Earnings and Employment Data for Workers Covered Under Social Security and Medicare, by State and County, 2021
Alaska
| County and sex | Number | Taxable earnings a (thousands of dollars) | OASDI contributions b (thousands of dollars) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total c | Wage and salary | Self-employed | Total | Wage and salary | Self-employed | Total | Wage and salary | Self-employed | |
| Total, Alaska | 392,940 | 368,094 | 46,336 | 18,356,040 | 17,375,387 | 980,653 | 2,276,149 | 2,154,548 | 121,601 |
| Men | 211,959 | 198,134 | 26,019 | 10,835,563 | 10,278,340 | 557,223 | 1,343,610 | 1,274,514 | 69,096 |
| Women | 180,982 | 169,960 | 20,317 | 7,520,477 | 7,097,047 | 423,430 | 932,539 | 880,034 | 52,505 |
| Aleutians East | 1,121 | (X) | (X) | 56,508 | (X) | (X) | 7,007 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Women | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Aleutians West | 2,140 | (X) | (X) | 103,160 | (X) | (X) | 12,792 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Women | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Anchorage | 162,332 | 153,076 | 18,451 | 8,182,881 | 7,801,782 | 381,099 | 1,014,677 | 967,421 | 47,256 |
| Men | 88,067 | 83,098 | 10,366 | 4,673,260 | 4,440,767 | 232,493 | 579,484 | 550,655 | 28,829 |
| Women | 74,265 | 69,978 | 8,085 | 3,509,621 | 3,361,015 | 148,606 | 435,193 | 416,766 | 18,427 |
| Bethel | 8,461 | (X) | (X) | 243,323 | (X) | (X) | 30,172 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | 4,792 | (X) | (X) | 135,227 | (X) | (X) | 16,768 | (X) | (X) |
| Women | 3,669 | (X) | (X) | 108,097 | (X) | (X) | 13,404 | (X) | (X) |
| Bristol Bay | 1,030 | (X) | (X) | 38,301 | (X) | (X) | 4,749 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Women | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Chugach | 3,568 | (X) | (X) | 177,203 | (X) | (X) | 21,973 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | 2,038 | (X) | (X) | 145,379 | (X) | (X) | 18,027 | (X) | (X) |
| Women | 1,529 | (X) | (X) | 31,824 | (X) | (X) | 3,946 | (X) | (X) |
| Copper River | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Men | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Women | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Denali | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Men | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Women | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Dillingham | 2,867 | (X) | (X) | 132,485 | (X) | (X) | 16,428 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | 1,432 | (X) | (X) | 78,723 | (X) | (X) | 9,762 | (X) | (X) |
| Women | 1,435 | (X) | (X) | 53,761 | (X) | (X) | 6,666 | (X) | (X) |
| Fairbanks North Star | 54,978 | 52,687 | 5,390 | 2,613,938 | 2,505,423 | 108,515 | 324,128 | 310,672 | 13,456 |
| Men | 31,404 | 30,208 | 2,695 | 1,659,462 | 1,601,291 | 58,170 | 205,773 | 198,560 | 7,213 |
| Women | 23,574 | 22,478 | 2,695 | 954,477 | 904,132 | 50,345 | 118,355 | 112,112 | 6,243 |
| Haines | 1,228 | (X) | (X) | 46,337 | (X) | (X) | 5,746 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Women | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Juneau | 17,757 | 16,376 | 2,281 | 877,614 | 795,056 | 82,557 | 108,824 | 98,587 | 10,237 |
| Men | 9,284 | 8,747 | 1,037 | 546,093 | 504,197 | 41,896 | 67,715 | 62,520 | 5,195 |
| Women | 8,472 | 7,628 | 1,244 | 331,521 | 290,859 | 40,662 | 41,109 | 36,067 | 5,042 |
