Signature · 125 SNAP-authorized stores
Canyon County, ID
Canyon 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.
- 19.3%
- low-access pop.
- 6
- food-desert tracts
- 8.6%
- on SNAP
- 251K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Canyon County, ID
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 19.3% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -2.8 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 6 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 8.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 21% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Payette County (+ 0.3 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Canyon County ranks #1,738 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #28 of 44 counties in ID (19.3% low-access; 6 food-desert tracts).
- #1,738
- national by low-access %
- #28
- in ID
- 11
- low-access tracts
- 14K
- 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: 125 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Canyon County compares nationally
Canyon County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 19.3% low-access share that beats 44% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,746).
Canyon County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
29 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 6 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Canyon County has 21 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.
Canyon County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Idaho, not a full county-board reprint
- Clark
Clark 100%
100 % low-access
- Cassia 20.3
Cassia 20.3%
20.3 % low-access
- Payette 19.6
Payette 19.6%
19.6 % low-access
- Canyon 19.3
Canyon 19.3%
19.3 % low-access
- Valley 18.6
Valley 18.6%
18.6 % low-access
- Idaho 17.8
Idaho 17.8%
17.8 % low-access
- Gooding 0.8
Gooding 0.8%
0.8 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 29 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 188,923 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 11 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 6 |
| Low-Access Population | 36,414 |
| Low-Access Share | 19.3%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 14,042 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 250,790 |
| Median Household Income | $76,488 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.5%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 7,423 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 8.6%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.4%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.5% |
Thick SNAP store book in Canyon County
Canyon County has 125 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 10 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 64 locations (51% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 64
- angeles de puebla ice cream 2084547829, caldwell
- bud's marketplace, nampa
- extramile 143, parma
- extramile convenience stores 0196, caldwell
- extramile convenience stores 144, nampa
- extramile convenience stores 149, caldwell
- extramile convience stores 0148, caldwell
- extramile convience stores 177, middleton
- extramile convience stores 178, caldwell
- extramile convience stores 179, nampa
- extramile convience stores 180, nampa
- extramile convience stores 181, nampa
- extramile convience stores 182, nampa
- extramile convience stores 183, nampa
- extramile convience stores 184, nampa
- extramile by jacksons 147, caldwell
- extramile by jacksons 164, caldwell
- farmway market, caldwell
- fast mart, nampa
- greenleaf chevron, greenleaf
- jacksons food stores 003, wilder
- jacksons food stores 059, nampa
- jacksons food stores 060, nampa
- jacksons food stores 061, nampa
- jacksons food stores 062, nampa
- jacksons food stores 063, caldwell
- jacksons food stores 064, caldwell
- jacksons food stores 082, caldwell
- jacksons food stores 115, notus
- jacksons food stores 117, nampa
- jacksons food stores 198, nampa
- jacksons food stores 22, middleton
- jacksons food stores 239, nampa
- jacksons food stores 241, melba
- jacksons food stores 5, nampa
- jacksons food stores 85, nampa
- kj garrity 66 80218, nampa
- lake lowell market, caldwell
- lakeshore market, nampa
- maverik 551, nampa
- maverik 595, caldwell
- maverik, inc 178, nampa
- maverik, inc 287, nampa
- maverik, inc 298, caldwell
- maverik, inc 430, caldwell
- maverik, inc 522, nampa
- maverik, inc 5407, caldwell
- maverik, inc 661, caldwell
- maverik, inc 778, middleton
- maverik, inc 797, caldwell
- nueva vida bakery llc, nampa
- pilot travel center 638, caldwell
- pk minimart, nampa
- stinker store 108, caldwell
- stinker store 113, nampa
- stinker store 122, nampa
- stinker store 41, caldwell
- stinker store 44, nampa
- stinker store 48, nampa
- stinker store 60, caldwell
- stinker store 75, caldwell
- stinker store 82, nampa
- sunny slope market, caldwell
- utaev stores 001, nampa
Combination Grocery/Other · 20
- bi-mart 614, caldwell
- bi-mart 628, nampa
- dollartree 9010, middleton
- dollar tree 2775, nampa
- dollar tree 3181, nampa
- dollar tree 5589, caldwell
- dollar tree 6076, caldwell
- family dollar 10004, middleton
- family dollar store 10025, nampa
- family dollar store 6963, caldwell
- family dollar store 7267, parma
- family dollar store 7513, nampa
- franklin junction 13, nampa
- la hacienda market, caldwell
- m&w markets 4, parma
- walgreens 05648, nampa
- walgreens 07276, caldwell
- walgreens 10672, nampa
- walgreens 11541, caldwell
- walgreens 12483, nampa
Super Store · 9
- costco wholesale 0734, nampa
- fred meyer 226, nampa
- ridley's family market 8442, middleton
- target store t-2206, nampa
- walmart 2780, caldwell
- walmart 2781, nampa
- walmart 3739, nampa
- walmart neighborhood market 4180, nampa
- walmart neighborhood market 4494, caldwell
Supermarket · 9
- a compos market, caldwell
- albertsons 103, caldwell
- albertsons 1602, nampa
- albertsons 166, caldwell
- albertsons 176, nampa
- grocery outlet of caldwell 277, caldwell
- grocery outlet of nampa #441, nampa
- winco foods 011, nampa
- winco foods 144, nampa
Medium Grocery Store · 8
- asian grocery, nampa
- campos on lonestar, nampa
- carniceria mi tierra, caldwell
- cliff's country market, caldwell
- la esperanza market, nampa
- los ranchitos market llc., nampa
- pantera market 4, nampa
- red beets food & deli, nampa
Bakery Specialty · 6
- franz bakery outlet 9054, nampa
- papa murphy's garrity id036, nampa
- papa murphy's pizza id005, nampa
- papa murphy's pizza id011, caldwell
- papa murphy's pizza id022, nampa
- poppis take n bake pizza, middleton
Farmers' Market · 4
- farm to fork farmers' market, caldwell
- melba valley farmers market, melba
- nampa farmers' market, nampa
- red top market, llc, wilder
Large Grocery Store · 2
- la ranchera nampa, nampa
- pantera market and mexican restaurant #2, nampa
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- idaho meat and seafood 01, nampa
- winchester beef, caldwell
Small Grocery Store · 1
- gallegos meat market 2, wilder
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 Canyon County vs Ada County → · All Idaho counties →
Nationwide peers for Canyon County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Canyon 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 (19.3% here).
- Clark County, IN · 19.3% low-access
- Clark County, IN · 19.3% low-access
- Poinsett County, AR · 19.3% low-access
- Poinsett County, AR · 19.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside ID (8.6% here).
- Kendall County, IL · 8.6% SNAP
- Kendall County, IL · 8.6% SNAP
- Pinellas County, FL · 8.6% SNAP
- Pinellas County, FL · 8.6% 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, Idaho in context
Canyon 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 Canyon County, ID are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 16027. 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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