Signature · 2.8% SNAP (7th pct in MT)
Gallatin County, MT
Gallatin County's food-access picture is close to the national norm, with pockets that qualify as low-access. This profile breaks down who qualifies as a food desert and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it.
- 16.6%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 2.8%
- on SNAP
- 124K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Gallatin County, MT
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-MODERATE 16.6% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -5.5 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 2.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 2.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 5% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Lewis and Clark County (+ 0.5 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Gallatin County ranks #1,976 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #47 of 56 counties in MT (16.6% low-access; 1 food-desert tracts).
- #1,976
- national by low-access %
- #47
- in MT
- 7
- low-access tracts
- 4K
- 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: 2.8% SNAP (7th pct in MT) (-9.3 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Gallatin County compares nationally
Gallatin County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 16.6% low-access share that beats 37% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,983).
Gallatin County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
22 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Gallatin County has 12 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.
Gallatin County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Montana, not a full county-board reprint
- Wibaux
Wibaux 100%
100 % low-access
- Lewis and Cla… 17.1
Lewis and Cla… 17.1%
17.1 % low-access
- Gallatin 16.6
Gallatin 16.6%
16.6 % low-access
- Broadwater 15.4
Broadwater 15.4%
15.4 % low-access
- Stillwater 15.3
Stillwater 15.3%
15.3 % low-access
- Carbon 14.9
Carbon 14.9%
14.9 % low-access
- Ravalli 2.7
Ravalli 2.7%
2.7 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 22 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 89,513 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 7 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 14,863 |
| Low-Access Share | 16.6%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 3,909 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 124,074 |
| Median Household Income | $93,528 |
| Poverty Rate | 9.5%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,448 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 2.8%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 2.4%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.6% |
Thick SNAP store book in Gallatin County
Gallatin County has 62 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 33 locations (53% of the total), followed by supermarket.
Convenience Store · 33
- blue basket markets, bozeman
- brake time 251718, bozeman
- brake time 253823, bozeman
- cenex zip trip 46, bozeman
- grantree conoco 1, bozeman
- holiday stationstore 2746305, bozeman
- holiday stationstore 2746506, belgrade
- maverik, inc 767, belgrade
- pop's country store, belgrade
- spfstore #9, gallatin gateway
- spfstore 1, bozeman
- superpumper 80201, bozeman
- superpumper 80202, bozeman
- superpumper 80203, bozeman
- superpumper 80205, bozeman
- superpumper 80206, gallatin gateway
- superpumper 80209, gallatin gateway
- thriftway super stops 12, manhattan
- thriftway super stops 15, three forks
- thriftway super stops 8, bozeman
- town pump belgrade #3 307, belgrade
- town pump bozeman #5 1915, bozeman
- town pump of belgrade #1 8400, belgrade
- town pump of belgrade #2, belgrade
- town pump of belgrade 4, belgrade
- town pump of bozeman #2 1083, bozeman
- town pump of bozeman #2 8927, bozeman
- town pump of bozeman 0317, bozeman
- town pump of bozeman 7 7002, bozeman
- town pump of bozeman #1 1080, bozeman
- town pump of bozeman #10 5402, bozeman
- town pump of bozeman #6 2215, bozeman
- town pump of bozeman 1096, bozeman
Supermarket · 13
- albertsons 0006, bozeman
- albertsons 0009, belgrade
- co-op downtown, bozeman
- food roundup supermarket, west yellowstone
- l&f market, llc, manhattan
- market place, west yellowstone
- safeway 2999, bozeman
- safeway 5802, bozeman
- town & country foods, bozeman
- town & country foods, belgrade
- town & country foods 1, bozeman
- town & country foods 8, bozeman
- winco foods 160, bozeman
Super Store · 7
- community food coop, bozeman
- costco wholesale 0096, bozeman
- roxy's market, big sky
- smiths food & drug center 170, bozeman
- target stores t- 1237, bozeman
- walmart sc 2084, bozeman
- whole foods market 10786, bozeman
Combination Grocery/Other · 4
- cvs pharmacy 8621, bozeman
- dollar tree 4897, bozeman
- family dollar 10895, belgrade
- rosauers 140, bozeman
Bakery Specialty · 2
- papa murphy's pizza mt015, belgrade
- papa murphy's take-n-bake pizza mt003, bozeman
Farmers' Market · 2
- gallatin valley farmers' market nafmnp, bozeman
- manhattan farmers market, manhattan
Large Grocery Store · 1
- country market of big sky, big sky
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Montana
One of 55 counties in Montana, 6 are shown here.
Compare Gallatin County vs Beaverhead County → · All Montana counties →
Nationwide peers for Gallatin County's low-access or SNAP share
SNAP-led peer set first for Gallatin County (2.8%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Montana.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MT (16.6% here).
- Jefferson Davis County, MS · 16.6% low-access
- Jefferson Davis County, MS · 16.6% low-access
- Meade County, KY · 16.6% low-access
- Meade County, KY · 16.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MT (2.8% here).
- Sioux County, IA · 2.8% SNAP
- Sioux County, IA · 2.8% SNAP
- Oconee County, GA · 2.8% SNAP
- Oconee County, GA · 2.8% 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.
Food access nationally, Montana in context
Gallatin County sits inside Montana (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 Gallatin County, MT are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 30031. 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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