Signature · 9.8% low-access (20th pct)
Gunnison County, CO
Gunnison County lands in the lower national band on low-access (9.8%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 9.8%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 7.6%
- on SNAP
- 17K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Gunnison County, CO
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 9.8% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -12.3 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 2.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 25% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: San Miguel County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Gunnison County lands in the lower national band (9.8%, #2,497 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,497
- national by low-access %
- #53
- in CO
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 471
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 9.8% low-access (20th pct) (-12.3 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Gunnison County compares nationally
Gunnison County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 9.8% low-access share that beats 20% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,497).
Gunnison County's lower-band USDA tier split
4 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
Gunnison County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (3 rural, 1 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 1 urban tract faces the 1-mile one.
Gunnison County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Colorado, not a full county-board reprint
- Kiowa
Kiowa 100%
100 % low-access
- Chaffee 10.8
Chaffee 10.8%
10.8 % low-access
- Gunnison 9.8
Gunnison 9.8%
9.8 % low-access
- San Miguel 9.8
San Miguel 9.8%
9.8 % low-access
- Summit 9.4
Summit 9.4%
9.4 % low-access
- Pitkin 9.1
Pitkin 9.1%
9.1 % low-access
- Gilpin 0
Gilpin 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 4 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 15,324 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,498 |
| Low-Access Share | 9.8%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 471 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 17,241 |
| Median Household Income | $84,527 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.3%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 648 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.6%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 2.4%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 6.7% |
SNAP retailers in Gunnison County
Gunnison County has 12 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 3 locations (25% of the total), followed by super store.
Where the store book sits, by town
2 towns share the 12 authorized stores; Gunnison holds 75% of them. Every one of these towns has at least one grocery-grade outlet (7 across the county).
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Gunnison | 9 | 5 |
| Crested Butte | 3 | 2 |
Convenience Store · 3
- alta 6656, gunnison
- humdinger's 16 16, gunnison
- loves country store 7, gunnison
Super Store · 3
- city market 419, gunnison
- crested butte grocery llc, crested butte
- walmart 1550, gunnison
Farmers' Market · 2
- crested butte farmers market, crested butte
- gunnison farmers market, gunnison
Supermarket · 2
- natural grocers u175, gunnison
- safeway 617, gunnison
Large Grocery Store · 1
- mountain earth, inc., crested butte
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- gunnison vitamin & health food store inc, gunnison
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 Gunnison County vs Adams County → · All Colorado counties →
Counties near Gunnison County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Gunnison County, both outside Colorado so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside CO (9.8% here).
- Sumter County, GA · 9.8% low-access
- Logan County, KY · 9.8% low-access
- Genesee County, NY · 9.8% low-access
- Darke County, OH · 9.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside CO (7.6% here).
- Flagler County, FL · 7.6% SNAP
- Madison County, AL · 7.6% SNAP
- Jerome County, ID · 7.6% SNAP
- Floyd County, IN · 7.6% 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.
Colorado among Mountain states
Colorado ranks 8th of 8 Mountain states by population-weighted low-access (21.5%). Gunnison County, at 9.8%, runs 11.7 pts below the Colorado rate.
- New Mexico 31.7%
- Wyoming 29.7%
- Arizona 26.8%
- Idaho 25.8%
- Utah 23.9%
- Nevada 23.0%
- Montana 22.3%
- Colorado 21.5%
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
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 Gunnison County, CO are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 08051. 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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