County food-access profile · Washington
Clark County, WA
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Clark County residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 21.7%
- low-access pop.
- 4
- food-desert tracts
- 12.1%
- on SNAP
- 517K
- residents (ACS 2024)
The food-access picture
21.7% of Clark County residents live in a low-access area, and 4 of its 104 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts.
- 39
- low-access tracts
- 15K
- food-desert residents
- 4.7%
- households, no vehicle
- 8.0%
- below poverty line
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, 1-and-10-mile measure).
USDA data puts Clark County's low-access share at 21.7%, above the national share. 39 of the county's 104 census tracts are classified low-access, meaning residents there live far from a supermarket, an area covering about 92,399 people. 4 of those also meet the low-income condition that defines a food desert, home to roughly 15,368 low-income residents.
How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts
The USDA measures food access by distance to the nearest supermarket. A census tract is "low-access" when a meaningful share of residents live more than one mile from a supermarket in urban areas, or more than ten miles in rural areas. A tract becomes a "food desert" only when it is both low-access and low-income, because distance is far harder to overcome for households without a car or a cushion in the budget. Counts on this page are aggregated from the tract level, where the federal data is actually published, so a single county figure can hide neighbourhoods that are much better or much worse served than the average. Distance also does not capture everything that shapes whether a family eats well: the presence of a full-service grocer rather than a convenience store, public transit, food pantries, and the price and quality of what is on the shelf all matter beyond the radius the Atlas can draw.
How Clark County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Clark County's 21.7% low-access share is elevated, higher than 50% of them and ranked #1,553 most-affected nationwide.
Clark County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
All 104 census tracts in Clark County, grouped by USDA classification (see "How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts" above for what each tier means).
Clark County vs. other Washington counties
Share of the population living in low-access areas, compared with other counties in Washington
- Clark
Clark County, WA
21.7 % low-access
- Adams
Adams County, WA
41.7 % low-access
- Asotin 13.8
Asotin County, WA
13.8 % low-access
- Benton
Benton County, WA
22.8 % low-access
- Chelan
Chelan County, WA
18.1 % low-access
- Clallam
Clallam County, WA
38.2 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 104 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 425,363 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 39 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 4 |
| Low-Access Population | 92,399 |
| Low-Access Share | 21.7%near the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 15,368 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 516,959 |
| Median Household Income | $97,536 |
| Poverty Rate | 8.0%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 23,679 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 12.1%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.7%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.8% |
About 12.1% of Clark County households receive SNAP, versus a U.S. county median in the 11–13% range (Census ACS).
What this means
- 21.7% of residents are low-access, above the national share for U.S. counties.
- 12.1% of households receive SNAP, the federal program that offsets food costs for 23,679 households here.
- 4.7% of households have no vehicle, the hidden multiplier that turns distance into a real barrier.
- 4 tracts meet the USDA food-desert threshold (low-income and low-access).
USDA low-access figures reflect the 2019 Atlas (2010 tract populations); socioeconomic context is the latest Census ACS 5-year (2024).
What the food-access data shows for Clark County
above the national share
4 of Clark County's 104 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts, low-income areas where many residents also live far from a supermarket, about 3.8% of all its tracts.
A further 35 tracts are low-access but not low-income, bringing the total low-access tract count to 39.
An estimated 92,399 residents, roughly 21.7% of the county's 2010 population, live in one of these low-access areas.
Of those, 15,368 are also low-income, the group most exposed to genuine food hardship, since limited transportation compounds a limited budget.
The remaining 65 tracts (62.5%) meet the USDA's adequate-access threshold.