| Kenai Peninsula | 31,669 | 28,378 | 5,390 | 1,309,796 | 1,208,207 | 101,590 | 162,415 | 149,818 | 12,597 |
| Men | 17,378 | 15,053 | 3,524 | 801,450 | 735,933 | 65,517 | 99,380 | 91,256 | 8,124 |
| Women | 14,291 | 13,324 | 1,866 | 508,347 | 472,274 | 36,073 | 63,035 | 58,562 | 4,473 |
| Ketchikan Gateway | 8,165 | 7,425 | 1,140 | 357,792 | 292,658 | 65,134 | 44,366 | 36,290 | 8,077 |
| Men | 3,976 | (X) | (X) | 182,888 | (X) | (X) | 22,678 | (X) | (X) |
| Women | 4,189 | (X) | (X) | 174,904 | (X) | (X) | 21,688 | (X) | (X) |
| Kodiak Island | 8,378 | 7,730 | 1,348 | 363,309 | 339,807 | 23,502 | 45,050 | 42,136 | 2,914 |
| Men | 4,206 | (X) | (X) | 208,295 | (X) | (X) | 25,829 | (X) | (X) |
| Women | 4,172 | (X) | (X) | 155,014 | (X) | (X) | 19,222 | (X) | (X) |
| Kusilvak | 3,266 | (X) | (X) | 50,930 | (X) | (X) | 6,315 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | 1,733 | (X) | (X) | 17,257 | (X) | (X) | 2,140 | (X) | (X) |
| Women | 1,533 | (X) | (X) | 33,673 | (X) | (X) | 4,175 | (X) | (X) |
| Lake and Peninsula | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Men | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Women | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Matanuska-Susitna | 51,196 | 47,398 | 5,598 | 2,473,793 | 2,351,276 | 122,517 | 306,750 | 291,558 | 15,192 |
| Men | 27,139 | 25,224 | 3,213 | 1,561,563 | 1,506,331 | 55,232 | 193,634 | 186,785 | 6,849 |
| Women | 24,058 | 22,173 | 2,384 | 912,230 | 844,944 | 67,286 | 113,117 | 104,773 | 8,343 |
| Nome | 4,892 | (X) | (X) | 162,779 | (X) | (X) | 20,185 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | 2,652 | (X) | (X) | 76,423 | (X) | (X) | 9,476 | (X) | (X) |
| Women | 2,240 | (X) | (X) | 86,356 | (X) | (X) | 10,708 | (X) | (X) |
| North Slope | 3,970 | (X) | (X) | 171,334 | (X) | (X) | 21,245 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | 1,729 | (X) | (X) | 79,551 | (X) | (X) | 9,864 | (X) | (X) |
| Women | 2,241 | (X) | (X) | 91,783 | (X) | (X) | 11,381 | (X) | (X) |
| Northwest Arctic | 3,258 | (X) | (X) | 120,267 | (X) | (X) | 14,913 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | 1,529 | (X) | (X) | 43,341 | (X) | (X) | 5,374 | (X) | (X) |
| Women | 1,729 | (X) | (X) | 76,926 | (X) | (X) | 9,539 | (X) | (X) |
| Sitka | 4,389 | (X) | (X) | 211,037 | (X) | (X) | 26,169 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | 1,635 | (X) | (X) | 57,321 | (X) | (X) | 7,108 | (X) | (X) |
| Women | 2,754 | (X) | (X) | 153,716 | (X) | (X) | 19,061 | (X) | (X) |
| Southeast Fairbanks | 3,769 | (X) | (X) | 191,343 | (X) | (X) | 23,727 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | 2,441 | (X) | (X) | 154,642 | (X) | (X) | 19,176 | (X) | (X) |
| Women | 1,328 | (X) | (X) | 36,701 | (X) | (X) | 4,551 | (X) | (X) |
| Yakutat | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Men | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Women | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Yukon-Koyukuk | 4,080 | (X) | (X) | 124,791 | (X) | (X) | 15,474 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | 1,940 | (X) | (X) | 50,155 | (X) | (X) | 6,219 | (X) | (X) |
| Women | 2,140 | (X) | (X) | 74,636 | (X) | (X) | 9,255 | (X) | (X) |
| Remaining areas d | 7,154 | 6,306 | 1,348 | 213,824 | 202,304 | 11,519 | 26,514 | 25,086 | 1,428 |
| Men | 3,679 | (X) | (X) | 120,787 | (X) | (X) | 14,978 | (X) | (X) |
| Women | 3,475 | (X) | (X) | 93,037 | (X) | (X) | 11,537 | (X) | (X) |
