Signature · 6 LILA tracts (30% of tracts)
Klamath County, OR
Klamath County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 6 LILA tracts (30% of the book) alongside 34.3% low-access.
- 34.3%
- low-access pop.
- 6
- food-desert tracts
- 23.7%
- on SNAP
- 70K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Klamath County, OR
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 34.3% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +12.2 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 6 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 23.7% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 30% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Linn County (+ 0.4 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Klamath County sits in the upper national band (34.3%, #648 of 3,079) with 6 LILA tracts.
- #648
- national by low-access %
- #10
- in OR
- 10
- low-access tracts
- 8K
- 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: 6 LILA tracts (30% of tracts) .
How Klamath County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Klamath County's 34.3% low-access share is elevated, higher than 79% of them and ranked #649 most-affected nationwide.
Klamath County's elevated USDA tier split
20 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 6 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Klamath County has 10 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.
Klamath County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Oregon, not a full county-board reprint
- Wheeler
Wheeler 100%
100 % low-access
- Harney 38.1
Harney 38.1%
38.1 % low-access
- Baker 37.9
Baker 37.9%
37.9 % low-access
- Linn 34.7
Linn 34.7%
34.7 % low-access
- Klamath 34.3
Klamath 34.3%
34.3 % low-access
- Umatilla 30.5
Umatilla 30.5%
30.5 % low-access
- Tillamook 2.9
Tillamook 2.9%
2.9 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 20 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 66,380 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 10 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 6 |
| Low-Access Population | 22,781 |
| Low-Access Share | 34.3%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 8,478 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 70,247 |
| Median Household Income | $58,830 |
| Poverty Rate | 18.3%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 6,861 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 23.7%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.6%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in Klamath County
Klamath County has 75 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 10 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 44 locations (59% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 44
- 140 country store, klamath falls
- 7 star convenience store 8, klamath falls
- 7 star convenience store 9, klamath falls
- altamont market, klamath falls
- ama 97 north inc, klamath falls
- barney's family market, midland
- bly chevron, bly
- castel's southside chevron, klamath falls
- chemult chevron, chemult
- crater lake junction travel center, chiloquin
- crescent shell inc., crescent
- ez market & gas, klamath falls
- ez market 2, klamath falls
- ez market 3, klamath falls
- fast break bonanza market 6810, bonanza
- fast break homedale market 6510, klamath falls
- fast break river market 6710, keno
- fast mart kf inc, klamath falls
- gilchrist grocery & deli, inc., gilchrist
- gino's market, klamath falls
- greensprings market and deli inc, klamath falls
- h&s stations, llc 5028, klamath falls
- hasco stations, llc 8039, klamath falls
- homedale mini mart, klamath falls
- jo's motel and campground, fort klamath
- kush smokes & grocery store, klamath falls
- liens store, klamath falls
- love's travel stop 823, klamath falls
- madison market 6210, klamath falls
- mountain market, chemult
- multi-site management llc #823 534, klamath falls
- murphy's market, klamath falls
- odell sportsman center 1, crescent lake
- oregon avenue shell and food mart, klamath falls
- palomino deli & mini mart, beatty
- parkway mini mart inc, klamath falls
- pilot travel center 133, chemult
- pilot travel center 504, klamath falls
- riy's market inc, klamath falls
- stop n go deli mart, klamath falls
- that thing & go, klamath falls
- washburn market 6310, klamath falls
- whistler's trading post inc., chiloquin
- worden truck stop, klamath falls
Combination Grocery/Other · 8
- bi-mart 611, klamath falls
- dollar general 16696, chiloquin
- dollar general 18282, crescent
- dollar general 16686, merrill
- dollar general 18772, klamath falls
- dollar general 21342, klamath falls
- dollar tree 2757, klamath falls
- el torito supermarket klamath falls, klamath falls
Small Grocery Store · 6
- bonanza general store, bonanza
- chiloquin market, chiloquin
- sycan store, bly
- squaw flat store, sprague river
- the keno store, keno
- tienda de dios, klamath falls
Super Store · 4
- fred meyer 165, klamath falls
- grocery outlet of klamath falls 149, klamath falls
- sherms thunderbird market 2, klamath falls
- walmart 1772, klamath falls
Medium Grocery Store · 3
- malin market, malin
- martins food center no, merrill
- papa murphy's or104, klamath falls
Supermarket · 3
- holiday market 63, klamath falls
- natural grocers u158, klamath falls
- safeway 577, klamath falls
Bakery Specialty · 2
- franz bakery outlet 9003, klamath falls
- papa murphy's or061, klamath falls
Farmers' Market · 2
- bonanza oregon farmers market nafmnp, bonanza
- klamath falls farmers market, klamath falls
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- diamond s meat co, klamath falls
- howards meat center, klamath falls
Delivery Route · 1
- west coast steak and seafood company, klamath falls
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 Klamath County vs Baker County → · All Oregon counties →
Counties near Klamath County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Klamath 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 (34.3% here).
- Lake County, FL · 34.3% low-access
- Lake County, FL · 34.3% low-access
- Canadian County, OK · 34.2% low-access
- Otsego County, NY · 34.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside OR (23.7% here).
- Webb County, TX · 23.7% SNAP
- Webb County, TX · 23.7% SNAP
- Edgecombe County, NC · 23.6% SNAP
- Cibola County, NM · 23.6% 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.
Klamath County inside a higher low-access state context
Klamath 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 Klamath County, OR are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 41035. 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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