Food Stamps in Nome Census Area, Alaska (Census Area)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Alaska and Nome Census Area
Nome Census Area
Alaska
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$51,563.000000$74,444.000000$51,563.000000$51.6k2,879$29,524.000000$26,669.000000$29,524.000000$29.5k926$69,479.000000$80,483.000000$69,479.000000$69.5k1,953
Count number of households in category

Characteristics of Households Receiving Food Stamps#2

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Alaska and Nome Census Area
Nome Census Area
Alaska
0%20%40%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty272.462203%57.807131%72.462203%72.5%42.903%42.9%21.814255%25.532565%21.814255%21.8%48.558%48.6%29.265659%21.985951%29.265659%29.3%35.518%35.5%44.060475%45.945636%44.060475%44.1%46.469%46.5%34.233261%26.120486%34.233261%34.2%35.419%35.4%49.244060%36.500725%49.244060%49.2%69.512%69.5%
% households on food stamps as a percentage of all households with the given characteristic
1at least one qualifying person 2income in last 12 months below poverty level

Characteristics of Households Not Receiving Food Stamps#3

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Alaska and Nome Census Area
Nome Census Area
Alaska
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty245.724526%32.547614%45.724526%45.7%57.097%57.1%10.957501%5.738235%10.957501%11.0%51.442%51.4%25.192012%23.387237%25.192012%25.2%64.482%64.5%24.065540%21.188086%24.065540%24.1%53.531%53.5%29.595494%30.145375%29.595494%29.6%64.581%64.6%10.240655%5.352592%10.240655%10.2%30.488%30.5%
% households not on food stamps as a percentage of all households with the given characteristic
1at least one qualifying person 2income in last 12 months below poverty level

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in Alaska and Nome Census Area
Nome Census Area
Alaska
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Other1All RacesMixed1Asian1White2Hispanic3Black144.755971%31.504084%44.755971%44.8%862139.149504%139%32.163946%10.467760%32.163946%32.2%926100.000000%100%17.050691%16.216216%17.050691%17.1%3753.011814%53%13.333333%11.341475%13.333333%13.3%441.454284%41%3.543914%5.984876%3.543914%3.5%2311.018280%11%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%9.543147%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%14.458716%00.000000%0%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1including Hispanic 2non-Hispanic white 3white Hispanic

Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Nome Census Area

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
12%20%27%35%42%50%
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Food Stamps by Place in Nome Census Area

There are 17 places in Nome Census Area. This section compares all 17 of those to each other, Nome Census Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Nome Census Area.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Nome Census Area, selected places in Nome Census Area, and entities that contain Nome Census Area
0%20%40%60%Count#Brevig MissionSavoongaGambellShishmarefDiomedeStebbinsKoyukTellerSt. MichaelBering Strait School DistrictBering StraitWhite MountainWhite MtnWalesNome Census AreaNomeElimUnalakleetShaktoolikGolovinUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNomeWestPacificAlaska73.626374%73.626374%73.6%67173.604061%73.604061%73.6%145266.666667%66.666667%66.7%108358.593750%58.593750%58.6%75454.545455%54.545455%54.5%12553.488372%53.488372%53.5%69653.125000%53.125000%53.1%34752.941176%52.941176%52.9%27851.515152%51.515152%51.5%51947.861635%47.861635%47.9%76145.714286%45.714286%45.7%321042.372881%42.372881%42.4%251132.163946%32.163946%32.2%92631.868132%31.868132%31.9%291222.429907%22.429907%22.4%481322.222222%22.222222%22.2%161422.222222%22.222222%22.2%101513.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.800621%12.800621%12.8%1651611.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.467760%10.467760%10.5%26,19426.2k
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 16 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Nome Census Area

There is 1 county subdivision in Nome Census Area. This section compares all 1 of those to each other, Nome Census Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Nome Census Area.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Nome Census Area, selected county subdivisions in Nome Census Area, and entities that contain Nome Census Area
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Bering Strait School DistrictBering StraitNome Census AreaNomeNomeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWestPacificAlaska47.861635%47.861635%47.9%76132.163946%32.163946%32.2%92632.163946%32.163946%32.2%926113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.467760%10.467760%10.5%26,19426.2k
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 1 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Alaska

There are 29 counties in Alaska. This section compares Nome Census Area to all of the counties in Alaska and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Nome Census Area.

