Food Stamps in Northwest Arctic, Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (Census Subarea)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Northwest Arctic Borough and Northwest Arctic
Northwest Arctic
Northwest Arctic Borough
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$61,341.000000$61,341.000000$61,341.000000$61.3k1,904$32,589.000000$32,589.000000$32,589.000000$32.6k654$79,352.000000$79,352.000000$79,352.000000$79.4k1,250
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 Northwest Arctic Borough and Northwest Arctic
Northwest Arctic
Northwest Arctic Borough
0%20%40%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty277.370031%77.370031%77.370031%77.4%44.660%44.7%26.911315%26.911315%26.911315%26.9%55.346%55.3%31.804281%31.804281%31.804281%31.8%34.551%34.6%41.284404%41.284404%41.284404%41.3%44.118%44.1%29.816514%29.816514%29.816514%29.8%34.151%34.2%43.119266%43.119266%43.119266%43.1%75.401%75.4%
% 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 Northwest Arctic Borough and Northwest Arctic
Northwest Arctic
Northwest Arctic Borough
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty250.160000%50.160000%50.160000%50.2%55.340%55.3%11.360000%11.360000%11.360000%11.4%44.654%44.7%31.520000%31.520000%31.520000%31.5%65.449%65.4%27.360000%27.360000%27.360000%27.4%55.882%55.9%30.080000%30.080000%30.080000%30.1%65.849%65.8%7.360000%7.360000%7.360000%7.4%24.599%24.6%
% 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 Northwest Arctic Borough and Northwest Arctic
Northwest Arctic
Northwest Arctic Borough
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Other1All RacesAsian1Mixed1White2Hispanic3Black144.150418%44.150418%44.150418%44.2%634128.535773%129%34.348739%34.348739%34.348739%34.3%654100.000000%100%11.764706%11.764706%11.764706%11.8%234.250765%34%10.769231%10.769231%10.769231%10.8%731.352623%31%2.997275%2.997275%2.997275%3.0%118.726012%9%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%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 Northwest Arctic

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
21%27%32%37%42%47%
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Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Alaska

There are 37 county subdivisions in Alaska. This section compares Northwest Arctic to all of the county subdivisions in Alaska and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Northwest Arctic.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Northwest Arctic, selected other county subdivisions in Alaska, and entities that contain Northwest Arctic
0%20%40%Count#KusilvakYukon FlatsAniakLower KuskokwimNorthwest Arctic BoroughNorthwest ArcticNorthwest Arctic Borough School DistrictNW Arctic BoroNorthwest ArcticNW ArcticMetlakatla Indian CommunityMetlakatla Indian …McGrath-Holy CrossNomeDillinghamKoyukuk-Middle YukonKoyukuk-Middle Y…Lake and PeninsulaLk and PeninsulaKlukwanCopper RiverPrince of WalesWrangellHoonah-AngoonNorth SlopeKetchikanUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesYakutatAleutians EastAleutians ESoutheast FairbanksSE FairbanksWestPacificAlaskaMatanuska-SusitnaHainesPetersburgKodiak IslandKenai-Cook InletSitkaAnchorageJuneauFairbanks North StarFairbanks N StarSeward-HopeBristol BayAleutians WestAleutians WDenaliChugachSkagway56.689735%56.689735%56.7%983146.038544%46.038544%46.0%215242.988506%42.988506%43.0%187338.422330%38.422330%38.4%1,583434.348739%34.348739%34.3%65434.348739%34.348739%34.3%65434.348739%34.348739%34.3%654533.407572%33.407572%33.4%150632.291667%32.291667%32.3%124732.163946%32.163946%32.2%926826.254545%26.254545%26.3%361925.398230%25.398230%25.4%2871024.358974%24.358974%24.4%1141124.137931%24.137931%24.1%71219.298246%19.298246%19.3%1211318.261826%18.261826%18.3%3321415.980861%15.980861%16.0%1671515.489467%15.489467%15.5%1251615.064420%15.064420%15.1%3041714.494145%14.494145%14.5%7551813.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.955466%12.955466%13.0%321912.182741%12.182741%12.2%962011.942446%11.942446%11.9%2492111.108351%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%3,1982210.085470%10.085470%10.1%118239.862571%9.862571%9.9%122249.334787%9.334787%9.3%428258.859985%8.859985%8.9%1,737268.818493%8.818493%8.8%309278.442493%8.442493%8.4%8,862287.291152%7.291152%7.3%885296.835113%6.835113%6.8%2,413306.236674%6.236674%6.2%117316.111111%6.111111%6.1%22324.890388%4.890388%4.9%58334.667610%4.667610%4.7%33344.588745%4.588745%4.6%106353.271028%3.271028%3.3%1436
