Signature · 4 LILA tracts (80% of tracts)
Big Horn County, MT
Big Horn County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 4 LILA tracts (80% of the book) alongside 42.5% low-access.
- 42.5%
- low-access pop.
- 4
- food-desert tracts
- 17.5%
- on SNAP
- 13K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Big Horn County, MT
LA-SEVERE · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-SEVERE 42.5% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +20.4 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 4 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 17.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 80% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Valley County ( -0.6 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Big Horn County sits in the upper national band (42.5%, #329 of 3,079) with 4 LILA tracts.
- #329
- national by low-access %
- #19
- in MT
- 4
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- food-desert residents
Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.
Signature read: 4 LILA tracts (80% of tracts) .
How Big Horn County compares nationally
Big Horn County sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 42.5% low-access share outpaces 89% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #332 most-affected nationwide.
Big Horn County's elevated USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 4 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Big Horn County has 0 urban and 5 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.
Big Horn County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Montana, not a full county-board reprint
- Wibaux
Wibaux 100%
100 % low-access
- Toole
Toole 43.6%
43.6 % low-access
- Big Horn
Big Horn 42.5%
42.5 % low-access
- Valley
Valley 41.9%
41.9 % low-access
- Park
Park 41.6%
41.6 % low-access
- McCone
McCone 40.1%
40.1 % low-access
- Ravalli 2.7
Ravalli 2.7%
2.7 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 12,865 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 4 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 4 |
| Low-Access Population | 5,471 |
| Low-Access Share | 42.5%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 3,045 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 12,891 |
| Median Household Income | $58,750 |
| Poverty Rate | 22.1%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 671 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 17.5%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.9%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.6% |
SNAP retailers in Big Horn County
Big Horn County has 12 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 6 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 6
- crow nation express cne1, crow agency
- custers last camp, busby
- good 2 go store 808, hardin
- l & b last stop, hardin
- love's travel stop 679, hardin
- town pump of hardin 1710, hardin
Combination Grocery/Other · 3
- dollartree 8843, hardin
- dollar general 30273, hardin
- family dollar 10512, hardin
Farmers' Market · 1
- river valley farmer's market, hardin
Large Grocery Store · 1
- 3bell inc, lodge grass
Super Store · 1
- lynn's superfoods- hardin, hardin
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Montana
One of 55 counties in Montana, 6 are shown here.
Compare Big Horn County vs Beaverhead County → · All Montana counties →
Counties near Big Horn County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Big Horn County, both outside Montana so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MT (42.5% here).
- Butte County, SD · 42.5% low-access
- Butte County, SD · 42.5% low-access
- Gonzales County, TX · 42.5% low-access
- Gonzales County, TX · 42.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MT (17.5% here).
- Franklin County, NY · 17.5% SNAP
- Franklin County, NY · 17.5% SNAP
- Beauregard Parish, LA · 17.5% SNAP
- Beauregard Parish, LA · 17.5% 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.
Big Horn County inside a higher low-access state context
Big Horn County sits inside Montana (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 Big Horn County, MT are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 30003. 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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