Signature · 4.7% SNAP (7th pct in AK)
Haines Borough, AK
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Haines Borough residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 20.7%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 4.7%
- on SNAP
- 2K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Haines Borough, AK
LA-ELEVATED · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ELEVATED 20.7% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -1.4 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 4.7% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Juneau City and Borough (+ 0.0 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Haines Borough ranks #1,629 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #22 of 27 counties in AK (20.7% low-access).
- #1,629
- national by low-access %
- #22
- in AK
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 253
- food-desert residents
Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA).
Signature read: 4.7% SNAP (7th pct in AK) (-7.4 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Haines Borough compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Haines Borough's 20.7% low-access share is elevated, higher than 48% of them and ranked #1,634 most-affected nationwide.
Haines Borough: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
1 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Haines Borough has 0 urban and 1 rural census tracts. The 1-mile (urban) vs 10-mile (rural) distance threshold above applies per tract, so a county's access rate reflects this mix.
Haines Borough low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Alaska, not a full county-board reprint
- Lake and Peni…
Lake and Peni… 100%
100 % low-access
- Prince of Wal… 22.7
Prince of Wal… 22.7%
22.7 % low-access
- Aleutians West 21.4
Aleutians West 21.4%
21.4 % low-access
- Wrangell City… 21.4
Wrangell City… 21.4%
21.4 % low-access
- Haines 20.7
Haines 20.7%
20.7 % low-access
- Juneau City a… 20.7
Juneau City a… 20.7%
20.7 % low-access
- Kusilvak 0
Kusilvak 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 1 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 2,508 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 519 |
| Low-Access Share | 20.7%near the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 253 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 2,086 |
| Median Household Income | $86,927 |
| Poverty Rate | 5.4%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 42 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 4.7%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.0%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.5% |
Slim SNAP store book in Haines Borough
Haines Borough has 3 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 1 locations (33% of the total), followed by medium grocery store.
Convenience Store · 1
- mountain market, haines
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- alaska sport shop, haines
Supermarket · 1
- howsers iga supermarket, haines
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 Haines Borough vs Aleutians East Borough → · All Alaska counties →
Food access nationally, Alaska in context
Haines Borough sits inside Alaska (ringed). Each state is colored by population-weighted low-access; click any state to compare.
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context
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 Haines Borough, AK are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 02100. 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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