County · Alaska

Bethel Census Area, Alaska

Bethel Census Area, Alaska has a quality-of-life score of 13 out of 100 (very low), ranking #2,743 of 3,143 US counties. Within Alaska it ranks #28 of 30 counties. It ranks best on effective property tax rate (low), mental health providers (high) and natural hazard risk (low). It ranks worst on severe housing problems (high), flu vaccinations (low) and mammography screening (low).

13Very low

Quality-of-life score: #2,743 of 3,143 counties
Alaska: #28 of 30 in AK
Population: 18,391 (2025)
Land area: 40,655 mi²
Density: 0.5 /mi²
FIPS code: 02050

Percentile-based score (100 is the best in the country) from 67 of 80 indicators, with the default “Explorer” weights.

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Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US counties.

Safety18#2,532/3,096
Economy4#3,031/3,143
Housing87#407/3,140
Health3#3,064/3,144
Healthcare28#2,248/3,143
Environment—
Education2#3,092/3,144
Infrastructure28#2,273/3,144
Community27#2,280/3,144
Leisure & amenities33#2,091/3,143

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Bethel Census Area, Alaska ranks highest and lowest among US counties (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Effective property tax rate · low0.02%
100/100Alaska 0.94%United States 0.94%2018-2022U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25090
Mental health providers · high2,884 /100k
100/100Alaska 802 /100kUnited States 348 /100k2025University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Natural hazard risk · low0.2
100/100Alaska 64.12025Federal Emergency Management Agency
Average commute time · low7.4 min
100/100Alaska 19.4 minUnited States 26.4 min2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08013
Dentists · high170 /100k
99/100Alaska 106 /100kUnited States 75 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Traffic deaths · low2.2 /100k
99/100Alaska 9.4 /100kUnited States 12.3 /100k2020-2024National Highway Traffic Safety AdministrationProvisional data

Weaknesses

Severe housing problems · high55.9%
0/100Alaska 19.8%United States 16.8%2017-2021University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Flu vaccinations · low3.0%
0/100Alaska 29.0%United States 44.0%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Mammography screening · low6.0%
0/100Alaska 39.0%United States 46.0%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Adult smoking · high31.2%
0/100Alaska 16.9%United States 16.1%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Unemployment rate · high12.0%
0/100Alaska 4.7%United States 4.3%2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsPartial year
New business applications · low2.4 /1k
0/100Alaska 14.3 /1kUnited States 16.6 /1k2025U.S. Census Bureau

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

Child care cost burdenWorsening
22.5% (2020 & 2021) → 40.3% (2023 & 2024)
+18 pts3 yearsUS 24.5% → 27.9%
Drug overdose deathsWorsening
20.1 /100k (2021) → 36.0 /100k (Mar 2025–Feb 2026)
+79%5 yearsUS 30.8 /100k → 18.4 /100k
Traffic deathsImproving
9.9 /100k (2015-2019) → 2.2 /100k (2020-2024)
−78%5 yearsUS 11.3 /100k → 12.3 /100k
Public librariesWorsening
2.2 /10k (2019) → 0.5 /10k (2024)
−75%5 yearsUS 0.5 /10k → 0.5 /10k
New homes permittedWorsening
1.1 /1k (2021) → 0.4 /1k (Sep 2025–Aug 2026)
−65%5 yearsUS 5.2 /1k → 4.2 /1k
Social associationsWorsening
4.4 /10k (2019) → 1.6 /10k (2023)
−62%4 yearsUS 9.2 /10k → 9.1 /10k

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Bethel Census Area, Alaska improved on 8 of 27 measures with a comparison and declined on 2. 15 moved within the margin of error and 2 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among counties: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2015-2019 with 2020-2024); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved8

Traffic deaths−78%9.9 /100k → 2.2 /100k
Rent burden−12 points35.2% → 22.9%
Rent / income−4.2 points22.2% → 18.0%
Broadband+12 points73.3% → 84.9%
Students / teacher−0.9×15.2× → 14.4×

