Signature · 100.0% low-access (98th pct)
Denali Borough, AK
Denali Borough sits in the upper national band on low-access (100.0%, +77.9 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 100.0%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 3.0%
- on SNAP
- 2K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Denali Borough, AK
LA-SEVERE · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-SEVERE 100.0% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +77.9 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 3.0% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 12.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Lake and Peninsula Borough (+ 0.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Denali Borough sits in the upper national band (100.0%, #15 of 3,079).
- #15
- national by low-access %
- #1
- in AK
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 604
- food-desert residents
Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.
Signature read: 100.0% low-access (98th pct) (+77.9 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Denali Borough compares nationally
Denali Borough sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 100.0% low-access share outpaces 98% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #15 most-affected nationwide.
Denali Borough's elevated USDA tier split
1 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
All 1 of Denali Borough's tracts are rural in the USDA classification, so every one is judged on the 10-mile test: a resident counts as low-access only when the nearest supermarket is more than 10 miles away.
Denali Borough vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Alaska, not a full county-board reprint
- Lake and Peni…
Lake and Peni… 100%
100 % low-access
- Denali
Denali 100%
100 % low-access
- Hoonah-Angoon
Hoonah-Angoon 99.4%
99.4 % low-access
- Yukon-Koyukuk
Yukon-Koyukuk 89.6%
89.6 % low-access
- Bethel
Bethel 68.6%
68.6 % low-access
- Kusilvak 0
Kusilvak 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 1 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 1,826 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,826 |
| Low-Access Share | 100.0%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 604 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 1,969 |
| Median Household Income | $80,781 |
| Poverty Rate | 8.3%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 17 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 3.0%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 12.4%well above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 39.4% |
Slim SNAP store book in Denali Borough
Denali Borough has 1 store currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 1 store category. Every authorized retailer here is a super store.
Where the store book sits, by town
All 1 authorized store is in Healy, 1 of them grocery-grade (supermarket or large/medium grocery).
Super Store · 1
- three bears healy 45, healy
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Alaska
One of 29 counties in Alaska, 6 are shown here.
Compare Denali Borough vs Aleutians East Borough → · All Alaska counties →
Alaska among Pacific states
Alaska ranks 1st of 5 Pacific states by population-weighted low-access (30.9%). Denali Borough, at 100.0%, runs 69.1 pts above the Alaska rate.
- Alaska 30.9%
- Hawaii 26.7%
- Washington 23.1%
- Oregon 16.9%
- California 13.3%
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
Read with this county
Sources: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019) · U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates · methodology · compiled .
PlainFoodAccess renders this county profile directly from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates), no number is typed in by an editor. Figures for Denali Borough, AK are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 02068. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-06-23. Primary sources: USDA Food Access Research Atlas and Census ACS 5-year estimates.
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