Ranking of Alaska Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2023

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Death Rate per 1K for Alaska was 7.61. Among all Alaska counties, Yukon-Koyukuk Borough had the highest death rate (15.53), followed by Northwest Arctic Borough (12.8), and Prince of Wales-Hyder Borough (11.44).

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 2023
Yukon-Koyukuk
Northwest Arctic
Prince of Wales-Hyder
Wrangell
Dillingham
Kenai Peninsula
Sitka
Bethel
Petersburg
Kusilvak
Ranking of Alaska Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2023
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Yukon-Koyukuk Borough 15.53
2 Northwest Arctic Borough 12.8
3 Prince of Wales-Hyder Borough 11.44
4 Wrangell City and Borough 10.14
5 Dillingham Borough 9.42
6 Kenai Peninsula Borough 9.3
7 Sitka City and Borough 8.64
8 Bethel Borough 8.61
9 Petersburg Borough 8.51
10 Kusilvak Borough 8.15
11 Lake and Peninsula Borough 8.11
12 Nome Borough 7.96
13 Ketchikan Gateway Borough 7.95
14 Anchorage Borough 7.65
15 Matanuska-Susitna Borough 7.44
16 Juneau City and Borough 7.43
17 Southeast Fairbanks Borough 7.33
18 Fairbanks North Star Borough 6.4
19 Haines Borough 6.24
20 Hoonah-Angoon Borough 6.14
21 North Slope Borough 6.07
22 Kodiak Island Borough 5.69
23 Skagway Borough 5.46
24 Denali Borough 5.04
25 Bristol Bay Borough 3.46
26 Aleutians East Borough 3.44
27 Aleutians West Borough 3.28
28 Yakutat City and Borough 2.92