Ranking of Alaska Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2020

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the Death Rate per 1K for Alaska was 7.17. Among all Alaska counties, Wrangell City and Borough had the highest death rate (15.93), followed by Skagway Borough (13.49), and Yukon-Koyukuk Borough (13.36).

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 2020
Wrangell
Skagway
Yukon-Koyukuk
Kusilvak
Northwest Arctic
Petersburg
Nome
Dillingham
Hoonah-Angoon
Lake and Peninsula
Ranking of Alaska Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2020
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Wrangell City and Borough 15.93
2 Skagway Borough 13.49
3 Yukon-Koyukuk Borough 13.36
4 Kusilvak Borough 13.05
5 Northwest Arctic Borough 11.62
6 Petersburg Borough 11.53
7 Nome Borough 11.33
8 Dillingham Borough 11.06
9 Hoonah-Angoon Borough 10.74
10 Lake and Peninsula Borough 10.4
11 Yakutat City and Borough 9.89
12 Kenai Peninsula Borough 9.3
13 Prince of Wales-Hyder Borough 9.23
14 Bethel Borough 8.94
15 North Slope Borough 7.58
16 Bristol Bay Borough 7.37
17 Ketchikan Gateway Borough 7.31
18 Anchorage Borough 7.11
19 Southeast Fairbanks Borough 6.94
20 Matanuska-Susitna Borough 6.59
21 Juneau City and Borough 6.26
22 Sitka City and Borough 6.03
23 Fairbanks North Star Borough 5.6
24 Kodiak Island Borough 4.89
25 Aleutians East Borough 2.07
26 Haines Borough 1.93
27 Aleutians West Borough 1.23
28 Denali Borough 0