Signature · 1 LILA tracts (100% of tracts)
Harding County, NM
Harding County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 1 LILA tracts (100% of the book) alongside 100.0% low-access.
- 100.0%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 8.7%
- on SNAP
- 741
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Harding County, NM
LA-SEVERE · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-SEVERE 100.0% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +77.9 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 8.7% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 7.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 100% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Catron County (+ 0.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Harding County sits in the upper national band (100.0%, #20 of 3,079) with 1 LILA tracts.
- #20
- national by low-access %
- #2
- in NM
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 335
- 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 (100% of tracts) .
How Harding County compares nationally
Harding County sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 100.0% low-access share outpaces 98% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #20 most-affected nationwide.
Harding County's elevated USDA tier split
1 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
All 1 of Harding County's tracts are rural in the USDA classification, so every one is judged on the 10-mile test: a resident counts as low-access only when the nearest supermarket is more than 10 miles away.
Harding County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in New Mexico, not a full county-board reprint
- Mora
Mora 100%
100 % low-access
- Harding
Harding 100%
100 % low-access
- Catron
Catron 100%
100 % low-access
- Valencia
Valencia 58.8%
58.8 % low-access
- McKinley
McKinley 54.7%
54.7 % low-access
- De Baca 17.3
De Baca 17.3%
17.3 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 1 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 695 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 695 |
| Low-Access Share | 100.0%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 335 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 741 |
| Median Household Income | $48,553 |
| Poverty Rate | 19.4%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 25 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 8.7%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.7%near the national average |
Slim SNAP store book in Harding County
Harding County has 1 store currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 1 store category. Every authorized retailer here is a convenience store.
Where the store book sits, by town
All 1 authorized store is in Roy, and none of them is a supermarket or large/medium grocery.
Convenience Store · 1
- gabrielle's convenience store llc, roy
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in New Mexico
One of 32 counties in New Mexico, 6 are shown here.
Compare Harding County vs Bernalillo County → · All New Mexico counties →
New Mexico among Mountain states
New Mexico ranks 1st of 8 Mountain states by population-weighted low-access (31.7%). Harding County, at 100.0%, runs 68.3 pts above the New Mexico 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 Harding County, NM are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 35021. 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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