Poverty Rate in Bethel Census Area, AK
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Bethel Census Area Compares
National Distribution
Where Bethel Census Area falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Bethel Census Area: 25.6%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #3,008 | Guadalupe County, NM | 25.5% |
| #3,009 | Oktibbeha County, MS | 25.5% |
| #3,010 | Benson County, ND | 25.6% |
| #3,011 | Bethel Census Area, AK | 25.6% |
| #3,012 | Rockcastle County, KY | 25.6% |
| #3,013 | Covington city, VA | 25.7% |
| #3,014 | Emanuel County, GA | 25.7% |
Poverty Rate in Bethel Census Area, Alaska
Bethel Census Area, Alaska has a poverty rate of 25.6%, which ranks #3,011 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 103.2% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Alaska, Bethel Census Area ranks #29 of 30 out of 30 counties. This places it in the 7th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.