Signature · 1.6% low-access (5th pct)
Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK
Ketchikan Gateway Borough lands in the lower national band on low-access (1.6%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 1.6%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 8.3%
- on SNAP
- 14K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 1.6% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -20.5 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 8.3% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 10.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Skagway Municipality ( -1.3 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Ketchikan Gateway Borough lands in the lower national band (1.6%, #2,983 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,983
- national by low-access %
- #25
- in AK
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 54
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 1.6% low-access (5th pct) (-20.5 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Ketchikan Gateway Borough compares nationally
Food access in Ketchikan Gateway Borough compares favorably nationally: its 1.6% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 5% of them (rank #2,984).
Ketchikan Gateway Borough's lower-band USDA tier split
4 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Ketchikan Gateway Borough has 2 urban and 2 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.
Ketchikan Gateway Borough vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Alaska, not a full county-board reprint
- Lake and Peni…
Lake and Peni… 100%
100 % low-access
- Petersburg 4.4
Petersburg 4.4%
4.4 % low-access
- Ketchikan Gat… 1.6
Ketchikan Gat… 1.6%
1.6 % low-access
- Skagway 0.3
Skagway 0.3%
0.3 % low-access
- Yakutat City … 0.3
Yakutat City … 0.3%
0.3 % low-access
- Kusilvak 0
Kusilvak 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 4 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 13,477 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 216 |
| Low-Access Share | 1.6%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 54 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 13,768 |
| Median Household Income | $92,885 |
| Poverty Rate | 8.7%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 477 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 8.3%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 10.5%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.4% |
SNAP retailers in Ketchikan Gateway Borough
Ketchikan Gateway Borough has 11 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 4 locations (36% of the total), followed by super store.
Convenience Store · 4
- lighthouse grocery, ketchikan
- three bears south tongass servive 119, ketchikan
- ward cove deli & liquor, ketchikan
- wooden wheel cove trading post, ketchikan
Super Store · 2
- three bears ketchikan 120, ketchikan
- walmart 2710, ketchikan
Combination Grocery/Other · 1
- alaskan & proud, ketchikan
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- wolf point produce, ketchikan
Large Grocery Store · 1
- alaskan & proud thorne bay market, thorne bay
Small Grocery Store · 1
- sunrise lodge & general store, edna bay
Supermarket · 1
- safeway 1818, ketchikan
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 Ketchikan Gateway Borough vs Aleutians East Borough → · All Alaska counties →
Counties near Ketchikan Gateway Borough's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Ketchikan Gateway Borough, both outside Alaska so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside AK (1.6% here).
- Bibb County, AL · 1.6% low-access
- Bibb County, AL · 1.6% low-access
- Cook County, GA · 1.6% low-access
- Cook County, GA · 1.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside AK (8.3% here).
- Lee County, FL · 8.3% SNAP
- Lee County, FL · 8.3% SNAP
- Gooding County, ID · 8.3% SNAP
- Gooding County, ID · 8.3% SNAP
Source: USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + Census ACS 2024 SNAP. Peers floor at 10,000 residents so stub counties cannot own the match.
Ketchikan Gateway Borough inside a lower low-access state context
Ketchikan Gateway 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 Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 02130. 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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