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Counties in Alaska ranked

11.9%of income goes to home energy in Kusilvak Census Area, the highest of 17 Alaska counties

Anchorage Municipality is lowest at 2.0%, a gap of 6.0 times. The median Alaska county sits at 5.1%, against 3.3% for the median U.S. county. Source for Alaska: DOE LEAD 2022.

Alaska county map

Alaska counties, shaded by quintile of the selected measureLake and Peninsula Borough: no page, no dataSkagway Municipality: no page, no dataKetchikan Gateway Borough: 2.9%Haines Borough: 7.6%Wrangell City and Borough: no page, no dataHoonah-Angoon Census Area: no page, no dataAleutians West Census Area: no page, no dataBethel Census Area: 8.2%Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 5.1%Kusilvak Census Area: 11.9%Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 10.1%North Slope Borough: no page, no dataNome Census Area: 8.5%Sitka City and Borough: no page, no dataPetersburg Borough: no page, no dataBristol Bay Borough: no page, no dataAleutians East Borough: no page, no dataKodiak Island Borough: 4.0%Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: no page, no dataChugach Census Area: no page, no dataCopper River Census Area: no page, no dataDillingham Census Area: 10.8%Kenai Peninsula Borough: 3.6%Anchorage Municipality: 2.0%Northwest Arctic Borough: 6.5%Fairbanks North Star Borough: 3.8%Juneau City and Borough: 2.6%Denali Borough: 4.8%Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 3.0%Yakutat City and Borough: 6.8%
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Alaska counties, darker = higher. Click one for its page.

Highest energy burden in Alaska

Kusilvak Census Area leads Alaska on burden at 11.9% of income and Dillingham Census Area follows at 10.8%. For lower-income homes the top is Dillingham Census Area: 25.7% of income, against 15.8% in the median Alaska county.

home energy burden, % of income, top 10 Alaska counties

  • Kusilvak Census Area11.9
  • Dillingham Census Area10.8
  • Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area10.1
  • Nome Census Area8.5
  • Bethel Census Area8.2
  • Haines Borough7.6
  • Yakutat City and Borough6.8
  • Northwest Arctic Borough6.5
  • Southeast Fairbanks Census Area5.1
  • Denali Borough4.8
  • Alaska median county5.1
Alaska counties with the lowest home energy burden
Lowest burden in AlaskaShare of income (AK)Residents (AK)
Anchorage Municipality2.0%289,069
Juneau City and Borough2.6%31,969
Ketchikan Gateway Borough2.9%13,870
Matanuska-Susitna Borough3.0%110,677
Kenai Peninsula Borough3.6%59,843

Storm reports and FEMA risk in Alaska

NOAA logged 36 damaging-wind, tornado, tropical, ice, winter and heat reports in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area from 2015 to 2025, 683 for every 100,000 residents: the most in Alaska. FEMA scores Anchorage Municipality highest at 97.4 (relatively high). In Alaska these are weather reports and an index, not outage counts.

Alaska top 5: Storm reports per 100,000 residents
Top 5 in Alaskareports 2015-2025 (AK)Residents (AK)Rank (AK)
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area6835,2711st
Nome Census Area5549,9252nd
Northwest Arctic Borough4867,6113rd
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area3466,9364th
Kusilvak Census Area2058,2775th
Alaska top 5: FEMA risk score
Top 5 in Alaskascore 0-100 (AK)Residents (AK)Rank (AK)
Anchorage Municipality97.4289,0691st
Matanuska-Susitna Borough93.3110,6772nd
Kenai Peninsula Borough93.059,8433rd
Fairbanks North Star Borough88.595,5554th
Kodiak Island Borough65.112,8785th

Flood claims and flood insurance in Alaska

Juneau City and Borough has the most NFIP flood claims per 1,000 homes in Alaska: 7.8 from 2015 to 2025, against 1.4 in the median Alaska county. Juneau City and Borough has the highest share of homes with flood insurance (10.4%, median county 1.2%). Claims are a record of insured losses, not outage counts.

Alaska top 5: Flood claims per 1,000 homes
Top 5 in Alaskaclaims 2015-2025 (AK)Residents (AK)Rank (AK)
Juneau City and Borough7.831,9691st
Northwest Arctic Borough6.07,6112nd
Nome Census Area3.69,9253rd
Ketchikan Gateway Borough1.713,8704th
Fairbanks North Star Borough1.195,5555th
Alaska top 5: Flood insurance penetration
Top 5 in Alaska% of homes insured (AK)Residents (AK)Rank (AK)
Juneau City and Borough10.4%31,9691st
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area2.4%5,2712nd
Bethel Census Area2.4%18,4873rd
Fairbanks North Star Borough1.9%95,5554th
Northwest Arctic Borough1.5%7,6115th

FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP, as of 8 Sep 2026. Flood claims by county.

Outliers: Alaska counties far from the state median

8 county-measure pairs sit 3 or more scaled median-absolute-deviation units from the Alaska median. Most extreme: Ketchikan Gateway Borough, share of homes heated by electricity 37% against a median of 3%.

