County Data

Alaska County Distress Index

Financial distress scores for all 30 counties in Alaska, scored 0–100 across five domains. Mean score: 37.3.

Data: Census, BLS, Urban Institute, HUD, US Courts | Scores as of 2026-03-26

Alaska Snapshot

30 Counties Scored
37.3 Mean Score
37.9 Median Score
55.5 Northwest Arctic Borough Most Distressed
19.3 Denali Borough Least Distressed
1 Elevated 17 Normal 12 Healthy
Zone Distribution

Alaska County Map

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Healthy Normal Elevated Serious Crisis

All 30 Alaska counties colored by distress zone. Hover for details; click released counties for full reports.

Most & Least Distressed

Most Distressed

#1 Northwest Arctic Borough
55.5 Elevated
Consumer Credit Distress
#2 Anchorage Municipality
47.5 Normal
Consumer Credit Distress
#3 Bethel Census Area
47.0 Normal
Consumer Credit Distress

Least Distressed

#30 Denali Borough
19.3 Healthy
Consumer Credit Distress
#29 Chugach Census Area
25.5 Healthy
Consumer Credit Distress
#28 Bristol Bay Borough
25.6 Healthy
Consumer Credit Distress

Score Distribution

How Alaska's 30 county scores are distributed across the 0–100 scale.

All Alaska Counties

30 counties ranked by distress score. Click column headers to sort.

State Rank Nat'l Rank County Score Zone Primary Driver
1 1,243 Northwest Arctic Borough 55.5 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
2 1,752 Anchorage Municipality 47.5 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
3 1,775 Bethel Census Area 47.0 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
4 1,787 Dillingham Census Area 46.8 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
5 1,916 Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area 44.7 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
6 1,928 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area 44.5 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
7 1,974 Fairbanks North Star Borough 43.7 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
8 2,026 Matanuska-Susitna Borough 42.8 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
9 2,072 Kusilvak Census Area 41.9 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
10 2,097 Ketchikan Gateway Borough 41.5 Normal Housing Cost Burden
11 2,157 Nome Census Area 40.5 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
12 2,170 Aleutians West Census Area 40.4 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
13 2,277 Kenai Peninsula Borough 38.5 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
14 2,296 Petersburg Borough 38.3 Normal Housing Cost Burden
15 2,300 Sitka City and Borough 38.1 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
16 2,327 North Slope Borough 37.7 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
17 2,334 Aleutians East Borough 37.6 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
18 2,411 Hoonah-Angoon Census Area 36.2 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
19 2,474 Lake and Peninsula Borough 35.0 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
20 2,524 Skagway Municipality 34.0 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
21 2,558 Yakutat City and Borough 33.5 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
22 2,622 Copper River Census Area 32.4 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
23 2,666 Wrangell City and Borough 31.6 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
24 2,746 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area 30.2 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
25 2,787 Juneau City and Borough 29.4 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
26 2,796 Haines Borough 29.2 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
27 2,803 Kodiak Island Borough 29.0 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
28 2,942 Bristol Bay Borough 25.6 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
29 2,950 Chugach Census Area 25.5 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
30 3,088 Denali Borough 19.3 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress

How County Scores Work

Each county is scored 0–100 using PCA-weighted percentile-rank scoring across five statistically derived dimensions: Consumer Credit Distress, Housing Cost Burden, Structural Poverty, Economic Vitality, and Legal Distress. A score of 50 means the county falls at the national median. Higher scores indicate greater household financial distress.

Crisis (≥80) — Among the most distressed counties in the country
Serious (65–80) — More distressed than roughly 80% of counties
Elevated (50–65) — More distressed than roughly half of counties
Normal (35–50) — Near the national median
Healthy (<35) — Less distressed than most counties

Full CDI methodology and data sources

Alaska Resources

Alaska State Profile

State ADI score: 40.2 (Healthy). Debt, delinquency, and economic indicators for Alaska.

Find Help in Alaska

HUD-approved housing counselors, legal aid offices, credit counselors, and debtor education providers in Alaska.

Alaska Foreclosure Laws

Foreclosure process, timeline, homeowner protections, and legal resources in Alaska.

State Distress Rankings

All 51 U.S. jurisdictions ranked by financial distress. Compare Alaska to the rest of the country.

National County Profiles

All 3,144 U.S. counties ranked by financial distress score.
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