Signature · 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts)
Klickitat County, WA
Klickitat County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of the book) alongside 11.8% low-access.
- 11.8%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 12.0%
- on SNAP
- 23K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Klickitat County, WA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 11.8% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -10.3 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-TYPICAL 12.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 33% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Pacific County ( -0.3 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Klickitat County lands in the lower national band (11.8%, #2,358 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,358
- national by low-access %
- #35
- in WA
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 988
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts) .
How Klickitat County compares nationally
Klickitat County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 11.8% low-access share that beats 25% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,358).
Klickitat County's lower-band USDA tier split
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
All 3 of Klickitat 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.
Klickitat County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Washington, not a full county-board reprint
- Douglas
Douglas 55.5%
55.5 % low-access
- Mason 13.2
Mason 13.2%
13.2 % low-access
- Garfield 12.4
Garfield 12.4%
12.4 % low-access
- Klickitat 11.8
Klickitat 11.8%
11.8 % low-access
- Pacific 11.5
Pacific 11.5%
11.5 % low-access
- Island 11.4
Island 11.4%
11.4 % low-access
- San Juan 0
San Juan 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 3 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 20,318 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,397 |
| Low-Access Share | 11.8%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 988 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 23,411 |
| Median Household Income | $71,042 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.9%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,181 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 12.0%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.2%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.2% |
SNAP retailers in Klickitat County
Klickitat County has 14 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 7 locations (50% of the total), followed by super store.
Where the store book sits, by town
8 towns share the 14 authorized stores; Goldendale holds 36% of them. 6 of the 8 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Lyle, Bingen, Glenwood, Klickitat, Roosevelt, Wishram.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Goldendale | 5 | 2 |
| Lyle | 2 | none |
| White Salmon | 2 | 1 |
| Bingen | 1 | none |
| Glenwood | 1 | none |
| Klickitat | 1 | none |
| Roosevelt | 1 | none |
| Wishram | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 7
- columbia river country store, roosevelt
- glenwood general store, glenwood
- hatt's fuel stop, bingen
- jl mart, wishram
- klickitat canyon market llc 01, klickitat
- murdock mini mart, lyle
- mountain view market & fuel stop, goldendale
Super Store · 3
- goldendale red apple market, goldendale
- harvest markets, white salmon
- holcomb's market, goldendale
Farmers' Market · 2
- goldendale farmers market, goldendale
- white salmon farmers market, white salmon
Combination Grocery/Other · 1
- dollar general 22231, goldendale
Small Grocery Store · 1
- lyle merc, lyle
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Washington
One of 38 counties in Washington, 6 are shown here.
Compare Klickitat County vs Adams County → · All Washington counties →
Counties near Klickitat County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Klickitat County, both outside Washington so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside WA (11.8% here).
- Kerr County, TX · 11.8% low-access
- Washington County, IL · 11.8% low-access
- Douglas County, IL · 11.8% low-access
- Culpeper County, VA · 11.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside WA (12.0% here).
- Monroe County, WV · 12.0% SNAP
- Hockley County, TX · 12.0% SNAP
- Kent County, RI · 12.0% SNAP
- Pickaway County, OH · 12.0% 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.
Washington among Pacific states
Washington ranks 3rd of 5 Pacific states by population-weighted low-access (23.1%). Klickitat County, at 11.8%, runs 11.3 pts below the Washington rate.
- Alaska 30.9%
- Hawaii 26.7%
- Washington 23.1%
- Oregon 16.9%
- California 13.3%
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 Klickitat County, WA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 53039. 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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