Signature · 7.8% low-access (15th pct)
Clearwater County, ID
Clearwater County lands in the lower national band on low-access (7.8%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 7.8%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 8.4%
- on SNAP
- 9K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Clearwater County, ID
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 7.8% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -14.3 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 8.4% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Blaine County (+ 0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Clearwater County lands in the lower national band (7.8%, #2,659 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,659
- national by low-access %
- #41
- in ID
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 302
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 7.8% low-access (15th pct) (-14.3 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Clearwater County compares nationally
Food access in Clearwater County compares favorably nationally: its 7.8% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 15% of them (rank #2,659).
Clearwater County's lower-band USDA tier split
2 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
All 2 of Clearwater County's tracts are rural in the USDA classification, so every one is judged on the 10-mile test: a resident counts as low-access only when the nearest supermarket is more than 10 miles away.
Clearwater County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Idaho, not a full county-board reprint
- Clark
Clark 100%
100 % low-access
- Teton 8.9
Teton 8.9%
8.9 % low-access
- Bonner 8.2
Bonner 8.2%
8.2 % low-access
- Blaine 7.9
Blaine 7.9%
7.9 % low-access
- Clearwater 7.8
Clearwater 7.8%
7.8 % low-access
- Franklin 7.2
Franklin 7.2%
7.2 % low-access
- Gooding 0.8
Gooding 0.8%
0.8 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 2 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 8,761 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 687 |
| Low-Access Share | 7.8%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 302 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 9,012 |
| Median Household Income | $60,000 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.2%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 305 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 8.4%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.6%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 8.3% |
SNAP retailers in Clearwater County
Clearwater County has 8 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 2 locations (25% of the total), followed by supermarket.
Where the store book sits, by town
3 towns share the 8 authorized stores; Orofino holds 75% of them. 1 of the 3 towns has no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Weippe.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Orofino | 6 | 3 |
| Pierce | 1 | 1 |
| Weippe | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 2
- cloninger's marketplace #4 4, weippe
- orofino sunset mart, orofino
Supermarket · 2
- hayes foods, orofino
- watson's market, orofino
Combination Grocery/Other · 1
- family dollar 12039, orofino
Farmers' Market · 1
- orofino farmers market, orofino
Large Grocery Store · 1
- s&s foods, pierce
Super Store · 1
- barneys excell #4, orofino
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 Clearwater County vs Ada County → · All Idaho counties →
Idaho among Mountain states
Idaho ranks 4th of 8 Mountain states by population-weighted low-access (25.8%). Clearwater County, at 7.8%, runs 18.0 pts below the Idaho rate.
- New Mexico 31.7%
- Wyoming 29.7%
- Arizona 26.8%
- Idaho 25.8%
- Utah 23.9%
- Nevada 23.0%
- Montana 22.3%
- Colorado 21.5%
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
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 .
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