Signature · 30 SNAP-authorized stores
Box Elder County, UT
Box Elder County's food-access picture is close to the national norm, with pockets that qualify as low-access. This profile breaks down who qualifies as a food desert and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it.
- 16.8%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 5.6%
- on SNAP
- 61K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Box Elder County, UT
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-MODERATE 16.8% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -5.3 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 5.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 9% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Beaver County ( -2.4 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Box Elder County ranks #1,956 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #24 of 29 counties in UT (16.8% low-access; 1 food-desert tracts).
- #1,956
- national by low-access %
- #24
- in UT
- 4
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- 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: 30 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Box Elder County compares nationally
Box Elder County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 16.8% low-access share that beats 37% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,967).
Box Elder County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
11 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Box Elder County has 6 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.
Box Elder County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Utah, not a full county-board reprint
- Rich
Rich 100%
100 % low-access
- Millard 21.7
Millard 21.7%
21.7 % 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
- Morgan 0.4
Morgan 0.4%
0.4 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 11 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 49,975 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 4 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 8,394 |
| Low-Access Share | 16.8%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,552 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 61,246 |
| Median Household Income | $84,550 |
| Poverty Rate | 8.4%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,087 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 5.6%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.0%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.6% |
Thick SNAP store book in Box Elder County
Box Elder County has 30 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 17 locations (57% of the total), followed by super store.
Convenience Store · 17
- 7-eleven store #22049b 22049b, brigham city
- 7-eleven store #38649a 38649a, brigham city
- 7-eleven store 20169c 20169c, brigham city
- fast stop 1105, tremonton
- fast stop 1107, snowville
- fast stop 1109 inc., plymouth
- fast stop 1119, willard
- garland kwickstop, garland
- love's travel stop 686, brigham city
- maverik 612, perry
- maverik, inc 359, brigham city
- maverik, inc 372, tremonton
- maverik, inc 669, salt lake city
- maverik, inc 676, tremonton
- miller's brigham, brigham city
- pilot travel center 748, willard bay
- pilot travel center 774, snowville
Super Store · 5
- kent's market - brigham city, brigham city
- kents market, tremonton
- ridleys family market 1151, tremonton
- smiths food & drug center 178, brigham city
- walmart sc 3454, perry
Combination Grocery/Other · 4
- apple creek bulk food co llc, willard
- dollar tree 3027, brigham city
- dollar tree 6450, tremonton
- family dollar 5853, tremonton
Farmers' Market · 2
- historic downtown brigham city farmers market, brigham city
- the farmers market of brigham city, inc, brigham city
Bakery Specialty · 1
- papa murphys pizza 012, brigham city
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- premium meat company, brigham city
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 Box Elder County vs Beaver County → · All Utah counties →
Nationwide peers for Box Elder County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Box Elder County, both outside Utah so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside UT (16.8% here).
- Zapata County, TX · 16.8% low-access
- Zapata County, TX · 16.8% low-access
- Jefferson County, TN · 16.8% low-access
- Jefferson County, TN · 16.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside UT (5.6% here).
- Travis County, TX · 5.6% SNAP
- Travis County, TX · 5.6% SNAP
- Chester County, PA · 5.6% SNAP
- Chester County, PA · 5.6% 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, Utah in context
Box Elder County sits inside Utah (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 Box Elder County, UT are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 49003. 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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