| Unknown | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Men | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Women | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| All areas e | 176,576,999 | 164,615,999 | 20,472,000 | 8,360,099,980 | 7,939,999,979 | 420,100,001 | 1,036,652,397 | 984,559,997 | 52,092,400 |
| Men | 90,737,029 | 84,023,925 | 11,043,718 | 4,849,059,185 | 4,580,520,575 | 268,538,610 | 601,283,339 | 567,984,551 | 33,298,788 |
| Women | 85,839,971 | 80,592,075 | 9,428,282 | 3,511,040,795 | 3,359,479,403 | 151,561,391 | 435,369,059 | 416,575,446 | 18,793,613 |
| SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Continuous Work History Sample, 1 percent sample. | |||||||||
| NOTES: State designation is based on employee residence. | |||||||||
| OASDI = Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance; (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals. | |||||||||
| a. Based on Social Security annual maximum taxable earnings of $142,800 in 2021. | |||||||||
| b. Includes both employee and employer contributions. Data are not adjusted for tax refunds to persons who made excess contributions because they worked for two or more employers. | |||||||||
| c. Workers with earnings from both wage and salary employment and self-employment are counted in each type of employment but only once in the total. | |||||||||
| d. Remaining areas include Wrangell City and Borough, Skagway Municipality, Petersburg Census Area, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, and Hoonah-Angoon Census Area. | |||||||||
| e. Includes persons employed in the 50 states, District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands; U.S. citizens employed abroad by U.S. employers; persons employed on U.S. oceanborne vessels; and workers with unknown residence. | |||||||||
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| County and sex | Number | Taxable earnings a (thousands of dollars) | HI contributions b (thousands of dollars) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total c | Wage and salary | Self-employed | Total | Wage and salary | Self-employed | Total | Wage and salary | Self-employed | |
| Total, Alaska | 422,729 | 400,147 | 48,348 | 23,517,736 | 21,916,732 | 1,601,004 | 682,014 | 635,585 | 46,429 |
| Men | 226,073 | 213,690 | 27,268 | 13,776,713 | 12,835,008 | 941,704 | 399,525 | 372,215 | 27,309 |
| Women | 196,656 | 186,458 | 21,080 | 9,741,023 | 9,081,724 | 659,300 | 282,490 | 263,370 | 19,120 |
| Aleutians East | 1,121 | (X) | (X) | 64,507 | (X) | (X) | 1,871 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Women | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Aleutians West | 2,136 | (X) | (X) | 106,130 | (X) | (X) | 3,078 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Women | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Anchorage | 173,642 | 165,119 | 19,507 | 10,772,231 | 9,882,711 | 889,519 | 312,395 | 286,599 | 25,796 |
| Men | 93,150 | 88,605 | 11,012 | 6,113,866 | 5,537,201 | 576,665 | 177,302 | 160,579 | 16,723 |
| Women | 80,492 | 76,514 | 8,495 | 4,658,365 | 4,345,511 | 312,854 | 135,093 | 126,020 | 9,073 |
| Bethel | 8,953 | (X) | (X) | 333,406 | (X) | (X) | 9,669 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | 5,189 | (X) | (X) | 197,683 | (X) | (X) | 5,733 | (X) | (X) |
| Women | 3,764 | (X) | (X) | 135,722 | (X) | (X) | 3,936 | (X) | (X) |
