What is the 2026 poverty guideline for four people in Alaska?

The 2026 HHS poverty guideline for a household of four in Alaska is $41,250.

Alaska

A household of four is measured against a 2026 poverty guideline of $41,250. Alaska has adopted Medicaid expansion, so the adult income screen is 138 percent of poverty. The 2024 all-items state price parity is 102.4.

Sales tax: 1.8%
Wage income tax: No
Property tax: 1.06%

Benefit pages

Each program has its own page for Alaska. The label is the illustrative household of four at $48,000.

SNAP eligibility · likely
Medicaid and CHIP eligibility · likely
WIC eligibility · likely
School meals eligibility · likely
LIHEAP eligibility · maybe
Earned Income Tax Credit eligibility · likely
Child Tax Credit eligibility · likely
Marketplace subsidies eligibility · unlikely
Lifeline eligibility · likely
SSI eligibility · unlikely
State programs eligibility · maybe

Counties

Aleutians East Borough · 2-bed $1,400
Aleutians West Census Area · 2-bed $2,394
Anchorage Municipality · 2-bed $1,529
Bethel Census Area · 2-bed $1,971
Chugach Census Area · 2-bed $1,575
Dillingham Census Area · 2-bed $1,295
Fairbanks North Star Borough · 2-bed $1,553
Haines Borough · 2-bed $1,315
Juneau City and Borough · 2-bed $1,807
Kenai Peninsula Borough · 2-bed $1,390
Ketchikan Gateway Borough · 2-bed $1,733
Kodiak Island Borough · 2-bed $2,239
Matanuska-Susitna Borough · 2-bed $1,293
Nome Census Area · 2-bed $1,638
North Slope Borough · 2-bed $1,521
Northwest Arctic Borough · 2-bed $2,005
Petersburg Borough · 2-bed $1,504
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area · 2-bed $1,269
Sitka City and Borough · 2-bed $1,622
Skagway Municipality · 2-bed $1,611
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area · 2-bed $1,327
Wrangell City and Borough · 2-bed $1,295

Towns

67 places in Alaska have a cost page and a benefits page.