Signature · 13.6% SNAP (81st pct in NV)
Clark County, NV
Clark County stands out on SNAP (13.6%, +1.5 pts vs U.S.) with 19.0% low-access from USDA FARA 2019.
- 19.0%
- low-access pop.
- 30
- food-desert tracts
- 13.6%
- on SNAP
- 2.3M
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Clark County, NV
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-MODERATE 19.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -3.1 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 30 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 13.6% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 7.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 6% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Churchill County ( -0.1 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Clark County ranks #1,762 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #10 of 17 counties in NV (19.0% low-access; 30 food-desert tracts).
- #1,762
- national by low-access %
- #10
- in NV
- 148
- low-access tracts
- 101K
- 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: 13.6% SNAP (81st pct in NV) (+1.5 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Clark County compares nationally
Clark County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 19.0% low-access share that beats 44% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,769).
Clark County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
487 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 30 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Clark County has 469 urban and 18 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.
Clark County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Nevada, not a full county-board reprint
- Esmeralda
Esmeralda 97.2%
97.2 % low-access
- Clark 19
Clark 19%
19 % low-access
- Churchill 18.9
Churchill 18.9%
18.9 % low-access
- Elko 16.1
Elko 16.1%
16.1 % low-access
- Humboldt 15.7
Humboldt 15.7%
15.7 % low-access
- Pershing 15.3
Pershing 15.3%
15.3 % low-access
- Storey 0.4
Storey 0.4%
0.4 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 487 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 1,951,269 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 148 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 30 |
| Low-Access Population | 371,217 |
| Low-Access Share | 19.0%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 101,209 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 2,329,548 |
| Median Household Income | $76,472 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.0%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 117,447 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 13.6%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.6%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in Clark County
Clark County has 1,385 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 2 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 243 locations (18% of the total), followed by bakery specialty.
Combination Grocery/Other · 243
- african/carribean international market llc, las vegas
- aladdin international market, las vegas
- ariana market 1, las vegas
- asian sari-sari market, las vegas
- bally market, las vegas
- cvs pharmacy # 10472 10472, las vegas
- cvs pharmacy 10348, las vegas
- cvs pharmacy 10861, las vegas
- cvs pharmacy 121, henderson
- cvs pharmacy 1507, las vegas
- cvs pharmacy 2928, las vegas
- cvs pharmacy 2929, las vegas
- cvs pharmacy 2930, las vegas
- cvs pharmacy 2955, las vegas
- cvs pharmacy 2989, north las vegas
- cvs pharmacy 2990, las vegas
- cvs pharmacy 3210, las vegas
- cvs pharmacy 4495, north las vegas
- cvs pharmacy 5043, las vegas
- cvs pharmacy 5068, las vegas
- cvs pharmacy 5113, las vegas
- cvs pharmacy 5286, henderson
- cvs pharmacy 5792, las vegas
- cvs pharmacy 5942, las vegas
- cvs pharmacy 6717, henderson
- cvs pharmacy 6867, las vegas
- cvs pharmacy 7251, north las vegas
- cvs pharmacy 7252, north las vegas
- cvs pharmacy 82, north las vegas
- cvs pharmacy 8780, las vegas
- cvs pharmacy 8784, las vegas
- cvs pharmacy 8787, henderson
- cvs pharmacy 8790, las vegas
- cvs pharmacy 8791, las vegas
- cvs pharmacy 8794, las vegas
- cvs pharmacy 8795, henderson
- cvs pharmacy 8798, las vegas
- cvs pharmacy 8800, las vegas
- cvs pharmacy 8803, las vegas
- cvs pharmacy 8804, north las vegas
- cvs pharmacy 8805, las vegas
- cvs pharmacy 8807, las vegas
- cvs pharmacy 8808, n las vegas
- cvs pharmacy 8809, las vegas
- cvs pharmacy 8813, boulder city
- cvs pharmacy 8814, las vegas
- cvs pharmacy 8821, las vegas
- cvs pharmacy 8822, henderson
- cvs pharmacy 8824, las vegas
- cvs pharmacy 9548, henderson
- cvs pharmacy 9770, henderson
- cvs pharmacy 9965, las vegas
- cvs pharmacy 9967, las vegas
- carniceria los primos llc, las vegas
- dollar general 13303, north las vegas
- dollar general 13321, las vegas
- dollar general 13657, las vegas
- dollar general 13745, las vegas
- dollar general 14258, mesquite
- dollartree 10272, las vegas
- dollartree 10385, henderson
- dollartree 10424, las vegas
- dollartree 10573, las vegas
- dollartree 10585, boulder city
- dollartree 6986, las vegas
- dollartree 8651, las vegas
- dollartree 8664, north las vegas
- dollartree 8669, las vegas
- dollartree 8780, las vegas
- dollartree 9046, las vegas
- deez snack, las vegas
- dollar general 25980, henderson
- dollar tree 1595, las vegas
- dollar tree 1734, henderson
- dollar tree 2416, henderson
- dollar tree 2628, las vegas
- dollar tree 2647, las vegas
- dollar tree 2790, n las vegas
- dollar tree 2874, henderson
- dollar tree 2879, las vegas
- dollar tree 3640, las vegas
- dollar tree 3714, mesquite
- dollar tree 3767, las vegas
- dollar tree 3812, las vegas
- dollar tree 3913, las vegas
- dollar tree 3935, north las vegas
