WIC in Alaska
WIC in Alaska uses 185 percent of the 2026 poverty guidelines, plus a category such as pregnancy or a child under 5. For four people, the poverty guideline is $41,250. This page does not invent a state option the rule does not list. This site does not approve or deny benefits.
Who meets the WIC income and category tests? Figures below use the 2026 poverty guideline of $41,250 for a household of four in Alaska, unless the program uses its own dollar table.
Alaska has no metro in the top 100 population ranking, so this page stays on statewide rules.
Alaska has no tax on wages. Combined state and local sales tax is 1.8%. The ACS effective property tax rate is 1.06%.
A household of four with $48,000 of income is about 116 percent of the $41,250 poverty guideline and is likely eligible for WIC. Likely on the 185 percent income test.
Limits behind the page
| Household | 100% | 138% | 185% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $19,950 | $27,531 | $36,908 |
| 2 | $27,050 | $37,329 | $50,043 |
| 3 | $34,150 | $47,127 | $63,178 |
| 4 | $41,250 | $56,925 | $76,313 |
An illustrative household
Two adults, ages 34 and 32, filing jointly, plus children ages 8 and 3. Gross income $48,000 a year, about 116 percent of the poverty guideline in Alaska. They rent. Nobody is marked disabled or pregnant.
WIC
Likely eligibleLikely on the 185 percent income test
- Someone is pregnant or under age 5, which is the categorical test. Household income is 116 percent of poverty. The federal WIC income standard is 185 percent.
- Postpartum status was not asked. Adjunctive eligibility through SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF can waive the income test. Those links are not fully chained here.
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Last checked: October 15, 2026
Sources
- WIC income standard, 7 CFR 246.7, applied to the 2026 HHS poverty guidelines
- HHS poverty guidelines for 2026
What changed
- October 15, 2026. The benefit rules file was checked against the sources listed here.
- January 15, 2026. HHS published the 2026 poverty guidelines in the Federal Register.
Other programs in Alaska
- Food stamps (SNAP)
- Medicaid and CHIP
- School meals
- LIHEAP
- Earned Income Tax Credit
- Child Tax Credit
- Marketplace subsidies
- Lifeline
- SSI
- State programs