Signature · 7.5% low-access (14th pct)
Lincoln County, MT
Lincoln County lands in the lower national band on low-access (7.5%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 7.5%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 12.2%
- on SNAP
- 21K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Lincoln County, MT
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ADEQUATE 7.5% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -14.6 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-TYPICAL 12.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 20% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Deer Lodge County ( -0.3 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Lincoln County lands in the lower national band (7.5%, #2,674 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,674
- national by low-access %
- #52
- in MT
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 534
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 7.5% low-access (14th pct) (-14.6 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Lincoln County compares nationally
Food access in Lincoln County compares favorably nationally: its 7.5% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 14% of them (rank #2,679).
Lincoln County's lower-band USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Lincoln County has 1 urban and 4 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.
Lincoln County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Montana, not a full county-board reprint
- Wibaux
Wibaux 100%
100 % low-access
- Lincoln 7.5
Lincoln 7.5%
7.5 % low-access
- Deer Lodge 7.2
Deer Lodge 7.2%
7.2 % low-access
- Silver Bow 6.9
Silver Bow 6.9%
6.9 % low-access
- Lake 5.7
Lake 5.7%
5.7 % low-access
- Ravalli 2.7
Ravalli 2.7%
2.7 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 19,687 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,476 |
| Low-Access Share | 7.5%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 534 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 21,175 |
| Median Household Income | $47,143 |
| Poverty Rate | 15.4%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,112 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 12.2%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.4%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.2% |
SNAP retailers in Lincoln County
Lincoln County has 25 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 10 locations (40% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 10
- bears quik stop, libby
- heavens peak organic market, libby
- heavens peak organics, eureka
- ksanka store, eureka
- libby qwik stop, libby
- save rite south, libby
- save rite west, libby
- town pump of eureka 2300, eureka
- town pump of libby 4201, libby
- town pump of troy 4100, troy
Combination Grocery/Other · 6
- dollartree 8568, libby
- dollar general 24650, eureka
- dollar general 25010, libby
- dollar general 30869, troy
- family dollar 12575, libby
- rosauers 114, libby
Farmers' Market · 3
- eureka farmer's market, eureka
- farmers market at libby, libby
- troy farmers market, troy
Supermarket · 3
- libby empire foods llc, libby
- montana market, eureka
- steins troy market, troy
Large Grocery Store · 1
- wgg store #104 llc, eureka
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- farm to market store, libby
Small Grocery Store · 1
- fortine merc llc, fortine
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Montana
One of 55 counties in Montana, 6 are shown here.
Compare Lincoln County vs Beaverhead County → · All Montana counties →
Counties near Lincoln County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Lincoln County, both outside Montana so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MT (7.5% here).
- Ralls County, MO · 7.5% low-access
- Ralls County, MO · 7.5% low-access
- Lapeer County, MI · 7.5% low-access
- Lapeer County, MI · 7.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MT (12.2% here).
- Morgan County, MO · 12.2% SNAP
- Morgan County, MO · 12.2% SNAP
- Lawrence County, MO · 12.2% SNAP
- Lawrence County, MO · 12.2% 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.
Lincoln County inside a lower low-access state context
Lincoln County sits inside Montana (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 Lincoln County, MT are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 30053. 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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