Signature · 3 LILA tracts (42.9% of tracts)
Cibola County, NM
Cibola County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 3 LILA tracts (42.9% of the book) alongside 39.3% low-access.
- 39.3%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 23.6%
- on SNAP
- 27K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Cibola County, NM
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 39.3% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +17.2 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 23.6% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 9.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 43% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: San Juan County ( -0.2 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Cibola County sits in the upper national band (39.3%, #422 of 3,079) with 3 LILA tracts.
- #422
- national by low-access %
- #11
- in NM
- 4
- low-access tracts
- 6K
- 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: 3 LILA tracts (42.9% of tracts) .
How Cibola County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Cibola County's 39.3% low-access share is elevated, higher than 86% of them and ranked #427 most-affected nationwide.
Cibola County's elevated USDA tier split
7 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Cibola County has 3 urban and 4 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.
Cibola County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in New Mexico, not a full county-board reprint
- Mora
Mora 100%
100 % low-access
- Cibola 39.3
Cibola 39.3%
39.3 % low-access
- San Juan 39.1
San Juan 39.1%
39.1 % low-access
- Lincoln 38.4
Lincoln 38.4%
38.4 % low-access
- Rio Arriba 38.2
Rio Arriba 38.2%
38.2 % low-access
- Quay 38
Quay 38%
38 % low-access
- De Baca 17.3
De Baca 17.3%
17.3 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 7 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 27,213 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 4 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 10,697 |
| Low-Access Share | 39.3%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 5,965 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 26,845 |
| Median Household Income | $50,759 |
| Poverty Rate | 28.4%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,009 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 23.6%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 9.1%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 5.6% |
SNAP retailers in Cibola County
Cibola County has 25 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 13 locations (52% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 13
- allsups 089, grants
- allsups 090, grants
- allsups 161, milan
- allsups 199, grants
- allsups 200, grants
- chevron grants, grants
- good 2 go store 310, grants
- good 2 go store 312, grants
- loves travel stops & country store 257, milan
- maverik, inc 744, milan
- paguatemart 0001, paguate
- petro milan 313, milan
- villa de cubero, cubero
Combination Grocery/Other · 7
- dancing eagle supermarket, casa blanca
- dollar general 12863, milan
- dollar tree 3231, grants
- family dollar 12385, cubero
- family dollar store 2957, grants
- family dollar store 5407, milan
- walgreens 15607, grants
Super Store · 2
- smiths 415, grants
- walmart supercenter 2652, grants
Farmers' Market · 1
- grants farmers' market, grants
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- pine hill market, pine hill
Supermarket · 1
- milan supermart, milan
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in New Mexico
One of 32 counties in New Mexico, 6 are shown here.
Compare Cibola County vs Bernalillo County → · All New Mexico counties →
Counties near Cibola County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Cibola County, both outside New Mexico so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside NM (39.3% here).
- Union County, NC · 39.3% low-access
- Union County, NC · 39.3% low-access
- Lyon County, NV · 39.3% low-access
- Lyon County, NV · 39.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NM (23.6% here).
- Edgecombe County, NC · 23.6% SNAP
- Edgecombe County, NC · 23.6% SNAP
- Frio County, TX · 23.6% SNAP
- Frio County, TX · 23.6% 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.
Cibola County inside a higher low-access state context
Cibola County sits inside New Mexico (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 Cibola County, NM are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 35006. 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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