E.g., 11/28/2023
E.g., 11/28/2023
State Income Data - AK
 

Alaska

Income & Poverty
2021
2000
1990
Poverty

Note: Poverty status is not determined for unrelated individuals under the age of 15 (such as foster children) or for persons lacking conventional housing.

Note: The term "foreign born" refers to people residing in the United States at the time of the population survey who were not U.S. citizens at birth. The foreign-born population includes naturalized U.S. citizens, lawful permanent immigrants (or green-card holders), refugees and asylees, certain legal nonimmigrants (including those on student, work, or some other temporary visas), and persons residing in the country without authorization.

Foreign Born
Population (for whom poverty status is determined) (%)

Note: Data for Alaska, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming are from the U.S. Census Bureau's pooled 2017-2021 American Community Survey (ACS). Data for the United States overall and for the remaining states are from the 2021 ACS.

 57,399
Below 100% of the poverty level 10.2%
100-199% of the poverty level 17.5%
At or above 200% of the poverty level 72.3%
People in Poverty: Change over Time  
% change: 2000-2021 44.5%
% change: 1990-2000 207.1%
% Families in Poverty by Family Type

Note: Data for Alaska, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming are from the U.S. Census Bureau's pooled 2017-2021 American Community Survey (ACS). Data for the United States overall and for the remaining states are from the 2021 ACS.

  
All families (among those for whom poverty status is determined) 8.3%
With related children under age 18
 10.9%
With related children under age 5
 10.5%
Married-couple families 5.4%
With related children under age 18
 6.3%
With related children under age 5
 8.6%
Families with female householder, no husband present 18.3%
With related children under age 18
 28.4%
With related children under age 5
 26.4%
Poverty by U.S. Citizenship Status (among the foreign born)  
Naturalized citizens 34,485
Below 100% of the poverty level
 7.1%
100-199% of the poverty level
 17.2%
At or above 200% of the poverty level
 75.7%
Noncitizens 22,914
Below 100% of the poverty level
 14.9%
100-199% of the poverty level
 18.0%
At or above 200% of the poverty level
 67.1%
Foreign Born Living in Poverty by Region of Birth

Note: The letter N Indicates that a number could not be provided by the Census Bureau because the number of sample cases was too small for this state.

  
Born in Africa N
Below 100% of the poverty level
 N
Born in Asia N
Below 100% of the poverty level
 N
Born in Europe N
Below 100% of the poverty level
 N
Born in Latin America (South America, Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean) N
Below 100% of the poverty level
 N
Born in Northern America (Canada, Bermuda, Greenland, and St. Pierre and Miquelon) N
Below 100% of the poverty level
 N
Born in Oceania N
Below 100% of the poverty level
 N

Note: The term "U.S. born" refers to people residing in the United States who were U.S. citizens in one of three categories: people born in one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia; people born in U.S. Insular Areas such as Puerto Rico or Guam; or people who were born abroad to at least one U.S. citizen parent.

U.S. Born
Population (for whom poverty status is determined) (%) 661,687
Below 100% of the poverty level 10.5%
100-199% of the poverty level 14.2%
At or above 200% of the poverty level 75.3%
People in Poverty: Change over Time  
% change: 2000-2011 34.2%
% change: 1990-2000 27.4%
% Families in Poverty by Family Type  
All families (among those for whom poverty status is determined) 7.0%
With related children under age 18
 10.6%
With related children under age 5
 12.1%
Married-couple families 3.4%
With related children under age 18
 4.4%
With related children under age 5
 4.8%
Families with female householder, no husband present 21.7%
With related children under age 18
 28.2%
With related children under age 5
 32.5%
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Foreign Born
Population (for whom poverty status is determined) (%) 37,861
Below 100% of the poverty level 10.7%
100-199% of the poverty level 20.3%
At or above 200% of the poverty level 69.0%
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
U.S. Born
Population (for whom poverty status is determined) (%) 575,359
Below 100% of the poverty level 9.0%
100-199% of the poverty level 16.6%
At or above 200% of the poverty level 74.4%
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Foreign Born
Population (for whom poverty status is determined) (%) 20,935
Below 100% of the poverty level 6.3%
100-199% of the poverty level 13.3%
At or above 200% of the poverty level 80.4%
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
U.S. Born
Population (for whom poverty status is determined) (%) 508,172
Below 100% of the poverty level 8.0%
100-199% of the poverty level 14.8%
At or above 200% of the poverty level 77.3%
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Population (age 5 and older)
 
