Signature · 9.9% SNAP (0th pct in OR)
Deschutes County, OR
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Deschutes County residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 23.0%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 9.9%
- on SNAP
- 206K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Deschutes County, OR
LA-ELEVATED · PHOTO-FINISH · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ELEVATED 23.0% low-access
- PHOTO-FINISH +0.9 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 9.9% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 4% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Douglas County (+ 0.2 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Deschutes County ranks #1,446 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #16 of 36 counties in OR (23.0% low-access; 1 food-desert tracts).
- #1,446
- national by low-access %
- #16
- in OR
- 12
- low-access tracts
- 8K
- food-desert residents
Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA).
Signature read: 9.9% SNAP (0th pct in OR) (-2.2 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Deschutes County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Deschutes County's 23.0% low-access share is elevated, higher than 54% of them and ranked #1,451 most-affected nationwide.
Deschutes County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
24 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Deschutes County has 14 urban and 10 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.
Deschutes County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Oregon, not a full county-board reprint
- Wheeler
Wheeler 100%
100 % low-access
- Polk 25.9
Polk 25.9%
25.9 % low-access
- Wallowa 25.1
Wallowa 25.1%
25.1 % low-access
- Douglas 23.2
Douglas 23.2%
23.2 % low-access
- Deschutes 23
Deschutes 23%
23 % low-access
- Josephine 22.2
Josephine 22.2%
22.2 % low-access
- Tillamook 2.9
Tillamook 2.9%
2.9 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 24 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 157,733 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 12 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 36,245 |
| Low-Access Share | 23.0%near the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 8,098 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 206,334 |
| Median Household Income | $92,758 |
| Poverty Rate | 8.8%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 8,417 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 9.9%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.0%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Deschutes County
Deschutes County has 116 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 12 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 46 locations (40% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 46
- 31 market, la pine
- 7-eleven 27233 g, bend
- 7-eleven 20375d, bend
- 7-eleven 20391f, bend
- 7-eleven 20397a, bend
- 7-eleven 22480c, redmond
- 76 of redmond, redmond
- 76 of sisters, sisters
- arco ampm 83042, bend
- ace market 24/7 bend, bend
- alfalfa store, inc., bend
- arco greenwood bend, bend
- butler market south, bend
- ckb energy 539 539, redmond
- cruise 'n market & deli, redmond
- expressway inc., bend
- fast break corner store market 6305, la pine
- gordy's truck stop, la pine
- h&s stations, llc 5009, la pine
- h&s stations, llc 5032, bend
- h&s stations, llc 5033, bend
- h&s stations, llc 5034, bend
- h&s stations, llc 5035, redmond
- hasco stations #8042 8042, sunriver
- hasco stations, llc 8043, bend
- k market, inc, bend
- lapine quick stop market llc, la pine
- parkway deli llc, bend
- quick mart, bend
- quickway market, bend
- r&c texaco, redmond
- r&r food mart, bend
- redmond 021, redmond
- redmond travel center, redmond
- reed crossing market, bend
- riverwoods country store and gas, bend
- scott's fast market, bend
- sisters dino mart, sisters
- stop and go shell, bend
- sumitt xpress, sunriver
- the buggy stop market, redmond
- the outpost 4, lapine
- us market 150, bend
- us market 190, redmond
- us market 350, bend
- westside foodmart, bend
Combination Grocery/Other · 18
- bi-mart 612, bend
- bi-mart 641, redmond
- bi-mart 671, la pine
- bi-mart 680, sisters
- cvs pharmacy 11677, bend
- cvs pharmacy 11692, redmond
- cinder butte meat company, redmond
- dollar general 18542, lapine
- dollar general 20532, sisters
- dollar tree 1912, bend
- dollar tree 1989, redmond
- dollar tree 4576, bend
- dollar tree 6418, la pine
- jordan's fruit stand, redmond
- m&w markets 17, redmond
- walgreens 07971, redmond
- walgreens 15674, bend
- walgreens 15675, bend
Super Store · 17
- bend grocery outlet, bend
- costco wholesale 1696, bend
- fred meyer 021, bend
- fred meyer 650, redmond
- grocery outlet of redmond 477, redmond
- la pine grocery outlet, la pine
- local acres marketplace, bend
- market of choice 8, bend
- newport market, bend
- ray's food place 45, sisters
- ray's shop smart 54, la pine
- sunriver marketplace, bend
- sunriver country store, sunriver
- target store t-0766, bend
- walmart 2075, bend
- walmart 2243, redmond
- whole foods market 10407, bend
Supermarket · 11
- albertsons 2599, bend
- oliver lemon's, terrebonne
- ray's food place 76, la pine
- safeway 1504, bend
- safeway 1665, redmond
- safeway 1888, bend
- safeway 514, bend
- safeway 3553, bend
- trader joe's 150, bend
- vitamin cottage natural food market u072, bend
- winco foods 162, bend
Bakery Specialty · 6
- franz bakery outlet 9001, bend
- franz bakery outlet 9002, redmond
- papa murphy's pizza or015, redmond
- papa murphy's pizza or095, bend
- papa murphy's pizza or134, bend
- papa murphys pizza or014, bend
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 4
- paradise produce stand, bend
- the vegetable man produce, bend
- tumalo farmstand, bend
- vegetable man of la pine, la pine
Farmers' Market · 3
- bend farmers market, bend
- redmond farmers market ffab, redmond
- sisters farmers market, sisters
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 3
- redmond smokehouse, redmond
- rod's quality meats, redmond
- the beef barn, bend
Medium Grocery Store · 3
- chavez market 1, redmond
- colima market, bend
- schoolhouse produce, redmond
Small Grocery Store · 3
- tomi mart, bend
- tumalo country store, bend
- wickiup junction store, la pine
Food Buying Co-op · 1
- central oregon locavore, bend
Large Grocery Store · 1
- c. e. lovejoy's brookswood market, bend
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Oregon
One of 35 counties in Oregon, 6 are shown here.
Compare Deschutes County vs Baker County → · All Oregon counties →
Nationwide peers for Deschutes County's low-access or SNAP share
SNAP-led peer set first for Deschutes County (9.9%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Oregon.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside OR (23.0% here).
- Lee County, NC · 23.0% low-access
- Lee County, NC · 23.0% low-access
- Bedford County, TN · 23.0% low-access
- Bedford County, TN · 23.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside OR (9.9% here).
- Cleveland County, OK · 9.9% SNAP
- Cleveland County, OK · 9.9% SNAP
- Noble County, OH · 9.9% SNAP
- Noble County, OH · 9.9% 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.
Food access nationally, Oregon in context
Deschutes County sits inside Oregon (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 Deschutes County, OR are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 41017. 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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