For Final FY 2018, State Minimum rents are based on the lower of the population-weighted median state nonmetropolitan unadjusted 2-bedroom FMR, or the population-weighted median U.S. nonmetropolitan unadjusted 2-bedroom FMR.
The table below illustrates how the population-weighted median state nonmetropolitan unadjusted 2-bedroom FMR is derived for Alaska. The population-weighted median unadjusted nonmetropolitan 2-bedroom FMR for a state is the 2-bedroom FMR where half of a state's nonmetropolitan population lives in counties with the same or lower 2-bedroom FMRs, and half of the nonmetropolitan population lives in counties with the same or higher 2-bedroom FMRs. The nonmetropolitan population of Alaska is 231,829, and half of the nonmetropolitan population of Alaska is 115,915.
In the table below, the unadjusted 2-bedroom FMRs for the nonmetropolitan counties of Alaska are arranged in ascending order, and the cumulative population of the counties at each FMR is listed in the last column. The median unadjusted nonmetropolitan 2-bedroom FMR is the first FMR listed in the table where the cumulative population of counties with that FMR or less first exceeds one-half of the nonmetropolitan population, or 115,915. The row of the table containing the median unadjusted nonmetropolitan 2-bedroom FMR is in bold.
| Unadjusted 2-Bedroom FMR | County or Counties with Specified Unadjusted 2-Bedroom FMR | Aggregate Population at Specified Unadjusted 2-Bedroom FMR | Cumulative Nonmetro Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| $789 | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 5,588 | 5,588 |
| $839 | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | 2,150 | 7,738 |
| $881 | Lake and Peninsula Borough | 1,631 | 9,369 |
| $923 | Kusilvak Census Area | 7,459 | 16,828 |
| $962 | Wrangell City and Borough | 2,369 | 19,197 |
| $985 | Haines Borough | 2,508 | 21,705 |
| $1,032 | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | 5,559 | 27,264 |
| $1,051 | Aleutians East Borough | 3,141 | 30,405 |
| $1,061 | Kodiak Island Borough | 13,592 | 43,997 |
| $1,082 | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 55,400 | 99,397 |
| $1,085 | Petersburg Census Area | 3,815 | 103,212 |
| $1,118 | Yakutat City and Borough | 662 | 103,874 |
| $1,180 | North Slope Borough | 9,430 | 113,304 |
| $1,194 | Valdez-Cordova Census Area | 9,636 | 122,940 |
| $1,201 | Dillingham Census Area | 4,847 | 127,787 |
| $1,220 | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | 7,029 | 134,816 |
| $1,248 | Bristol Bay Borough | 997 | 135,813 |
| $1,255 | Ketchikan Gateway Borough | 13,477 | 149,290 |
| $1,261 | Sitka City and Borough | 8,881 | 158,171 |
| $1,276 | Northwest Arctic Borough | 7,523 | 165,694 |
| $1,351 | Skagway Municipality | 968 | 166,662 |
| $1,426 | Juneau City and Borough | 31,275 | 197,937 |
| $1,458 | Denali Borough | 1,826 | 199,763 |
| $1,481 | Bethel Census Area | 17,013 | 216,776 |
| $1,521 | Nome Census Area | 9,492 | 226,268 |
| $1,628 | Aleutians West Census Area | 5,561 | 231,829 |
The Alaska State Nonmetropolitan Median FMR is $1,194. Because it is greater than the U.S. Nonmetropolitan Median FMR of $697, the Alaska State Minimum 2-Bedroom FMR is set at $697.
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