Signature · 106 SNAP-authorized stores
Kootenai County, ID
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Kootenai County residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 27.6%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 6.7%
- on SNAP
- 182K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Kootenai County, ID
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ELEVATED 27.6% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +5.5 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 6.7% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Owyhee County ( -0.1 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Kootenai County ranks #1,107 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #14 of 44 counties in ID (27.6% low-access).
- #1,107
- national by low-access %
- #14
- in ID
- 11
- low-access tracts
- 10K
- 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: 106 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Kootenai County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Kootenai County's 27.6% low-access share is elevated, higher than 65% of them and ranked #1,111 most-affected nationwide.
Kootenai County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
25 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Kootenai County has 17 urban and 8 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.
Kootenai County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Idaho, not a full county-board reprint
- Clark
Clark 100%
100 % low-access
- Gem 28.3
Gem 28.3%
28.3 % low-access
- Nez Perce 27.8
Nez Perce 27.8%
27.8 % low-access
- Kootenai 27.6
Kootenai 27.6%
27.6 % low-access
- Owyhee 27.5
Owyhee 27.5%
27.5 % low-access
- Elmore 27.2
Elmore 27.2%
27.2 % low-access
- Gooding 0.8
Gooding 0.8%
0.8 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 25 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 138,494 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 11 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 38,283 |
| Low-Access Share | 27.6%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 10,103 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 181,996 |
| Median Household Income | $81,861 |
| Poverty Rate | 9.0%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 4,783 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 6.7%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.2%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Kootenai County
Kootenai County has 106 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 64 locations (60% of the total), followed by super store.
Convenience Store · 64
- 41 express, post falls
- 7 eleven store 23781, post falls
- 7-eleven #42405a, post falls
- 95 jifi stop 1, coeur d alene
- a & d inc, coeur d alene
- amerimart 3 3, post falls
- appleway jifi stop, coeur d alene
- atlas market, coeur d alene
- best food stop, coeur d alene
- bns smoke shop, worley
- bayview general mercantile, bayview
- best food stop, post falls
- circle k 2746534, post falls
- coeur d alene jifi stop, coeur d alene
- dalton market, dalton gardens
- eagles landing, coeur d alene
- flour mill natural foods, hayden
- fairway gas and grocery, coeur d alene
- fast trip, coeur d alene
- fast trip and vapor, hayden
- freeway jifi stop, coeur d alene
- frontier grocery, post falls
- fuel n snack, post falls
- garys gas and foodmart, coeur d alene
- gittels grocery, coeur d alene
- goodies 76, coeur d alene
- handy mart, post falls
- harrison trading post inc, harrison
- hayden lake jifi stop 5, hayden
- hayden qwik stop 1, hayden
- holiday stationstore 2746084, coeur d alene
- holiday stationstore 2746315, hayden
- jmt xpressmart, coeur d alene
- jmt xpressmart postfalls, post falls
- jmt xpressmart rose lake, cataldo
- jordan's grocery, coeur d alene
- korner jifi stop, rathdrum
- lakeside food mart, coeur d alene
- love's travel stops & country stores, inc. 301, post falls
- maverik 519, hayden
- maverik 607, post falls
- maverik, inc 491, coeur d'alene
- maverik, inc 614, coeur d'alene
- maverik, inc 629, post falls
- p&k gas llc, post falls
- piggies deli food mart, coeur d alene
- pilot travel center 639, post falls
- post falls jifi stop, post falls
- prairie express, hayden
- prairie jifi stop, coeur d'alene
- prime gas & grocery, coeur d alene
- s & s petroleum 62133, coeur d alene
- s & s petroleum 62503, coeur d alene
- sam's stop and shop, rathdrum
- seltice way stop n' go, post falls
- sherman foodmart, coeur d alene
- spirit lake jifi stop, spirit lake
- spirit mini stop, spirit lake
- taj groceries, coeur d alene
- town mart, coeur d alene
- twin lakes market st, rathdrum
- xpressmart cataldo, cataldo
- xpressmart osborn, post falls
- nomnom 62230, coeur d alene
Super Store · 16
- coeur d'alene grocery outlet, coeur d alene
- costco wholesale 0773, coeur d alene
- fred meyer 49, coeur d alene
- miller's food city, spirit lake
- pilgrims natural foods market, coeur d alene
- post falls grocery outlet 572, post falls
- super 1 foods 6745, post falls
- super 1 foods 7000, rathdrum
- super 1 foods 7024, hayden lake
- super 1 foods 7044, coeur d alene
- super 1 foods 7820, athol
- target store t-0679, coeur d alene
- walmart 3472, post falls
- walmart 3511, hayden
- walmart 4395, post falls
- yoke's fresh market 17, post falls
Combination Grocery/Other · 11
- bi-mart 625, rathdrum
- dollartree 9183, athol
- dollar general 23348, athol
- dollar tree 2476, coeur d alene
- dollar tree 2477, post falls
- dollar tree 6384, rathdrum
- family dollar 12593, post falls
- family dollar 13102, spirit lake
- walgreens 06863, coeur d alene
- walgreens 10314, hayden
- walgreens 7949, post falls
Supermarket · 7
- albertsons 243, coeur d alene
- albertsons 254, hayden
- safeway 1470, coeur d'alene
- safeway 3295, coeur d alene
- trader joe's coeur d' alene 362, coeur d' alene
- vitamin cottage natural food market u080, coeur d alene
- winco foods 101, coeur d alene
Bakery Specialty · 4
- franz bakery outlet 9039, coeur d alene
- papa murphys id-001, hayden
- papa murphy's id002, post falls
- papa murphy's id003, coeur d alene
Farmers' Market · 2
- kootenai county farmers' market, hayden
- river city market & music, post falls
Large Grocery Store · 1
- peterson family foods, coeur d alene
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- tim's special cut meats, inc., post 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 Idaho
One of 43 counties in Idaho, 6 are shown here.
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Nationwide peers for Kootenai County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Kootenai County, both outside Idaho so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside ID (27.6% here).
- Marengo County, AL · 27.6% low-access
- Marengo County, AL · 27.6% low-access
- Rockland County, NY · 27.6% low-access
- Rockland County, NY · 27.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside ID (6.7% here).
- Spencer County, IN · 6.7% SNAP
- Spencer County, IN · 6.7% SNAP
- Tipton County, IN · 6.7% SNAP
- Tipton County, IN · 6.7% 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, Idaho in context
Kootenai County sits inside Idaho (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 Kootenai County, ID are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 16055. 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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