Signature · 3 LILA tracts (50% of tracts)
Las Animas County, CO
Las Animas County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 3 LILA tracts (50% of the book) alongside 31.8% low-access.
- 31.8%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 20.3%
- on SNAP
- 14K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Las Animas County, CO
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 31.8% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +9.7 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 20.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 7.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 50% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Mesa County (+ 0.7 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Las Animas County sits in the upper national band (31.8%, #821 of 3,079) with 3 LILA tracts.
- #821
- national by low-access %
- #17
- in CO
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- 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: 3 LILA tracts (50% of tracts) .
How Las Animas County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Las Animas County's 31.8% low-access share is elevated, higher than 74% of them and ranked #821 most-affected nationwide.
Las Animas County's elevated USDA tier split
6 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
Las Animas County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (3 rural, 3 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 3 urban tracts face the 1-mile one.
Las Animas County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Colorado, not a full county-board reprint
- Kiowa
Kiowa 100%
100 % low-access
- Cheyenne 33.9
Cheyenne 33.9%
33.9 % low-access
- Saguache 33.8
Saguache 33.8%
33.8 % low-access
- Mesa 32.5
Mesa 32.5%
32.5 % low-access
- Las Animas 31.8
Las Animas 31.8%
31.8 % low-access
- Prowers 29.9
Prowers 29.9%
29.9 % low-access
- Gilpin 0
Gilpin 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 6 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 15,507 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 4,930 |
| Low-Access Share | 31.8%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,958 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 14,413 |
| Median Household Income | $52,074 |
| Poverty Rate | 18.7%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,323 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 20.3%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.1%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 5.6% |
SNAP retailers in Las Animas County
Las Animas County has 17 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 10 locations (59% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
2 towns share the 17 authorized stores; Trinidad holds 88% of them. Every one of these towns has at least one grocery-grade outlet (3 across the county).
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Trinidad | 15 | 2 |
| Aguilar | 2 | 1 |
Convenience Store · 10
- aguilar mercantile, aguilar
- alta 6030, trinidad
- alta 6031, trinidad
- alta 6032, trinidad
- alta 6033, trinidad
- alta 6034, trinidad
- alta 6255, trinidad
- love's travel stop 1035, trinidad
- maverik, inc 775, trinidad
- ringos super trading post, trinidad
Combination Grocery/Other · 2
- dollar tree 7870, trinidad
- family dollar 2942, trinidad
Farmers' Market · 1
- trinidad community farmers market nafmnp, trinidad
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- ringos food market inc, aguilar
Small Grocery Store · 1
- simpson's local market, trinidad
Super Store · 1
- walmart sc 962, trinidad
Supermarket · 1
- safeway 722, trinidad
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Colorado
One of 63 counties in Colorado, 6 are shown here.
Compare Las Animas County vs Adams County → · All Colorado counties →
Counties near Las Animas County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Las Animas County, both outside Colorado so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside CO (31.8% here).
- St. Joseph County, IN · 31.8% low-access
- Renville County, MN · 31.8% low-access
- Warren County, NY · 31.8% low-access
- Noble County, OK · 31.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside CO (20.3% here).
- Grady County, GA · 20.3% SNAP
- Fleming County, KY · 20.3% SNAP
- Wayne County, KY · 20.3% SNAP
- Jefferson Davis Parish, LA · 20.3% 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.
Colorado among Mountain states
Colorado ranks 8th of 8 Mountain states by population-weighted low-access (21.5%). Las Animas County, at 31.8%, runs 10.3 pts above the Colorado rate.
- New Mexico 31.7%
- Wyoming 29.7%
- Arizona 26.8%
- Idaho 25.8%
- Utah 23.9%
- Nevada 23.0%
- Montana 22.3%
- Colorado 21.5%
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 Las Animas County, CO are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 08071. 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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