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Alaska Primary-Care Access & Health-Burden Scorecard
A borough-level targeting index for Alaska, fusing adult chronic-disease and social-risk prevalence (CDC PLACES) with federally designated primary-care provider shortages (HRSA). Ranks all 30 boroughs and census areas by combined need so a health department or rural-health office can see where high burden and thin provider supply overlap.
Pre-rendered priority rankings for all 30 boroughs and census areas in Alaska. Rankings are relative within the state, not comparable across states.
Highest-priority boroughs and census areas
Ranked boroughs and census areas
| Rank | Borough or census area | Priority index | Top driver |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kusilvak | 87.8 | Access & SDOH barriers |
| 2 | Bethel | 72.4 | Provider shortage |
| 3 | Northwest Arctic | 67.3 | Provider shortage |
| 4 | Yukon-Koyukuk | 64.6 | Health burden |
| 5 | Nome | 62.3 | Provider shortage |
| 6 | Dillingham | 57.2 | Provider shortage |
| 7 | Lake and Peninsula | 55.0 | Health burden |
| 8 | Prince of Wales-Hyder | 53.1 | Provider shortage |
| 9 | North Slope | 42.6 | Provider shortage |
| 10 | Hoonah-Angoon | 42.4 | Health burden |
| 11 | Aleutians East | 39.2 | Provider shortage |
| 12 | Yakutat | 38.6 | Health burden |
| 13 | Southeast Fairbanks | 38.2 | Provider shortage |
| 14 | Wrangell | 37.4 | Health burden |
| 15 | Ketchikan Gateway | 37.0 | Provider shortage |
| 16 | Copper River | 34.6 | Provider shortage |
| 17 | Matanuska-Susitna | 34.2 | Provider shortage |
| 18 | Kenai Peninsula | 33.2 | Provider shortage |
| 19 | Haines | 27.6 | Provider shortage |
| 20 | Bristol Bay | 25.7 | Health burden |
| 21 | Petersburg | 25.3 | Provider shortage |
| 22 | Aleutians West | 24.5 | Provider shortage |
| 23 | Juneau | 24.0 | Provider shortage |
| 24 | Fairbanks North Star | 24.0 | Provider shortage |
| 25 | Chugach | 23.9 | Provider shortage |