| Bristol Bay | 1,128 | (X) | (X) | 56,011 | (X) | (X) | 1,624 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Women | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Chugach | 3,666 | (X) | (X) | 214,057 | (X) | (X) | 6,208 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | 2,139 | (X) | (X) | 176,433 | (X) | (X) | 5,117 | (X) | (X) |
| Women | 1,526 | (X) | (X) | 37,624 | (X) | (X) | 1,091 | (X) | (X) |
| Copper River | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Men | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Women | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Denali | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Men | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Women | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Dillingham | 2,969 | (X) | (X) | 149,257 | (X) | (X) | 4,328 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | 1,435 | (X) | (X) | 83,658 | (X) | (X) | 2,426 | (X) | (X) |
| Women | 1,534 | (X) | (X) | 65,599 | (X) | (X) | 1,902 | (X) | (X) |
| Fairbanks North Star | 59,478 | 57,512 | 5,558 | 3,190,335 | 3,068,154 | 122,181 | 92,520 | 88,976 | 3,543 |
| Men | 33,295 | 32,414 | 2,832 | 1,952,228 | 1,880,937 | 71,290 | 56,615 | 54,547 | 2,067 |
| Women | 26,182 | 25,098 | 2,727 | 1,238,107 | 1,187,217 | 50,890 | 35,905 | 34,429 | 1,476 |
| Haines | 1,330 | (X) | (X) | 50,526 | (X) | (X) | 1,465 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Women | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Juneau | 20,694 | 19,509 | 2,622 | 1,238,410 | 1,141,632 | 96,778 | 35,914 | 33,107 | 2,807 |
| Men | 10,496 | 10,161 | 1,259 | 729,965 | 675,374 | 54,591 | 21,169 | 19,586 | 1,583 |
| Women | 10,198 | 9,348 | 1,363 | 508,445 | 466,258 | 42,187 | 14,745 | 13,521 | 1,223 |
| Kenai Peninsula | 32,763 | 29,671 | 5,454 | 1,583,146 | 1,474,328 | 108,818 | 45,911 | 42,756 | 3,156 |
| Men | 17,980 | 15,851 | 3,566 | 1,008,405 | 936,051 | 72,354 | 29,244 | 27,145 | 2,098 |
| Women | 14,783 | 13,819 | 1,888 | 574,741 | 538,277 | 36,464 | 16,667 | 15,610 | 1,057 |
| Ketchikan Gateway | 8,770 | 8,027 | 1,154 | 428,565 | 349,300 | 79,264 | 12,428 | 10,130 | 2,299 |
| Men | 4,182 | (X) | (X) | 209,150 | (X) | (X) | 6,065 | (X) | (X) |
| Women | 4,588 | (X) | (X) | 219,415 | (X) | (X) | 6,363 | (X) | (X) |
| Kodiak Island | 8,672 | 8,027 | 1,363 | 401,232 | 377,476 | 23,756 | 11,636 | 10,947 | 689 |
| Men | 4,401 | (X) | (X) | 237,407 | (X) | (X) | 6,885 | (X) | (X) |
| Women | 4,271 | (X) | (X) | 163,825 | (X) | (X) | 4,751 | (X) | (X) |
| Kusilvak | 3,461 | (X) | (X) | 104,380 | (X) | (X) | 3,027 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | 1,933 | (X) | (X) | 54,925 | (X) | (X) | 1,593 | (X) | (X) |
| Women | 1,529 | (X) | (X) | 49,454 | (X) | (X) | 1,434 | (X) | (X) |
| Lake and Peninsula | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Men | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Women | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Matanuska-Susitna | 56,452 | 52,940 | 5,873 | 3,196,366 | 3,020,259 | 176,107 | 92,695 | 87,587 | 5,107 |
| Men | 29,658 | 27,842 | 3,356 | 2,000,275 | 1,939,237 | 61,038 | 58,008 | 56,238 | 1,770 |
| Women | 26,794 | 25,098 | 2,517 | 1,196,090 | 1,081,021 | 115,069 | 34,687 | 31,350 | 3,337 |
| Nome | 5,494 | (X) | (X) | 228,434 | (X) | (X) | 6,625 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | 2,951 | (X) | (X) | 105,850 | (X) | (X) | 3,070 | (X) | (X) |
