Signature · 1 LILA tracts (100% of tracts)
Bent County, CO
Bent County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 1 LILA tracts (100% of the book) alongside 12.4% low-access.
- 12.4%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 21.4%
- on SNAP
- 6K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Bent County, CO
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 12.4% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -9.7 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 21.4% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 100% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Clear Creek County ( -0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Bent County lands in the lower national band (12.4%, #2,306 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,306
- national by low-access %
- #46
- in CO
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 333
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 1 LILA tracts (100% of tracts) .
How Bent County compares nationally
Bent County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 12.4% low-access share that beats 26% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,306).
Bent County's lower-band USDA tier split
1 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
All 1 of Bent 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.
Bent County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Colorado, not a full county-board reprint
- Kiowa
Kiowa 100%
100 % low-access
- Mineral 12.8
Mineral 12.8%
12.8 % low-access
- Bent 12.4
Bent 12.4%
12.4 % low-access
- Clear Creek 12.3
Clear Creek 12.3%
12.3 % low-access
- Routt 12.1
Routt 12.1%
12.1 % low-access
- Hinsdale 11.8
Hinsdale 11.8%
11.8 % low-access
- Gilpin 0
Gilpin 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 1 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 6,499 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 808 |
| Low-Access Share | 12.4%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 333 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 5,549 |
| Median Household Income | $50,179 |
| Poverty Rate | 28.4%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 402 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 21.4%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.1%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 23.8% |
SNAP retailers in Bent County
Bent County has 6 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 3 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
3 towns share the 6 authorized stores; Las Animas holds 67% of them. 2 of the 3 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Hasty, Las Amimas.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Las Animas | 4 | 1 |
| Hasty | 1 | none |
| Las Amimas | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 3
- alta 6121, las animas
- loaf n jug 750059, las animas
- valley grocery & grill, hasty
Combination Grocery/Other · 2
- dollar general 18901, las amimas
- family dollar 4633, las animas
Supermarket · 1
- thaxton's market inc., las animas
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Colorado
One of 63 counties in Colorado, 6 are shown here.
Compare Bent County vs Adams County → · All Colorado counties →
Colorado among Mountain states
Colorado ranks 8th of 8 Mountain states by population-weighted low-access (21.5%). Bent County, at 12.4%, runs 9.1 pts below the Colorado 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 Bent County, CO are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 08011. 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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