Signature · 0.3% low-access (2nd pct)

Yakutat City and Borough, AK

Yakutat City and Borough lands in the lower national band on low-access (0.3%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.

0.3%
low-access pop.
0
food-desert tracts
5.3%
on SNAP
527
residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA 2019 Census ACS 2024 AK

USDA FARA access plate

County Yakutat City and Borough, AK

LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-CLEAR

  • LA-ADEQUATE 0.3% low-access
  • BELOW-NATIONAL -21.8 pts vs US
  • LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
  • SNAP-LIGHT 5.3% SNAP
  • VEH-GAP 13.6% no vehicle
  • DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA

Nearest low-access peer: Skagway Municipality (+ 0.0 pts)

Lower-band low-access

Yakutat City and Borough lands in the lower national band (0.3%, #3,061 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.

#3,061
national by low-access %
#27
in AK
0
low-access tracts
1
food-desert residents

Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.

Signature read: 0.3% low-access (2nd pct) (-21.8 pts vs U.S. low-access).

How Yakutat City and Borough compares nationally

Food access in Yakutat City and Borough compares favorably nationally: its 0.3% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 2% of them (rank #3,061).

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Yakutat City and Borough's lower-band USDA tier split

1 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .

Food access tier distribution for Yakutat City and Borough, AK USDA-defined food-access tiers: 1 census tracts adequate (within distance threshold), 0 limited, 0 severe (low-income low-access food desert). Total 1 tracts evaluated. 1 tracts adequate (100.0%) Adequate 100% Limited 0% Severe 0% Food-access tier distribution: Yakutat City and Borough, AK
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas 2019

By USDA urbanicity classification, Yakutat City and 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.

Yakutat City and Borough vs nearby low low-access peers

Poles + nearest peers in Alaska, not a full county-board reprint

% low-access
Source USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas As of 2019 edition

FARA 2019 · lower low-access

USDA Food Access Research Atlas 2019 indicators for Yakutat City and Borough
IndicatorValue
Census Tracts1
Atlas Population (2010 basis)662
Low-Access Tracts0
Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access)0
Low-Access Population2
Low-Access Share0.3%well below the national average
Low-Income & Low-Access Population1

ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band

Census ACS 2024 demographic and SNAP data for Yakutat City and Borough
IndicatorValue
Population527
Median Household Income$85,000
Poverty Rate11.9%below the national average
SNAP Households11
SNAP Participation Rate5.3%well below the national average
Households Without a Vehicle13.6%well above the national average
Group-Quarters Population25.2%

Slim SNAP store book in Yakutat City and Borough

Yakutat City and Borough has 2 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 2 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 1 locations (50% of the total), followed by large grocery store.

Combination Grocery/Other · 1

  • alaska commercial company 200, yakutat

Large Grocery Store · 1

  • mallott's general store, yakutat

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 Yakutat City and Borough vs Aleutians East Borough → · All Alaska counties →

Yakutat City and Borough inside a lower low-access state context

Yakutat City and 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 Yakutat City and Borough, AK are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 02282. 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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