- dollar tree 5008, las vegas
- dollar tree 5183, las vegas
- dollar tree 5304, henderson
- dollar tree 5790, las vegas
- dollar tree 6244, north las vegas
- dollar tree 6288, las vegas
- dollar tree 6308, las vegas
- dollar tree 6321, las vegas
- dollar tree 6325, las vegas
- dollar tree 7010, henderson
- dollar tree 7048, las vegas
- dollar tree 7070, north las vegas
- dollar tree 7204, las vegas
- dollar tree 7274, las vegas
- dollar tree 7470, las vegas
- dollar tree 8321, las vegas
- dollar tree 9049, henderson
- dollar tree 9429, henderson
- dollartree 8561, las vegas
- enjera house., las vegas
- ethio mart, las vegas
- family dollar 11741, laughlin
- family dollar 11828, las vegas
- family dollar 12038, las vegas
- family dollar 12051, north las vegas
- family dollar 12065, las vegas
- family dollar 12076, las vegas
- family dollar 12085, north las vegas
- family dollar 12117, las vegas
- family dollar 12259, las vegas
- family dollar 12271, sandy valley
- family dollar 6795, laughlin
- family dollar 8384, overton
- family dollar 8541, las vegas
- family dollar 8640, las vegas
- family dollar 8875, las vegas
- family dollar store 12018, indian springs
- family dollar store 5283, las vegas
- family dollar store 5354, las vegas
- family dollar store 5390, las vegas
- family dollar store 5427, las vegas
- family dollar store 5576, las vegas
- family dollar store 5681, las vegas
- family dollar store 5699, las vegas
- family dollar store 5818, mesquite
- family dollar store 6042, north las vegas
- family dollar store 6099, las vegas
- family dollar store 6300, las vegas
- family dollar store 6312, las vegas
- family dollar store 6414, las vegas
- herbst market 342, las vegas
- herbst market 371, las vegas
- la favorita ranch market, las vegas
- la herradero meat market llc 2, las vegas
- laos asia market, las vegas
- las carnes carniceria, las vegas
- marketon 4, las vegas
- mizan market, las vegas
- mulgra boutique, las vegas
- noosh bakery llc, las vegas
- terrible's 118, las vegas
- terrible's 124, las vegas
- terrible's 126, las vegas
- terrible's 129, las vegas
- terrible's 133, las vegas
- terrible's 136, las vegas
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- terrible's 147, las vegas
- terrible's 152, las vegas
- terrible's 156, las vegas
- terrible's 159, henderson
- terrible's 162, las vegas
- terrible's 163, henderson
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- terrible's 169, las vegas
- terrible's 170, henderson
- terrible's 171, las vegas
- terrible's 174, henderson
- terrible's 176, mesquite
- terrible's 177, laughlin
- terrible's 178, las vegas
- terrible's 179, las vegas
- terrible's 184, las vegas
- terrible's 188, las vegas
- terrible's 191, henderson
- terrible's 195, las vegas
- terrible's 196, las vegas
- terrible's 199, las vegas
- terrible's 203, las vegas
- terrible's 204, north las vegas
- terrible's 205, las vegas
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- terrible's 209, north las vegas
- terrible's 210, las vegas
- terrible's 212, henderson
- terrible's 214, las vegas
- terrible's 215, north las vegas
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- terrible's 224, henderson
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- terrible's 226, henderson
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- terrible's 231, las vegas
- terrible's 234, las vegas
- terrible's 235, henderson
- terrible's 237, n las vegas
- terrible's 238, henderson
- terrible's 239, las vegas
- terrible's 240, las vegas
- terrible's 242, las vegas
- terrible's 243, searchlight
- terrible's 245, las vegas
- terrible's 251, las vegas
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- terrible's 273, las vegas
- terrible's 274, henderson
- terrible's 277, henderson
- terrible's 278, las vegas
- terrible's 280, north las vegas
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- terrible's 310, las vegas
- terrible's 314, las vegas
- terrible's 324, las vegas
- terrible's 325, las vegas
- terrible's 326, las vegas
- terrible's 327, laughlin
- terrible's 328, las vegas
- terrible's 329, mesquite
- terrible's 330, henderson
- terrible's 331, las vegas
- terrible's 332, las vegas
- terrible's 335, las vegas
- terrible's 336, las vegas
- terrible's 337, boulder city
- terrible's 338, boulder city
Bakery Specialty · 7
- bakery panaderia latina llc, las vegas
- caren's cakes cindy's cookies, las vegas
- papa murphy's nv034, north las vegas
- papa murphy's pizza nv038, las vegas
- papa murphy's pizza nv047, las vegas
- papa murphy's pizza nv051, henderson
- papa murphys take n bake pizza nv015, las vegas
Showing 250 of 1,385 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Nevada
One of 16 counties in Nevada, 6 are shown here.
Compare Clark County vs Carson City → · All Nevada counties →
Nationwide peers for Clark County's low-access or SNAP share
SNAP-led peer set first for Clark County (13.6%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Nevada.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside NV (19.0% here).
- Phelps County, MO · 19.0% low-access
- Phelps County, MO · 19.0% low-access
- Larue County, KY · 19.0% low-access
- Larue County, KY · 19.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NV (13.6% here).
- Wright County, MO · 13.6% SNAP
- Wright County, MO · 13.6% SNAP
- McDonald County, MO · 13.6% SNAP
- McDonald County, MO · 13.6% 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, Nevada in context
Clark County sits inside Nevada (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 Clark County, NV are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 32003. 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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