Signature · 2.1% SNAP (2nd pct in CO)
Douglas County, CO
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Douglas 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).
- 27.3%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 2.1%
- on SNAP
- 377K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Douglas County, CO
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ELEVATED 27.3% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +5.2 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 2.1% SNAP
- VEH-OK 2.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Jackson County (+ 0.1 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Douglas County ranks #1,126 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #22 of 63 counties in CO (27.3% low-access).
- #1,126
- national by low-access %
- #22
- in CO
- 29
- low-access tracts
- 6K
- 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: 2.1% SNAP (2nd pct in CO) (-10 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Douglas County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Douglas County's 27.3% low-access share is elevated, higher than 64% of them and ranked #1,133 most-affected nationwide.
Douglas County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
61 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Douglas County has 46 urban and 15 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.
Douglas County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Colorado, not a full county-board reprint
- Kiowa
Kiowa 100%
100 % low-access
- Alamosa 27.7
Alamosa 27.7%
27.7 % low-access
- Jackson 27.4
Jackson 27.4%
27.4 % low-access
- Douglas 27.3
Douglas 27.3%
27.3 % low-access
- Elbert 26.5
Elbert 26.5%
26.5 % low-access
- Kit Carson 26.2
Kit Carson 26.2%
26.2 % low-access
- Gilpin 0
Gilpin 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 61 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 285,465 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 29 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 78,033 |
| Low-Access Share | 27.3%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 5,567 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 377,150 |
| Median Household Income | $149,594 |
| Poverty Rate | 3.8%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,951 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 2.1%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 2.4%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.4% |
Thick SNAP store book in Douglas County
Douglas County has 120 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 60 locations (50% of the total), followed by super store.
Convenience Store · 60
- 7 eleven 39834a, lone tree
- 7-eleven 34035, parker
- 7-eleven 39067, parker
- 7-eleven 39160, castle rock
- 7-eleven 39733, lone tree
- 7-eleven 39739, castle rock
- 7-eleven 39741, castle pines
- 7-eleven 39743, highlands ranch
- 7-eleven 39746, littleton
- 7-eleven 41543, parker
- 7-eleven 41861, castle pines
- 7-eleven 42178, parker
- 7-eleven store 34159a, parker
- 7-eleven store 39211a, castle rock
- 7-eleven store 39317a, highlands ranch
- 7-eleven store 39421a, parker
- 7-eleven 33042b, lone tree
- 7-eleven 38093a 38093a, castle rock
- 7-eleven 38234a 38234a, castle rock
- 7-eleven store 32923b 32923b, parker
- 7-eleven store 33040c 33040c, highlands ranch
- alta 6104, castle rock
- big apple mart 3, parker
- circle k 2704585, parker
- circle k 2709516, parker
- circle k 2709860, castle rock
- circle k 2709886, highlands ranch
- circle k 2709892, littleton
- circle k 2709901, castle rock
- circle k 2709904, highlands ranch
- circle k 2709905, highlands ranch
- compark convenience, parker
- corner store 2741126, parker
- corner store 2741157, parker
- corner store 2741159, highlands ranch
- corner store 2741189, parker
- corner store 2744137, parker
- corner store 274666, castle rock
- diamond shamrock corner store 2741161, littleton
- diamond shamrock corner store 2744118, highlands ranch
- franktown sinclair 1, franktown
- good 2 go store 715, castle rock
- jenny's market 30, parker
- jenny's market 515, parker
- loaf n jug 750011, castle rock
- loaf n jug 750043, parker
- maks at castle rocks, castle rock
- maverik 5373, castle rock
- maverik 5413, parker
- maverik, inc 774, parker
- murphy express 8621, parker
- murphy express 8898, parker
- quiktrip 4206, parker
- quiktrip 4214, parker
- rocket #0743 0743, highlands ranch
- rocket #6525 6525, highlands ranch
- rocket #6534 6534, castle rock
- rocket #6544 6544, lone tree
- safeway fuel station 5827, littleton
- valero corner store 2744059, castle rock
Super Store · 25
- costco wholesale 0468, littleton
- costco wholesale 1022, parker
- king soopers 108, littleton
- king soopers 110, highlands ranch
- king soopers 125, castle rock
- king soopers 126, parker
- king soopers 132, castle rock
- king soopers 27, highlands ranch
- king soopers 75, parker
- king soopers 8, highlands ranch
- king soopers 88, parker
- king soopers 91, castle pines
- sam's club 4853, castle rock
- sam's club 6634, lone tree
- target stores t- 0271, littleton
- target stores t- 1326, castle rock
- target stores t- 2023, lone tree
- target stores t- 2219, parker
- target stores t- 2716, littleton
- walmart sc 1252, highlands ranch
- walmart sc 2892, parker
- walmart sc 984, castle rock
- whole foods market 10142, highlands ranch
- whole foods market 10459, castle rock
- whole foods market 10826, parker
Combination Grocery/Other · 15
- cvs pharmacy 10785, parker
- cvs pharmacy 11104, castle rock
- dollar tree 4005, castle rock
- dollar tree 4338, parker
- dollar tree 5094, highlands ranch
- spices n beyond, parker
- walgreens 04952, highlands ranch
- walgreens 05261, parker
- walgreens 06514, castle rock
- walgreens 06987, castle rock
- walgreens 07138, parker
- walgreens 07837, castle rock
- walgreens 2641, littleton
- walgreens 3489, highlands ranch
- walgreens 5538, littleton
Supermarket · 12
- natural grocers u015, highlands ranch
- safeway 1446, parker
- safeway 1480, highlands ranch
- safeway 1548, lone tree
- safeway 1877, castle rock
- safeway 2722, littleton
- sprouts farmers market 302, parker
- sprouts farmers market 307, castle rock
- sprouts farmers market 309, lone tree
- trader joe's parker 309, parker
- vitamin cottage natural food markets inc u023, parker
- vitamin cottage natural food markets inc u035, castle rock
Bakery Specialty · 5
- papa murphy's of highlands ranch co092, highlands ranch
- papa murphy's take & bake pizza co 013, parker
- papa murphy's take & bake pizza co 095, parker
- papa murphys co021, highlands ranch
- papa murphys co046, castle rock
Farmers' Market · 1
- highlands ranch farmers' market, highlands ranch
Large Grocery Store · 1
- konark grocers 2, parker
Small Grocery Store · 1
- sv sweets and grocers, lone tree
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 Douglas County vs Adams County → · All Colorado counties →
Nationwide peers for Douglas County's low-access or SNAP share
SNAP-led peer set first for Douglas County (2.1%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Colorado.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside CO (27.3% here).
- Johnson County, AR · 27.3% low-access
- Johnson County, AR · 27.3% low-access
- Huntington County, IN · 27.3% low-access
- Huntington County, IN · 27.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside CO (2.1% here).
- Forsyth County, GA · 2.2% SNAP
- Johnson County, KS · 2.0% SNAP
- Miami County, KS · 2.3% SNAP
- Williamson County, TN · 1.9% 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, Colorado in context
Douglas County sits inside Colorado (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 Douglas County, CO are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 08035. 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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