Food Stamps in Northwest Arctic 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 Northwest Arctic Borough
Northwest Arctic Borough
Alaska
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$61,341.000000$74,444.000000$61,341.000000$61.3k1,904$32,589.000000$26,669.000000$32,589.000000$32.6k654$79,352.000000$80,483.000000$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 Alaska and Northwest Arctic Borough
Northwest Arctic Borough
Alaska
0%20%40%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty277.370031%57.807131%77.370031%77.4%44.660%44.7%26.911315%25.532565%26.911315%26.9%55.346%55.3%31.804281%21.985951%31.804281%31.8%34.551%34.6%41.284404%45.945636%41.284404%41.3%44.118%44.1%29.816514%26.120486%29.816514%29.8%34.151%34.2%43.119266%36.500725%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 Alaska and Northwest Arctic Borough
Northwest Arctic Borough
Alaska
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty250.160000%32.547614%50.160000%50.2%55.340%55.3%11.360000%5.738235%11.360000%11.4%44.654%44.7%31.520000%23.387237%31.520000%31.5%65.449%65.4%27.360000%21.188086%27.360000%27.4%55.882%55.9%30.080000%30.145375%30.080000%30.1%65.849%65.8%7.360000%5.352592%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 Alaska and Northwest Arctic Borough
Northwest Arctic Borough
Alaska
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Other1All RacesAsian1Mixed1White2Hispanic3Black144.150418%31.504084%44.150418%44.2%634128.535773%129%34.348739%10.467760%34.348739%34.3%654100.000000%100%11.764706%11.341475%11.764706%11.8%234.250765%34%10.769231%16.216216%10.769231%10.8%731.352623%31%2.997275%5.984876%2.997275%3.0%118.726012%9%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 Northwest Arctic Borough

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
21%27%32%37%42%47%
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Food Stamps by Place in Northwest Arctic Borough

There are 12 places in Northwest Arctic Borough. This section compares all 12 of those to each other, Northwest Arctic Borough, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Northwest Arctic Borough.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Northwest Arctic Borough, selected places in Northwest Arctic Borough, and entities that contain Northwest Arctic Borough
0%20%40%60%Count#SelawikKivalinaNoatakNoorvikShungnakKianaBucklandNorthwest Arctic Borough School DistrictNW Arctic BoroNorthwest Arctic BoroughNorthwest ArcticKobukAmblerDeeringKotzebueUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWestPacificAlaska69.696970%69.696970%69.7%115152.713178%52.713178%52.7%68251.764706%51.764706%51.8%44348.800000%48.800000%48.8%61448.148148%48.148148%48.1%26538.775510%38.775510%38.8%38634.586466%34.586466%34.6%46734.348739%34.348739%34.3%65434.348739%34.348739%34.3%65431.034483%31.034483%31.0%9830.487805%30.487805%30.5%25925.000000%25.000000%25.0%101021.624473%21.624473%21.6%2051113.049135%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 place out of 11 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Northwest Arctic Borough

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Northwest Arctic Borough, selected county subdivisions in Northwest Arctic Borough, and entities that contain Northwest Arctic Borough
0%10%20%30%Count#Northwest Arctic Borough School DistrictNW Arctic BoroNorthwest Arctic BoroughNorthwest ArcticNorthwest ArcticNW ArcticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWestPacificAlaska34.348739%34.348739%34.3%65434.348739%34.348739%34.3%65434.348739%34.348739%34.3%654113.049135%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 Northwest Arctic Borough to all of the counties in Alaska and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Northwest Arctic Borough.

Most Food Stamps by County#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Northwest Arctic Borough, selected other counties in Alaska, and entities that contain Northwest Arctic Borough
0%20%40%Count#Kusilvak Census AreaKusilvakBethel Census AreaBethelNorthwest Arctic Borough School DistrictNW Arctic BoroNorthwest 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%983138.858397%38.858397%38.9%1,770234.348739%34.348739%34.3%65434.348739%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 Northwest Arctic Borough to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Northwest Arctic Borough. 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 Northwest Arctic Borough, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Northwest Arctic Borough
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxNorthwest Arctic Borough School DistrictNW Arctic BoroNorthwest Arctic BoroughNorthwest ArcticWayne 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 CountyFairfax36.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k134.348739%34.348739%34.3%65434.348739%34.348739%34.3%65425.713313%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:
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 Boroughs:
North Slope
Neighboring Census Areas:
Nome, Yukon-Koyukuk