Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK

Food access and food desert data

14K

Population

39.4%

Low Food Access

9.8%

SNAP Participation

9.7%

Poverty Rate

Food Access Details

Census Tracts 3

Low Access Tracts 1

Low Access Population 5,481

Low Access Percentage 39.4%

Low-Income, Low Access (Urban >1mi) 1,233

Low-Income, Low Access (Rural >10mi) 411

Demographics & Assistance

Population 13,910

Median Household Income $82,763

Poverty Rate 9.7%

SNAP Households 544

SNAP Participation Rate 9.8%

Households Without Vehicle 11.8%

Group Quarters Population 2.0%

High Food Access Concern

Ketchikan Gateway Borough has a low food access rate of 39.4%, meaning a significant portion of the population lives far from a supermarket or grocery store.

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Source: USDA ERS Food Access Research Atlas, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey. Data year: 2022.