Signature · 1 LILA tracts (50% of tracts)
Harney County, OR
Harney County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 1 LILA tracts (50% of the book) alongside 38.1% low-access.
- 38.1%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 23.1%
- on SNAP
- 7K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Harney County, OR
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 38.1% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +16.0 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 23.1% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 7.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 50% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Baker County ( -0.2 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Harney County sits in the upper national band (38.1%, #477 of 3,079) with 1 LILA tracts.
- #477
- national by low-access %
- #7
- in OR
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 931
- 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 (50% of tracts) .
How Harney County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Harney County's 38.1% low-access share is elevated, higher than 85% of them and ranked #479 most-affected nationwide.
Harney County's elevated USDA tier split
2 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Harney County has 1 urban and 1 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.
Harney County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Oregon, not a full county-board reprint
- Wheeler
Wheeler 100%
100 % low-access
- Lake
Lake 40.5%
40.5 % low-access
- Wasco
Wasco 40%
40 % low-access
- Grant 39.8
Grant 39.8%
39.8 % low-access
- Harney 38.1
Harney 38.1%
38.1 % low-access
- Baker 37.9
Baker 37.9%
37.9 % low-access
- Tillamook 2.9
Tillamook 2.9%
2.9 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 2 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 7,422 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,827 |
| Low-Access Share | 38.1%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 931 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 7,499 |
| Median Household Income | $55,208 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.7%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 723 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 23.1%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.8%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.7% |
SNAP retailers in Harney County
Harney County has 13 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 7 locations (54% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 7
- burns market 6409, burns
- center market 47, hines
- eddie`s truck & auto center 6209, hines
- hines bare bones smoke & gift, hines
- hines chevron 6109, hines
- reids country store, burns
- royal mart #107 23, hines
Combination Grocery/Other · 2
- dollar general 22064, burns
- dollar tree 7553, hines
Supermarket · 2
- grocery outlet of hines 353, hines
- safeway 4469, burns
Farmers' Market · 1
- burns farmers market, burns
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- buermann's ranch meats llc, burns
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Oregon
One of 35 counties in Oregon, 6 are shown here.
Compare Harney County vs Baker County → · All Oregon counties →
Harney County inside a higher low-access state context
Harney County sits inside Oregon (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 Harney County, OR are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 41025. 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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