What is the 2026 poverty guideline for a family of four in Alaska?

$41,250. Alaska and Hawaii use higher guidelines. Alaska uses the Alaska table.

Is a $48,000 household eligible for Medicaid and CHIP in Alaska?

Likely for at least one person in the household. This household is at 116 percent of the 2026 poverty guideline for Alaska ($41,250). 138 percent of that guideline is $56,925. This is an illustration for two adults and two children, not a determination.

Benefits / Alaska

Medicaid eligibility in Alaska

The 2026 poverty guideline for four people in Alaska is $41,250. Alaska has adopted Medicaid expansion. Many adults qualify near 138 percent of poverty, about $27,531 a year for one person. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.

Simple answer

Yes, many low-income adults can qualify.

In Alaska, many adults qualify around 138% of the poverty line. For one adult, that is about $27,531 a year.

Who is inside Medicaid or CHIP on the rules we can verify? A household of four is measured against $41,250. Alaska has adopted the ACA Medicaid expansion.

Alaska has no metro in the top 100 population ranking, so this page stays on statewide rules.

Alaska has no tax on wages. Combined state and local sales tax is 1.8%. The ACS effective property tax rate is 1.06%.

A household of four with $48,000 of income is about 116 percent of the $41,250 poverty guideline and is likely eligible for Medicaid and CHIP. Likely for at least one person in the household.

Limits behind the page

2026 poverty guideline in Alaska
Household	100%	138%	185%
1	$19,950	$27,531	$36,908
2	$27,050	$37,329	$50,043
3	$34,150	$47,127	$63,178
4	$41,250	$56,925	$76,313

An illustrative household

Two adults, ages 34 and 32, filing jointly, plus children ages 8 and 3. Gross income $48,000 a year, about 116 percent of the poverty guideline in Alaska. They rent. Nobody is marked disabled or pregnant.

Medicaid and CHIP

Likely eligible

Likely for at least one person in the household

This household is at 116 percent of the 2026 poverty guideline for Alaska ($41,250). 138 percent of that guideline is $56,925.
Children at or under 138 percent of poverty are in the federal Medicaid income range in every state.
Alaska has adopted the ACA adult expansion, so adults under 65 are in the 138 percent income range.

See Medicaid and CHIP on HealthCare.gov

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Last checked: October 15, 2026

Sources

What changed

October 15, 2026. The benefit rules file was checked against the sources listed here.
January 15, 2026. HHS published the 2026 poverty guidelines in the Federal Register.