Signature · 348 SNAP-authorized stores
Denver County, CO
Denver County lands in the lower national band on low-access (10.8%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 10.8%
- low-access pop.
- 17
- food-desert tracts
- 8.8%
- on SNAP
- 719K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Denver County, CO
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 10.8% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -11.3 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 17 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 8.8% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 10.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 12% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Chaffee County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Denver County lands in the lower national band (10.8%, #2,419 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,419
- national by low-access %
- #52
- in CO
- 25
- low-access tracts
- 26K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 348 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Denver County compares nationally
Denver County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 10.8% low-access share that beats 23% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,419).
Denver County's lower-band USDA tier split
143 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 17 LILA.
All 143 of Denver County's tracts are urban in the USDA classification, so every one is judged on the 1-mile test, the stricter of the two distance thresholds.
Denver County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Colorado, not a full county-board reprint
- Kiowa
Kiowa 100%
100 % low-access
- Hinsdale 11.8
Hinsdale 11.8%
11.8 % low-access
- Otero 11.2
Otero 11.2%
11.2 % low-access
- Denver 10.8
Denver 10.8%
10.8 % low-access
- Chaffee 10.8
Chaffee 10.8%
10.8 % low-access
- Gunnison 9.8
Gunnison 9.8%
9.8 % low-access
- Gilpin 0
Gilpin 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 143 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 600,158 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 25 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 17 |
| Low-Access Population | 64,734 |
| Low-Access Share | 10.8%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 25,554 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 718,877 |
| Median Household Income | $94,718 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.2%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 29,550 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 8.8%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 10.3%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Denver County
Denver County has 348 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 11 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 175 locations (50% of the total), followed by super store.
Where the store book sits, by town
6 towns share the 348 authorized stores; Denver holds 98% of them. 1 of the 6 towns has no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Englewood.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Denver | 340 | 110 |
| Littleton | 3 | 2 |
| Glendale | 2 | 2 |
| Aurora | 1 | 1 |
| Englewood | 1 | none |
| Lakeside | 1 | 1 |
Convenience Store · 175
- 7 eleven 25052b, denver
- 7 eleven 32810b, denver
- 7 eleven 35519b, denver
- 7 eleven 35995b, denver
- 7 eleven 38119a, denver
- 7 eleven 36769, denver
- 7-11 42319, denver
- 7-eleven 23899j, denver
- 7-eleven 35668a, denver
- 7-eleven 39215, denver
- 7-eleven 39504, denver
- 7-eleven 39848, denver
- 7-eleven 39849, denver
- 7-eleven store 13194a, denver
- 7-eleven store 13195a, denver
- 7-eleven store 13198b, denver
- 7-eleven store 15754a, denver
- 7-eleven store 18397a, denver
- 7-eleven store 18730a, denver
- 7-eleven store 21938a, denver
- 7-eleven store 22358a, denver
- 7-eleven store 23172f 23172f, denver
- 7-eleven store 23293a, denver
- 7-eleven store 23727a, denver
- 7-eleven store 23867a, denver
- 7-eleven store 24116b 24116b, denver
- 7-eleven store 24359a, denver
