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Compare all 30 counties and county equivalents in Alaska by income, housing, employment, education, health, and population.

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30 counties Publication gate: population ≥ 100,000 or largest in state
RankCountyPopulationIncome Home valueUnemploymentDegree+Life exp.Profile
#1 Anchorage 288,976 $103,284 $395,900 3.9% 38.7% 76.3 yrs Open
#2 Matanuska-Susitna 112,988 $94,031 $346,600 5% 24.4% 76.2 yrs Open
#3 Fairbanks North Star 95,460 $88,267 $298,200 4% 33.1% 77.7 yrs Data row
#4 Kenai Peninsula 60,413 $80,538 $323,200 5.3% 29.8% 77.9 yrs Data row
#5 Juneau City and Borough 31,794 $101,661 $449,300 3.4% 41.2% 79.8 yrs Data row
#6 Bethel 18,394 $73,996 $168,100 10.8% 12.8% 68.9 yrs Data row
#7 Ketchikan Gateway 13,768 $92,885 $393,300 3.9% 27.4% 77.6 yrs Data row
#8 Kodiak Island 12,771 $86,250 $412,300 4.8% 28.7% 77.4 yrs Data row
#9 North Slope 10,810 $95,694 $218,300 3.4% 15.6% 75.8 yrs Data row
#10 Nome 9,866 $78,681 $211,200 8.5% 14% 68.9 yrs Data row
#11 Sitka City and Borough 8,368 $101,727 $450,300 3.1% 34.3% 79 yrs Data row
#12 Kusilvak 8,176 $51,471 $84,300 16.2% 5.8% 65 yrs Data row
#13 Northwest Arctic 7,441 $84,018 $199,100 9.2% 10.6% 67.8 yrs Data row
#14 Southeast Fairbanks 7,068 $73,882 $282,000 5.9% 23.2% 75.4 yrs Data row
#15 Chugach 6,862 $90,509 $346,200 5.1% 31.4% — Data row
#16 Prince of Wales-Hyder 5,715 $61,156 $225,300 8% 14.9% 71.9 yrs Data row
#17 Aleutians West 5,235 $135,500 $434,700 3.4% 17.9% 85.9 yrs Data row
#18 Yukon-Koyukuk 5,195 $55,741 $98,500 8.9% 16% 67.3 yrs Data row
#19 Dillingham 4,724 $78,533 $159,000 7.8% 18.9% 68.2 yrs Data row
#20 Aleutians East 3,491 $65,365 $135,500 3.4% 18.3% — Data row
#21 Petersburg 3,409 $75,125 $315,100 5.4% 25.8% 78.5 yrs Data row
#22 Copper River 2,626 $79,250 $292,800 7.6% 23.4% — Data row
#23 Hoonah-Angoon 2,311 $61,406 $262,800 5.5% 24.6% 78.3 yrs Data row
#24 Wrangell City and Borough 2,088 $63,750 $296,400 5.4% 21.4% 77.5 yrs Data row
#25 Haines 2,086 $86,927 $293,300 8% 34.1% 78.3 yrs Data row
#26 Denali 1,969 $80,781 $275,000 4.7% 26.6% 88.6 yrs Data row
#27 Skagway 1,244 $81,136 $435,400 5.8% 28.5% — Data row
#28 Lake and Peninsula 1,013 $65,625 $237,500 6.1% 16.3% — Data row
#29 Bristol Bay 918 $95,625 $245,800 3.9% 20.9% — Data row
#30 Yakutat City and Borough 527 $85,000 $219,400 5.7% 14.4% — Data row

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Every county stays available in this directory, but a standalone profile is published only when population is at least 100,000 or the county is the largest in its state. This keeps smaller counties comparable without producing thousands of thin pages.

Five-digit FIPS—not the county name—is the join key. ACS supplies income, housing, population, and education; BLS LAUS supplies annual employment; County Health Rankings supplies health outcomes and access.