Food Stamps in Alaska (State)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in the United States and Alaska
Alaska
United States
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$74,444.000000$55,322.000000$74,444.000000$74.4k250,235250k$26,669.000000$20,214.000000$26,669.000000$26.7k26,19426.2k$80,483.000000$62,089.000000$80,483.000000$80.5k224,041224k
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 the United States and Alaska
Alaska
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty257.807131%52.998047%57.807131%57.8%17.195%17.2%25.532565%28.339554%25.532565%25.5%34.220%34.2%21.985951%18.429803%21.985951%22.0%9.903%9.90%45.945636%44.347651%45.945636%45.9%20.225%20.2%26.120486%29.179046%26.120486%26.1%9.199%9.20%36.500725%50.307328%36.500725%36.5%44.360%44.4%
% 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 the United States and Alaska
Alaska
United States
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty232.547614%28.828650%32.547614%32.5%82.805%82.8%5.738235%5.310662%5.738235%5.7%65.780%65.8%23.387237%20.990542%23.387237%23.4%90.097%90.1%21.188086%22.468885%21.188086%21.2%79.775%79.8%30.145375%38.399416%30.145375%30.1%90.801%90.8%5.352592%8.719194%5.352592%5.4%55.640%55.6%
% 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 the United States and Alaska
Alaska
United States
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count%Other1Mixed1Black1Asian1All RacesHispanic2White331.504084%24.343036%31.504084%31.5%10,29910.3k300.962983%301%16.216216%19.809232%16.216216%16.2%2,118154.915815%155%14.458716%27.934397%14.458716%14.5%1,182138.126162%138%11.341475%7.599620%11.341475%11.3%1,198108.346720%108%10.467760%13.049135%10.467760%10.5%26,19426.2k100.000000%100%9.543147%21.151806%9.543147%9.5%75291.167040%91%5.984876%8.898420%5.984876%6.0%10,64510.6k57.174372%57%
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 County in Alaska

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County#5

Percentage of households (%):
3%14%25%35%46%57%
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Map of Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Alaska

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Percentage of households (%):
3%14%25%35%46%57%
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Food Stamps by Place in Alaska

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Alaska, selected places in Alaska, and entities that contain Alaska
0%5%10%15%20%Count#KotzebueHoustonWasillaBethelKetchikanPalmerWrangellKenaiWillowDillinghamHainesUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBarrowKodiakNomeMeadow 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%167713.841167%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%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 Metro Area in Alaska

There are 4 metro areas in Alaska. This section compares all 4 of those to each other, Alaska, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Alaska.

Most Food Stamps by Metro Area#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Alaska, selected metro areas in Alaska, and entities that contain Alaska
0%5%10%Count#Ketchikan Metro AreaKetchikanUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWestPacificAlaskaAnchorage Metro AreaAnchorageJuneau Metro AreaJuneau AreaFairbanks Metro AreaFairbanks14.494145%14.494145%14.5%755113.049135%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%26,19426.2k8.880184%8.880184%8.9%12,06012.1k27.291152%7.291152%7.3%88536.835113%6.835113%6.8%2,4134
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of metro area out of 4 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Alaska

There are 29 counties in Alaska. This section compares all 29 of those to each other, Alaska, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Alaska.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Alaska, selected counties in Alaska, and entities that contain Alaska
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 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%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 Subdivision in Alaska

There are 37 county subdivisions in Alaska. This section compares all 37 of those to each other, Alaska, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Alaska.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Alaska, selected county subdivisions in Alaska, and entities that contain Alaska
0%20%40%Count#KusilvakYukon FlatsAniakLower KuskokwimNorthwest 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%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 State in the United States

There are 50 states in the United States. This section compares Alaska to all of the states in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Alaska.

