Signature · 100 SNAP-authorized stores
Lewis County, WA
Lewis County's food-access picture is close to the national norm, with pockets that qualify as low-access. This profile breaks down who qualifies as a food desert and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it.
- 16.2%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 16.4%
- on SNAP
- 85K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Lewis County, WA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 16.2% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -5.9 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 16.4% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 15% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Grays Harbor County (+ 0.5 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Lewis County ranks #2,011 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #28 of 38 counties in WA (16.2% low-access; 3 food-desert tracts).
- #2,011
- national by low-access %
- #28
- in WA
- 7
- low-access tracts
- 5K
- 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: 100 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Lewis County compares nationally
Lewis County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 16.2% low-access share that beats 36% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,016).
Lewis County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
20 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Lewis County has 7 urban and 13 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.
Lewis County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Washington, not a full county-board reprint
- Douglas
Douglas 55.5%
55.5 % low-access
- Grays Harbor 16.7
Grays Harbor 16.7%
16.7 % low-access
- King 16.7
King 16.7%
16.7 % low-access
- Spokane 16.7
Spokane 16.7%
16.7 % low-access
- Lewis 16.2
Lewis 16.2%
16.2 % low-access
- Wahkiakum 15.2
Wahkiakum 15.2%
15.2 % low-access
- San Juan 0
San Juan 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 20 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 75,455 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 7 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 12,194 |
| Low-Access Share | 16.2%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 4,803 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 85,154 |
| Median Household Income | $74,796 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.2%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 5,397 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 16.4%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.6%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in Lewis County
Lewis County has 100 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 61 locations (61% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 61
- 24-7 food mart, centralia
- airport depot, chehalis
- apex ii food store, centralia
- arco ampm 7103, centralia
- arco ampm 7172, chehalis
- arco ampm 7218, chehalis
- borst park texaco, centralia
- centralia chevron, centralia
- centralia food mart, centralia
- country store at cascade peaks campground, randle
- d9 country market, ethel
- dashmesh petroleum 13 inc., onalaska
- dashmesh petroleum inc, chehalis
- dashmesh petroleum inc, chehalis
- dashmesh petroleum inc 2, chehalis
- eagle plaza truck stop, chehalis
- exit59 chevron, toledo
- freeway deli mart, chehalis
- gene & barbs, randle
- good health nutrition center, centralia
- get n go mart, chehalis
- harrison market & smoke shop, centralia
- harrison super mart, centralia
- hillcrest food mart, chehalis
- i-5 shell, chehalis
- interstate chevron, chehalis
- justice general store, onalaska
- la perla tienda mexicana, centralia
- love's travel stop 454, napavine
- main street food mart and deli, chehalis
- mary's corner market, chehalis
- mead family market, glenoma
- midway rv park store, centralia
- mineral lake market, mineral
- mink's country market, centralia
- mossyrock fuel, mossyrock
- new days market, randle
- newaukum valley country store n/a, chehalis
- nicks ampm 5923, chehalis
- packwood chevron, packwood
- packwood food and gas, packwood
- pe ell country market, pe ell
- pearl street grocery & deli, centralia
- pioneer express - 1, chehalis
- pioneer express 2, centralia
- quicky mart shell llc., morton
- r & d petroleum 2 inc, centralia
- r&d petroleum llc, winlock
- randle one stop 1, randle
- run-a-muck mercantile, mossyrock
- rush road chevron, chehalis
- salkum super market, salkum
- silver creek buck stop 1, silver creek
- south tower chevron, centralia
- stanley store, onalaska
- super mini mart, napavine
- toledo short stop grocery, toledo
- tower street shell, centralia
- wecan corp, pe ell
- winlock food mart, winlock
- winlock shell subs and more, winlock
Combination Grocery/Other · 14
- cedar village iga, winlock
- cvs pharmacy 11636, centralia
- cvs pharmacy 11655, chehalis
- dollar general 20766, centralia
- dollar general 20770, napavine
- dollar general 20866, vader
- dollar general 21370, morton
- dollar general 22245, pe ell
- dollar general 22596, centralia
- dollar general 23192, centralia
- dollar tree 2264, chehalis
- farm + flourish, centralia
- smith & son grocery, mossyrock
- walgreens 10395, chehalis
Supermarket · 5
- blanton's market, packwood
- safeway 1495, centralia
- safeway 3525, chehalis
- toledo red apple market, toledo
- winco foods 174, centralia
Farmers' Market · 4
- centralia farmers market nafmnp, centralia
- community farmers market of chehalis, chehalis
- friends of the morton parks, morton
- toledo thursday market, toledo
Medium Grocery Store · 4
- brenda's country market, onalaska
- el amigo inc., centralia
- fischer's market, randle
- jj berry country store, chehalis
Small Grocery Store · 4
- annie's napavine country market, napavine
- doty general store, doty
- mayfield lake grocery, mossyrock
- winlock liquidation warehouse 2, winlock
Super Store · 4
- chehalis grocery outlet, chehalis
- fuller's market place, centralia
- morton country market, morton
- walmart 2249, chehalis
Bakery Specialty · 2
- franz bakery thrift 9022, centralia
- papa murphy's wa-041, centralia
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- bear ridge smokehouse llc, morton
- reicherts choice meats, centralia
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 Lewis County vs Adams County → · All Washington counties →
Nationwide peers for Lewis County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Lewis 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 (16.2% here).
- Blair County, PA · 16.2% low-access
- Blair County, PA · 16.2% low-access
- Merrimack County, NH · 16.2% low-access
- Merrimack County, NH · 16.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside WA (16.4% here).
- Tyler County, TX · 16.4% SNAP
- Tyler County, TX · 16.4% SNAP
- Morgan County, OH · 16.4% SNAP
- Morgan County, OH · 16.4% 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, Washington in context
Lewis 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 Lewis County, WA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 53041. 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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