Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska

County Distress Index: Elevated · 53.2 | 1,331 people · 11th most distressed in Alaska
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Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 53.2 — 1362nd nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Income & Poverty, where poverty rates are high and household incomes lag well behind state and national medians. Within Alaska, it ranks 11th of 30 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 4 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Lake and Peninsula Borough's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 88.2 — worse than roughly 88% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 88.2
Poverty Rate 87
Income vs. State Median 92
Child Poverty Rate 86
Community Vulnerability 60.1
Uninsured Rate 95
Disability Rate 25
Employment & Wages 58.5
Unemployment Rate 95
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 43
Business Formation Rate 38
Housing Cost Burden 29.7
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 5
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 5
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 10
Homeownership Rate 92
Rent-to-Income Ratio 37
Debt & Delinquency 29.3
Debt in Collections 32
Medical Debt 51
Student Loan Delinquency 53
Auto Loan Delinquency 9
Credit Card Delinquency 25
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 5

Scores are percentile-based: 50 = national median, higher = more distressed. The median line is shown on each bar.

Neighbors and Peers

How Lake and Peninsula Borough compares to its 6 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Lake and Peninsula Borough
Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK 53.2 Elevated —
Bethel Census Area, AK 62.2 Elevated +9.0
Dillingham Census Area, AK 60.7 Elevated +7.5
Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK 49.3 Normal -3.8
Aleutians East Borough, AK 49.3 Normal -3.9
Kodiak Island Borough, AK 44.0 Normal -9.2
Bristol Bay Borough, AK 39.3 Normal -13.9

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Lake and Peninsula Borough
Ziebach County, SD 53.1 Elevated -0.0
Woodson County, KS 53.2 Elevated +0.1
Hickman County, KY 53.1 Elevated -0.1
Mora County, NM 53.0 Elevated -0.1
Linn County, KS 53.3 Elevated +0.1

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the distress score for Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska?

    Lake and Peninsula Borough has a County Distress Index score of 53.2 out of 100, placing it in the Elevated zone. It ranks 1,362nd nationally out of 3,144 counties and 11th in Alaska out of 30 counties.

  • What drives financial distress in Lake and Peninsula Borough?

    The primary driver of distress in Lake and Peninsula Borough is Income & Poverty, where the county scores 88.2 out of 100. This domain is measured by indicators including Poverty Rate, Income vs. State Median, Child Poverty Rate.

  • How does Lake and Peninsula Borough compare to neighboring counties?

    Lake and Peninsula Borough (53.2) can be compared to its 6 neighboring counties: Bethel Census Area, AK (62.2); Dillingham Census Area, AK (60.7); Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK (49.3).

  • How is the County Distress Index calculated?

    The County Distress Index uses percentile-rank averaging across five domains: Debt & Delinquency, Income & Poverty, Housing Cost Burden, Employment & Wages, and Community Vulnerability. Each county's indicators are ranked against all 3,144 U.S. counties. A score of 50 means the county is at the national median; higher scores indicate greater distress.

  • What is the population of Lake and Peninsula Borough?

    Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska has a population of approximately 1,331 (2023 Census estimate), classified as a tiny county.