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 #2,360).
Klickitat County's lower-band USDA tier split
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Klickitat County has 0 urban and 3 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.
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.
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
- Kerr County, TX · 11.8% low-access
- Washington County, IL · 11.8% low-access
- Washington County, IL · 11.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside WA (12.0% here).
- Monroe County, WV · 12.0% SNAP
- Monroe County, WV · 12.0% SNAP
- Hockley County, TX · 12.0% SNAP
- Hockley County, TX · 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.
Klickitat County inside a lower low-access state context
Klickitat County sits inside Washington (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 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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