Signature · 4 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts)
Curry County, NM
Curry County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 4 LILA tracts (33.3% of the book) alongside 32.4% low-access.
- 32.4%
- low-access pop.
- 4
- food-desert tracts
- 25.5%
- on SNAP
- 48K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Curry County, NM
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 32.4% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +10.3 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 4 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 25.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 33% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Doña Ana County (+ 0.5 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Curry County sits in the upper national band (32.4%, #779 of 3,079) with 4 LILA tracts.
- #779
- national by low-access %
- #19
- in NM
- 9
- low-access tracts
- 6K
- 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: 4 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts) .
How Curry County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Curry County's 32.4% low-access share is elevated, higher than 75% of them and ranked #785 most-affected nationwide.
Curry County's elevated USDA tier split
12 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 4 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Curry County has 9 urban and 3 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.
Curry County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in New Mexico, not a full county-board reprint
- Mora
Mora 100%
100 % low-access
- Hidalgo 34.4
Hidalgo 34.4%
34.4 % low-access
- Doña Ana 32.9
Doña Ana 32.9%
32.9 % low-access
- Curry 32.4
Curry 32.4%
32.4 % low-access
- Roosevelt 31.6
Roosevelt 31.6%
31.6 % low-access
- Eddy 30.5
Eddy 30.5%
30.5 % low-access
- De Baca 17.3
De Baca 17.3%
17.3 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 12 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 48,376 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 9 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 4 |
| Low-Access Population | 15,660 |
| Low-Access Share | 32.4%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 6,256 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 47,638 |
| Median Household Income | $57,309 |
| Poverty Rate | 20.5%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 4,738 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 25.5%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.1%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Curry County
Curry County has 51 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 24 locations (47% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 24
- 7-eleven, inc. 42454, texico
- 7-eleven, inc. 42467, clovis
- 7-eleven, inc. 42473, clovis
- 7-eleven, inc. 42497, clovis
- a doc oil company 143, clovis
- allsups 002, clovis
- allsups 004, clovis
- allsups 005, clovis
- allsups 044, clovis
- allsups 045, clovis
- allsups 053, clovis
- allsups 064, clovis
- allsups 123, clovis
- allsups 170, clovis
- allsups 171, clovis
- allsups 246, melrose
- allsups 248, clovis
- allsups 320, clovis
- allsups 324, clovis
- love's travel stops & country store, inc 329, clovis
- maverik 784, clovis
- pilot travel center 1118, clovis
- prince chevron, clovis
- rory's, clovis
Combination Grocery/Other · 18
- dollar general 6304, clovis
- dollar general 6335, clovis
- dollar tree 2561, clovis
- dollar general 11907, texico
- dollar general 15718, clovis
- dollar general 20267, clovis
- dollar general 24144, clovis
- dollar general 25461, clovis
- dollar general 25480, melrose
- dollar general 25768, clovis
- dollar general 30313, clovis
- dollartree 09400, clovis
- family dollar store 3385, clovis
- family dollar store 4055, clovis
- family dollar store 6242, clovis
- k's oriental foods, clovis
- mauro ojeda, clovis
- walgreens 04950, clovis
Farmers' Market · 2
- clovis farmers market, clovis
- foote family meats, texico
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- la espiga de oro supermercado, clovis
- stansells meat market 1700, clovis
Super Store · 2
- s&s supermarket, clovis
- walmart 821, clovis
Supermarket · 2
- albertsons 686, clovis
- lowes 17, clovis
Military Commissary · 1
- cannon afb commissary 803, cannon afb
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in New Mexico
One of 32 counties in New Mexico, 6 are shown here.
Compare Curry County vs Bernalillo County → · All New Mexico counties →
Counties near Curry County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Curry County, both outside New Mexico so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside NM (32.4% here).
- Seward County, NE · 32.4% low-access
- Seward County, NE · 32.4% low-access
- Gage County, NE · 32.4% low-access
- Gage County, NE · 32.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NM (25.5% here).
- Hampden County, MA · 25.5% SNAP
- Hampden County, MA · 25.5% SNAP
- Rolette County, ND · 25.6% SNAP
- Lawrence County, KY · 25.6% 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.
Curry County inside a higher low-access state context
Curry County sits inside New Mexico (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 Curry County, NM are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 35009. 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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