- 7-eleven store 24627a, denver
- 7-eleven store 25028a, denver
- 7-eleven store 25069a, denver
- 7-eleven store 25582b 25582b, denver
- 7-eleven store 25907b, denver
- 7-eleven store 27620a, denver
- 7-eleven store 29420a, denver
- 7-eleven store 34057, englewood
- 7-eleven store 34705j, denver
- 7-eleven store 34741a, denver
- 7-eleven store 35053a, denver
- 7-eleven store 35511a, denver
- 7-eleven store 35536b, denver
- 7-eleven store 35979a, denver
- 7-eleven store 37141d 37141d, denver
- 7-eleven store 39773j, denver
- 7-eleven store 39859j, denver
- 7-eleven, inc. 18630j, denver
- 7-eleven 27067b, denver
- 7-eleven 27429c 27429c, denver
- 7-eleven 29108a, denver
- 7-eleven 34342b 34342b, denver
- 7-eleven 34534a, denver
- 7-eleven 35617a, denver
- 7-eleven 35976b, denver
- 7-eleven 38357a 38357a, denver
- 7-eleven 38361a 38361a, denver
- 7-eleven store 13203c 13203c, denver
- 7-eleven store 13209d 13209d, denver
- 7-eleven store 16147c 16147c, denver
- 7-eleven store 16593c 16593c, denver
- 7-eleven store 18449b 18449b, denver
- 7-eleven store 22537b 22537b, denver
- 7-eleven store 23664b 23664b, denver
- 7-eleven store 25550b 25550b, denver
- 7-eleven store 29151a 29151a, denver
- 7-eleven store 29203b 29203b, denver
- 7-eleven store 33052c 33052c, denver
- 7-eleven store 33630b 33630b, denver
- 7-eleven store 34179d 34179d, denver
- 7-eleven store 34570b 34570b, denver
- 7-eleven store 35365b, denver
- 7-eleven store 37016b 37016b, denver
- 7-eleven store 38180a 38180a, denver
- 7-eleven store 39062b 39062b, denver
- 7-eleven store 41337a 41337a, denver
- 7-eleven, inc. store # 23603b, denver
- 7-eleven, inc. store 38651b, denver
- ad smoke shop and grocery llc 001, denver
- all in one convenience store inc, denver
- alta 6010, denver
- alta 6013, denver
- barn store, denver
- bole market, denver
- c store/conoco, denver
- crown market, denver
- capitol convenience, denver
- capitol market llc, denver
- carniceria zacatecas inc, denver
- chambers gas & wash, denver
- circle k 2703290, denver
- circle k 2709842, denver
- circle k 2709854, denver
- circle k 2709867, denver
- circle k 2709868, denver
- circle k 2709900, denver
- circle k 2744080, denver
- circle k 2744085, denver
- circle k 2744086, denver
- circle k 2744089, denver
- circle k 2744093, denver
- circle k 2744094, denver
- city store, denver
- colfax gs llc, denver
- conoco, denver
- conoco, denver
- corner store 2741141, littleton
- diamond shamrock corner store 2741119, denver
- diamond shamrock corner store 2744079, denver
- dnt, denver
- east colfax sinclair, denver
- el tepetate market, denver
- emmanuel bakery corporation, denver
- federal shell, denver
- food mart, denver
- g-mart, denver
- gas mart, denver
- good 2 go store 714, denver
- holly market, denver
- horizon food & gas 2, denver
- jacks market llc, denver
- jenny's market 548, denver
- k&g convenience and smoke, denver
- k-stop gas & groceries, llc, denver
- kaleb enterprises, denver
- kentucky market, denver
- la pasadita de westwood, denver
- leo's discount & bin store, denver
- loaf n jug 750801, denver
- maverik 5329, denver
- maverik 5340, denver
- maverik 5341, denver
- maverik 5345, denver
- michael discount store, denver
- mile high quick stop, denver
- minhas inc/ 7-eleven 21899, denver
- monaco gas 1, denver
- mr. g's neighborhood grocery, denver
- murphy express 8697, denver
- murphy express 8884, denver
- murphy express 8897, denver
- murphy express 8906, denver
- murphy express 8936, denver
- nile express market, denver
- o's pipes and tobacco, denver
- osage cafe & mercado, denver
- pandav 1945 federal llc, denver
- pynergy blvd, denver
- pynergy knox 01, denver
- quiktrip 4210, denver
- quiktrip 4221, denver
- regis convenience store, denver
- rocket #6492 6492, denver
- rocket #6499 6499, denver
- rocket #6509 6509, denver
- rocket #6514 6514, denver
- rocket #6516 6516, denver
- rocket #6517 6517, denver
- rocket #6543 6543, denver
- rocket #6546 6546, denver
- rudeetai inc, denver
- russells convenience 223, denver
- santa fe gas express, denver
