Food Stamps in Barrow, Alaska (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Alaska and Barrow
Barrow
Alaska
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$78,804.000000$74,444.000000$78,804.000000$78.8k1,370$31,417.000000$26,669.000000$31,417.000000$31.4k177$82,478.000000$80,483.000000$82,478.000000$82.5k1,193
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 Barrow
Barrow
Alaska
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty254.237288%57.807131%54.237288%54.2%14.414%14.4%31.638418%25.532565%31.638418%31.6%27.184%27.2%19.209040%21.985951%19.209040%19.2%8.763%8.76%39.548023%45.945636%39.548023%39.5%20.000%20.0%25.988701%26.120486%25.988701%26.0%13.105%13.1%18.079096%36.500725%18.079096%18.1%20.915%20.9%
% 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 Barrow
Barrow
Alaska
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty247.778709%32.547614%47.778709%47.8%85.586%85.6%12.573345%5.738235%12.573345%12.6%72.816%72.8%29.673093%23.387237%29.673093%29.7%91.237%91.2%23.470243%21.188086%23.470243%23.5%80.000%80.0%25.565801%30.145375%25.565801%25.6%86.895%86.9%10.142498%5.352592%10.142498%10.1%79.085%79.1%
% 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 Barrow
Barrow
Alaska
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count%Other1All RacesWhite2Mixed1Black1Asian120.725995%31.504084%20.725995%20.7%177160.421546%160%12.919708%10.467760%12.919708%12.9%177100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%5.984876%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%16.216216%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%14.458716%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%11.341475%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

Food Stamps by Place in North Slope Borough

There are 9 places in North Slope Borough. This section compares Barrow to all of the places in North Slope Borough and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Barrow.

Most Food Stamps by Place#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Barrow, selected other places in North Slope Borough, and entities that contain Barrow
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count#Anaktuvuk PassPoint HopeAtqasukWainwrightNuiqsutNorth Slope BoroughNorth SlopeNorth SlopeNorth Slope Borough School DistrictN Slope BoroUnited States of AmericaUnited States000100Tract 000100ZIP Code 99723ZIP 99723BarrowPoint LayWestPacificAlaskaKaktovik30.136986%30.136986%30.1%22129.239766%29.239766%29.2%50218.000000%18.000000%18.0%9316.535433%16.535433%16.5%21416.129032%16.129032%16.1%15515.064420%15.064420%15.1%30415.064420%15.064420%15.1%30415.064420%15.064420%15.1%30413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.919708%12.919708%12.9%17712.919708%12.919708%12.9%17712.919708%12.919708%12.9%177611.688312%11.688312%11.7%9711.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.467760%10.467760%10.5%26,19426.2k1.754386%1.754386%1.8%18
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 8 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Alaska

