LOCAL DATA PROFILE
Northwest Arctic Borough
Local community conditions with the most responsible available mortality comparison.
REGIONAL FALLBACK MORTALITY COMPARISON
Northwest Arctic Borough
A publishable local rate is unavailable. This profile uses the official Alaska public-health-region rate.
COMMUNITY CONTEXT
Conditions affecting access and planning
These indicators provide context. They do not prove why suicide deaths occurred.
ACS population estimate
7,4412020–2024Population density
0.22020–2024Median household income
84,0182020–2024± 4,761.0 margin of errorPopulation below poverty level
17.9%2020–2024± 2.3 margin of errorHouseholds with broadband internet
88.6%2020–2024Labor-force participation
58.8%2020–2024± 3.2 margin of errorACS unemployment rate
16.7%2020–2024± 1.8 margin of errorMedian gross rent
1,3502020–2024± 151.0 margin of errorRenters paying 30% or more of income for housing
19.7%2020–2024± 6.5 margin of errorREAD CAREFULLY
Local numbers need restraint
Local mortality uses 2019–2023 pooled data when a rate is publishable.
Wide confidence intervals can make small numerical differences meaningless.
When local mortality is unavailable, the profile clearly uses a regional or state rate.