Alaska outliers by deviation from the state median
CountyMeasureValueAlaska medianDeviations
Ketchikan Gateway BoroughHomes heated by electricity37%3%+10.7
Juneau City and BoroughFlood insurance penetration10.4%1.2%+9.9
Juneau City and BoroughHomes heated by electricity33%3%+9.3
Kodiak Island BoroughHomes heated by electricity21%3%+5.5
Anchorage MunicipalityHomes heated by electricity16%3%+3.9
Juneau City and BoroughFlood claims per 1,000 homes7.81.4+3.6
Yukon-Koyukuk Census AreaStorm reports per 100,000 residents683117+3.4
Ketchikan Gateway BoroughHomes built before 198058%35%+3.3

Old homes, electric heat and utilities in Alaska

Ketchikan Gateway Borough has the oldest stock: 58% of homes date from before 1980. Electric heat is most common in Ketchikan Gateway Borough at 37% of homes, and Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area lists 3 utilities, the most in Alaska.

Alaska top 5: Homes built before 1980
Top 5 in Alaska% of homes (AK)Residents (AK)Rank (AK)
Ketchikan Gateway Borough58%13,8701st
Juneau City and Borough47%31,9692nd
Yakutat City and Borough45%5063rd
Anchorage Municipality45%289,0694th
Kodiak Island Borough39%12,8785th
Alaska top 5: Homes heated by electricity
Top 5 in Alaska% of homes (AK)Residents (AK)Rank (AK)
Ketchikan Gateway Borough37%13,8701st
Juneau City and Borough33%31,9692nd
Kodiak Island Borough21%12,8783rd
Anchorage Municipality16%289,0694th
Fairbanks North Star Borough10%95,5555th

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All 17 Alaska counties, sortable

17 Alaska counties, all measures
Anchorage Municipality289,0692.0%6.1%297.445%16%20.10.4%5
Bethel Census Area18,4878.2%21.8%3244.330%3%1no data2.4%6
Denali Borough2,0294.8%16.9%under 5,000 residents28.326%10%1no datano data11
Dillingham Census Area4,78010.8%25.7%no data35.734%3%1no datano datano data
Fairbanks North Star Borough95,5553.8%10.3%1488.538%10%11.11.9%13
Haines Borough2,0777.6%22.2%under 5,000 residents4.333%1%1no data0.7%39
Juneau City and Borough31,9692.6%7.3%10311.547%33%17.810.4%33
Kenai Peninsula Borough59,8433.6%12.2%no data93.028%7%20.30.8%no data
Ketchikan Gateway Borough13,8702.9%8.5%1301.758%37%11.71.4%18
Kodiak Island Borough12,8784.0%10.0%865.139%21%2no datano data1
Kusilvak Census Area8,27711.9%20.3%20557.932%1%1no data0.6%17
Matanuska-Susitna Borough110,6773.0%9.5%193.319%8%10.20.4%1
Nome Census Area9,9258.5%21.0%55434.139%2%13.60.9%55
Northwest Arctic Borough7,6116.5%18.3%48654.635%1%26.01.5%37
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area6,9365.1%14.4%34657.025%2%1no datano data24
Yakutat City and Borough5066.8%15.8%under 5,000 residents3.045%2%1no datano data14
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area5,27110.1%24.2%68361.535%1%3no data2.4%36

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Alaska: click a header to sort. Per-capita storm rates start at 5,000 residents.

Sources

Alaska sources with periods and retrieval dates
SourcePeriodRetrieved
DOE LEAD (AK)20222 Oct 2026
FEMA NRI (AK)Dec 20252 Oct 2026
NOAA Storm Events (AK)2015 to 20252 Oct 2026
Census ACS (AK)2019 to 20232 Oct 2026
EIA-861 (AK)20241 Oct 2026

Alaska LEAD figures are group estimates, not bills. Methodology.

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Questions

Which Alaska county has the highest home energy burden?

Kusilvak Census Area: 11.9% of income, against 5.1% for the median Alaska county (DOE LEAD 2022).

Which Alaska county has the lowest energy burden?

Anchorage Municipality at 2.0% of income.

How does Alaska compare with the whole country?

The median Alaska county has a burden of 5.1% and the median U.S. county 3.3%, across 17 Alaska counties and 3,053 U.S. counties with data.

Where do storms cause the most trouble in Alaska?

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area has the most NOAA storm reports per 100,000 residents: 683 between 2015 and 2025.

Which Alaska county has the highest FEMA risk score?

Anchorage Municipality: 97.4, rated relatively high by FEMA (Dec 2025).

Where are the oldest homes in Alaska?

Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 58% of homes were built before 1980; the median Alaska county is at 35% (Census ACS 2023).

Which Alaska county relies most on electric heat?

Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 37% of homes heat with electricity, against 3% in the median county.

Which Alaska county has the most flood claims per home?

Juneau City and Borough: 7.8 NFIP claims per 1,000 homes from 2015 to 2025; the median Alaska county has 1.4 (FEMA OpenFEMA).

Are storm reports the same as power outages in Alaska?

No: in Alaska they are weather reports, not outage counts.

Where can Alaska households get help with bills?

See the Alaska help page. Highest burden: Kusilvak Census Area.

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11.9% of income goes to home energy in Kusilvak Census Area, the highest of 17 Alaska counties