Most Food Stamps by County#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Nome Census Area, selected other counties in Alaska, and entities that contain Nome Census Area
0%20%40%Count#Kusilvak Census AreaKusilvakBering Strait School DistrictBering StraitBethel Census AreaBethelNorthwest Arctic BoroughNorthwest ArcticNome Census AreaNomeYukon-Koyukuk Census AreaYukon-KoyukukDillingham Census AreaDillinghamLake and Peninsula BoroughLake and PeninsulaPrince of Wales-Hyder Census AreaPrince of Wales-H…Wrangell City and BoroughWrangellHoonah-Angoon Census AreaHoonah-AngoonNorth Slope BoroughNorth SlopeKetchikan Gateway BoroughKetchikan GatewayUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesYakutat City and BoroughYakutatAleutians East BoroughAleutians EastSoutheast Fairbanks Census AreaSoutheast FairbanksWestPacificAlaskaMatanuska-Susitna BoroughMatanuska-SusitnaHaines BoroughHainesPetersburg BoroughPetersburgKodiak Island BoroughKodiak IslandSitka City and BoroughSitkaKenai Peninsula BoroughKenai PeninsulaAnchorage MunicipalityAnchorageValdez-Cordova Census AreaValdez-CordovaJuneau City and BoroughJuneauFairbanks North Star BoroughFairbanks North StarBristol Bay BoroughBristol BayAleutians West Census AreaAleutians WestDenali BoroughDenaliSkagway MunicipalitySkagway56.689735%56.689735%56.7%983147.861635%47.861635%47.9%76138.858397%38.858397%38.9%1,770234.348739%34.348739%34.3%654332.163946%32.163946%32.2%926431.600202%31.600202%31.6%626526.254545%26.254545%26.3%361624.358974%24.358974%24.4%114721.261579%21.261579%21.3%482815.980861%15.980861%16.0%167915.789474%15.789474%15.8%1321015.064420%15.064420%15.1%3041114.494145%14.494145%14.5%7551213.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.955466%12.955466%13.0%321312.182741%12.182741%12.2%961411.942446%11.942446%11.9%2491511.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.467760%10.467760%10.5%26,19426.2k10.369986%10.369986%10.4%3,1981610.085470%10.085470%10.1%118179.862571%9.862571%9.9%122189.334787%9.334787%9.3%428198.818493%8.818493%8.8%309208.630883%8.630883%8.6%1,854218.442493%8.442493%8.4%8,862227.728975%7.728975%7.7%227237.291152%7.291152%7.3%885246.835113%6.835113%6.8%2,413256.111111%6.111111%6.1%22264.890388%4.890388%4.9%58274.667610%4.667610%4.7%33283.271028%3.271028%3.3%1429
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 29 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Nome Census Area to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Nome Census Area. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Nome Census Area, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Nome Census Area
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Bering Strait School DistrictBering StraitBronx CountyBronxNome Census AreaNomeWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoCook CountyCookPima CountyPimaFranklin CountyFranklinBexar CountyBexarDallas CountyDallasQueens CountyQueensNew York CountyNew YorkBroward CountyBrowardFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClark CountyClarkSacramento CountySacramentoAllegheny CountyAlleghenyTarrant CountyTarrantMaricopa CountyMaricopaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgWestPacificRiverside CountyRiversideAlaskaPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachKing CountyKingHonolulu CountyHonoluluHennepin CountyHennepinSt. Louis CountySt. LouisFairfield CountyFairfieldOakland CountyOaklandLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesTravis CountyTravisWestchester CountyWestchesterSalt Lake CountySalt LakeMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexAlameda CountyAlamedaWake CountyWakeSan Diego CountySan DiegoSuffolk CountySuffolkContra Costa CountyContra CostaMontgomery CountyMontgomeryOrange CountyOrangeSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraNassau CountyNassauFairfax CountyFairfax47.861635%47.861635%47.9%76136.