Signature · 6 LILA tracts (37.5% of tracts)
Josephine County, OR
Josephine County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 6 LILA tracts (37.5% of the book) alongside 22.2% low-access.
- 22.2%
- low-access pop.
- 6
- food-desert tracts
- 24.1%
- on SNAP
- 88K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Josephine County, OR
LA-ELEVATED · PHOTO-FINISH · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 22.2% low-access
- PHOTO-FINISH +0.1 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 6 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 24.1% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 38% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Deschutes County (+ 0.8 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Josephine County ranks #1,513 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #17 of 36 counties in OR (22.2% low-access; 6 food-desert tracts).
- #1,513
- national by low-access %
- #17
- in OR
- 7
- low-access tracts
- 8K
- 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: 6 LILA tracts (37.5% of tracts) .
How Josephine County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Josephine County's 22.2% low-access share is elevated, higher than 52% of them and ranked #1,518 most-affected nationwide.
Josephine County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
16 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 6 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Josephine County has 7 urban and 9 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.
Josephine County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Oregon, not a full county-board reprint
- Wheeler
Wheeler 100%
100 % low-access
- Wallowa 25.1
Wallowa 25.1%
25.1 % low-access
- Douglas 23.2
Douglas 23.2%
23.2 % low-access
- Deschutes 23
Deschutes 23%
23 % low-access
- Josephine 22.2
Josephine 22.2%
22.2 % low-access
- Jackson 20.1
Jackson 20.1%
20.1 % low-access
- Tillamook 2.9
Tillamook 2.9%
2.9 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 16 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 82,713 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 7 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 6 |
| Low-Access Population | 18,371 |
| Low-Access Share | 22.2%near the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 7,538 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 88,179 |
| Median Household Income | $60,098 |
| Poverty Rate | 15.6%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 8,836 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 24.1%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.8%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.6% |
Thick SNAP store book in Josephine County
Josephine County has 90 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 11 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 52 locations (58% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 52
- 7-eleven # 22674e, grants pass
- a 1 market, grants pass
- a-1 market #2, grants pass
- a-1 market #3, grants pass
- a-1 market #5, grants pass
- a1 market 4, grants pass
- a1#14, grants pass
- c & d market and deli, grants pass
- cloverlawn market, grants pass
- fast and easy market llc 2, grants pass
- grants pass arco ampm 82931, grants pass
- h&s stations llc #5006 5006, grants pass
- h&s stations, llc #5010 5010, grants pass
- h&s stations, llc 5008, grants pass
- h&s stations, llc 8033, grants pass
- hasco stations 8034, grants pass
- hasco stations, llc 8031, cave junction
- highland market, grants pass
- holland store, cave junction
- jerome prairie market, grants pass
- joe creek country store & rv park, grants pass
- kerby mart, kerby
- king's corner market 6, grants pass
- lil pantry cave junction llc 10, cave junction
- lil pantry market and deli 4 gp llc, merlin
- lil pantry north grants pass, llc 5, grants pass
- lil pantry south grants pass llc 6, grants pass
- lil pantry xpress merlin, llc 2, grants pass
- little bridge street market, grants pass
- m street market, grants pass
- mann speedy mart 305, cave junction
- mann speedy mart 33096, o brien
- mann super mart 18398, selma
- micelanea neza, grants pass
- multi-site management llc #823 532, grants pass
- multi-site management llc #823 533, grants pass
- new hope market, grants pass
- peach rock market, cave junction
- provolt country store and deli, grants pass
- redwood market & deli, grants pass
- redwood market 6120, cave junction
- rogue river market & deli, grants pass
- sam's market & deli, grants pass
- sam's market and deli #2, wilderville
- short stop market 6, grants pass
- sixth st market, grants pass
- super speedy mart, grants pass
- the market, grants pass
- town and country market 1, grants pass
- town and country market 2, grants pass
- wilderville country store llc, wilderville
- williams country store, williams
Combination Grocery/Other · 12
- bi-mart 610, grants pass
- cvs pharmacy 11660, grants pass
- dollar general 16080, cave junction
- dollar general 16558, grants pass
- dollar general 19768, grants pass
- dollar general store 16763, grants pass
- dollar general store 17099, grants pass
- dollar tree 1370, grants pass
- dollar tree 2945, grants pass
- hidden valley market, murphy
- sky7 market 6 llc, grants pass
- walgreens 07373, grants pass
Supermarket · 6
- albertsons 3541, grants pass
- cartwright valley meat company, grants pass
- ray's food place 12, grants pass
- safeway 290, grants pass
- safeway 379, grants pass
- winco foods 138, grants pass
Small Grocery Store · 5
- happy market salema, selma
- sunshine natural foods, grants pass
- takilma food co-op, cave junction
- whistling duck farm store, grants pass
- williams general store, williams
Super Store · 5
- fred meyer 126, grants pass
- grocery outlet of grants pass 105, grants pass
- i & e family market inc 372, cave junction
- ray's shop smart 28, cave junction
- walmart 1834, grants pass
Bakery Specialty · 3
- franz bakery outlet 9004, grants pass
- papa murphys 38110, grants pass
- papa murphys take n bake or026, grants pass
Farmers' Market · 2
- cave junction farmers market, cave junction
- williams farmers market, williams
Large Grocery Store · 2
- gooseberries, grants pass
- ray's food place 71, selma
Food Buying Co-op · 1
- josephine county farm collective, grants pass
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- taylor's country store, cave junction
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- takubeh, williams
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 Josephine County vs Baker County → · All Oregon counties →
Nationwide peers for Josephine County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Josephine County, both outside Oregon so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside OR (22.2% here).
- Erie County, OH · 22.2% low-access
- Erie County, OH · 22.2% low-access
- Iredell County, NC · 22.2% low-access
- Iredell County, NC · 22.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside OR (24.1% here).
- Bamberg County, SC · 24.1% SNAP
- Bamberg County, SC · 24.1% SNAP
- Doña Ana County, NM · 24.1% SNAP
- Doña Ana County, NM · 24.1% 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, Oregon in context
Josephine 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 Josephine County, OR are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 41033. 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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