- sav-o-mart, denver
- shamrock mississippi inc, denver
- sinclair station, denver
- sloan's lake market, denver
- stinker store 312, denver
- stinker store 313, denver
- stinker store 314, denver
- stinker store 342, denver
- super 99 cents +, denver
- town grocery, denver
- valero corner store 2744090, denver
- valero corner store 274661, denver
- villa park mini mart, denver
- west evans sinclair, denver
- zuni conoco, denver
Super Store · 44
- clark's market, denver
- costco business center 650, denver
- costco wholesale 0443, littleton
- costco wholesale 1652, denver
- king soopers 1, denver
- king soopers 115, denver
- king soopers 123, denver
- king soopers 19, denver
- king soopers 26, denver
- king soopers 29, denver
- king soopers 35, denver
- king soopers 5, denver
- king soopers 56, denver
- king soopers 7, denver
- king soopers 72, denver
- king soopers 83, denver
- king soopers 93, denver
- lowes 118, denver
- la despensa latina, denver
- marczyk fine foods 2, denver
- sam's club 4777, denver
- sam's club 6632, denver
- shamrock foodservice warehouse 570, denver
- super carniceria compare, denver
- target 2820, denver
- target store t3386, denver
- target store t3403, denver
- target stores t- 1806, glendale
- target stores t- 2052, denver
- target t3279, denver
- tri ocean, denver
- walmart 3127, denver
- walmart 3128, denver
- walmart sc 3533, denver
- walmart sc 3566, denver
- walmart sc 5957, lakeside
- walmart super center 1308, littleton
- walmart supercenter 5676, denver
- whole foods market 10095, denver
- whole foods market 10207, denver
- whole foods market 10331, glendale
- whole foods market 10373, denver
- whole foods market 10626, denver
- whole foods market 10746, denver
Supermarket · 37 (31 shown)
- carniceria la guadalajara inc, denver
- la despensa latina 1, denver
- leevers locavore 43429, denver
- little saigon supermarket, denver
- m&i international market, denver
- marczyk fine foods 1, denver
- napco trading inc, denver
- natural grocers u161, denver
- natural grocers u169, denver
- safeway 1038, denver
- safeway 1248, denver
- safeway 1267, denver
- safeway 1463, denver
- safeway 1614, denver
- safeway 2246, denver
- safeway 244, denver
- safeway 2714, denver
- safeway 3836, denver
- safeway 885, denver
- save a lot 23885, denver
- save a lot 24877, denver
- save a lot 24983, denver
- save a lot 45154, denver
- save a lot 45162, denver
- sprouts farmers market 322, denver
- sprouts farmers market 328, denver
- sprouts farmers market 334, denver
- sprouts farmers market 335, denver
- sunflower farmers market 314, denver
- sunflower farmers market 315, denver
- trader joe's 0300, denver
Showing 250 of 348 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Colorado
One of 63 counties in Colorado, 6 are shown here.
Compare Denver County vs Adams County → · All Colorado counties →
Counties near Denver County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Denver County, both outside Colorado so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside CO (10.8% here).
- Halifax County, NC · 10.8% low-access
- Warren County, PA · 10.8% low-access
- Randall County, TX · 10.8% low-access
- Trempealeau County, WI · 10.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside CO (8.8% here).
- Limestone County, AL · 8.8% SNAP
- Fremont County, ID · 8.8% SNAP
- Fountain County, IN · 8.8% SNAP
- Blue Earth County, MN · 8.8% 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.
Colorado among Mountain states
Colorado ranks 8th of 8 Mountain states by population-weighted low-access (21.5%). Denver County, at 10.8%, runs 10.7 pts below the Colorado rate.
- New Mexico 31.7%
- Wyoming 29.7%
- Arizona 26.8%
- Idaho 25.8%
- Utah 23.9%
- Nevada 23.0%
- Montana 22.3%
- Colorado 21.5%
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 .
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 Denver County, CO are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 08031. 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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