Signature · 4 LILA tracts (50% of tracts)
La Paz County, AZ
La Paz County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 4 LILA tracts (50% of the book) alongside 53.4% low-access.
- 53.4%
- low-access pop.
- 4
- food-desert tracts
- 11.6%
- on SNAP
- 17K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County La Paz County, AZ
LA-SEVERE · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-SEVERE 53.4% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +31.3 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 4 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 11.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 50% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Apache County (+ 1.3 pts)
Upper-band low-access
La Paz County sits in the upper national band (53.4%, #170 of 3,079) with 4 LILA tracts.
- #170
- national by low-access %
- #2
- in AZ
- 5
- low-access tracts
- 5K
- 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: 4 LILA tracts (50% of tracts) .
How La Paz County compares nationally
La Paz County sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 53.4% low-access share outpaces 95% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #171 most-affected nationwide.
La Paz County's elevated USDA tier split
8 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 4 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, La Paz County has 1 urban and 7 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.
La Paz County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Arizona, not a full county-board reprint
- Apache
Apache 54.7%
54.7 % low-access
- La Paz
La Paz 53.4%
53.4 % low-access
- Mohave
Mohave 45.9%
45.9 % low-access
- Pinal
Pinal 45.7%
45.7 % low-access
- Navajo
Navajo 44.5%
44.5 % low-access
- Maricopa 20.8
Maricopa 20.8%
20.8 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 8 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 20,489 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 5 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 4 |
| Low-Access Population | 10,938 |
| Low-Access Share | 53.4%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 5,427 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 16,664 |
| Median Household Income | $49,478 |
| Poverty Rate | 17.5%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,036 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.6%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.5%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in La Paz County
La Paz County has 36 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 16 locations (44% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 16
- castillo market llc, wenden
- charge n go 2, ehrenberg
- circle k 2700742, parker
- circle k 2701483, parker
- jacksons 713, parker
- little brown jug, parker
- love's travel stop 286, quartzsite
- pilot 1258, quartzsite
- pilot travel center 328, quartzsite
- pilot travel center 608, ehrenberg
- quick-e-mini mart llc, parker
- quik chek market, quartzsite
- saguaro market, llc, wenden
- store 1212, salome
- store 1215, salome
- woody's ii convenience market, poston
Combination Grocery/Other · 13
- cvs pharmacy 8802, parker
- dollar general 19422, salome
- dollar general 6663, parker
- dollar general 13631, quartzsite
- dollar general 30028, quartzsite
- family dollar 10899, bouse
- family dollar 11956, ehrenberg
- family dollar 9045, salome
- family dollar store 5815, parker
- family dollar store 6649, quartzsite
- terrible's 201, parker
- terrible's 258, parker
- terrible's 396, quartzsite
Medium Grocery Store · 3
- coyote fresh foods, llc, quartzsite
- roadrunner market, quartzsite
- roadrunner market 2, bouse
Super Store · 2
- bashas' 65, parker
- walmart 4543, parker
Large Grocery Store · 1
- salome shopping center, salome
Supermarket · 1
- safeway 2075, parker
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Arizona
One of 14 counties in Arizona, 6 are shown here.
Compare La Paz County vs Apache County → · All Arizona counties →
Counties near La Paz County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for La Paz County, both outside Arizona so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside AZ (53.4% here).
- Logan County, OK · 53.4% low-access
- Logan County, OK · 53.4% low-access
- Riley County, KS · 53.5% low-access
- Hill County, MT · 53.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside AZ (11.6% here).
- Madison County, AR · 11.6% SNAP
- Madison County, AR · 11.6% SNAP
- Sebastian County, AR · 11.6% SNAP
- Sebastian County, AR · 11.6% 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.
La Paz County inside a higher low-access state context
La Paz County sits inside Arizona (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 La Paz County, AZ are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 04012. 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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