Signature · 7 LILA tracts (29.2% of tracts)
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK
Matanuska-Susitna Borough's signature pressure is desert tracts: 7 LILA tracts (29.2% of the book) alongside 28.9% low-access.
- 28.9%
- low-access pop.
- 7
- food-desert tracts
- 9.4%
- on SNAP
- 113K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 28.9% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +6.8 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 7 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 9.4% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 29% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Anchorage Municipality ( -0.5 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Matanuska-Susitna Borough sits in the upper national band (28.9%, #1,010 of 3,079) with 7 LILA tracts.
- #1,010
- national by low-access %
- #15
- in AK
- 11
- low-access tracts
- 7K
- 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: 7 LILA tracts (29.2% of tracts) .
How Matanuska-Susitna Borough compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Matanuska-Susitna Borough's 28.9% low-access share is elevated, higher than 68% of them and ranked #1,013 most-affected nationwide.
Matanuska-Susitna Borough's elevated USDA tier split
24 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 7 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Matanuska-Susitna Borough has 7 urban and 17 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.
Matanuska-Susitna 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
- Sitka City and 34.5
Sitka City and 34.5%
34.5 % low-access
- Southeast Fai… 29.7
Southeast Fai… 29.7%
29.7 % low-access
- Matanuska-Sus… 28.9
Matanuska-Sus… 28.9%
28.9 % low-access
- Anchorage 28.4
Anchorage 28.4%
28.4 % low-access
- Kenai Peninsu… 23.7
Kenai Peninsu… 23.7%
23.7 % low-access
- Kusilvak 0
Kusilvak 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 24 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 88,995 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 11 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 7 |
| Low-Access Population | 25,705 |
| Low-Access Share | 28.9%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 7,286 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 112,988 |
| Median Household Income | $94,031 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.0%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,741 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 9.4%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.8%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.3% |
Other Counties in Alaska
One of 29 counties in Alaska, 6 are shown here.
Compare Matanuska-Susitna Borough vs Aleutians East Borough → · All Alaska counties →
Counties near Matanuska-Susitna Borough's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Matanuska-Susitna 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 (28.9% here).
- Inyo County, CA · 28.9% low-access
- Inyo County, CA · 28.9% low-access
- Wyandotte County, KS · 28.9% low-access
- Wyandotte County, KS · 28.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside AK (9.4% here).
- Union County, AR · 9.4% SNAP
- Union County, AR · 9.4% SNAP
- Brevard County, FL · 9.4% SNAP
- Brevard County, FL · 9.4% 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.
Matanuska-Susitna Borough inside a higher low-access state context
Matanuska-Susitna 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 Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 02170. 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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