| Women | 2,543 | (X) | (X) | 122,585 | (X) | (X) | 3,555 | (X) | (X) |
| North Slope | 4,168 | (X) | (X) | 201,437 | (X) | (X) | 5,842 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | 1,829 | (X) | (X) | 99,140 | (X) | (X) | 2,875 | (X) | (X) |
| Women | 2,339 | (X) | (X) | 102,297 | (X) | (X) | 2,967 | (X) | (X) |
| Northwest Arctic | 3,559 | (X) | (X) | 153,715 | (X) | (X) | 4,458 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | 1,730 | (X) | (X) | 61,076 | (X) | (X) | 1,771 | (X) | (X) |
| Women | 1,829 | (X) | (X) | 92,638 | (X) | (X) | 2,687 | (X) | (X) |
| Sitka | 5,200 | (X) | (X) | 279,658 | (X) | (X) | 8,110 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | 2,244 | (X) | (X) | 105,880 | (X) | (X) | 3,071 | (X) | (X) |
| Women | 2,955 | (X) | (X) | 173,778 | (X) | (X) | 5,040 | (X) | (X) |
| Southeast Fairbanks | 3,972 | (X) | (X) | 235,591 | (X) | (X) | 6,832 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | 2,540 | (X) | (X) | 188,399 | (X) | (X) | 5,464 | (X) | (X) |
| Women | 1,431 | (X) | (X) | 47,192 | (X) | (X) | 1,369 | (X) | (X) |
| Yakutat | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Men | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Women | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Yukon-Koyukuk | 4,376 | (X) | (X) | 136,608 | (X) | (X) | 3,962 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | 2,037 | (X) | (X) | 50,186 | (X) | (X) | 1,455 | (X) | (X) |
| Women | 2,339 | (X) | (X) | 86,422 | (X) | (X) | 2,506 | (X) | (X) |
| Remaining areas d | 7,353 | 6,503 | 1,363 | 242,812 | 231,168 | 11,644 | 7,042 | 6,704 | 338 |
| Men | 3,780 | (X) | (X) | 135,467 | (X) | (X) | 3,929 | (X) | (X) |
| Women | 3,573 | (X) | (X) | 107,345 | (X) | (X) | 3,113 | (X) | (X) |
| Unknown | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Men | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Women | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| All areas e | 180,359,000 | 168,611,000 | 21,543,000 | 10,664,400,017 | 9,890,000,020 | 774,399,997 | 309,267,601 | 286,810,001 | 22,457,600 |
| Men | 92,158,375 | 85,535,561 | 11,810,926 | 6,581,258,140 | 6,016,615,256 | 564,642,884 | 190,856,486 | 174,481,842 | 16,374,644 |
| Women | 88,200,625 | 83,075,439 | 9,732,074 | 4,083,141,878 | 3,873,384,764 | 209,757,114 | 118,411,114 | 112,328,158 | 6,082,956 |
| SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Continuous Work History Sample, 1 percent sample. | |||||||||
| NOTES: State designation is based on employee residence. | |||||||||
| HI = Hospital Insurance; (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals. | |||||||||
| a. There is no annual maximum taxable amount for Medicare earnings. | |||||||||
| b. Includes both employee and employer contributions. | |||||||||
| c. Workers with earnings from both wage and salary employment and self-employment are counted in each type of employment but only once in the total. | |||||||||
| d. Remaining areas include Wrangell City and Borough, Skagway Municipality, Petersburg Census Area, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, and Hoonah-Angoon Census Area. | |||||||||
| e. Includes persons employed in the 50 states, District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands; U.S. citizens employed abroad by U.S. employers; persons employed on U.S. oceanborne vessels; and workers with unknown residence. | |||||||||
| CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov. | |||||||||