State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Demographics Data

Demographic Data Report for Alaska by Borough or Census Area
Food Access: Limited Access to Healthy Foods
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019 USDA Food Environment Atlas
Sorted by Percent

Alaska

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
• Value (Percent) : The value is 8 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 55,887.

United States

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
• Value (Percent) : The value is data not available
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is data not available.

Anchorage Municipality

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 5 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 13,337.

Fairbanks North Borough

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 8 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 7,544.

Matanuska-Susitna Borough

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 8 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 7,286.

Aleutians East Borough

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 15 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 458.

Aleutians West Census Area

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 8 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 434.

Bethel Census Area

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 40 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 6,780.

Bristol Bay Borough

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 12 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 116.

Denali Borough

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 33 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 604.

Dillingham Census Area

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 31 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 1,525.

Haines Borough

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 10 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 253.

Hoonah-Angoon Census Area

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 31 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 669.

Juneau City and Borough

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 2 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 613.

Kenai Peninsula Borough

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 8 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 4,359.

Ketchikan Gateway Borough

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 54.

Kodiak Island Borough

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 11 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 1,560.

Lake and Peninsula Borough

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 42 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 679.

Nome Census Area

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 15 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 1,442.

North Slope Borough

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 7 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 670.

Northwest Arctic Borough

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 29 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 2,198.

Petersburg Census Area

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 1 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 25.

Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 9 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 491.

Sitka City and Borough

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 6 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 555.

Skagway Municipality

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 1.

Southeast Fairbanks Census Area

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 10 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 695.

Valdez-Cordova Census Area

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 10 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 997.

Wrangell Borough

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 5 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 119.

Yakutat City and Borough

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 1.

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 43 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 2,418.

Kusilvak Census Area

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is data not available
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is data not available.

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/18/2026 1:08 pm.

Data not available for this combination of geography, cancer site, age, and race/ethnicity.

Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.

Source: Limited Access to Healthy Foods data provided by the USDA Food Environment Atlas.

For more information about Food Access: Limited Access to Healthy Foods, see the dictionary.

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.