SNAP retailers in Clark County
Clark County has 272 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 11 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 138 locations (51% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 138
- 117th ave chevron, vancouver
- 20th street mini mart, vancouver
- 24 hrs food mart, vancouver
- 39th street mini mart, vancouver
- 4 u mart, vancouver
- 4th plain arco, vancouver
- 63rd market & grill n/a, vancouver
- 7 eleven #22624d, vancouver
- 7 eleven #41518a, battle ground
- 7 market, camas
- 7-eleven 22525 c, vancouver
- 7-eleven #20035f, vancouver
- 7-eleven #24279d, vancouver
- 7-eleven #35493b, camas
- 7-eleven #41589a, vancouver
- 7-eleven 23661c, vancouver
- 7-eleven 36010a, vancouver
- 7-eleven #23474e, vancouver
- 7-eleven #34364c, vancouver
- 7-eleven #35501c, vancouver
- 7-eleven #35694c, vancouver
- 7-eleven #35893b, vancouver
- 7-eleven #41122a, vancouver
- 7-eleven #41310a, ridgefield
- 7-eleven #42329a, battle ground
- 7-eleven 36699b, vancouver
- 72nd market, vancouver
- 808 growlers and grub, vancouver
- am pm 82746, vancouver
- arco quick stop, vancouver
- advanced liquidators, vancouver
- arco ampm 7051, vancouver
- arco ampm 7054, vancouver
- arco ampm 7098, vancouver
- arco ampm 7130, vancouver
- b & b country store, vancouver
- b & b food mart, vancouver
- battle ground chevron, battle ground
- beverage tobacco zone, vancouver
- brush prairie general store, brush prairie
- camas food mart, camas
- camas hilltop market, camas
- camas mart, camas
- cascade chevron, vancouver
- cascade market inc, vancouver
- center market #7, ridgefield
- chelatchie prairie general store, amboy
- chevron, vancouver
- chevron 1156, vancouver
- city center market, vancouver
- creekside market, vancouver
- delta gas station llc em4186, vancouver
- dnh petroleum llc, vancouver
- e street market & deli, washougal
- e-z mart, vancouver
- easy mart, vancouver
- el pueblito, vancouver
- empire market, vancouver
- evergreen chevron, vancouver
- evergreen mini mart, vancouver
- evergreen neighborhood mart, vancouver
- fairgrounds chevron, ridgefield
- fargher lake grocery, yacolt
- fiesta mexicana, vancouver
- first choice mkt, hockinson chevron, brush prairie
- fishers landing chevron 26, vancouver
- fourth plain chevron, vancouver
- fruit valley chevron, vancouver
- gastown minimart, vancouver
- goody's market, vancouver
- handy andy, vancouver
- har5 inc, camas
- heisson store, battle ground
- hmp food store 2 2, vancouver
- hough mini mart, vancouver
- i.q mini market, battle ground
- in n out market #3 llc, camas
- jacksons food stores 500, battle ground
- jacksons food stores 501, vancouver
- jacksons food stores 502, vancouver
- jemstone chevron 4209, vancouver
- jimbo's deli mart, washougal
- jorge's bakery, vancouver
- kt kanso am/pm, washougal
- kt kanso llc 2, vancouver
- kt kanso llc 3, ridgefield
- kwik gas 1, vancouver
- la center marketplace, la center
- la center food mart, la center
- lewisville one stop market, battle ground
- lil q food store, vancouver
- lucky's market 1, vancouver
- lyle's village pantry, vancouver
- mill plain wild willies, vancouver
- minit mart food store, vancouver
- mountain view chevron, vancouver
- multi-site management llc #823 418, vancouver
- nicks ampm, vancouver
- orchards chevron, vancouver
- orchards shell food mart, vancouver
- peck petroleum, vancouver
- plaid pantry 112, vancouver
- paradise market, ridgefield
- plaid pantry 218, vancouver
- prairie shell, vancouver
- prune hill shell, camas
- quick shop minit mart 13, washougal
- quick shop minit mart 27, vancouver
- quick shop minit mart 65, vancouver
- quick mart, vancouver
- quick pick market, vancouver
- quick shop minit mart 25, vancouver
- quick shop minit mart 9, vancouver
- quickway market, vancouver
- rocket #5533 5533, vancouver
- rocket 5534 5534, vancouver
- royal z mart, ridgefield
- s & s food mart, washougal
- s & s mart, vancouver
- sunrise food store, vancouver
- salmon creek 76, vancouver
- space age fuel #201 - battleground 201, battleground
- st johns chevron, vancouver
- st johns market, vancouver
- st johns mini mart, vancouver
- stonehill market, battle ground
- stop & shop market, vancouver
- tamila's euromarket 1, vancouver
- towne pump, vancouver
- village vendor no 2, vancouver
- van mall fuel, vancouver
- vanmall chevron 4210, vancouver
- vancouver chevron, vancouver
- vicks market 0, vancouver
- village pantry, inc, vancouver
- village vendor, vancouver
- vn market, llc, vancouver
- youngs grocery and deli 1, camas
Combination Grocery/Other · 28
- african market & beauty llc, vancouver
- bi-mart 648, orchards
- bi-mart 650, vancouver
- bi-mart 661, washougal
- cvs pharmacy 11644, vancouver
- dollartree 10687, vancouver
- dollartree 10875, vancouver
- dollar tree 2042, vancouver
- dollar tree 3000, vancouver
- dollar tree 3205, camas
- dollar tree 3530, vancouver
- dollar tree 3585, battle ground
- dollar tree 5378, vancouver
- jollof junction african market llc, vancouver
- rosauers food & drug 142, ridgefield
- walgreens 01084, battle ground
- walgreens 01085, camas
- walgreens 01090, vancouver
- walgreens 01093, vancouver