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 36 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the West

There are 1,950 county subdivisions in the West. This section compares Northwest Arctic to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the West and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Northwest Arctic. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 323,012.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Northwest Arctic, selected other county subdivisions in the West, and entities that contain Northwest Arctic
0%10%20%30%Count#Northwest Arctic BoroughNorthwest ArcticNorthwest Arctic Borough School DistrictNW Arctic BoroNorthwest ArcticNW ArcticVictorville-HesperiaPortland EastFresnoStocktonSpokaneBakersfieldSan BernardinoTacomaSouth Gate-East Los AngelesS Gate-E Los Ang…ModestoAlbuquerqueComptonTucsonLas VegasSacramentoPhoenixUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesInglewoodBeaverton-HillsboroRiversideColorado SpringsColorado SpgsSeattleWestOaklandPacificLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodAlaskaDenverLos AngelesDowney-NorwalkBoise CityHaywardAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…South AuroraHonoluluOntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityEwaUpper San Gabriel ValleyUpper San Gabriel …East San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan DiegoWhittierSouthwest San Gabriel ValleySW San Gabriel VlySeattle EastNorth CoastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…Northeast JeffersonNE JeffersonChandlerSan FranciscoSan JoseFremontSan MateoCentral Contra CostaCntrl Contra Costa34.348739%34.348739%34.3%65434.348739%34.348739%34.3%65434.348739%34.348739%34.3%65422.294166%22.294166%22.3%24,58424.6k121.192385%21.192385%21.2%40,99941.0k220.437953%20.437953%20.4%45,71545.7k320.291781%20.291781%20.3%22,14322.1k420.168318%20.168318%20.2%29,76429.8k519.845311%19.845311%19.8%25,68425.7k619.710216%19.710216%19.7%44,79644.8k718.898690%18.898690%18.9%32,24432.2k818.433950%18.433950%18.4%22,60522.6k917.754409%17.754409%17.8%18,25118.3k1015.784743%15.784743%15.8%39,68639.7k1115.313516%15.313516%15.3%13,42013.4k1214.937099%14.937099%14.9%51,79251.8k1313.780346%13.780346%13.8%91,44191.4k1413.554775%13.554775%13.6%55,27855.3k1513.433314%13.433314%13.4%153,787154k1613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.717261%12.717261%12.7%15,35815.4k1712.656482%12.656482%12.7%20,37220.4k1812.545089%12.545089%12.5%16,65916.7k1912.372567%12.372567%12.4%19,67319.7k2011.909058%11.909058%11.9%52,40752.4k2111.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M11.089431%11.089431%11.1%18,75518.8k2210.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.963747%10.963747%11.0%21,74121.7k2310.467760%10.467760%10.5%26,19426.2k10.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k2410.248119%10.248119%10.2%95,93595.9k259.716324%9.716324%9.7%11,41611.4k269.712937%9.712937%9.7%12,71212.7k279.694737%9.694737%9.7%12,26212.3k289.585555%9.585555%9.6%46,82446.8k299.327676%9.327676%9.3%13,05813.1k309.298693%9.298693%9.3%13,51513.5k318.572006%8.572006%8.6%16,53316.5k328.561760%8.561760%8.6%27,90827.9k338.478313%8.478313%8.5%8,192348.279629%8.279629%8.3%8,261357.755337%7.755337%7.8%20,50120.5k367.739421%7.739421%7.7%47,77847.8k377.450825%7.450825%7.5%60,92860.9k386.884058%6.884058%6.9%6,422396.689003%6.689003%6.7%6,788406.012518%6.012518%6.0%13,74613.7k415.984817%5.984817%6.0%8,112425.795555%5.795555%5.8%12,81612.8k435.637810%5.637810%5.6%10,79910.8k445.448160%5.448160%5.4%7,787455.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k464.968853%4.968853%5.0%29,11429.1k473.915367%3.915367%3.9%4,184483.798528%3.798528%3.8%5,445493.305530%3.305530%3.3%6,20250
