fairview CDP, Alaska	7.5%
45	Ketchikan city, Alaska	7.8%
46	Kalifornsky CDP, Alaska	7.9%
47	Palmer city, Alaska	8.2%
48	Susitna North CDP, Alaska	8.2%
49	Meadow Lakes CDP, Alaska	8.3%
50	Wrangell city and borough, Alaska	8.4%
51	Deltana CDP, Alaska	8.5%
52	Delta Junction city, Alaska	8.5%
53	Tanaina CDP, Alaska	8.7%
54	Bethel city, Alaska	9.0%
55	Metlakatla CDP, Alaska	9.3%
56	Nikiski CDP, Alaska	9.4%
57	Cohoe CDP, Alaska	9.6%
58	Utqiaġvik city, Alaska	9.6%
59	Dillingham city, Alaska	10.2%
60	Wasilla city, Alaska	10.3%
61	Ninilchik CDP, Alaska	10.3%
62	Anchor Point CDP, Alaska	11.2%
63	Kotzebue city, Alaska	11.6%
64	Sand Point city, Alaska	11.8%
65	Houston city, Alaska	12.0%
66	Willow CDP, Alaska	12.2%
67	South Lakes CDP, Alaska	12.6%
68	Point MacKenzie CDP, Alaska	14.7%
69	Soldotna city, Alaska	17.5%
70	Tok CDP, Alaska	18.0%
71	King Cove city, Alaska	21.2%
72	Hooper Bay city, Alaska	27.6%
73	Quinhagak city, Alaska	27.7%
74	Kotlik city, Alaska	42.4%