Signature · 8.2% low-access (16th pct)
Bonner County, ID
Bonner County lands in the lower national band on low-access (8.2%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 8.2%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 6.4%
- on SNAP
- 51K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Bonner County, ID
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 8.2% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -13.9 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 6.4% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 11% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Blaine County ( -0.3 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Bonner County lands in the lower national band (8.2%, #2,625 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,625
- national by low-access %
- #39
- in ID
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 1K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 8.2% low-access (16th pct) (-13.9 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Bonner County compares nationally
Bonner County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 8.2% low-access share that beats 16% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,629).
Bonner County's lower-band USDA tier split
9 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Bonner County has 1 urban and 8 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.
Bonner County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Idaho, not a full county-board reprint
- Clark
Clark 100%
100 % low-access
- Teton 8.9
Teton 8.9%
8.9 % low-access
- Bonner 8.2
Bonner 8.2%
8.2 % low-access
- Blaine 7.9
Blaine 7.9%
7.9 % low-access
- Clearwater 7.8
Clearwater 7.8%
7.8 % low-access
- Franklin 7.2
Franklin 7.2%
7.2 % low-access
- Gooding 0.8
Gooding 0.8%
0.8 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 9 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 40,877 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 3,350 |
| Low-Access Share | 8.2%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,196 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 51,049 |
| Median Household Income | $66,979 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.1%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,302 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 6.4%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.8%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Bonner County
Bonner County has 27 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 11 locations (41% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 11
- blanchard ez stop, blanchard
- clark fork beverage, clark fork
- dj's ez stop., oldtown
- ponderay one stop, ponderay
- priest river corner store n/a, priest river
- rara food mart(ameri pride), oldtown
- s & s petroleum 62152, oldtown
- samuels store, sandpoint
- the laclede store, inc, laclede
- tamrak store, priest lake
- westmond chevron, sagle
Combination Grocery/Other · 5
- dollar general 23351, sagle
- dollar general 23769, priest river
- dollar tree 3634, ponderay
- dollar tree 7222, oldtown
- family dollar 12659, oldtown
Super Store · 5
- mitchells, priest river
- super 1 foods 7070, sandpoint
- super 1 foods 7819, oldtown
- walmart 2485, ponderay
- yoke's fresh market 4, ponderay
Small Grocery Store · 2
- clarkfork pantry, clark fork
- miller's country store, sandpoint
Supermarket · 2
- safeway 350, sandpoint
- winter ridge natural foods, sandpoint
Bakery Specialty · 1
- papa murphy's id018, ponderay
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- wood's meat processing, sandpoint
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Idaho
One of 43 counties in Idaho, 6 are shown here.
Compare Bonner County vs Ada County → · All Idaho counties →
Counties near Bonner County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Bonner County, both outside Idaho so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside ID (8.2% here).
- Taylor County, KY · 8.2% low-access
- Taylor County, KY · 8.2% low-access
- Columbus County, NC · 8.2% low-access
- Columbus County, NC · 8.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside ID (6.4% here).
- Marshall County, IN · 6.4% SNAP
- Marshall County, IN · 6.4% SNAP
- Christian County, MO · 6.4% SNAP
- Christian County, MO · 6.4% 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.
Bonner County inside a lower low-access state context
Bonner County sits inside Idaho (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 Bonner County, ID are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 16017. 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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