Signature · 4.4% low-access (9th pct)
Petersburg Borough, AK
Petersburg Borough lands in the lower national band on low-access (4.4%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 4.4%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 7.6%
- on SNAP
- 3K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Petersburg Borough, AK
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 4.4% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -17.7 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.6% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 11.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Ketchikan Gateway Borough ( -2.8 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Petersburg Borough lands in the lower national band (4.4%, #2,845 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,845
- national by low-access %
- #24
- in AK
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 25
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 4.4% low-access (9th pct) (-17.7 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Petersburg Borough compares nationally
Food access in Petersburg Borough compares favorably nationally: its 4.4% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 9% of them (rank #2,845).
Petersburg Borough's lower-band USDA tier split
1 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Petersburg 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.
Petersburg 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 | 1 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 3,815 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 168 |
| Low-Access Share | 4.4%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 25 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 3,409 |
| Median Household Income | $75,125 |
| Poverty Rate | 7.0%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 104 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.6%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 11.1%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 8.2% |
Slim SNAP store book in Petersburg Borough
Petersburg Borough has 1 store currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 1 store category. Every authorized retailer here is a convenience store.
Convenience Store · 1
- s o s value mart, kake
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 Petersburg Borough vs Aleutians East Borough → · All Alaska counties →
Petersburg Borough inside a lower low-access state context
Petersburg 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 Petersburg Borough, AK are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 02195. 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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