Declined2

New businesses−20%3.0 /1k → 2.4 /1k
Price / income+0.7×1.6× → 2.3×

All 27 measures

Change of every measure of Bethel Census Area, Alaska between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	4.8 /10k2020	4.3 /10k2025	−9.8%	Within the margin of error	21%
Average commute time	7.3 min2015-2019	7.4 min2020-2024	+0.2 min	Within the margin of error	54%
Average weekly wage	$9442020	$1,0882025	+15%	Improved	6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.9%2015-2019	12.8%2020-2024	+0.9 points	Within the margin of error	22%
Broadband subscriptions	73.3%2015-2019	84.9%2020-2024	+12 points	Improved	63%
Child poverty rate	31.6%2019	37.7%2024	+6.1 points	Within the margin of error	1%
Distance to an airport	410 mi2020	410 mi2025	0 mi	Little change	50%
Drug overdose deaths	17.6 /100k2020	36.0 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	+105%	Within the margin of error	2%
Firearm deaths	27.6 /100k2020	34.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+24%	Within the margin of error	20%
Grocery stores	2.7 /10k2020	2.7 /10k2025	+1.5%	Within the margin of error	60%
High school diploma or higher	80.9%2015-2019	82.2%2020-2024	+1.3 points	Within the margin of error	38%
Home price to income ratio	1.6×2015-2019	2.3×2020-2024	+0.7×	Declined	21%
Homicide rate	10.6 /100k2020	10.6 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	0%	Within the margin of error	21%
Income adjusted for local prices	$44,4332019	$52,7002024	+19%	Improved	3%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4502015-2019	0.4482020-2024	−0.003	Within the margin of error	59%
Median household income	$48,2622019	$59,2372024	+23%	Improved	38%
New business applications	3.0 /1k2020	2.4 /1k2025	−20%	Declined	2%
Poverty rate	23.5%2019	28.4%2024	+4.9 points	Within the margin of error	1%
Public libraries	2.2 /10k2019	0.5 /10k2024	−75%	Within the margin of error	0%
Rent as share of income	22.2%2015-2019	18.0%2020-2024	−4.2 points	Improved	88%
Rent-burdened households	35.2%2015-2019	22.9%2020-2024	−12 points	Improved	93%
Restaurants and bars	2.1 /10k2020	2.2 /10k2025	+1.5%	Within the margin of error	54%
Students per teacher	15.2×2019	14.4×2024	−0.9×	Improved	56%
Suicide rate	64.3 /100k2020	93.3 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+45%	Within the margin of error	7%
Traffic deaths	9.9 /100k2015-2019	2.2 /100k2020-2024	−78%	Improved	99%
Unemployment rate	12.2%2020	12.0%2025	−0.2 points	Little change	4%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	16.8%2019	15.0%2024	−1.8 points	Within the margin of error	66%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 1857 counties that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Small Area Health Insurance Estimates; Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates; Public Libraries Survey; Common Core of Data; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 3144 counties that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Counties like Bethel Census Area, Alaska five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Bethel Census Area, Alaska in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Bethel Census Area, Alaska itself moved −4.9 points in standing on average over the same 29 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

18,394 residents

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79
60–69

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

4,828 households (±98)

Bethel Census Area, Alaska
Alaska share

Under $25k18%890
$25k–50k17%831
$50k–75k15%744

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

4,828 households (±98)

Bethel Census Area, Alaska
Alaska share

Own62%2,972
Rent38%1,856

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

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Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

6,408 workers (±188)

Bethel Census Area, Alaska
Alaska share

Drive alone23%1,451
Carpool12%749
Public transit0.4%†23

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Bethel Census Area has 215 employer establishments, 118 for every 10,000 residents (0.47× the US rate of 248; 0.39× Alaska's), with 2,523 paid employees at an average annual pay of $57,977. The Census Bureau also counts 731 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 215; 731 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 118; US 248 · Alaska 302
Paid employees: 2,523
Average annual pay: $57,977; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Bethel Census Area by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Grocery and convenience stores	21	11.5	3.88×More than typical	555	$20,326	5
Commercial and industrial machinery repair	15	8.2	12.1×More than typical	33	$30,939	—
General merchandise stores	12	6.6	3.72×More than typical	191	$16,932	8
Restaurants and other eating places	12	6.6	0.36×Fewer than typical	76	$35,145	11
Gasoline stations	10	5.5	1.69×More than typical	150	$28,047	—
Lessors of real estate	10	5.5	0.44×Fewer than typical	30	$77,167	27
Amusement, gambling and recreation industries	7	3.8	1.44×Too few to compare	72	$31,694	—
Individual and family services	7	3.8	1.37×Too few to compare	15	$67,667	5
Construction of buildings	6	3.3	0.43×Too few to compare	13	$48,923	4
Full-service restaurants	6	3.3	0.43×Too few to compare	46	$31,000	—
Elementary and secondary schools	5	2.7	3.98×Too few to compare	33	$32,697	—
Limited-service restaurants	5	2.7	0.34×Too few to compare	29	$41,931	—

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 18,248 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $4.4M on contracts performed in Bethel Census Area, Alaska: $237 per resident (US $1,995).

