Food Access in Alaska
Food desert and food access data for 30 counties in Alaska (AK).
30
Counties
42.1%
Avg. Low Access %
226K
People in Food Deserts
15.1%
Avg. SNAP %
Counties in Alaska
| County | Population | Low Access % | SNAP % | No Vehicle % | Poverty % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kusilvak Census Area | 8K | 79.8% | 52.5% | 85.9% | 34.3% |
| Bethel Census Area | 19K | 78.3% | 43.0% | 61.9% | 25.3% |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 5K | 76.7% | 29.7% | 46.9% | 22.9% |
| Nome Census Area | 10K | 75.7% | 33.0% | 57.2% | 21.1% |
| Northwest Arctic Borough | 8K | 73.1% | 34.2% | 65.3% | 18.5% |
| Dillingham Census Area | 5K | 68.5% | 29.0% | 36.2% | 15.9% |
| Lake and Peninsula Borough | 999 | 67.4% | 30.7% | 42.0% | 15.2% |
| Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | 6K | 57.7% | 15.4% | 8.3% | 15.3% |
| Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | 2K | 53.0% | 15.5% | 33.1% | 11.6% |
| Aleutians East Borough | 3K | 51.9% | 12.7% | 25.0% | 12.6% |
| North Slope Borough | 11K | 44.7% | 15.1% | 36.5% | 7.9% |
| Copper River Census Area | 3K | 41.6% | 12.7% | 7.0% | 11.2% |
| Ketchikan Gateway Borough | 14K | 39.4% | 9.8% | 11.8% | 9.7% |
| Wrangell City and Borough | 2K | 38.3% | 13.4% | 6.3% | 10.1% |
| Kodiak Island Borough | 13K | 34.8% | 10.3% | 8.9% | 8.0% |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | 7K | 34.4% | 7.6% | 5.7% | 13.2% |
| Petersburg Borough | 3K | 34.2% | 10.6% | 12.6% | 4.6% |
| Yakutat City and Borough | 564 | 32.2% | 3.9% | 12.6% | 10.0% |
| Aleutians West Census Area | 5K | 31.7% | 5.7% | 9.9% | 9.6% |
| Kenai Peninsula Borough | 59K | 31.6% | 9.2% | 4.8% | 12.5% |
| Bristol Bay Borough | 854 | 28.5% | 5.6% | 10.2% | 7.9% |
| Juneau City and Borough | 32K | 28.5% | 7.0% | 9.6% | 6.9% |
| Sitka City and Borough | 8K | 28.1% | 6.2% | 10.5% | 6.9% |
| Anchorage Municipality | 291K | 28.0% | 8.9% | 5.7% | 9.6% |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 109K | 23.9% | 10.7% | 3.7% | 10.2% |
| Haines Borough | 2K | 22.4% | 2.4% | 9.0% | 5.8% |
| Chugach Census Area | 7K | 19.6% | 7.7% | 5.7% | 4.9% |
| Skagway Municipality | 1K | 16.8% | 1.7% | 6.3% | 6.2% |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough | 96K | 15.0% | 6.2% | 4.8% | 6.9% |
| Denali Borough | 2K | 6.4% | 2.5% | 3.2% | 7.3% |
Source: USDA ERS Food Access Research Atlas, U.S. Census Bureau. Sorted by low access percentage (highest first).