Signature · 4.5% SNAP (29th pct in UT)
Beaver County, UT
Beaver County lands in the lower national band on low-access (14.4%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 14.4%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 4.5%
- on SNAP
- 7K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Beaver County, UT
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-MODERATE 14.4% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -7.7 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 4.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 2.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Box Elder County (+ 2.4 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Beaver County lands in the lower national band (14.4%, #2,158 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,158
- national by low-access %
- #25
- in UT
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 280
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 4.5% SNAP (29th pct in UT) (-7.6 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Beaver County compares nationally
Beaver County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 14.4% low-access share that beats 31% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,158).
Beaver County's lower-band USDA tier split
2 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
All 2 of Beaver County's tracts are rural in the USDA classification, so every one is judged on the 10-mile test: a resident counts as low-access only when the nearest supermarket is more than 10 miles away.
Beaver County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Utah, not a full county-board reprint
- Rich
Rich 100%
100 % low-access
- Sanpete 20.7
Sanpete 20.7%
20.7 % low-access
- Box Elder 16.8
Box Elder 16.8%
16.8 % low-access
- Beaver 14.4
Beaver 14.4%
14.4 % low-access
- Salt Lake 11.5
Salt Lake 11.5%
11.5 % low-access
- Grand 8
Grand 8%
8 % low-access
- Morgan 0.4
Morgan 0.4%
0.4 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 2 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 6,629 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 954 |
| Low-Access Share | 14.4%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 280 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 7,273 |
| Median Household Income | $79,360 |
| Poverty Rate | 6.6%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 113 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 4.5%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 2.9%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 4.8% |
SNAP retailers in Beaver County
Beaver County has 6 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 3 locations (50% of the total), followed by large grocery store.
Where the store book sits, by town
3 towns share the 6 authorized stores; Beaver holds 50% of them. Every one of these towns has at least one grocery-grade outlet (3 across the county).
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Beaver | 3 | 1 |
| Milford | 2 | 1 |
| Minersville | 1 | 1 |
Combination Grocery/Other · 3
- dollar general 30180, beaver
- family dollar 11455, milford
- family dollar 7608, beaver
Large Grocery Store · 1
- sunshine market, milford
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- todds market, minersville
Supermarket · 1
- mikes food town, beaver
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Utah
One of 28 counties in Utah, 6 are shown here.
Compare Beaver County vs Box Elder County → · All Utah counties →
Utah among Mountain states
Utah ranks 5th of 8 Mountain states by population-weighted low-access (23.9%). Beaver County, at 14.4%, runs 9.5 pts below the Utah rate.
- New Mexico 31.7%
- Wyoming 29.7%
- Arizona 26.8%
- Idaho 25.8%
- Utah 23.9%
- Nevada 23.0%
- Montana 22.3%
- Colorado 21.5%
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
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 Beaver County, UT are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 49001. 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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