There are 355 places in Alaska. This section compares Barrow to the 50 most populous places in Alaska and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Barrow. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 1,838.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Barrow, selected other places in Alaska, and entities that contain Barrow
0%5%10%15%20%Count#KotzebueHoustonWasillaBethelKetchikanPalmerWrangellNorth Slope BoroughNorth SlopeNorth SlopeNorth Slope Borough School DistrictN Slope BoroKenaiWillowDillinghamHainesUnited States of AmericaUnited States000100Tract 000100ZIP Code 99723ZIP 99723BarrowKodiakNomeMeadow LakesFairbanksDeltanaWestPacificAlaskaPetersburgHomerSewardLakesSoldotnaSitkaBig LakeAnchorageFarmers LoopNikiskiKalifornskyKnik-FairviewGatewayTanainaJuneauNorth PoleAnchor PointButteBadgerSteele CreekValdezFishhookRidgewaySterlingFritz CreekCollegeUnalaskaChena RidgeCordovaGoldstreamEielson AFBEster21.624473%21.624473%21.6%205120.434783%20.434783%20.4%141219.057239%19.057239%19.1%566318.837571%18.837571%18.8%363417.116844%17.116844%17.1%564516.529326%16.529326%16.5%341615.980861%15.980861%16.0%167715.064420%15.064420%15.1%30415.064420%15.064420%15.1%30415.064420%15.064420%15.1%30413.841167%13.841167%13.8%427813.706294%13.706294%13.7%98913.446475%13.446475%13.4%1031013.276492%13.276492%13.3%1091113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.919708%12.919708%12.9%17712.919708%12.919708%12.9%17712.919708%12.919708%12.9%1771212.891628%12.891628%12.9%2511312.800621%12.800621%12.8%1651412.054465%12.054465%12.1%3011511.618787%11.618787%11.6%1,2741611.168831%11.168831%11.2%861711.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.467760%10.467760%10.5%26,19426.2k10.463122%10.463122%10.5%1221810.190786%10.190786%10.2%219199.307876%9.307876%9.3%78209.134263%9.134263%9.1%249218.844340%8.844340%8.8%150228.818493%8.818493%8.8%309238.466454%8.466454%8.5%106248.442493%8.442493%8.4%8,862258.376661%8.376661%8.4%145268.248588%8.248588%8.2%146277.944732%7.944732%7.9%230287.919224%7.919224%7.9%400297.886266%7.886266%7.9%147307.588471%7.588471%7.6%208317.291152%7.291152%7.3%885327.115629%7.115629%7.1%56337.064555%7.064555%7.1%58346.271186%6.271186%6.3%74356.020642%6.020642%6.0%420365.709690%5.709690%5.7%142375.372617%5.372617%5.4%62384.393673%4.393673%4.4%75394.146919%4.146919%4.1%35403.998050%3.998050%4.0%82413.850932%3.850932%3.9%31423.847826%3.847826%3.8%177432.878465%2.878465%2.9%27442.864472%2.864472%2.9%67452.456499%2.456499%2.5%24460.755375%0.755375%0.8%13470.000000%0.000000%0.0%0480.000000%0.000000%0.0%049
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 49 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the West

