Signature · 8 LILA tracts (28.6% of tracts)

Coconino County, AZ

Coconino County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 8 LILA tracts (28.6% of the book) alongside 32.5% low-access.

32.5%
low-access pop.
8
food-desert tracts
10.6%
on SNAP
145K
residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA 2019 Census ACS 2024 AZ

USDA FARA access plate

County Coconino County, AZ

LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE

  • LA-ELEVATED 32.5% low-access
  • ABOVE-NATIONAL +10.4 pts vs US
  • LILA-CLUSTER 8 food-desert tracts
  • SNAP-LIGHT 10.6% SNAP
  • VEH-OK 5.6% no vehicle
  • DENSITY-DENSE 29% tracts LILA

Nearest low-access peer: Greenlee County (+ 0.4 pts)

Upper-band low-access

Coconino County sits in the upper national band (32.5%, #775 of 3,079) with 8 LILA tracts.

#775
national by low-access %
#11
in AZ
17
low-access tracts
18K
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: 8 LILA tracts (28.6% of tracts) .

How Coconino County compares nationally

Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Coconino County's 32.5% low-access share is elevated, higher than 75% of them and ranked #778 most-affected nationwide.

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Coconino County's elevated USDA tier split

28 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 8 LILA.

Food access tier distribution for Coconino County, AZ USDA-defined food-access tiers: 11 census tracts adequate (within distance threshold), 9 limited, 8 severe (low-income low-access food desert). Total 28 tracts evaluated. 11 tracts adequate (39.3%) 9 tracts limited (32.1%) 8 tracts severe / food desert (28.6%) Adequate 39% Limited 32% Severe 29% Food-access tier distribution: Coconino County, AZ
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas 2019

By USDA urbanicity classification, Coconino County has 17 urban and 11 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.

Coconino County vs nearby high low-access peers

Poles + nearest peers in Arizona, not a full county-board reprint

% low-access
Source USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas As of 2019 edition

FARA 2019 · elevated low-access

USDA Food Access Research Atlas 2019 indicators for Coconino County
IndicatorValue
Census Tracts28
Atlas Population (2010 basis)134,421
Low-Access Tracts17
Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access)8
Low-Access Population43,626
Low-Access Share32.5%above the national average
Low-Income & Low-Access Population17,901

ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band

Census ACS 2024 demographic and SNAP data for Coconino County
IndicatorValue
Population144,508
Median Household Income$72,966
Poverty Rate16.8%above the national average
SNAP Households5,857
SNAP Participation Rate10.6%below the national average
Households Without a Vehicle5.6%below the national average
Group-Quarters Population9.1%

Thick SNAP store book in Coconino County

Coconino County has 99 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 56 locations (57% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.

Convenience Store · 56

  • antelope recreation center, page
  • cameron trading post, cameron
  • circle k 2700164, flagstaff
  • circle k 2700583, page
  • circle k 2700587, sedona
  • circle k 2700817, williams
  • circle k 2705922, flagstaff
  • circle k 2705923, flagstaff
  • circle k 2708853, flagstaff
  • crossroads trading post 713, inscription house
  • five points station, flagstaff
  • forest meadows chevron, flagstaff
  • fort valley chevron, flagstaff
  • fourth st market & liquor, flagstaff
  • fredonia short stop, fredonia
  • gap express 525, cameron
  • good 2 go store 526, flagstaff
  • heena mini mart, flagstaff
  • lake mary chevron, flagstaff
  • lake powell convenience center, page
  • love's travel stop 553, williams
  • maverik inc 466, flagstaff
  • maverik, inc 288, flagstaff
  • maverik, inc 290, flagstaff
  • maverik, inc 398, page
  • maverik, inc 709, williams
  • mountainaire country store, flagstaff
  • munds park chevron, munds park
  • my mountain view market, flagstaff
  • o'leary street market, flagstaff
  • osh enterprise llc, flagstaff
  • pic-n-run leupp, leupp
  • parks feed and mercantile, parks
  • pilot travel center 180, bellemont
  • red mesa express 505, page
  • safeway fuel station 5820, flagstaff
  • sandoval mobil, williams
  • shell 21, munds park
  • shri llc, flagstaff
  • speedway 2885, flagstaff
  • speedway 2886, flagstaff
  • speedway 2887, flagstaff
  • speedway 2891, flagstaff
  • speedway 2931, flagstaff
  • speedway 3010, tuba city
  • speedy's 012, cameron
  • sunnyside chevron, flagstaff
  • super k, tuba city
  • timberline marketplace, flagstaff
  • tonalea general store 510, red lake
  • trading company, supai
  • tuba city express 712, tuba city
  • twin pines gasser, flagstaff
  • vp flagstaff mall, flagstaff
  • westerners, tuba city
  • winona station, flagstaff

Combination Grocery/Other · 18

  • cvs pharmacy 9231, flagstaff
  • dollar general 14146, williams
  • dollartree 8132, flagstaff
  • dollartree 9779, flagstaff
  • dollar general 11109, page
  • dollar general 15892, flagstaff
  • dollar general 16435, tuba city
  • dollar general 16980, flagstaff
  • dollar general 30731, fredonia
  • dollar tree 2679, flagstaff
  • dollar tree 5623, flagstaff
  • family dollar 11310, fredonia
  • family dollar 12017, tuba city
  • family dollar 13012, page
  • family dollar 8851, flagstaff
  • family dollar store 5168, williams
  • walgreens 05221, flagstaff
  • walgreens 15206, flagstaff

Super Store · 10

  • bashas' 18, flagstaff
  • bashas' 67, flagstaff
  • bashas' dine market 36, tuba city
  • fry's 104, flagstaff
  • sam's club 6604, flagstaff
  • target store t-0935, flagstaff
  • walmart 1175, flagstaff
  • walmart 1442, page
  • walmart 4252, flagstaff
  • whole foods market 10581, flagstaff

Supermarket · 7

  • natural grocers by vitamin cottage u057, flagstaff
  • safeway 1225, flagstaff
  • safeway 1639, williams
  • safeway 2028, flagstaff
  • safeway 249, page
  • safeway 270, flagstaff
  • sprouts famers market 26, flagstaff

Farmers' Market · 3

  • flagstaff community mkt, flagstaff
  • flagstaff mountain-town market 1, flagstaff
  • flagstaff mountain-town market 2, flagstaff

Medium Grocery Store · 3

  • inscription house market, tonalea
  • kaibeto market, kaibeto
  • simpson's market, cameron

Bakery Specialty · 1

  • papa murphy's pizza az-035, flagstaff

Small Grocery Store · 1

  • flagstaff csa & local market llc, flagstaff

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 Coconino County vs Apache County → · All Arizona counties →

Counties near Coconino County's elevated low-access or SNAP band

Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Coconino 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 (32.5% here).

Similar SNAP participation

Nearest household SNAP rates outside AZ (10.6% here).

Source: USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + Census ACS 2024 SNAP. Peers floor at 10,000 residents so stub counties cannot own the match.

Coconino County inside a higher low-access state context

Coconino 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 Coconino County, AZ are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 04005. 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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