Northwest Arctic Borough ranked last among counties in Alaska by annual earnings per resident, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
The median income of Northwest Arctic Borough residents was $18,781 per year, adjusted for inflation. It had 1,860 households with a population of 7,734.
The county with the highest median resident income in the state was North Slope Borough with $50,084 per year after adjusting for inflation – $31,303 more than Northwest Arctic Borough. It had 1,966 households with a population of 9,797.
Alaska counties by earnings per resident (2018)
| Rank | County | Earnings per resident |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Slope Borough | $50,084 |
| 2 | Juneau City and Borough | $43,431 |
| 2 | Juneau City and Borough | $43,431 |
| 2 | Juneau City and Borough | $43,431 |
| 2 | Juneau City and Borough | $43,431 |
| 6 | Bristol Bay Borough | $42,163 |
| 7 | Sitka City and Borough | $37,403 |
| 7 | Sitka City and Borough | $37,403 |
| 7 | Sitka City and Borough | $37,403 |
| 7 | Sitka City and Borough | $37,403 |
| 11 | Fairbanks North Star Borough | $36,163 |
| 12 | Haines Borough | $34,303 |
| 13 | Ketchikan Gateway Borough | $33,916 |
| 14 | Yakutat City and Borough | $32,417 |
| 15 | Kodiak Island Borough | $32,069 |
| 16 | Kenai Peninsula Borough | $30,224 |
| 17 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | $29,375 |
| 18 | Aleutians East Borough | $28,720 |
| 19 | Wrangell City and Borough | $27,145 |
| 19 | Wrangell City and Borough | $27,145 |
| 19 | Wrangell City and Borough | $27,145 |
| 19 | Wrangell City and Borough | $27,145 |
| 23 | Denali Borough | $26,364 |
| 24 | Lake and Peninsula Borough | $20,801 |
| 25 | Northwest Arctic Borough | $18,781 |
* All values are inflation-adjusted