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares Northwest Arctic to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Northwest Arctic. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Northwest Arctic, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Northwest Arctic
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxNorthwest Arctic BoroughNorthwest ArcticNorthwest Arctic Borough School DistrictNW Arctic BoroNorthwest ArcticNW ArcticMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSeattleWestPacificLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodAlaskaDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan DiegoNortheast TarrantNE TarrantTown of HempsteadHempsteadSeattle EastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San FranciscoSan JosePlano42.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k136.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k234.348739%34.348739%34.3%65434.348739%34.348739%34.3%65434.348739%34.348739%34.3%65430.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k326.918616%26.918616%26.9%90,50990.5k425.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k525.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k624.474984%24.474984%24.5%44,95145.0k724.405515%24.405515%24.4%55,00155.0k823.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k920.437953%20.437953%20.4%45,71545.7k1020.198587%20.198587%20.2%44,63144.6k1119.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k1219.710216%19.710216%19.7%44,79644.8k1319.376055%19.376055%19.4%50,49450.5k1419.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1517.573826%17.573826%17.6%58,55358.6k1617.250632%17.250632%17.3%55,99456.0k1715.901493%15.901493%15.9%47,09147.1k1815.784743%15.784743%15.8%39,68639.7k1915.004424%15.004424%15.0%35,78335.8k2014.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k2114.937099%14.937099%14.9%51,79251.8k2214.236256%14.236256%14.2%164,852165k2313.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k2413.780346%13.780346%13.8%91,44191.4k2513.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k2613.554775%13.554775%13.6%55,27855.3k2713.433314%13.433314%13.4%153,787154k2813.071915%13.071915%13.1%30,77930.8k2913.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.939884%12.939884%12.9%73,75173.8k3012.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3111.909058%11.909058%11.9%52,40752.4k3211.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.963747%10.963747%11.0%21,74121.7k3310.467760%10.467760%10.5%26,19426.2k10.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k3410.290689%10.290689%10.3%34,30034.3k3510.248119%10.248119%10.2%95,93595.9k369.585555%9.585555%9.6%46,82446.8k378.572006%8.572006%8.6%16,53316.5k388.561760%8.561760%8.6%27,90827.9k398.134682%8.134682%8.1%20,38620.4k407.755337%7.755337%7.8%20,50120.5k417.739421%7.739421%7.7%47,77847.8k427.450825%7.450825%7.5%60,92860.9k436.406793%6.406793%6.4%13,11413.1k446.305438%6.305438%6.3%15,24115.2k456.012518%6.012518%6.0%13,74613.7k465.795555%5.795555%5.8%12,81612.8k475.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k484.968853%4.968853%5.0%29,11429.1k493.859381%3.859381%3.9%7,72150
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision 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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State:
Alaska
Borough:
Northwest Arctic
Cities:
Ambler, Buckland, Deering, Kiana, Kivalina, Kobuk, Kotzebue, Noorvik, Selawik, Shungnak
Unincorporated Places:
Noatak, Red Dog Mine
ZIP Codes:
99727, 99736, 99749, 99750, 99751, 99752, 99761, 99763, 99770, 99773, 99786
Unified School District:
Northwest Arctic Borough
Congressional District:
AK-At Large
State Senate District:
AK-T
State House District:
AK-40
Neighboring Census Subareas:
Koyukuk-Middle Yukon, Nome, North Slope