Signature · 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts)
Emery County, UT
Emery County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of the book) alongside 34.1% low-access.
- 34.1%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 10.2%
- on SNAP
- 10K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Emery County, UT
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 34.1% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +12.0 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 10.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 33% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Utah County ( -0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Emery County sits in the upper national band (34.1%, #659 of 3,079) with 1 LILA tracts.
- #659
- national by low-access %
- #12
- in UT
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 1K
- 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: 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts) .
How Emery County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Emery County's 34.1% low-access share is elevated, higher than 79% of them and ranked #662 most-affected nationwide.
Emery County's elevated USDA tier split
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Emery County has 1 urban and 2 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.
Emery County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Utah, not a full county-board reprint
- Rich
Rich 100%
100 % low-access
- Washington 35.6
Washington 35.6%
35.6 % low-access
- Emery 34.1
Emery 34.1%
34.1 % low-access
- Utah 34
Utah 34%
34 % low-access
- Cache 33.3
Cache 33.3%
33.3 % low-access
- Davis 31.6
Davis 31.6%
31.6 % low-access
- Morgan 0.4
Morgan 0.4%
0.4 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 3 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 10,976 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 3,745 |
| Low-Access Share | 34.1%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,263 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 10,046 |
| Median Household Income | $74,291 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.5%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 351 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.2%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.2%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.9% |
SNAP retailers in Emery County
Emery County has 16 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 8 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 8
- 7-eleven mexican hat 53619, mexican hat
- good 2 go store 422, green river
- hart's 30 huntington 80130, huntington
- love's country store 119, green river
- love's travel stop 792, green river
- maverik, inc 248, huntington
- maverik, inc 693, green river
- maverik, inc 706, castle dale
Combination Grocery/Other · 3
- family dollar 11456, huntington
- family dollar 13112, ferron
- family dollar 6999, castle dale
Large Grocery Store · 3
- food ranch, llc, orangeville
- hometown market, huntington
- mainstreet market afs 12027, ferron
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- melon vine food store, green river
Supermarket · 1
- stewarts thriftway, castle dale
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Utah
One of 28 counties in Utah, 6 are shown here.
Compare Emery County vs Beaver County → · All Utah counties →
Counties near Emery County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Emery County, both outside Utah so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside UT (34.1% here).
- Monmouth County, NJ · 34.1% low-access
- Monmouth County, NJ · 34.1% low-access
- Clinton County, MI · 34.1% low-access
- Clinton County, MI · 34.1% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside UT (10.2% here).
- Bedford County, TN · 10.2% SNAP
- Bedford County, TN · 10.2% SNAP
- Preble County, OH · 10.2% SNAP
- Preble County, OH · 10.2% 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.
Emery County inside a higher low-access state context
Emery County sits inside Utah (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 Emery County, UT are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 49015. 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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