Signature · 39.3% low-access (86th pct)
Colusa County, CA
Colusa County sits in the upper national band on low-access (39.3%, +17.2 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 39.3%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 16.4%
- on SNAP
- 22K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Colusa County, CA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 39.3% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +17.2 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 16.4% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 20% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Modoc County (+ 1.2 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Colusa County sits in the upper national band (39.3%, #423 of 3,079) with 1 LILA tracts.
- #423
- national by low-access %
- #5
- in CA
- 4
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- 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: 39.3% low-access (86th pct) (+17.2 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Colusa County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Colusa County's 39.3% low-access share is elevated, higher than 86% of them and ranked #423 most-affected nationwide.
Colusa County's elevated USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
Colusa County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (3 rural, 2 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 2 urban tracts face the 1-mile one.
Colusa County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in California, not a full county-board reprint
- Sierra
Sierra 88.2%
88.2 % low-access
- Modoc
Modoc 40.5%
40.5 % low-access
- Colusa
Colusa 39.3%
39.3 % low-access
- Nevada 34.8
Nevada 34.8%
34.8 % low-access
- Del Norte 34.4
Del Norte 34.4%
34.4 % low-access
- Kings 33
Kings 33%
33 % low-access
- Amador 0.2
Amador 0.2%
0.2 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 21,419 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 4 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 8,424 |
| Low-Access Share | 39.3%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,647 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 21,984 |
| Median Household Income | $75,672 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.4%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,229 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 16.4%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.6%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.3% |
Thick SNAP store book in Colusa County
Colusa County has 29 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 16 locations (55% of the total), followed by medium grocery store.
Where the store book sits, by town
7 towns share the 29 authorized stores; Williams holds 38% of them. 4 of the 7 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: College City, Maxwell, Stonyford, Vacaville.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Williams | 11 | 4 |
| Colusa | 8 | 3 |
| Arbuckle | 6 | 1 |
| College City | 1 | none |
| Maxwell | 1 | none |
| Stonyford | 1 | none |
| Vacaville | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 16
- 1850 management inc, williams
- 99 cents & more, arbuckle
- arco ampm 7129, vacaville
- arco ampm 83453, williams
- caldwell mini mart, maxwell
- college city market, college city
- j & j gas mini mart, arbuckle
- jacks market, colusa
- kwik stop, colusa
- love's travel stop 652, williams
- orv's shell, williams
- poppy arbuckle 501, arbuckle
- shop n save 1, colusa
- stonyford general store, stonyford
- wayman's 76, williams
- williams express mart 1, williams
Medium Grocery Store · 4
- arbuckle food center, arbuckle
- carniceria las reinas corp., colusa
- el toro loco market, williams
- mercado's meat market 2, colusa
Combination Grocery/Other · 3
- dollar general 18054, williams
- dollar general 14864, colusa
- dollar general 14972, arbuckle
Large Grocery Store · 2
- roy's supermarket, williams
- shop-n-save, williams
Supermarket · 2
- grocery outlet of willits 390, williams
- sav mor foods 31, colusa
Farmers' Market · 1
- colusa certified farmers market, colusa
Small Grocery Store · 1
- de loza meat market, arbuckle
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in California
One of 57 counties in California, 6 are shown here.
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Counties near Colusa County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Colusa County, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside CA (39.3% here).
- Fayette County, IL · 39.3% low-access
- Tazewell County, IL · 39.3% low-access
- Lyon County, NV · 39.3% low-access
- Cibola County, NM · 39.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside CA (16.4% here).
- Drew County, AR · 16.4% SNAP
- Okeechobee County, FL · 16.4% SNAP
- Lucas County, OH · 16.4% SNAP
- Morgan County, OH · 16.4% 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.
California among Pacific states
California ranks 5th of 5 Pacific states by population-weighted low-access (13.3%). Colusa County, at 39.3%, runs 26.0 pts above the California rate.
- Alaska 30.9%
- Hawaii 26.7%
- Washington 23.1%
- Oregon 16.9%
- California 13.3%
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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