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k132.163946%32.163946%32.2%92625.713313%25.713313%25.7%172,128172k225.470933%25.470933%25.5%217,426217k325.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k423.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k522.443557%22.443557%22.4%85,90985.9k620.740276%20.740276%20.7%62,10862.1k718.609920%18.609920%18.6%99,48199.5k816.110205%16.110205%16.1%79,88179.9k915.974302%15.974302%16.0%71,06271.1k1015.924301%15.924301%15.9%98,55998.6k1115.785102%15.785102%15.8%308,063308k1214.729002%14.729002%14.7%58,23758.2k1314.605018%14.605018%14.6%71,42071.4k1414.506972%14.506972%14.5%90,42590.4k1514.504070%14.504070%14.5%129,745130k1613.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k1713.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k1813.540063%13.540063%13.5%91,12391.1k1913.260089%13.260089%13.3%51,06551.1k2013.220167%13.220167%13.2%203,096203k2113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.008192%13.008192%13.0%95,67295.7k2212.347180%12.347180%12.3%65,11165.1k2312.259662%12.259662%12.3%65,10865.1k2411.874805%11.874805%11.9%81,10181.1k2511.679310%11.679310%11.7%171,200171k2611.424649%11.424649%11.4%44,19144.2k2711.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.700905%10.700905%10.7%75,51875.5k2810.467760%10.467760%10.5%26,19426.2k10.369716%10.369716%10.4%55,84655.8k2910.235037%10.235037%10.2%85,15585.2k309.908318%9.908318%9.9%30,67130.7k319.768302%9.768302%9.8%48,23948.2k329.509206%9.509206%9.5%38,20038.2k339.386085%9.386085%9.4%31,46331.5k349.271089%9.271089%9.3%46,05246.1k359.025198%9.025198%9.0%296,193296k368.850218%8.850218%8.9%38,74938.7k378.643442%8.643442%8.6%29,54029.5k388.289591%8.289591%8.3%29,51629.5k397.870043%7.870043%7.9%46,25546.3k407.222489%7.222489%7.2%40,75640.8k417.122132%7.122132%7.1%26,58326.6k427.020400%7.020400%7.0%77,44477.4k436.729650%6.729650%6.7%32,95933.0k446.504103%6.504103%6.5%25,20625.2k456.423957%6.423957%6.4%23,62523.6k466.407791%6.407791%6.4%65,16865.2k475.128164%5.128164%5.1%32,13232.1k485.022148%5.022148%5.0%22,10922.1k494.093472%4.093472%4.1%16,10216.1k50
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

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  • Food Stamps: formally called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a program to provide monetary assistance to low income households for the purpose of purchasing food

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Census Subareas:
Nome
Cities:
Brevig Mission, Diomede, Elim, Gambell, Golovin, Koyuk, Nome, Savoonga, Shaktoolik, Shishmaref, St. Michael, Stebbins, Teller, Unalakleet, Wales, White Mountain
Unincorporated Places:
Port Clarence
ZIP Codes:
99659, 99671, 99684, 99739, 99742, 99753, 99762, 99769, 99771, 99772, 99778, 99783, 99784, 99785
Unified School Districts:
Bering Strait, Nome
Congressional District:
AK-At Large
State Senate District:
AK-T
State House District:
AK-39
Neighboring Boroughs:
Northwest Arctic
Neighboring Census Areas:
Kusilvak, Yukon-Koyukuk