Obligations: $4.4M; +56% vs FY2025
Per resident: $237; US $1,995
Sole-source: 2.5%; US 30%
Single offer: 57%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Federal Aviation Administration$3.2M74%
Departmental Offices$561.5K13%
U.S. Coast Guard$276.8K6.4%
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service$273.1K6.3%
Department of the Army$105.9K2.4%
Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education$39.5K0.9%
Federal Emergency Management Agency$24.4K0.6%

Top recipients

BRICE TERRA LLC$2.2M51%
BRICE SOLUTIONS, LLC$578K13%
POTAWATOMI DEFENSE OPERATIONS LLC$565.5K13%
MARITIME HELICOPTERS, INC$321K7.4%
BERING AIR, INC.$178.2K4.1%

Spending by fiscal year

4.1MFY2017
380.4KFY2018
11.7MFY2019
6.5MFY2020
1.7MFY2021
3.6MFY2022
4.2MFY2023
4M

Top industries (NAICS)

Nonresidential building construction · 2362$2.2M51%
Remediation and other waste management services · 5629$1.2M29%
Nonscheduled air transportation · 4812$638.9K15%
Architectural, engineering, and related services · 5413$105.9K2.4%
Services to buildings and dwellings · 5617$96K2.2%
Support activities for water transportation · 4883

Largest awards

AK-YUKON DELTA NWR-BIA-SOIL REMEDIATION$3.4M
POTAWATOMI DEFENSE OPERATIONS LLC· Bethel Census Area, AK· Construction & real property· Mar 1, 2024 – Apr 20, 2026· 140FC324C0007
CROOKED CREEK AWOS-C REPLACEMENT$2.2M
BRICE TERRA LLC· Bethel Census Area, AK· Construction & real property· Feb 20, 2026 – Jun 16, 2026· 697DCK26C00065
WATER STORAGE TANK CLEANING/INSPECTION AND BETHEL HOUSING WATER TREATMENT PLANT (WSM) REFURBISHMENT.$736.2K
POTAWATOMI DEFENSE OPERATIONS LLC· Bethel Census Area, AK· Facilities & utilities· Jul 14, 2025 – Jun 8, 2026· 697DCK25C00204
BETHEL FAA STATION, ALASKA, REMEDIAL ACTION, REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION, AND SITE INVESTIGATION PER STATEMENT OF WORK.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 6, 2026, loaded Oct 6, 2026.

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Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $624.8M in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Bethel Census Area, Alaska: $33,971 per resident (US $12,957).

Assistance · FY2026: $624.8M; +137% vs FY2025
Per resident: $33,971; US $12,957
Loan face value: $2.8M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 0.0%; counted, never named

Top programs

32.004 · Universal Service Fund - Schools and Libraries$354.9M57%
32.005 · Universal Service Fund - Rural Health Care$65M10%

Public money & outcomes

Federal money per resident by fiscal year next to how the place changed, and, when its money jumped, how it compares with similar counties. A comparison, not cause and effect.

How Bethel Census Area, Alaska compares: the federal money it received per resident, and how jobs, income, housing and other outcomes moved, each next to the United States.

Money per resident

By federal fiscal year (October to September, named by the year it ends), obligations per resident. A year with no record counts as $0.

Bethel Census Area, Alaska
United States
Year its money jumped
partial year

Federal contractsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Bethel Census Area, Alaska and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Bethel Census Area, Alaska	United States
FY2017	$225	$1,436
FY2018	$20.82	$1,552
FY2019	$634	$1,654
FY2020	$346	$1,880
FY2021	$93.10	$1,810
FY2022	$199	$1,917
FY2023	$232	$2,079
FY2024	$220	$2,047
FY2025	$152	$2,165
FY2026	$237 (partial year)	$1,912
FY2027	$0 (partial year)	—

Construction contractsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Bethel Census Area, Alaska and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Bethel Census Area, Alaska	United States
FY2017	$117	$93.28
FY2018	$14.84	$105
FY2019	$582	$128
FY2020	$93.26	$145
FY2021	$42.54	$117

Contracts and grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Bethel Census Area, Alaska and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Bethel Census Area, Alaska	United States
FY2021	$10,171	$5,748
FY2022	$13,326	$5,221
FY2023	$12,716	$5,364
FY2024	$7,515	$5,501
FY2025	$6,096	$5,732
FY2026

Transportation grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Bethel Census Area, Alaska and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Bethel Census Area, Alaska	United States
FY2021	$6,529	$298
FY2022	$6,006	$357
FY2023	$7,322	$301
FY2024	$1,797	$319
FY2025	$876	$360
FY2026	$1,391