Most Food Stamps by State#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Alaska, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain Alaska
0%5%10%15%Count#OregonMississippiKentuckyNew MexicoTennesseeWest VirginiaLouisianaMaineRhode IslandMichiganAlabamaNew YorkGeorgiaSouth CarolinaS CarolinaOhioFloridaNorth CarolinaN CarolinaArkansasWashingtonOklahomaVermontIllinoisArizonaTexasUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMissouriPennsylvaniaDelawareWisconsinMassachusettsNevadaConnecticutIndianaIdahoIowaHawaiiWestMarylandPacificSouth DakotaMontanaAlaskaVirginiaCaliforniaNew JerseyKansasNebraskaMinnesotaColoradoUtahNew HampshireNorth DakotaWyoming18.757557%18.757557%18.8%289,944290k118.047275%18.047275%18.0%198,304198k216.893675%16.893675%16.9%290,270290k316.609250%16.609250%16.6%126,654127k416.529155%16.529155%16.5%416,899417k516.404043%16.404043%16.4%121,291121k616.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k716.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k816.113495%16.113495%16.1%66,10466.1k915.920732%15.920732%15.9%614,603615k1015.585332%15.585332%15.6%288,494288k1115.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M1215.294545%15.294545%15.3%552,394552k1314.807826%14.807826%14.8%272,322272k1414.800012%14.800012%14.8%681,015681k1514.781865%14.781865%14.8%1,092,8621.09M1614.380069%14.380069%14.4%548,656549k1714.288643%14.288643%14.3%163,102163k1813.874663%13.874663%13.9%374,145374k1913.661444%13.661444%13.7%199,662200k2013.589673%13.589673%13.6%34,94034.9k2113.263818%13.263818%13.3%636,945637k2213.247600%13.247600%13.2%324,423324k2313.136648%13.136648%13.1%1,220,3361.22M2413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.998649%12.998649%13.0%308,375308k2512.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k2612.973961%12.973961%13.0%45,15645.2k2712.712153%12.712153%12.7%293,682294k2812.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k2912.438913%12.438913%12.4%128,208128k3012.430160%12.430160%12.4%168,393168k3112.194152%12.194152%12.2%306,540307k3212.154362%12.154362%12.2%72,45372.5k3311.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k3411.563392%11.563392%11.6%52,27052.3k3511.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M11.086195%11.086195%11.1%241,401241k3610.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.908268%10.908268%10.9%36,38336.4k3710.635086%10.635086%10.6%43,88643.9k3810.467760%10.467760%10.5%26,19426.2k399.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k409.416316%9.416316%9.4%1,205,9841.21M419.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k429.104026%9.104026%9.1%101,588102k438.985532%8.985532%9.0%66,63566.6k448.866816%8.866816%8.9%189,334189k458.576702%8.576702%8.6%175,961176k468.338496%8.338496%8.3%76,57876.6k477.837959%7.837959%7.8%40,86540.9k487.491734%7.491734%7.5%22,86222.9k496.025508%6.025508%6.0%13,67713.7k50
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of state out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by State in the West

There are 13 states in the West. This section compares Alaska to all of the states in the West and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Alaska.

Most Food Stamps by State#12

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Alaska, selected other states in the West, and entities that contain Alaska
0%5%10%15%Count#OregonNew MexicoWashingtonArizonaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNevadaIdahoHawaiiWestPacificMontanaAlaskaCaliforniaColoradoUtahWyoming18.757557%18.757557%18.8%289,944290k116.609250%16.609250%16.6%126,654127k213.874663%13.874663%13.9%374,145374k313.247600%13.247600%13.2%324,423324k413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.438913%12.438913%12.4%128,208128k512.154362%12.154362%12.2%72,45372.5k611.563392%11.563392%11.6%52,27052.3k711.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.635086%10.635086%10.6%43,88643.9k810.467760%10.467760%10.5%26,19426.2k99.416316%9.416316%9.4%1,205,9841.21M108.576702%8.576702%8.6%175,961176k118.338496%8.338496%8.3%76,57876.6k126.025508%6.025508%6.0%13,67713.7k13
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of state out of 13 by percentage on food stamps

Definitions

  • 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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Major Boroughs:
Fairbanks North Star, Kenai Peninsula, Matanuska-Susitna
Major Municipality:
Anchorage
Boroughs:
Aleutians East, Bristol Bay, Denali, Fairbanks North Star, Haines, Kenai Peninsula, Ketchikan Gateway, Kodiak Island, Lake and Peninsula, Matanuska-Susitna, North Slope, Northwest Arctic, Petersburg
Census Areas:
Aleutians West, Bethel, Dillingham, Hoonah-Angoon, Kusilvak, Nome, Prince of Wales-Hyder, Southeast Fairbanks, Valdez-Cordova, Yukon-Koyukuk
City and Boroughs:
Juneau, Sitka, Wrangell, Yakutat
Municipalities:
Anchorage, Skagway
Metro Areas:
Anchorage Area, Fairbanks Area, Juneau Area, Ketchikan Area
Major Cities:
Barrow, Bethel, Cordova, Dillingham, Fairbanks, Homer, Houston, Kenai, Ketchikan, Kodiak, Kotzebue, Nome, North Pole, Palmer, Seward, Soldotna, Unalaska, Valdez, Wasilla
Major City and Boroughs:
Juneau, Sitka, Wrangell
Major Municipality:
Anchorage
Major Unincorporated Places:
Anchor Point, Badger, Big Lake, Butte, Chena Ridge, College, Deltana, Eielson AFB, Ester, Farmers Loop, Fishhook, Fritz Creek, Gateway, Goldstream, Haines, Kalifornsky, Knik-Fairview, Lakes, Meadow Lakes, Nikiski, Petersburg, Prudhoe Bay, Ridgeway, Steele Creek, Sterling, Tanaina, Willow
Congressional District:
AK-At Large
State House Districts:
AK-1, AK-2, AK-3, AK-4, AK-5, AK-6, AK-7, AK-8, AK-9, AK-10, AK-11, AK-12, AK-13, AK-14, AK-15, AK-16, AK-17, AK-18, AK-19, AK-20, AK-21, AK-22, AK-23, AK-24, AK-25, AK-26, AK-27, AK-28, AK-29, AK-30, AK-31, AK-32, AK-33, AK-34, AK-35, AK-36, AK-37, AK-38, AK-39, AK-40
State Senate Districts:
AK-A, AK-B, AK-C, AK-D, AK-E, AK-F, AK-G, AK-H, AK-I, AK-J, AK-K, AK-L, AK-M, AK-N, AK-O, AK-P, AK-Q, AK-R, AK-S, AK-T