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What are the richest counties in Alaska?

Aleutians West Census Area ($135,500), Anchorage Municipality ($103,284) and Sitka City and Borough ($101,727) had the highest median household income in Alaska in the 2020–24 survey.

Data as of 2024 · updated

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All 28 ranked Alaska counties

Alaska counties ranked by median household income
RankCountyMedian household income 2020–24Change since 2016–20Residents
1Aleutians West Census Area$135,500+55.0%5,240
2Anchorage Municipality$103,284+21.8%287,155
3Sitka City and Borough$101,727+24.5%8,319
4Juneau City and Borough$101,661+15.4%31,609
5North Slope Borough$95,694+21.0%10,582
6Matanuska-Susitna Borough$94,031+23.5%118,666
7Ketchikan Gateway Borough$92,885+24.4%13,549
8Chugach Census Area$90,509−0.3%6,553
9Fairbanks North Star Borough$88,267+15.4%93,972
10Haines Borough$86,927+33.7%2,068
11Kodiak Island Borough$86,250+8.9%12,387
12Northwest Arctic Borough$84,018+31.8%7,095
13Skagway Municipality$81,136+12.9%1,104
14Denali Borough$80,781+5.8%1,616
15Kenai Peninsula Borough$80,538+16.3%61,951
16Copper River Census Area$79,250+22.4%2,666
17Nome Census Area$78,681+25.2%9,830
18Dillingham Census Area$78,533+36.7%4,483
19Petersburg Borough$75,125+9.4%3,394
20Bethel Census Area$73,996+36.0%18,391
21Southeast Fairbanks Census Area$73,882+10.4%7,270
22Lake and Peninsula Borough$65,625+34.6%1,357
23Aleutians East Borough$65,365−13.8%3,479
24Wrangell City and Borough$63,750+9.1%2,007
25Hoonah-Angoon Census Area$61,406+2.5%2,271
26Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area$61,156+13.2%5,777
27Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area$55,741+33.6%5,028
28Kusilvak Census Area$51,471+37.8%7,932

2 of 30 Alaska counties are not ranked on this measure.

How this is ranked

Median household income from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–24). Survey estimates carry margins of error, so counties a few hundred dollars apart may not really differ. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Which county in Alaska has the highest median household income?

Aleutians West Census Area: $135,500, ahead of Anchorage Municipality ($103,284) and Sitka City and Borough ($101,727), of 28 Alaska counties ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

Median household income from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–24). Survey estimates carry margins of error, so counties a few hundred dollars apart may not really differ. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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