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Ak County Directory

County-level affordability, income limits, and rent data from official HUD, IRS, and BLS sources.

Updated Jun 19, 2026 · Dataset v2 · HUD FY2026 · FMR FY2026 · IRS 2025 · BLS CPI-U 2013–2025

Ak at a glance

Counties indexed

30

State median income

$113,100

per year · HUD Area Median Income

State median FMR (2BR)

$1,460

per month · HUD Fair Market Rent

Most affordable county

Denali Borough

9.7% rent burden

Highest income: Denali Borough$146,200/yr
Lowest income: Kusilvak Census Area$55,800/yr
Highest rent: Aleutians West Census Area$2,191/mo

Top counties by signal

Highest median income

  1. 1.Denali Borough$146,200/yr
  2. 2.Aleutians West Census Area$139,000/yr
  3. 3.Juneau City and Borough$137,500/yr
  4. 4.Anchorage Municipality$135,100/yr
  5. 5.Skagway Municipality$134,800/yr

Highest Fair Market Rent (2BR)

  1. 1.Aleutians West Census Area$2,191/mo
  2. 2.Kodiak Island Borough$2,075/mo
  3. 3.Bethel Census Area$1,938/mo
  4. 4.Northwest Arctic Borough$1,930/mo
  5. 5.Juneau City and Borough$1,758/mo

Highest rent burden

  1. 1.Bethel Census Area28.0%
  2. 2.Northwest Arctic Borough26.2%
  3. 3.Nome Census Area23.0%
  4. 4.Kodiak Island Borough22.0%
  5. 5.Kusilvak Census Area20.9%

Burden = (12 × FMR 2BR) ÷ median income

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Results
30 counties
Aleutians East Borough
Median income: $80,600
FMR (2BR): $1,385
Aleutians West Census Area
Median income: $139,000
FMR (2BR): $2,191
Anchorage Municipality
Median income: $135,100
FMR (2BR): $1,631
Bethel Census Area
Median income: $83,000
FMR (2BR): $1,938
Bristol Bay Borough
Median income: $122,200
FMR (2BR): $1,243
Chugach Census Area
Median income: $114,600
FMR (2BR): $1,506
Copper River Census Area
Median income: $107,500
FMR (2BR): $1,130
Denali Borough
Median income: $146,200
FMR (2BR): $1,187
Dillingham Census Area
Median income: $86,400
FMR (2BR): $1,247
Fairbanks North Star Borough
Median income: $116,300
FMR (2BR): $1,676
Haines Borough
Median income: $115,900
FMR (2BR): $1,321
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area
Median income: $95,700
FMR (2BR): $1,460
Juneau City and Borough
Median income: $137,500
FMR (2BR): $1,758
Kenai Peninsula Borough
Median income: $110,100
FMR (2BR): $1,312
Ketchikan Gateway Borough
Median income: $127,400
FMR (2BR): $1,625
Kodiak Island Borough
Median income: $113,100
FMR (2BR): $2,075
Kusilvak Census Area
Median income: $55,800
FMR (2BR): $973
Lake and Peninsula Borough
Median income: $72,600
FMR (2BR): $1,030
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Median income: $119,300
FMR (2BR): $1,376
Nome Census Area
Median income: $80,000
FMR (2BR): $1,533
North Slope Borough
Median income: $115,600
FMR (2BR): $1,625
Northwest Arctic Borough
Median income: $88,400
FMR (2BR): $1,930
Petersburg Borough
Median income: $95,200
FMR (2BR): $1,463
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area
Median income: $82,300
FMR (2BR): $1,153
Sitka City and Borough
Median income: $123,800
FMR (2BR): $1,566
Skagway Municipality
Median income: $134,800
FMR (2BR): $1,644
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
Median income: $89,800
FMR (2BR): $1,313
Wrangell City and Borough
Median income: $81,100
FMR (2BR): $1,217
Yakutat City and Borough
Median income: $114,200
FMR (2BR): $1,388
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Median income: $71,000
FMR (2BR): $1,126

Frequently asked questions

How many counties are in Ak?

Ak has 30 counties indexed in the GovCalculator dataset, sourced from HUD, IRS, and BLS public data.

Which county in Ak has the highest median income?

Denali Borough has the highest HUD Area Median Income in Ak at $146,200 per year.

Which county in Ak has the highest Fair Market Rent?

Aleutians West Census Area has the highest HUD Fair Market Rent (2-bedroom) in Ak at $2,191 per month.

Which county in Ak is most affordable relative to income?

Denali Borough has the lowest annual rent burden in Ak — approximately 9.7% of median income spent on a 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent. Rent burden is calculated as (12 × FMR 2BR) ÷ Area Median Income.