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PantryPath Research · Senior Hunger Atlas

Senior Food Insecurity in
Alaska

Alaska's senior poverty rate is 8.0%, and 26.1% of seniors 65+ live alone — across 30 counties. Use the interactive map to see how senior food-insecurity risk varies within the state.

8.0%

Senior poverty (65+)

26.1%

Seniors living alone

35.0%

Senior SNAP take-up

$69,006

Senior median income

Alaska by county

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Toggle between five ACS metrics to see how senior food-insecurity risk varies within Alaska. Hover a county for its exact value.

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Alaska at a glance

Seniors in poverty

8K

Ages 65+

Senior poverty rate

8.0%

Ages 65+

Living alone

26.1%

1-person HH, 65+

Senior SNAP

35.0%

HH with 60+ member

Senior median income

$69,006

Householder 65+

Isolation index

0.30

Blended 0–1

County-level hotspots

Top five counties across 30 counties in Alaska.

Highest senior poverty

Ages 65+, rate

  1. 1 North Slope 20.0%
  2. 2 Bethel 18.4%
  3. 3 Nome 17.4%
  4. 4 Kusilvak 15.3%
  5. 5 Yukon-Koyukuk 12.1%

Most seniors living alone

1-person HH, 65+

  1. 1 Yukon-Koyukuk 40.2%
  2. 2 Haines 38.2%
  3. 3 Skagway 37.3%
  4. 4 Denali 31.9%
  5. 5 Aleutians East 31.8%

Largest senior population

Absolute count, 65+

  1. 1 Anchorage 35K
  2. 2 Matanuska-Susitna 15K
  3. 3 Fairbanks North Star 12K
  4. 4 Kenai Peninsula 11K
  5. 5 Juneau City and 5K

Every county in Alaska

All 30 counties across the five senior-hunger metrics plus senior population counts.

County Senior poverty Living alone Senior SNAP Senior income Seniors (count) Isolation idx
Aleutians East 8.4% 31.8% 27.1% $58,693 393 0.44
Aleutians West 6.1% 17.9% 28.6% $71,183 329 0.07
Anchorage 7.8% 24.9% 32.4% $76,950 35,087 0.27
Bethel 18.4% 12.6% 31.9% $56,875 1,482 0.35
Bristol Bay 5.0% 22.3% 60.0% $66,875 121 0.14
Chugach 6.3% 29.4% 6.1% $88,828 886 0.33
Copper River 5.4% 29.6% 36.5% $53,295 577 0.32
Denali 1.8% 31.9% 40.0% $55,000 276 0.32
Dillingham 9.5% 19.5% 38.3% $57,813 587 0.18
Fairbanks North Star 5.9% 29.8% 34.7% $74,485 11,543 0.33
Haines 11.7% 38.2% 83.3% $30,978 556 0.66
Hoonah-Angoon 10.4% 28.9% 66.7% $53,958 633 0.42
Juneau City and 4.8% 30.0% 50.0% $75,455 4,779 0.31
Kenai Peninsula 9.8% 27.9% 34.8% $56,612 11,365 0.38
Ketchikan Gateway 5.5% 24.4% 35.2% $76,447 2,380 0.20
Kodiak Island 10.8% 28.1% 19.7% $51,250 1,596 0.41
Kusilvak 15.3% 20.3% 33.1% $49,167 530 0.33
Lake and Peninsula 6.9% 21.8% 34.8% $70,625 101 0.17
Matanuska-Susitna 8.1% 24.6% 35.7% $63,422 14,521 0.27
Nome 17.4% 22.7% 41.5% $58,971 810 0.43
North Slope 20.0% 16.2% 44.7% $60,625 858 0.39
Northwest Arctic 8.4% 11.4% 41.7% $62,500 634 0.12
Petersburg 2.8% 27.4% 37.1% $64,306 742 0.21
Prince of Wales-Hyder 6.0% 28.3% 40.0% $54,357 1,164 0.30
Sitka City and 2.1% 25.3% 47.8% $99,176 1,396 0.17
Skagway 0.4% 37.3% 0.0% $59,583 233 0.44
Southeast Fairbanks 7.3% 25.4% 38.6% $68,333 1,099 0.27
Wrangell City and 6.1% 23.9% 49.5% $49,300 493 0.20
Yakutat City and 1.4% 23.6% 50.0% $94,063 140 0.13
Yukon-Koyukuk 12.1% 40.2% 42.1% $35,458 862 0.71

Senior food help in Alaska

SNAP, CSFP senior boxes, Meals on Wheels, and senior-specific pantry programs.

Seniors Resource Guide

Alaska senior SNAP

Senior-specific SNAP rules, how to apply in Alaska, and benefit amounts.

Alaska SNAP guide

Find a food pantry

Search Alaska's verified pantries — many serve seniors with home delivery or box programs.

Alaska food pantries