Ranking of Alaska Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2017

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Death Rate per 1K for Alaska was 5.97. Among all Alaska counties, Yukon-Koyukuk Borough had the highest death rate (12.02), followed by Lake and Peninsula Borough (11.25), and Prince of Wales-Hyder Borough (9.1).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Alaska counties.

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Ranking of Alaska Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2017
Yukon-Koyukuk
Lake and Peninsula
Prince of Wales-Hyder
Kusilvak
Wrangell
Southeast Fairbanks
Northwest Arctic
Kenai Peninsula
Sitka
Bethel
Ranking of Alaska Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2017
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Yukon-Koyukuk Borough 12.02
2 Lake and Peninsula Borough 11.25
3 Prince of Wales-Hyder Borough 9.1
4 Kusilvak Borough 8.4
5 Wrangell City and Borough 8.39
6 Southeast Fairbanks Borough 7.7
7 Northwest Arctic Borough 7.61
8 Kenai Peninsula Borough 7.45
9 Sitka City and Borough 7.36
10 Bethel Borough 7.31
11 Nome Borough 7.19
12 Ketchikan Gateway Borough 7.02
13 North Slope Borough 6.85
14 Hoonah-Angoon Borough 6.59
15 Dillingham Borough 6.46
16 Anchorage Borough 5.89
17 Petersburg Borough 5.81
18 Bristol Bay Borough 5.63
19 Juneau City and Borough 5.61
20 Matanuska-Susitna Borough 5.53
21 Fairbanks North Star Borough 4.92
22 Yakutat City and Borough 4.9
23 Kodiak Island Borough 4.61
24 Haines Borough 4.35
25 Denali Borough 4.32
26 Aleutians West Borough 3.31
27 Aleutians East Borough 3.24
28 Skagway Borough 2.6