- walgreens 05816, vancouver
- walgreens 06103, vancouver
- walgreens 07226, vancouver
- walgreens 09379, vancouver
- walgreens 09380, vancouver
- walgreens 10141, vancouver
- walgreens 1089, vancouver
- walgreens 11635, vancouver
- walgreens 16067, vancouver
Super Store · 26
- camas washougal grocery outlet 173, camas
- chuck's produce & street market 22, vancovuer
- chuck's produce & street market 23, vancouver
- costco wholesale #1703 1703, ridgefield
- costco wholesale 0772, vancouver
- costco wholesale 1086, camas
- fred meyer 093, vancouver
- fred meyer 140, vancouver
- fred meyer 208, vancouver
- fred meyer 236, vancouver
- fred meyer 460, vancouver
- fred meyer 614, battle ground
- fred meyer 683, vancouver
- grocery outlet of hazel dell 016, vancouver
- grocery outlet of vancouver 48, vancouver
- orchards grocery outlet 472, vancouver
- qfc 212, vancouver
- target store t-0343, vancouver
- target store t-1444, vancouver
- target store t-1883, vancouver
- walmart 2550, vancouver
- walmart 2947, vancouver
- walmart 5462, vancouver
- walmart neighborhood market 3145, vancouver
- walmart supercenter 5461, vancouver
- walmart supercenter 5929, battle ground
Medium Grocery Store · 19
- alex's pilipino store, vancouver
- amboy market, amboy
- anoush deli, vancouver
- camas market & bakery, camas
- darbar halal market 1, vancouver
- europa international food market, vancouver
- european market & bakery, vancouver
- fern prairie market, camas
- gastronome european grocery & deli llc, vancouver
- islanders market and indian grocery, vancouver
- kolos euro food inc, vancouver
- las palmas grocery store, vancouver
- main street delicatessen llc, battle ground
- namaste express, llc, vancouver
- taqueria y market portland llc, vancouver
- taste of india grocery, vancouver
- vancouver international market, vancouver
- vln investments, vancouver
- washougal food center, washougal
Bakery Specialty · 13
- papa murphy's pizza wa132, vancouver
- papa murphy's wa 181, vancouver
- papa murphy's wa-020, vancouver
- papa murphy's wa-021, vancouver
- papa murphy's wa-023, camas
- papa murphy's wa-027, vancouver
- papa murphy's wa-042, vancouver
- papa murphy's wa-134, vancouver
- papa murphy's wa-176, vancouver
- papa murphy's wa008, battle ground
- papa murphy's wa191, vancouver
- papa murphy's wa210, ridgefield
- papa murphy's wao22, vancouver
Large Grocery Store · 8
- battle ground produce, battle ground
- everyday deals, vancouver
- gateway 3, vancouver
- mercado latino latin store, vancouver
- premier euromarket inc, vancouver
- sorya asian market, vancouver
- svitoch grocery, vancouver
- tola angkor asian market and european food, vancouver
Farmers' Market · 4
- camas farmer's market, camas
- east vancouver farmers market, vancouver
- salmon creek farmers' market, vancouver
- vancouver farmers market association, vancouver
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 4
- andreys produce, vancouver
- bi-zi farms, vancouver
- gift of nature, vancouver
- silver star farm market llc, brush prairie
Supermarket · 4
- albertsons 2592, battle ground
- la tapatia supermarket, vancouver
- new seasons market - fishers landing 1112, vancouver
- new seasons market 20, vancouver
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 3
- butcher boys, vancouver
- mayers custom meats, vancouver
- top choice meat market, vancouver
Small Grocery Store · 3
- abarrotes lupita, vancouver
- lakomka, vancouver
- yacolt market, yacolt
Showing 250 of 272 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator, currently authorized retailers.
Other Counties in Washington
Compare Clark County vs Adams County → · All Washington counties →
Food access nationally, Washington in context
Clark County sits inside Washington (ringed). Each state is colored by its population-weighted low-access share; click any state to compare.
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context
Understand the Data
Frequently Asked Questions
What share of Clark County has low food access? ▼
What is the SNAP participation rate in Clark County? ▼
What is the poverty rate in Clark County? ▼
Is Clark County a food desert? ▼
What share of Clark County households lack a vehicle? ▼
Data Sources & Methodology
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019): low-access and food-desert tract classifications, low-access population, and low-income low-access counts. ers.usda.gov/food-access-research-atlas
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates: population, median income, poverty, SNAP participation, vehicle access, and group quarters. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
Low access is defined as living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket; a food desert adds a low-income condition. Read the full methodology →
Data current as of (most recent source-data vintage; figures reflect the 2019 USDA Atlas and 2024 Census ACS).
Note: This page presents public USDA and Census data for informational purposes and is not professional advice. Figures reflect the cited dataset vintages and may differ from the most recent local conditions. How this data is sourced & verified.