 
Poverty by Language Spoken at Home Number
Household population (among those for whom poverty status is determined, age 5 and older) 671,167
Below 100% of the poverty level 69,908
Speaks only English
 565,080
Below 100% of the poverty level 56,573
Speaks Spanish
 22,925
Below 100% of the poverty level 3,330
Speaks other Indo-European languages
 13,494
Below 100% of the poverty level 1,621
Speaks Asian or Pacific Island languages
 41,951
Below 100% of the poverty level 3,577
Speaks other languages
 27,717
Below 100% of the poverty level 4,807
%
Household population (among those for whom poverty status is determined, age 5 and older) 100%
Below 100% of the poverty level 10.4%
Speaks only English 100%
Below 100% of the poverty level 10.0%
Speaks only Spanish 100%
Below 100% of the poverty level 14.5%
Speaks other Indo-European languages 100%
Below 100% of the poverty level 12.0%
Speaks Asian or Pacific Island languages 100%
Below 100% of the poverty level 8.5%
Speaks other languages 100%
Below 100% of the poverty level 17.3%
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Earnings

Note: Data for Alaska, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming are from the U.S. Census Bureau's pooled 2017-2021 American Community Survey (ACS). Data for the United States overall and for the remaining states are from the 2021 ACS.

 Foreign Born
Full-Time, Year-Round Workers (age 16 and older). Earnings in the Current Year Inflation-Adjusted Dollars (%) 25,331
Earned $1-$9,999, or incurred a loss 1.9%
Earned $10,000-$14,999 2.2%
Earned $15,000-$24,999 10.8%
Earned $25,000-$34,999 17.1%
Earned $35,000-$49,999 21.0%
Earned $50,000-$74,999 22.0%
Earned $75,000 or more 25.0%
Full-Time, Year-Round Workers (age 16 and older) Earnings in the Current Year Inflation-Adjusted Dollars (%) by U.S. Citizenship  
Naturalized citizens (%) 16,406
Earned $1-$9,999, or incurred a loss
 1.7%
Earned $10,000-$14,999
 1.5%
Earned $15,000-$24,999
 9.0%
Earned $25,000-$34,999
 14.6%
Earned $35,000-$49,999
 23.0%
Earned $50,000-$74,999
 22.1%
Earned $75,000 or more
 28.1%
Noncitizens (%) 8,925
Earned $1-$9,999, or incurred a loss
 2.3%
Earned $10,000-$14,999
 3.5%
Earned $15,000-$24,999
 14.2%
Earned $25,000-$34,999
 21.8%
Earned $35,000-$49,999
 17.3%
Earned $50,000-$74,999
 21.7%
Earned $75,000 or more
 19.3%
Median Earnings of Full-Time, Year-Round Workers (age 16 and older) in the Current Year Inflation-Adjusted Dollars by Gender Foreign Born
Male $50,800
Female $42,469
Median Earnings of Foreign-Born Full-Time, Year-Round Workers (age 16 and older) in the Current Year Inflation-Adjusted Dollars by U.S. Citizenship Status and Gender  
Naturalized citizens  
Male
 $53,521
Female
 $44,596
Noncitizens  
Male
 $47,634
Female
 $36,434
U.S. Born
Earnings of Full-Time, Year-Round Workers (age 16 and older) in the Current Year Inflation-Adjusted Dollars (%) 218,447
Earned $1-$9,999, or incurred a loss 1.4%
Earned $10,000-$14,999 1.8%
Earned $15,000-$24,999 6.6%
Earned $25,000-$34,999 11.2%
Earned $35,000-$49,999 16.4%
Earned $50,000-$74,999 26.2%
Earned $75,000 or more 36.3%
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Native Born Native Born
Male $65,597
Female $54,676
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Median Household Income

Note: Data for Alaska, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming are from the U.S. Census Bureau's pooled 2017-2021 American Community Survey (ACS). Data for the United States overall and for the remaining states are from the 2021 ACS.

