Food Stamps in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska (Borough)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Alaska and Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Alaska
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$73,908.000000$74,444.000000$73,908.000000$73.9k30,83930.8k$27,714.000000$26,669.000000$27,714.000000$27.7k3,198$79,383.000000$80,483.000000$79,383.000000$79.4k27,64127.6k
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 Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Alaska
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty253.939962%57.807131%53.939962%53.9%15.089%15.1%19.168230%25.532565%19.168230%19.2%34.342%34.3%23.733583%21.985951%23.733583%23.7%9.121%9.12%49.718574%45.945636%49.718574%49.7%19.920%19.9%27.048155%26.120486%27.048155%27.0%8.967%8.97%32.864290%36.500725%32.864290%32.9%35.603%35.6%
% 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 Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Alaska
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty235.118122%32.547614%35.118122%35.1%84.911%84.9%4.240078%5.738235%4.240078%4.2%65.658%65.7%27.357910%23.387237%27.357910%27.4%90.879%90.9%23.125068%21.188086%23.125068%23.1%80.080%80.1%31.768026%30.145375%31.768026%31.8%91.033%91.0%6.877465%5.352592%6.877465%6.9%64.397%64.4%
% 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 Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Alaska
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count%Black1Other1Mixed1Asian1Hispanic2All RacesWhite320.338983%14.458716%20.338983%20.3%60196.133176%196%18.909825%31.504084%18.909825%18.9%281182.351499%182%16.429170%16.216216%16.429170%16.4%196158.430012%158%11.570248%11.341475%11.570248%11.6%28111.574383%112%10.478655%9.543147%10.478655%10.5%81101.047914%101%10.369986%10.467760%10.369986%10.4%3,198100.000000%100%9.504655%5.984876%9.504655%9.5%2,55291.655432%92%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1including Hispanic 2white Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Matanuska-Susitna Borough

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
5.1%8.4%11.6%14.8%18.0%21.3%
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Food Stamps by Place in Matanuska-Susitna Borough

There are 29 places in Matanuska-Susitna Borough. This section compares all 29 of those to each other, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Matanuska-Susitna Borough.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Matanuska-Susitna Borough, selected places in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, and entities that contain Matanuska-Susitna Borough
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Sutton-AlpineHoustonWasillaPalmerBuffalo SoapstoneWillowUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMeadow LakesWestPacificAlaskaMatanuska-Susitna Borough School DistrictMatanuska-Susitn…Matanuska-Susitna BoroughMatanuska-SusitnaTalkeetnaLakesAnchorage Metro AreaAnchorageBig LakeKnik-FairviewGatewaySusitna NorthTanainaLazy MountainChickaloonButteTrapper CreekFarm LoopGlacier ViewFishhookKnik RiverPoint MacKenziePt MacKenzieSkwentnaChaseLake Louise21.865889%21.865889%21.9%75120.434783%20.434783%20.4%141219.057239%19.057239%19.1%566316.529326%16.529326%16.5%341414.046823%14.046823%14.0%42513.706294%13.706294%13.7%98613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.054465%12.054465%12.1%301711.108351%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%3,19810.369986%10.369986%10.4%3,1989.883721%9.883721%9.9%3489.134263%9.134263%9.1%24998.880184%8.880184%8.9%12,06012.1k8.466454%8.466454%8.5%106107.919224%7.919224%7.9%400117.886266%7.886266%7.9%147127.832423%7.832423%7.8%43137.588471%7.588471%7.6%208147.297830%7.297830%7.3%37157.207207%7.207207%7.2%8166.271186%6.271186%6.3%74175.000000%5.000000%5.0%9184.664723%4.664723%4.7%16194.597701%4.597701%4.6%4204.393673%4.393673%4.4%75213.610108%3.610108%3.6%10223.191489%3.191489%3.2%3230.000000%0.000000%0.0%0240.000000%0.000000%0.0%0250.000000%0.000000%0.0%026
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 26 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Matanuska-Susitna Borough

There is 1 county subdivision in Matanuska-Susitna Borough. This section compares all 1 of those to each other, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Matanuska-Susitna Borough.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Matanuska-Susitna Borough, selected county subdivisions in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, and entities that contain Matanuska-Susitna Borough
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesWestPacificAlaskaMatanuska-Susitna Borough School DistrictMatanuska-Susitn…Matanuska-Susitna BoroughMatanuska-SusitnaMatanuska-SusitnaAnchorage Metro AreaAnchorage13.049135%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%26,19426.2k10.369986%10.369986%10.4%3,19810.369986%10.369986%10.4%3,19810.369986%10.369986%10.4%3,19818.880184%8.880184%8.9%12,06012.1k
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 1 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Anchorage Area

There are 2 counties in the Anchorage Area. This section compares Matanuska-Susitna Borough to all of the counties in the Anchorage Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Matanuska-Susitna Borough.