There are 5,635 places in the West. This section compares Barrow to the 50 most populous places in the West and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Barrow. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 180,303.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Barrow, selected other places in the West, and entities that contain Barrow
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#San BernardinoSunrise ManorSpokaneFresnoTacomaStocktonTucsonPortlandGlendaleSanta AnaPhoenixModestoNorth Las VegasN Las VegasParadiseAlbuquerqueNorth Slope BoroughNorth SlopeNorth SlopeNorth Slope Borough School DistrictN Slope BoroMoreno ValleyBakersfieldLas VegasOxnardFontanaSacramentoUnited States of AmericaUnited States000100Tract 000100ZIP Code 99723ZIP 99723BarrowRenoLong BeachAnaheimOaklandRiversideAuroraWestMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsPacificAlaskaBoise CityDenverUrban HonoluluSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityLos AngelesSeattleSpring ValleyChula VistaGlendaleAnchorageSan JoseChandlerHendersonSan DiegoSan FranciscoGilbertSanta ClaritaHuntington BeachHuntington BchScottsdaleFremontIrvine29.012787%29.012787%29.0%16,63116.6k123.620964%23.620964%23.6%14,41814.4k223.461984%23.461984%23.5%20,46820.5k323.459108%23.459108%23.5%38,49138.5k420.446143%20.446143%20.4%16,42516.4k519.954646%19.954646%20.0%18,65518.7k619.541946%19.541946%19.5%40,58140.6k719.219520%19.219520%19.2%49,28549.3k819.046976%19.046976%19.0%15,50515.5k917.108540%17.108540%17.1%12,84812.8k1016.536703%16.536703%16.5%89,11189.1k1116.115662%16.115662%16.1%11,47011.5k1215.999363%15.999363%16.0%11,05711.1k1315.469519%15.469519%15.5%13,60913.6k1415.230887%15.230887%15.2%33,70933.7k1515.064420%15.064420%15.1%30415.064420%15.064420%15.1%30415.064420%15.064420%15.1%30414.939694%14.939694%14.9%7,6921614.586302%14.586302%14.6%16,58216.6k1714.583438%14.583438%14.6%31,96532.0k1814.176125%14.176125%14.2%7,2071913.921069%13.921069%13.9%7,1502013.904317%13.904317%13.9%25,00925.0k2113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.919708%12.919708%12.9%17712.919708%12.919708%12.9%17712.919708%12.919708%12.9%17712.222590%12.222590%12.2%11,46111.5k2211.829013%11.829013%11.8%19,39019.4k2311.730531%11.730531%11.7%11,73111.7k2411.614665%11.614665%11.6%18,46018.5k2511.385686%11.385686%11.4%10,46810.5k2611.314299%11.314299%11.3%14,18714.2k2711.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M11.059321%11.059321%11.1%19,10019.1k2811.033109%11.033109%11.0%19,61419.6k2910.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.467760%10.467760%10.5%26,19426.2k10.337522%10.337522%10.3%9,1243010.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k3110.318586%10.318586%10.3%13,16613.2k3210.103407%10.103407%10.1%7,621339.844866%9.844866%9.8%133,527134k349.579263%9.579263%9.6%29,13629.1k359.278164%9.278164%9.3%6,671369.066372%9.066372%9.1%7,054378.450158%8.450158%8.5%6,100388.442493%8.442493%8.4%8,862397.031769%7.031769%7.0%22,31322.3k406.903259%6.903259%6.9%5,927416.586006%6.586006%6.6%7,071426.386941%6.386941%6.4%31,31031.3k435.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k444.806475%4.806475%4.8%3,456454.694710%4.694710%4.7%2,798464.541958%4.541958%4.5%3,425473.645219%3.645219%3.6%3,832483.318126%3.318126%3.3%2,422492.278439%2.278439%2.3%2,04950
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Barrow to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Barrow. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Barrow, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Barrow
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonNorth Slope BoroughNorth SlopeNorth SlopeNorth Slope Borough School DistrictN Slope BoroWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichita000100Tract 000100ZIP Code 99723ZIP 99723BarrowCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandWestMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsPacificAlaskaDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinSan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchSan DiegoSan Francisco42.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k135.848492%35.848492%35.8%59,89159.9k232.200736%32.200736%32.2%52,03852.0k330.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k425.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k525.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k624.779032%24.779032%24.8%62,34962.3k723.459108%23.459108%23.5%38,49138.5k821.836606%21.836606%21.8%48,37948.4k920.381006%20.381006%20.4%637,568638k1019.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k1119.541946%19.541946%19.5%40,58140.6k1219.219520%19.219520%19.2%49,28549.3k1319.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1417.388647%17.388647%17.4%59,16859.2k1517.376020%17.376020%17.4%57,63457.6k1617.272886%17.272886%17.3%32,70532.7k1716.536703%16.536703%16.5%89,11189.1k1816.488666%16.488666%16.5%53,09453.1k1916.142911%16.142911%16.1%78,75478.8k2016.101953%16.101953%16.1%79,16379.2k2116.080399%16.080399%16.1%26,53726.5k2215.944948%15.944948%15.9%27,07527.1k2315.898351%15.898351%15.9%39,29539.3k2415.408373%15.408373%15.4%43,05543.1k2515.230887%15.230887%15.2%33,70933.7k2615.083509%15.083509%15.1%125,369125k2715.064420%15.064420%15.1%30415.064420%15.064420%15.1%30415.064420%15.064420%15.1%30414.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k2814.878116%14.878116%14.9%29,22329.2k2914.826522%14.826522%14.8%38,46438.5k3014.606174%14.606174%14.6%34,39934.4k3114.583438%14.583438%14.6%31,96532.0k3213.904317%13.904317%13.9%25,00925.0k3313.305549%13.305549%13.3%17,94217.9k3413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.955792%12.955792%13.0%19,60619.6k3512.919708%12.919708%12.9%17712.919708%12.919708%12.9%17712.919708%12.919708%12.9%17712.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3612.344705%12.344705%12.3%21,58221.6k3711.829013%11.829013%11.8%19,39019.4k3811.614665%11.614665%11.6%18,46018.5k3911.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M11.059321%11.059321%11.1%19,10019.1k4011.033109%11.033109%11.0%19,61419.6k4110.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.467760%10.467760%10.5%26,19426.2k10.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k429.844866%9.844866%9.8%133,527134k439.579263%9.579263%9.6%29,13629.1k449.299252%9.299252%9.3%16,18216.2k459.253601%9.253601%9.3%33,16533.2k467.031769%7.031769%7.0%22,31322.3k476.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k486.386941%6.386941%6.4%31,31031.3k495.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k50
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place 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:
North Slope
Census Subarea:
North Slope
ZIP Code:
99723
Unified School District:
North Slope Borough
Congressional District:
AK-At Large
State Senate District:
AK-T
State House District:
AK-40
Nearby Cities:
Atqasuk