Signature · 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts)
Colfax County, NE
Colfax County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of the book) alongside 31.6% low-access.
- 31.6%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 8.9%
- on SNAP
- 11K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Colfax County, NE
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 31.6% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +9.5 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 8.9% SNAP
- VEH-OK 0.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 33% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Merrick County (+ 0.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Colfax County sits in the upper national band (31.6%, #834 of 3,079) with 1 LILA tracts.
- #834
- national by low-access %
- #38
- in NE
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 980
- 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: 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts) .
How Colfax County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Colfax County's 31.6% low-access share is elevated, higher than 73% of them and ranked #843 most-affected nationwide.
Colfax County's elevated USDA tier split
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Colfax County has 1 urban and 2 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.
Colfax County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Nebraska, not a full county-board reprint
- Thomas
Thomas 100%
100 % low-access
- Gage 32.4
Gage 32.4%
32.4 % low-access
- Saline 32.2
Saline 32.2%
32.2 % low-access
- Sheridan 32
Sheridan 32%
32 % low-access
- Colfax 31.6
Colfax 31.6%
31.6 % low-access
- Merrick 31.6
Merrick 31.6%
31.6 % low-access
- Burt 0.7
Burt 0.7%
0.7 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 3 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 10,515 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 3,326 |
| Low-Access Share | 31.6%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 980 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 10,641 |
| Median Household Income | $82,530 |
| Poverty Rate | 6.9%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 329 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 8.9%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 0.4%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.7% |
SNAP retailers in Colfax County
Colfax County has 10 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 3 locations (30% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 3
- casey's general store 2716, schuyler
- love's travel stop 784, schuyler
- neat market, howells
Combination Grocery/Other · 2
- dollar general 8070, schuyler
- family dollar store 10552, schuyler
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- noors grocery, schuyler
- steves madhouse market, leigh
Large Grocery Store · 1
- tienda mexicana chichihualco, schuyler
Small Grocery Store · 1
- schuyler grocery 1, schuyler
Super Store · 1
- didiers grocery inc, schuyler
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Nebraska
One of 92 counties in Nebraska, 6 are shown here.
Compare Colfax County vs Adams County → · All Nebraska counties →
Counties near Colfax County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Colfax County, both outside Nebraska so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside NE (31.6% here).
- Roosevelt County, NM · 31.6% low-access
- Roosevelt County, NM · 31.6% low-access
- Posey County, IN · 31.6% low-access
- Posey County, IN · 31.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NE (8.9% here).
- Miller County, MO · 8.9% SNAP
- Miller County, MO · 8.9% SNAP
- Tishomingo County, MS · 8.9% SNAP
- Tishomingo County, MS · 8.9% 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.
Colfax County inside a higher low-access state context
Colfax County sits inside Nebraska (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 Colfax County, NE are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 31037. 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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