 Foreign Born
Median Household Income $73,343
Median Household Income by U.S. Citizenship Status  
Naturalized citizens $79,217
Noncitizens $64,635
U.S. Born
Median Household Income $80,979
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
Home Ownership Rate

Note: 1) Refers to the percentage owner households represent among all occupied households. 2) Data for Alaska, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming are from the U.S. Census Bureau's pooled 2017-2021 American Community Survey (ACS). Data for the United States overall and for the remaining states are from the 2021 ACS. 3) The letter N Indicates that a number could not be provided by the Census Bureau because the number of sample cases was too small for this state.

 Foreign Born
Home Ownership Rate 59.1%
Home Ownership Rate by Householder's U.S. Citizenship Status  
Naturalized citizens 65.1%
Noncitizens 42.1%
U.S. Born
Home Ownership Rate 66.3%
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
Health Insurance Coverage

Note: Since some people may hold both private and public health insurance coverage at the same time, estimates of those with private health insurance and those with public coverage may overlap. Their sum therefore may be greater than the total number of people with health insurance.

Foreign Born
Civilian noninstitutionalized population (%) 57,115
With health insurance 87.0%
With private health insurance
 61.6%
With public coverage
 35.7%
No health insurance coverage 13.0%
Health Insurance Coverage by U.S. Citizenship Status  
Naturalized Citizens (%) 35,697
With health insurance 89.2%
With private health insurance
 66.4%
With public coverage
 34.4%
No health insurance coverage 10.8%
Noncitizens (%) 21,418
With health insurance 83.4%
With private health insurance
 53.5%
With public coverage
 37.8%
No health insurance coverage 16.6%
U.S. Born
Civilian noninstitutionalized population (%) 645,039
With health insurance 88.7%
With private health insurance
 64.4%
With public coverage
 37.7%
No health insurance coverage 11.3%
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Sources: Migration Policy Institute tabulations of the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS) and Decennial Census. Unless stated otherwise, 2021 data are from the one-year ACS file. For information about ACS definitions, click here. For ACS methodology, sampling error, and nonsampling error, click here. Estimates from 1990 and 2000 Decennial Census data as well as ACS microdata are from Steven Ruggles, Sarah Flood, Ronald Goeken, Megan Schouweiler and Matthew Sobek. IPUMS USA: Version 12.0 [dataset]. Minneapolis, MN: IPUMS, 2022. https://doi.org/10.18128/D010.V12.0.

Definitions

  • The term "foreign born" refers to people residing in the United States at the time of the population survey who were not U.S. citizens at birth. The foreign-born population includes naturalized U.S. citizens, lawful permanent immigrants (or green-card holders), refugees and asylees, certain legal nonimmigrants (including those on student, work, or some other temporary visas), and persons residing in the country without authorization.
  • The term "U.S. born" refers to people residing in the United States who were U.S. citizens in one of three categories: people born in one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia; people born in U.S. Insular Areas such as Puerto Rico or Guam; or people who were born abroad to at least one U.S. citizen parent.
  • Poverty status is not determined for unrelated individuals under the age of 15 (such as foster children) or for persons lacking conventional housing. 
  • The term “home ownership rate” refers to the percentage owner households represent among all occupied households.

Data-related notes

  • The letter N Indicates that a number could not be provided by the Census Bureau because the number of sample cases was too small for this state.
  • For “Poverty,” “Earnings,” “Median Household Income,” and “Home Ownership Rate”: Data for Alaska, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming are from the Census Bureau's pooled 2017-2021 American Community Survey (ACS). Data for the United States overall and for the remaining states are from the 2021 ACS.
  • In the “% Families in Poverty by Family Type” section, “related children” refer to “related children of the householder.”
  • “Health Insurance Coverage”: Private coverage includes employer- or union-provided insurance, insurance purchased directly, and TRICARE (the health program of the U.S. military) or other military health care. Public coverage includes Medicare, Medicaid, or another governmental medical assistance program, and Veterans Administration health care. Individuals can be covered by more than one type of insurance, and they can be covered by both private and public insurers. Since some people may hold both private and public health insurance coverage at the same time, estimates of those with private health insurance and those with public coverage may overlap. Their sum therefore may be greater than the total number of people with health insurance.