Signature · 145 SNAP-authorized stores
Benton County, WA
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Benton County residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 22.8%
- low-access pop.
- 5
- food-desert tracts
- 14.8%
- on SNAP
- 213K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Benton County, WA
LA-ELEVATED · PHOTO-FINISH · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 22.8% low-access
- PHOTO-FINISH +0.7 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 5 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 14.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 14% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Kittitas County (+ 0.7 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Benton County ranks #1,461 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #21 of 38 counties in WA (22.8% low-access; 5 food-desert tracts).
- #1,461
- national by low-access %
- #21
- in WA
- 18
- low-access tracts
- 9K
- food-desert residents
Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA).
Signature read: 145 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Benton County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Benton County's 22.8% low-access share is elevated, higher than 53% of them and ranked #1,464 most-affected nationwide.
Benton County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
37 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 5 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Benton County has 28 urban and 9 rural census tracts. The 1-mile (urban) vs 10-mile (rural) distance threshold above applies per tract, so a county's access rate reflects this mix.
Benton County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Washington, not a full county-board reprint
- Douglas
Douglas 55.5%
55.5 % low-access
- Walla Walla
Walla Walla 23.7%
23.7 % low-access
- Kittitas
Kittitas 23.5%
23.5 % low-access
- Snohomish
Snohomish 23.5%
23.5 % low-access
- Benton
Benton 22.8%
22.8 % low-access
- Clark 21.7
Clark 21.7%
21.7 % low-access
- San Juan 0
San Juan 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 37 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 175,177 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 18 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 5 |
| Low-Access Population | 40,007 |
| Low-Access Share | 22.8%near the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 9,158 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 212,905 |
| Median Household Income | $89,874 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.0%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 11,533 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 14.8%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.9%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Benton County
Benton County has 145 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 10 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 73 locations (50% of the total), followed by medium grocery store.
Convenience Store · 73
- 7 eleven 26088k, richland
- 7-eleven #25412d 25412, richland
- 7-eleven 14428g, richland
- bhullar c store, kennewick
- circle k #6031 2706031, kennewick
- circle k 2706026, richland
- circle k 2706029, kennewick
- circle k 2706030, kennewick
- circle k 2706033, kennewick
- circle k 2706034, kennewick
- circle k 2706035, kennewick
- circle k 2706036, kennewick
- circle k 2706037, west richland
- circle k 2706043, richland
- circle k 2706044, richland
- circle k 2706048, kennewick
- circle k stores 2706624, west richland
- circle k stores 2709662, kennewick
- city market, kennewick
- cottage market, prosser
- eastside market, prosser
- european delights, kennewick
- finley shopper, kennewick
- friends corner 3, kennewick
- garfield mart, kennewick
- general store, kennewick
- golden triangle asian market, kennewick
- island view market & deli, richland
- jacksons food stores # 661 661, benton city
- jacksons food stores # 662 662, west richland
- jacksons food stores # 664 664, richland
- jacksons food stores # 665 665, kennewick
- jacksons food stores # 667 667, kennewick
- jet mart conoco, kennewick
- kennedy mart, west richland
- lee's market, west richland
- love's travel stop 681, prosser
- lucky food mart, richland
- max mart, kennewick
- maverik 504, kennewick
- maverik, inc 448, richland
- max mart truckstop, kennewick
- mccorkle's market, prosser
- metro mart 3, kennewick
- mr g's bottle & food shop, kennewick
- neighbors conoco, richland
- north prosser market 1 llc, prosser
- one stop mart 11, richland
- one stop mart 12, richland
- pacific food mart, kennewick
- pacific mini mart, kennewick
- paradise food mart, west richland
