Signature · 0.8% low-access (3rd pct)
Gooding County, ID
Gooding County lands in the lower national band on low-access (0.8%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 0.8%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 8.3%
- on SNAP
- 16K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Gooding County, ID
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 0.8% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -21.3 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 8.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 2.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Caribou County (+ 4.6 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Gooding County lands in the lower national band (0.8%, #3,023 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #3,023
- national by low-access %
- #44
- in ID
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 47
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 0.8% low-access (3rd pct) (-21.3 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Gooding County compares nationally
Food access in Gooding County compares favorably nationally: its 0.8% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 3% of them (rank #3,027).
Gooding County's lower-band USDA tier split
2 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Gooding County has 0 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.
Gooding County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Idaho, not a full county-board reprint
- Clark
Clark 100%
100 % low-access
- Blaine 7.9
Blaine 7.9%
7.9 % low-access
- Clearwater 7.8
Clearwater 7.8%
7.8 % low-access
- Franklin 7.2
Franklin 7.2%
7.2 % low-access
- Caribou 5.4
Caribou 5.4%
5.4 % low-access
- Gooding 0.8
Gooding 0.8%
0.8 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 2 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 15,464 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 125 |
| Low-Access Share | 0.8%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 47 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 15,931 |
| Median Household Income | $63,559 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.0%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 475 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 8.3%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 2.9%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.8% |
SNAP retailers in Gooding County
Gooding County has 13 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 5 locations (38% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 5
- dollar general 30815, hagerman
- family dollar store 6808, gooding
- family dollar store 7436, wendell
- m & w markets 07, gooding
- simerly's, wendell
Convenience Store · 5
- love's travel stop 812, bliss
- maverik, inc 232, gooding
- maverik, inc 703, wendell
- oasis stop 'n go 13, hagerman
- stinker store 74, bliss
Farmers' Market · 1
- gooding farmers market, gooding
Large Grocery Store · 1
- swensen's market store #5, hagerman
Super Store · 1
- ridleys family markets 8445, gooding
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Idaho
One of 43 counties in Idaho, 6 are shown here.
Compare Gooding County vs Ada County → · All Idaho counties →
Counties near Gooding County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Gooding County, both outside Idaho so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside ID (0.8% here).
- Cumberland County, IL · 0.8% low-access
- Cumberland County, IL · 0.8% low-access
- McDuffie County, GA · 0.8% low-access
- McDuffie County, GA · 0.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside ID (8.3% here).
- Lawrence County, IN · 8.3% SNAP
- Lawrence County, IN · 8.3% SNAP
- Allamakee County, IA · 8.3% SNAP
- Allamakee County, IA · 8.3% 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.
Gooding County inside a lower low-access state context
Gooding County sits inside Idaho (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 Gooding County, ID are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 16047. 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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