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Alaska Opted Out of Summer EBT

Opted out of 2025 plan year

Alaska is not participating in the 2025 Summer EBT plan year. We estimate 31,326 children in Alaska would have qualified — about $3.8M in federal grocery dollars the state is leaving on the table this summer.

Opted out for 2025 plan year.

31K

Eligible children (≤185% FPL)

24.6%

Eligibility share (5–17)

$3.8M

Dollars forfeited

30

Counties

Alaska by county

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Alaska at a glance

Participation

No

Opted out of 2025 plan year

Eligible children

31K

Est. ≤185% FPL

Eligibility share

24.6%

Eligible / 5–17

Dollars flowing

—

$120 × eligible

Dollars forfeited

$3.8M

$120 × eligible

5–17 in poverty

14K

SAIPE ≤100% FPL

County-level hotspots

Top five counties across 30 counties in Alaska.

Most eligible children

Est. ≤185% FPL

  1. 1 Anchorage Borough 9K
  2. 2 Matanuska-Susitna Borough 4K
  3. 3 Bethel Census Area 3K
  4. 4 Fairbanks North Star Borough 3K
  5. 5 Kenai Peninsula Borough 2K

Highest eligibility share

Eligible / 5–17 universe

  1. 1 Kusilvak Census Area 77.4%
  2. 2 Bethel Census Area 74.9%
  3. 3 Dillingham Census Area 63.3%
  4. 4 Hoonah-Angoon Census Area 59.4%
  5. 5 Lake and Peninsula Borough 56.2%

Largest dollars forfeited

$120 × eligible

  1. 1 Anchorage Borough $1.1M
  2. 2 Matanuska-Susitna Borough $492K
  3. 3 Bethel Census Area $402K
  4. 4 Fairbanks North Star Borough $313K
  5. 5 Kenai Peninsula Borough $297K

Every county in Alaska

All 30 counties with Summer EBT eligibility estimates and dollars at stake.

County 5–17 in poverty Eligible (≤185% FPL) Eligibility share Dollars forfeited
Aleutians East Borough 27 59 42.1% $7K
Aleutians West Census Area 16 35 11.6% $4K
Anchorage Borough 4,276 9,407 19.5% $1.1M
Bethel Census Area 1,523 3,351 74.9% $402K
Bristol Bay Borough 23 51 41.8% $6K
Chugach Census Area 81 178 15.8% $21K
Copper River Census Area 93 205 39.8% $25K
Denali Borough 24 53 24.3% $6K
Dillingham Census Area 294 647 63.3% $78K
Fairbanks North Star Borough 1,187 2,611 16.8% $313K
Haines Borough 34 75 30.2% $9K
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area 72 158 59.4% $19K
Juneau Borough 353 777 16.3% $93K
Kenai Peninsula Borough 1,123 2,471 24.8% $297K
Ketchikan Gateway Borough 209 460 22.9% $55K
Kodiak Island Borough 173 381 17.8% $46K
Kusilvak Census Area 823 1,811 77.4% $217K
Lake and Peninsula Borough 70 154 56.2% $18K
Matanuska-Susitna Borough 1,863 4,099 19.0% $492K
Nome Census Area 520 1,144 46.8% $137K
North Slope Borough 230 506 25.1% $61K
Northwest Arctic Borough 414 911 44.2% $109K
Petersburg Borough 50 110 20.5% $13K
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area 178 392 41.9% $47K
Sitka Borough 97 213 18.5% $26K
Skagway Municipality 11 24 18.8% $3K
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area 175 385 29.5% $46K
Wrangell City and Borough 38 84 32.7% $10K
Yakutat Borough 21 46 43.8% $6K
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area 241 530 50.0% $64K

Free summer meals in Alaska

USDA's Summer Food Service Program runs free meal sites at schools, libraries, and parks. Open to any child 18 and under, no ID or income verification required.

Find summer meal sites

School-year free meals

Free and reduced-price National School Lunch and Breakfast programs — eligibility automatically qualifies kids for Summer EBT in participating states.

School meals guide

Alaska SNAP

SNAP enrollment often triggers automatic Summer EBT eligibility. State-specific application guide and benefit amounts.

Alaska SNAP guide

Families with children

Our population-specific guide: SNAP, WIC, Summer EBT, school meals, and pantry programs for families with kids in Alaska.

Full families guide

Find a food pantry

Search Alaska's verified pantries — many offer backpack programs, summer box distributions, and family-sized groceries during the summer months.

Alaska food pantries