Most Food Stamps by County#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Matanuska-Susitna Borough, selected other counties in the Anchorage Area, and entities that contain Matanuska-Susitna Borough
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesWestPacificAlaskaMatanuska-Susitna Borough School DistrictMatanuska-Susitn…Matanuska-Susitna BoroughMatanuska-SusitnaAnchorage Metro AreaAnchorageAnchorage MunicipalityAnchorage13.049135%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%26,19426.2k10.369986%10.369986%10.4%3,19810.369986%10.369986%10.4%3,19818.880184%8.880184%8.9%12,06012.1k8.442493%8.442493%8.4%8,8622
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 2 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Alaska

There are 29 counties in Alaska. This section compares Matanuska-Susitna Borough to all of the counties in Alaska and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Matanuska-Susitna Borough.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Matanuska-Susitna Borough, selected other counties in Alaska, and entities that contain Matanuska-Susitna Borough
0%20%40%Count#Kusilvak Census AreaKusilvakBethel 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 Borough School DistrictMatanuska-Susitn…Matanuska-Susitna BoroughMatanuska-SusitnaHaines BoroughHainesPetersburg BoroughPetersburgKodiak Island BoroughKodiak IslandAnchorage Metro AreaAnchorageSitka 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%983138.858397%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%3,19810.369986%10.369986%10.4%3,1981610.085470%10.085470%10.1%118179.862571%9.862571%9.9%122189.334787%9.334787%9.3%428198.880184%8.880184%8.9%12,06012.1k8.818493%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 Matanuska-Susitna Borough to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Matanuska-Susitna Borough. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Matanuska-Susitna Borough, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Matanuska-Susitna Borough
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne 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 CountyRiversideAlaskaMatanuska-Susitna Borough School DistrictMatanuska-Susitn…Matanuska-Susitna BoroughMatanuska-SusitnaPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachKing CountyKingHonolulu CountyHonoluluHennepin CountyHennepinSt. Louis CountySt. LouisFairfield CountyFairfieldOakland CountyOaklandLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesAnchorage Metro AreaAnchorageTravis CountyTravisWestchester CountyWestchesterSalt Lake CountySalt LakeMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexAlameda CountyAlamedaWake CountyWakeSan Diego CountySan DiegoSuffolk CountySuffolkContra Costa CountyContra CostaMontgomery CountyMontgomeryOrange CountyOrangeSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraNassau CountyNassauFairfax CountyFairfax36.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k125.713313%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%26,19426.2k10.369986%10.369986%10.4%3,19810.369986%10.369986%10.4%3,19810.369716%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%296,193296k368.880184%8.880184%8.9%12,06012.1k8.850218%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:
Matanuska-Susitna
Cities:
Houston, Palmer, Wasilla
Unincorporated Places:
Big Lake, Buffalo Soapstone, Butte, Chase, Chickaloon, Eureka Roadhouse, Farm Loop, Fishhook, Gateway, Glacier View, Knik River, Knik-Fairview, Lake Louise, Lakes, Lazy Mountain, Meadow Lakes, Petersville, Point MacKenzie, Skwentna, Susitna, Susitna North, Sutton-Alpine, Talkeetna, Tanaina, Trapper Creek, Willow
ZIP Codes:
99588, 99645, 99652, 99654, 99667, 99674, 99676, 99683, 99688, 99693, 99694, 99729
Unified School District:
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Congressional District:
AK-At Large
State Senate Districts:
AK-D, AK-E, AK-F
State House Districts:
AK-7, AK-8, AK-9, AK-10, AK-11, AK-12
Neighboring Boroughs:
Denali, Kenai Peninsula
Neighboring Census Areas:
Bethel, Southeast Fairbanks, Valdez-Cordova, Yukon-Koyukuk
Neighboring Municipalities:
Anchorage