Unemployment in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska, is higher than in 97% of U.S. counties
In Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, 7.4% of the labor force was out of work, on average. That is higher than in 97% of U.S. counties.
More distressed than 53% of U.S. counties.
What drives Hoonah-Angoon Census Area's score
In Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, jobs weigh most: the score for jobs is 91.4. Income and the safety net comes next, at 74.4.
The County Distress Index looks at five parts of household money trouble in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: jobs, late payments on loans, income and the safety net, collections and bankruptcy, and housing costs. Each part is scored from 0 to 100, and a higher score means worse off than other counties.
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area does better than most counties on two measures: bankruptcy filings per 100,000 people (44.2, 2025) and renters paying half their income or more in rent (10.8%, 2020 to 2024).
A longer bar means more trouble. See how the county score works.
- 91.4 of 100
Jobs
Biggest factorUnemployment through Sep 2026; adults not working, 2020–24 Census survey
- Unemployment rate, average over the latest year7.4% · Oct 2025 to Sep 2026top 5%
- Adults 25 to 54 not working29.2% · 2020 to 202487th percentile
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- 74.4 of 100
Income and safety net
Poverty and income, 2024; disability and insurance, 2020–24 Census survey
- People below the poverty line16.8% · 202474th percentile
- Children below the poverty line23.9% · 202479th percentile
- People with a disability20.8% · 2020 to 202483rd percentile
- People without health insurance19.0% · 2020 to 2024top 5%
- Median household income (lower income, longer bar)$70,694 · 202439th percentile
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- 52.0 of 100
Housing costs
Renters, 2020–24 Census survey; HUD's fair market rents, fiscal year 2027
- Renters paying half their income or more in rent10.8% · 2020 to 202414th percentile
- Rent on a two-bedroom as a share of the median income26.6% · fiscal year 202789th percentile
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- 23.5 of 100
Collections and bankruptcy
Credit records, August 2025; bankruptcy filings, 2025
- People with unpaid debt sent to a collector20.3% · August 202539th percentile
- Bankruptcy filings per 100,000 people44.2 · 20257th percentile
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- 19.6 of 100
Late payments
Credit records, August 2025; credit scores, second quarter of 2026
- People with a credit card behindnot published for this county; scored at the state median · August 202525th percentile
- People with a car or retail loan behindnot published for this county; scored at the state median · August 20258th percentile
- People with a subprime credit score33.8% · second quarter of 202625th percentile
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Sources: Urban Institute, Debt in America; Equifax via the St. Louis Fed; Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Table F-5A; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Fair Market Rents and Census income; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates. County Distress Index by American Default Research, from data through Sep 2026.
Where the money in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area comes from
Benefit checks are Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid paid on people's behalf, veterans' benefits, and food and income support, so a high share usually means an older population, low pay, or both. In Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, 28.3% of residents are 65 or older (Census Bureau, 2024), against 17.2% nationally that year.
Cents of every dollar of income, 2024
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area
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- Pay from work
- Investments and rent
- Benefit checks
Benefit checks' share of income in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area had its largest drop, from 27.2% in 2008 to 20.8% in 2013.
In Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, pay from work still brings in more than twice as much as benefit checks, with little change in benefit checks' share since 2008
In Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska, benefit checks' share of income fell from 2008 to 2024, reaching 25.9%; pay from work is plotted alongside. Every fifth year and 2024 are shown.
- Benefit checks
- Pay from work
The share of households in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area getting SNAP food aid rose most sharply from its first year (13.7% in 2009) to 19.2% in 2010.
The share of households in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area getting SNAP food aid was at its highest on the chart in 2010 and has since fallen to 16.7%
Low on the chart: 13.7% in 2009. Households getting SNAP, every year; each bar is a five-year survey estimate ending that year, so neighboring bars share most of their data, Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska.
How Hoonah-Angoon Census Area has changed
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area's population rose 4% from 2008 to 2024, reaching its highest on the chart, with most of the change between 2013 and 2018
High on the chart: 2,312 in 2024. Residents, yearly estimate, every fifth year and 2024, Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska.
The number of jobs located in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area had its largest rise, from 412 in 2007 to 715 in 2012.
The number of jobs located in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area more than doubled from 2007 to 2025, reaching 1,030, with no dip in any year shown
Smallest rise: 2012 to 2017, reaching 783. Yearly average of jobs covered by unemployment insurance, every fifth year and 2025, Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska.
| Measure | Then | Now |
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| Unemployment rateBLS LAUS | 2010 14.3% | 2025 6.9% |
| People below the poverty lineCensus SAIPE | 2008 15.9% | 2024 16.8% |
| Median household incomeCensus SAIPE | 2008 $44,050 | 2024 $70,694 |
The table uses 6.9% for 2025; the score uses 7.4% for the latest year (Oct 2025 to Sep 2026), both from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Figures are as each agency published them, not adjusted for prices.
Dated events in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area's history
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Since 2020
1 federal disaster and emergency declarations have covered Hoonah-Angoon Census Area. FEMA
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area beside its neighbors
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area scores higher than all five counties that border it. Of the group, Hoonah-Angoon Census Area gets the largest share of its income from benefit checks (25.9%).
| County | Score | Poverty | Benefit checks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK | 53 | 16.8% | 25.9% |
| Haines Borough, AK | 34 | 10.1% | 23.2% |
| Yakutat City and Borough, AK | 32 | 15.2% | 24.4% |
| Petersburg Borough, AK | 14 | 9.1% | 24.8% |
| Sitka City and Borough, AK | 10 | 8.6% | 16.7% |
| Juneau City and Borough, AK | 4 | 8.2% | 14.6% |
Distress score: American Default Research, County Distress Index, data through Sep 2026; each county scored against all 3,144. Poverty rate: Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024. Benefit checks: Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2024. Neighbors share a border, from Census county maps.
Is Hoonah-Angoon Census Area the poorest county in Alaska?
No, Hoonah-Angoon Census Area's poverty rate was 16.8% in 2024, 10th highest of 30 in Alaska (U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). By that measure the poorest county in the state is Kusilvak Census Area, at 34.9%. On our distress index, which counts more than poverty, Hoonah-Angoon Census Area ranks 8th of 30 in the state.
If you're behind on your mortgage in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area
Housing counselors approved by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development work at nonprofit agencies. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau describes free foreclosure-avoidance counseling, including help with mortgage-company conversations and available options Source CFPB.
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Alaska Legal Services Corporation (ALSC)
Legal aid
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HUD-approved housing counselors
Our help directory lists 1,010 agencies approved for foreclosure counseling, by state.
The score, its 14 measures and their sources, in one file. Free to use with credit to American Default Research.
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Sources and method
- American Default Research · County Distress Index Data through Sep 2026, built from Urban Institute, Debt in America; Equifax via the St. Louis Fed; U.S. Courts, Table F-5A; Census Bureau, American Community Survey; HUD Fair Market Rents and Census income; Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates. The County Distress Index is American Default Research's own calculation; the Urban Institute does not produce or endorse it. Our methodology
- Urban Institute · Debt in America Breno Braga, Signe-Mary McKernan, Samantha Atherton, and Kassandra Martinchek, "Debt in America," last updated November 20, 2025, https://datacatalog.urban.org/dataset/debt-america-2025. Licensed under ODC-By 1.0.
- Rent on a two-bedroom and household income The rent share compares HUD fair market rent for fiscal year 2027 with Census Bureau median household income for 2024. The page calls this the typical household's income.
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Economic Accounts (CAINC4) · income shares Where the money in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area comes from, 2024.
- History The agencies named in each row and the linked records above.