Signature · 7 LILA tracts (43.8% of tracts)
Grant County, WA
Grant County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 7 LILA tracts (43.8% of the book) alongside 25.8% low-access.
- 25.8%
- low-access pop.
- 7
- food-desert tracts
- 16.5%
- on SNAP
- 102K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Grant County, WA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 25.8% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +3.7 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 7 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 16.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 44% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Pend Oreille County (+ 0.0 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Grant County ranks #1,227 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #15 of 38 counties in WA (25.8% low-access; 7 food-desert tracts).
- #1,227
- national by low-access %
- #15
- in WA
- 10
- low-access tracts
- 9K
- 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: 7 LILA tracts (43.8% of tracts) .
How Grant County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Grant County's 25.8% low-access share is elevated, higher than 61% of them and ranked #1,234 most-affected nationwide.
Grant County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
16 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 7 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Grant County has 6 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.
Grant County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Washington, not a full county-board reprint
- Douglas
Douglas 55.5%
55.5 % low-access
- Whatcom
Whatcom 27.7%
27.7 % low-access
- Grant
Grant 25.8%
25.8 % low-access
- Pend Oreille
Pend Oreille 25.8%
25.8 % low-access
- Cowlitz
Cowlitz 25.3%
25.3 % low-access
- Walla Walla
Walla Walla 23.7%
23.7 % low-access
- San Juan 0
San Juan 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 16 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 89,120 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 10 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 7 |
| Low-Access Population | 23,008 |
| Low-Access Share | 25.8%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 9,488 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 101,799 |
| Median Household Income | $73,267 |
| Poverty Rate | 15.8%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 5,855 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 16.5%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.1%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Grant County
Grant County has 92 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 10 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 39 locations (42% of the total), followed by medium grocery store.
Convenience Store · 39
- 4 corners food and fuel, grand coulee
- adi foodmart, moses lake
- abarrotes express 001, quincy
- airport grocery mart, moses lake
- airway deli mart, moses lake
- astro express mart 107, warden
- blue heron market, moses lake
- brownies korner, royal city
- colonial market, george
- carniceria madrigal, moses lake
- center conoco 1, ephrata
- chevron, ephrata
- chukar hill shell 6, ephrata
- circle k 2706045, moses lake
- coulee gas, grand coulee
- desert aire market, mattawa
- desert aire motel & mini mart, mattawa
- ephrata short stop, ephrata
- george grocery & gas, quincy
- h & h grocery, electric city
- hawk fuel ephrata 4, ephrata
- hawk fuel moses lake 7, moses lake
- hawk fuel soap lake 4, soap lake
- jakes meats, quincy
- kang global invest-broadway, moses lake
- love's travel stop 827, moses lake
- mattawa mart, mattawa
- mattawa quick stop, mattawa
- moses lake food mart llc 3, moses lake
- one stop mart 33, moses lake
- one stop mart 36, moses lake
- one stop mart 44, moses lake
- pheasant run, warden
- quincy short stop 4, quincy
- rain's food, moses lake
- rain's food, moses lake
- shree's truck stop, quincy
- spring canyon food and fuel, grand coulee
- tjrj gas and food store, coulee city
Medium Grocery Store · 17
- cj's custom meats, moses lake
- carniceria la nueva market, ephrata
- carniceria los amigos, inc., moses lake
- estudillo's food store, mattawa
- estudillo's food store, royal city
- fresh choice european market, moses lake
- frutas y verduras santa maria, ephrata
- george sandoval's market, quincy
- los 2 compadres, quincy
- mattawa grocery, mattawa
- mercadito y antojitos el primo llc, warden
- mercado la perla tapatia, mattawa
- mi casa market 3, ephrata
- mom's european food & deli, soap lake
- papa murphy's wa166, moses lake
- settler's natural market, moses lake
- town and country market, warden
Combination Grocery/Other · 12
- dollar general 22743, mattawa
- dollar general 23241, soap lake
- dollar general 23478, warden
- dollar general 25365, moses lake
- dollar general 25678, moses lake
- dollar general 25772, george
- dollar general 30601, moses lake
- dollar tree 2424, moses lake
- dollar tree 2481, ephrata
- dollar tree 8516, quincy
- rallito de luna tortilla, mattawa
- walgreens 02647, moses lake
Supermarket · 9
- akins foods, inc., soap lake
- el valle market, mattawa
- grocery outlet of ephrata 420, ephrata
- moses lake grocery outlet, moses lake
- royal city harvest foods, royal city
- safeway 1544, ephrata
- safeway 3247, grand coulee
- safeway 3252, moses lake
- winco foods 141, moses lake
Super Store · 6
- akin's food #1, quincy
- lep-re-kon harvest foods 5, moses lake
- lep-re-kon mart #3, mattawa
- quincy iga 9348, quincy
- walmart 2007, moses lake
- walmart 3260, ephrata
Large Grocery Store · 3
- cedillos market llc, royal city
- coulee city food center, coulee city
- mi casa market, moses lake
Bakery Specialty · 2
- franz bakery outlet 9044, moses lake
- papa murphy's wa193, ephrata
Small Grocery Store · 2
- mi tiendita v7, quincy
- settler's natural market, ephrata
Farmers' Market · 1
- moses lake farmers market, moses lake
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- pure country harvest llc, moses lake
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Washington
One of 38 counties in Washington, 6 are shown here.
Compare Grant County vs Adams County → · All Washington counties →
Nationwide peers for Grant County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Grant County, both outside Washington so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside WA (25.8% here).
- Tooele County, UT · 25.8% low-access
- Tooele County, UT · 25.8% low-access
- Bossier Parish, LA · 25.8% low-access
- Bossier Parish, LA · 25.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside WA (16.5% here).
- Trinity County, TX · 16.5% SNAP
- Trinity County, TX · 16.5% SNAP
- Live Oak County, TX · 16.5% SNAP
- Live Oak County, TX · 16.5% 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, Washington in context
Grant County sits inside Washington (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 Grant County, WA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 53025. 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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