Signature · 15 LILA tracts (46.9% of tracts)
Cochise County, AZ
Cochise County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 15 LILA tracts (46.9% of the book) alongside 43.9% low-access.
- 43.9%
- low-access pop.
- 15
- food-desert tracts
- 14.9%
- on SNAP
- 126K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Cochise County, AZ
LA-SEVERE · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-SEVERE 43.9% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +21.8 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 15 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 14.9% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 47% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Navajo County (+ 0.6 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Cochise County sits in the upper national band (43.9%, #300 of 3,079) with 15 LILA tracts.
- #300
- national by low-access %
- #6
- in AZ
- 21
- low-access tracts
- 20K
- 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: 15 LILA tracts (46.9% of tracts) .
How Cochise County compares nationally
Cochise County sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 43.9% low-access share outpaces 90% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #302 most-affected nationwide.
Cochise County's elevated USDA tier split
32 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 15 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Cochise County has 18 urban and 14 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.
Cochise County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Arizona, not a full county-board reprint
- Apache
Apache 54.7%
54.7 % low-access
- Mohave
Mohave 45.9%
45.9 % low-access
- Pinal
Pinal 45.7%
45.7 % low-access
- Navajo
Navajo 44.5%
44.5 % low-access
- Cochise
Cochise 43.9%
43.9 % low-access
- Graham
Graham 39.6%
39.6 % low-access
- Maricopa 20.8
Maricopa 20.8%
20.8 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 32 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 131,346 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 21 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 15 |
| Low-Access Population | 57,660 |
| Low-Access Share | 43.9%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 20,429 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 125,566 |
| Median Household Income | $59,742 |
| Poverty Rate | 15.4%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 7,575 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 14.9%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.3%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 4.6% |
Thick SNAP store book in Cochise County
Cochise County has 103 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 12 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 49 locations (48% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 49
- across the street store, bowie
- border mart, douglas
- bowie travel center, bowie
- circle k 2709536, tombstone
- circle k 2709540, sierra vista
- canyon general, hereford
- canyon general 2, hereford
- circle k 2700230, bisbee
- circle k 2700733, sierra vista
- circle k 2700761, benson
- circle k 2701097, sierra vista
- circle k 2701431, willcox
- circle k 2701488, sierra vista
- circle k 2702940, huachuca city
- circle k 2702941, willcox
- circle k 2702945, benson
- circle k 2702946, sierra vista
- circle k 2703410, sierra vista
- circle k 2703488, douglas
- desert videoland oasis, elfrida
- fast market 4609, sierra vista
- good 2 go store 501, sierra vista
- good 2 go store 523, douglas
- good 2 go store 524, bisbee
- hone's benson fuel, benson
- j & b groceries, douglas
- junction express food and fuel, benson
- love's country store 9, benson
- love's travel stop 460 460, benson
- love's travel stop 831, willcox
- main street market 605, san simon
- maverik, inc 721, benson
- poco market, bisbee
- quick & fast 102, pearce
- quick pic market, benson
- san simon travel center, san simon
- speedway 2962, hereford
- speedway 2972, benson
- speedway 2973, sierra vista
- speedway 2974, sierra vista
- speedway 2975, bisbee
- speedway 2976, douglas
- speedway 2977, douglas
- speedway 2988, willcox
- speedway 2991, douglas
- sv food mart, sierra vista
- ta wilcox 226, wilcox
- willcox express stop, willcox
- winchester mercantile, willcox
Combination Grocery/Other · 30
- b & s oriental market, sierra vista
- cvs pharmacy 8828, sierra vista
- dollar general 6599, willcox
- dollartree 9404, bisbee
- dollar general 11124, bisbee
- dollar general 11133, douglas
- dollar general 18019, saint david
- dollar general 18117, sunsites
- dollar general 20512, benson
- dollar general 21406, huachuca city
- dollar general 22613, hereford
- dollar general 24646, sierra vista
- dollar general 24755, sierra vista
- dollar general 25381, bisbee
- dollar general 5856, sierra vista
- dollar general 6629, benson
- dollar general 7335, huachuca city
- dollar general store 16206, hereford
- dollar tree 2682, sierra vista
- dollar tree 3116, douglas
- dollar tree 7492, benson
- dollar tree 8731, sierra vista
- family dollar 11340, elfrida
- family dollar store 11192, tombstone
- family dollar store 4189, sierra vista
- family dollar store 4712, willcox
- family dollar store 4979, bisbee
- family dollar store 5918, sierra vista
- family dollar store 5965, douglas
- walgreens 05027, sierra vista
Super Store · 6
- fry's 59, sierra vista
- food city 111, sierra vista
- target store t-0735, sierra vista
- walmart 1240, sierra vista
- walmart 1846, douglas
- walmart 3807, benson
Supermarket · 5
- el mercado mannys farmers market, sierra vista
- safeway 1275, benson
- safeway 2083, sierra vista
- safeway 261, bisbee
- safeway 272, willcox
Farmers' Market · 3
- bisbee saturday market, bisbee
- saturday farmers market, sierra vista
- sierra vista farmers markets, llc 1, sierra vista
Small Grocery Store · 3
- pirtleville's grocery store, pirtleville
- palo verde stop-n-go, douglas
- pueblo nuevo mini mart, douglas
Large Grocery Store · 2
- douglas meat warehouse, douglas
- mi ranchito meat center, douglas
Bakery Specialty · 1
- papa murphy's az017, sierra vista
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- the local co-op nafmnp, mcneal
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- plaza meat market, willcox
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- sierra vista natural foods cooperative inc., sierra vista
Military Commissary · 1
- fort huachuca commissary 1910, fort huachuca
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Arizona
One of 14 counties in Arizona, 6 are shown here.
Compare Cochise County vs Apache County → · All Arizona counties →
Counties near Cochise County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Cochise County, both outside Arizona so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside AZ (43.9% here).
- Hamilton County, TN · 43.9% low-access
- Hamilton County, TN · 43.9% low-access
- Williamson County, TN · 43.9% low-access
- Williamson County, TN · 43.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside AZ (14.9% here).
- Arkansas County, AR · 14.9% SNAP
- Arkansas County, AR · 14.9% SNAP
- Floyd County, GA · 14.9% SNAP
- Floyd County, GA · 14.9% 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.
Cochise County inside a higher low-access state context
Cochise County sits inside Arizona (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 Cochise County, AZ are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 04003. 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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