Housing assistanceUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Bethel Census Area, Alaska and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Bethel Census Area, Alaska	United States
FY2021	$1,076	$239
FY2022	$2,639	$185
FY2023	$1,380	$229
FY2024	$1,983	$229
FY2025	$1,972	$249
FY2026

HHS grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Bethel Census Area, Alaska and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Bethel Census Area, Alaska	United States
FY2021	$1,068	$2,304
FY2022	$789	$2,197
FY2023	$621	$2,274
FY2024	$824	$2,267
FY2025	$543	$2,397
FY2026	$557

SBA lending volumeUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Bethel Census Area, Alaska and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Bethel Census Area, Alaska	United States
FY2021	$136	$1,186
FY2022	$5.48	$465
FY2023	$175	$76.52
FY2024	-$95.83	$120
FY2025	$0	$148
FY2026	$118

Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)

How outcomes moved

Calendar years. Charts share the same years as the money above. Levels are shown as percent change since 2016; rates are shown as the rate itself.

Bethel Census Area, Alaska
United States
Years with money loaded
Year its money jumped

Job growthpercent

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Job growth, Bethel Census Area, Alaska and the United States, by year
Calendar years	Bethel Census Area, Alaska	United States
2014	−1.5%

When its money jumped

A county-year with at least 10,000 residents whose money per resident is at least twice its earlier average counts as a jump. Each is compared with up to five similar counties in the same region whose money did not jump.

Construction contracts · FY2019

$582 per resident in FY2019, against an earlier average of $65.85 (8.8× that).

Compared with 8 similar counties

Bethel Census Area, Alaska
Comparison counties (average)
Range of comparison counties

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Business Formation Statistics, Building Permits Survey, Cartographic Boundary Files, Gazetteer and metro delineations, Population Estimates Program, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission), Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System), Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordability. JSON · /api/v1/outcomes/places/02050

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Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Bethel Census Area, Alaska is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Nicholas J. Begich IIIR-AK · 100% of residentsWith party 98%Missed 0.9%

Senate

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Cities and towns in Bethel Census Area

Places whose residents live mostly in Bethel Census Area, largest first.

Neighboring counties

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar counties

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
National Risk IndexFederal Emergency Management Agency · release v1.20.0
Health Professional Shortage AreasHealth Resources and Services Administration · release 2026-10-06
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
Common Core of DataNational Center for Education Statistics · release 2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Air Quality Index Annual Summary by CountyU.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2025
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

JSON · /api/v1/places/02050

Year

Bethel Census Area, Alaska

Comparison counties (average)

Range of comparison counties

Year −3

−0.6 points

+0.9 points

−1.3 points to +2.4 points

Year −2

+1.6 points

+1.4 points

−2.0 points to +4.3 points

Year −1

0.0 points

0.0 points to 0.0 points

Year 0

−0.7 points

−0.4 points

−1.6 points to +2.2 points

Year +1

−3.9 points

−6.4 points

−13.0 points to −0.9 points

Year +2

−4.3 points

Year

Bethel Census Area, Alaska

Comparison counties (average)

Range of comparison counties

Year −3

Year

Bethel Census Area, Alaska

Comparison counties (average)

Range of comparison counties

Year −3

+1.7 points

+2.0 points

+1.6 points to +2.4 points

Year −2

Year

Bethel Census Area, Alaska

Comparison counties (average)

Range of comparison counties

Year −3

Calendar years	Bethel Census Area, Alaska	United States
2014	−4.6%	−4.2%
2015	−1.1%	−1.3%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+0.8%	+3.3%
2018	+6.3%	+6.8%
2019	+10.4%	+10.5%
2020	+19.3%	+19.4%
2021	+20.1%	+26.1%
2022	+25.2%	+30.6%
2023	+30.2%	+35.0%
2024	+33.2%	+41.0%
2025	+37.5%	+46.8%

Calendar years	Bethel Census Area, Alaska	United States
2014	−3.6%	−5.5%
2015	−1.9%	−1.9%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+2.7%	+4.1%
2018	+9.2%	+8.9%
2019	+9.1%	+13.5%
2020	+12.4%	+20.8%
2021	+15.8%	+32.1%
2022	+21.4%	+35.4%
2023	+20.4%	+42.9%
2024	+25.0%	+49.5%

