Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 168, settled in 1920.
Allakaket has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 85 in 1920, 177 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 2 maps from 1951 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Allakaket, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Allakaket.
Its public schools are run by the Yukon-Koyukuk School District.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allakaket SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 27 | C |
NCES · EDFacts
No town among the 42 in Alaska we compare has a higher share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Allakaket. Among adults here, 36% feel lonely, above both the Alaska town median (32%) and the median of U.S. towns (33%). Only one of the 42 Alaska towns we compare has a higher share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Allakaket. In Allakaket, 17% of adults have diabetes.
| Allakaket | Alaska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 18% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 16% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 8.8% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Allakaket | AK |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing food insecurity | 31.2% | 14.3% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 28.8% | 13.5% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 18.7% | 9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Allakaket, the FEMA risk score is 56 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 60% come from cold waves and 16% from avalanches.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
6.5 miles of trail. In Allakaket, the density of trails is 0.4 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Allakaket; the nearest are
College town 15 of every 100 Allakaket residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Alaska.
City in Alaska, United States
Allakaket ( al-ə-KAK-it; Koyukon: Aalaa Kkaakk’et) is a second class city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the Unorganized Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. The population was 177 at the 2020 census.
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Allakaket has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.