Poverty Rate in Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
6.1% −51.4% vs nat'l
Rank #117 of 3,222
96th percentile

How Fairbanks North Star Borough Compares

Fairbanks North Star Borough
6.1%
Alaska Average
6.1%
Rank #4 of 30 in state
National
12.6%
51.4% below

National Distribution

Where Fairbanks North Star Borough falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.

1.4% 63.6%

■ Fairbanks North Star Borough: 6.1%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#114 Marshall County, SD 6.1%
#115 Jackson County, KS 6.1%
#116 Bucks County, PA 6.1%
#117 Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK 6.1%
#118 Piatt County, IL 6.1%
#119 Camden County, NC 6.1%
#120 Boone County, IA 6.2%
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Poverty Rate in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska

Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska has a poverty rate of 6.1%, which ranks #117 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 51.4% below the national value of 12.6%.

Within Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough ranks #4 of 30 out of 30 counties. This places it in the 96th 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.