Calendar years	Bethel Census Area, Alaska	United States
2014	0.6/1k	3.3/1k
2015	0.6/1k	3.7/1k
2016	0.4/1k	3.7/1k
2017	0.8/1k	3.9/1k
2018	0.1/1k	4.1/1k
2019	0.9/1k	4.2/1k
2020	0.8/1k	4.4/1k
2021	1.1/1k	5.2/1k
2022	0.8/1k	5.0/1k
2023	2.5/1k	4.5/1k
2024	8.3/1k	4.3/1k
2025	0.4/1k	4.2/1k

Calendar years	Bethel Census Area, Alaska	United States
2014	−1.8%	−6.9%
2015	−3.8%	−3.2%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	−2.3%	+4.7%
2018	−5.0%	+7.5%
2019	+3.5%	+14.0%
2020	+12.0%	+16.9%
2021	+17.6%	+21.0%
2022	+26.5%	+29.7%
2023	+33.3%	+34.9%
2024	+27.0%	+41.6%

Calendar years	Bethel Census Area, Alaska	United States
2014	3.6/1k	8.5/1k
2015	3.3/1k	8.7/1k
2016	3.2/1k	9.1/1k
2017	3.0/1k	9.8/1k
2018	2.8/1k	10.7/1k
2019	2.8/1k	10.6/1k
2020	3.0/1k	13.1/1k
2021	3.7/1k	16.2/1k
2022	2.6/1k	15.1/1k
2023	1.2/1k	16.2/1k
2024	2.7/1k	15.4/1k
2025	2.4/1k	16.6/1k

Calendar years	Bethel Census Area, Alaska	United States
2014	15.8%	6.2%
2015	13.9%	5.3%
2016	13.7%	4.9%
2017	12.9%	4.4%
2018	12.0%	3.9%
2019	11.9%	3.7%
2020	12.2%	8.1%
2021	12.8%	5.4%
2022	9.4%	3.7%
2023	9.8%	3.6%
2024	10.6%	4.0%
2025	12.0%	4.3%

Calendar years	Bethel Census Area, Alaska	United States
2014	23.8%	15.5%
2015	24.2%	14.7%
2016	25.5%	14.0%
2017	28.7%	13.4%
2018	32.7%	13.1%
2019	23.5%	12.3%
2020	25.3%	11.9%
2021	24.6%	12.8%
2022	21.9%	12.6%
2023	29.3%	12.5%
2024	28.4%	12.1%

Calendar years	Bethel Census Area, Alaska	United States
2014	26.0%	13.5%
2015	24.6%	10.9%
2016	23.9%	10.0%
2017	19.8%	10.2%
2018	17.9%	10.4%
2019	16.8%	10.8%
2020	19.3%	10.4%
2021	16.0%	10.2%
2022	14.2%	9.5%
2023	13.4%	9.5%
2024	15.0%	9.8%

Year	Bethel Census Area, Alaska	Comparison counties (average)	Range of comparison counties
Year −3	+0.4 per 1,000 people	+0.0 per 1,000 people	−0.2 per 1,000 people to +0.3 per 1,000 people
Year −2	+0.8 per 1,000 people	−0.1 per 1,000 people	−0.3 per 1,000 people to +0.0 per 1,000 people
Year −1	0.0 per 1,000 people	0.0 per 1,000 people	0.0 per 1,000 people to 0.0 per 1,000 people
Year 0	+0.9 per 1,000 people	+0.4 per 1,000 people	−0.3 per 1,000 people to +2.3 per 1,000 people
Year +1	+0.7 per 1,000 people	+1.1 per 1,000 people	−0.9 per 1,000 people to +5.7 per 1,000 people
Year +2	+1.0 per 1,000 people	+0.3 per 1,000 people	−0.1 per 1,000 people to +1.0 per 1,000 people

Year	Bethel Census Area, Alaska	Comparison counties (average)	Range of comparison counties
Year −3	−0.2 per 1,000 people	0.0 per 1,000 people	−0.7 per 1,000 people to +1.6 per 1,000 people
Year −2	−0.3 per 1,000 people	+0.8 per 1,000 people	−0.6 per 1,000 people to +2.8 per 1,000 people
Year −1	0.0 per 1,000 people	0.0 per 1,000 people	0.0 per 1,000 people to 0.0 per 1,000 people
Year 0	−0.3 per 1,000 people	+0.2 per 1,000 people	−0.3 per 1,000 people to +0.4 per 1,000 people
Year +1	+1.4 per 1,000 people	+0.5 per 1,000 people	−0.4 per 1,000 people to +2.3 per 1,000 people
Year +2	+7.2 per 1,000 people	+2.0 per 1,000 people

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