- pik a pop 8, kennewick
- pit stop food mart, west richland
- prosser foodmart, prosser
- prosser korners, prosser
- prosser mini mart, prosser
- ptm market, prosser
- quiktrip gas & food, richland
- queensgate food mart, richland
- ron's food mart, kennewick
- rocket mart, richland
- rocket mart, kennewick
- rocket mart 8, richland
- royal mart 104, kennewick
- s & s petroleum 62506, richland
- s & s petroleum 62507, kennewick
- smoke and beer, kennewick
- sunshine nw llc, benton city
- swift stop 1, richland
- total stop, kennewick
- town mart, kennewick
- vista mart, kennewick
Medium Grocery Store · 15
- al basha market and smoke shop llc, kennewick
- carniceria el nino, prosser
- carniceria el sol, benton city
- carniceria tres pueblos, kennewick
- family food llc, kennewick
- golden dragon grocery, kennewick
- garcia's market llc, prosser
- highlands organic market, kennewick
- juanitos prime meats llc, kennewick
- kitchen and spice market, richland
- leyte oriental store, richland
- perez meat market, west richland
- perez meat market, west richland
- sm produce for less, kennewick
- somer bakery llc, kennewick
Super Store · 14
- costco pharmacy 1718, richland
- costco wholesale 0486, kennewick
- fred meyer 163, kennewick
- fred meyer 286, richland
- grocery outlet 562, prosser
- grocery outlet of richland 421, richland
- kabana-king 3, kennewick
- target store t-0830, kennewick
- target store t-2314, richland
- walmart 2101, kennewick
- walmart 3261, richland
- yoke's fresh market 13, kennewick
- yoke's fresh market 14, west richland
- yoke's fresh market 15, richland
Combination Grocery/Other · 12
- cvs pharmacy 11638, kennewick
- carniceria madrigal tri-cities n/a, west richland
- dollartree 9258, prosser
- dollar general 21945, benton city
- dollar tree 2566, richland
- dollar tree 2696, kennewick
- dollar tree 3450, kennewick
- dollar tree 7823, richland
- walgreens 09113, kennewick
- walgreens 09596, richland
- walgreens 10195, kennewick
- walgreens 10478, richland
Supermarket · 12
- albertsons 3253, kennewick
- grocery outlet of kennewick 119, kennewick
- kabana-king, richland
- kennewick red apple market, kennewick
- lep-re-kon harvest foods 8, benton city
- lep-re-kon mart 7, prosser
- natural grocers u173, kennewick
- safeway 252, richland
- safeway 333, richland
- urm cash & carry #3, kennewick
- winco foods 002, kennewick
- winco foods 045, richland
Small Grocery Store · 8
- abarrotes mi ranchito, prosser
- carniceria el rodeo meat market, prosser
- carniceria la carreta llc, kennewick
- east africa grocery halal, kennewick
- euro market llc, kennewick
- la hacienda meat market, west richland
- tortilleria la suavecita, kennewick
- v5 market llc, benton city
Bakery Specialty · 6
- aub's bananza bread llc, richland
- franz bakery outlet 9047, richland
- papa murphy's 48209, richland
- papa murphy's pizza wa211, west richland
- papa murphy's take n bake pizza wa107, richland
- papa murphy's wa-003, kennewick
Farmers' Market · 3
- historic downtown kennewick farmer's market, kennewick
- kennewick farmers market 1, kennewick
- prosser farmers market 5097862399, prosser
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- family farm produce, prosser
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- templeman's market inc, kennewick
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Washington
One of 38 counties in Washington, 6 are shown here.
Compare Benton County vs Adams County → · All Washington counties →
Nationwide peers for Benton County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Benton County, both outside Washington so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside WA (22.8% here).
- Oconee County, SC · 22.8% low-access
- Oconee County, SC · 22.8% low-access
- Mercer County, IL · 22.8% low-access
- Mercer County, IL · 22.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside WA (14.8% here).
- Freestone County, TX · 14.8% SNAP
- Freestone County, TX · 14.8% SNAP
- Union County, TN · 14.8% SNAP
- Union County, TN · 14.8% SNAP
Source: USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + Census ACS 2024 SNAP. Peers floor at 10,000 residents so stub counties cannot own the match.
Food access nationally, Washington in context
Benton County sits inside Washington (ringed). Each state is colored by population-weighted low-access; click any state to compare.
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context
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 Benton County, WA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 53005. 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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