Signature · 103 SNAP-authorized stores
Mesa County, CO
Mesa County sits in the upper national band on low-access (32.5%, +10.4 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 32.5%
- low-access pop.
- 6
- food-desert tracts
- 11.3%
- on SNAP
- 159K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Mesa County, CO
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 32.5% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +10.4 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 6 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 11.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 21% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Las Animas County ( -0.7 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Mesa County sits in the upper national band (32.5%, #777 of 3,079) with 6 LILA tracts.
- #777
- national by low-access %
- #16
- in CO
- 15
- low-access tracts
- 13K
- 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: 103 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Mesa County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Mesa County's 32.5% low-access share is elevated, higher than 75% of them and ranked #778 most-affected nationwide.
Mesa County's elevated USDA tier split
29 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 6 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Mesa County has 23 urban and 6 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.
Mesa 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 | 29 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 146,723 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 15 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 6 |
| Low-Access Population | 47,675 |
| Low-Access Share | 32.5%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 12,976 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 158,601 |
| Median Household Income | $73,658 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.7%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 7,468 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.3%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.0%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in Mesa County
Mesa County has 103 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 10 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 53 locations (51% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 53
- alta 6311, grand junction
- alta 6312, grand junction
- alta 6315, grand junction
- alta 6316, grand junction
- alta 6317, fruita
- alta 6124, grand junction
- alta 6125, grand junction
- alta 6151, grand junction
- c & f food stores inc 1, grand junction
- c & f food stores inc 10, clifton
- c & f food stores inc 2, grand junction
- c & f food stores inc 4, grand junction
- c & f food stores inc 8, palisade
- c & f food stores inc 9, grand junction
- carniceria el baron rojo, grand junction
- carniceria snoyta ii, grand junction
- circle k 2744061, clifton
- circle k 2744115, grand junction
- citizen sheepdog llc, palisade
- de beque country store, de beque
- euromart, grand junction
- golden gate gas 70, palisade
- golden gate petroleum 73, grand junction
- golden gate petroleum 74, grand junction
- good 2 go 1st and grand 706, grand junction
- good 2 go 1st and grand 706, grand junction
- good 2 go fruitvale 704, grand junction
- good 2 go horizon 705, grand junction
- good 2 go store 707, grand junction
- good 2 go store 708, fruita
- happy country store llc 0720490, loma
- happy stop market llc 0720490, fruita
- happy stop superstore, grand junction
- love's travel stop 517, grand junction
- lucky me, grand junction
- marigold market, collbran
- maverik 482, grand junction
- maverik 5200, de beque
- maverik, inc 400, fruita
- maverik, inc 417, clifton
- maverik, inc 418, grand junction
- maverik, inc 500, grand junction
- maverik, inc 653, clifton
- pilot travel center 592, grand junction
- rodeo market, grand junction
- san jose bakery, grand junction
- stinker store 320, clifton
- stinker store 321, grand junction
- stinker store 322, grand junction
- stinker store 323, grand junction
- ta express grand junction, grand junction
- vt, llc - dba super c convenience store, grand junction
- you are lucky convenience store, grand junction
Combination Grocery/Other · 18
- carols oriental foods inc, grand junction
- dollar general 13952, palisade
- dollartree 10137, grand junction
- dollartree 8205, grand junction
- dollar general 23456, grand junction
- dollar general store 13246, fruita
- dollar tree 3782, grand junction
- dollar tree 3946, grand junction
- dollar tree 6364, clifton
- dollar tree 7641, grand junction
- family dollar 10579, grand junction
- family dollar 11558, clifton
- family dollar 7356, fruita
- family dollar 7580, grand junction
- walgreens 06108, clifton
- walgreens 09769, grand junction
- walgreens 10307, grand junction
- walgreens 11187, fruita
Super Store · 11
- city market 401, grand junction
- city market 413, fruita
- city market 425, grand junction
- city market 44, grand junction
- city market 451, grand junction
- sam's club 6360, grand junction
- shamrock foodservice warehouse 573, grand junction
- target stores t- 0093, grand junction
- walmart neighborhood market 4491, grand junction
- walmart sc 1280, grand junction
- walmart sc 5099, grand junction
Supermarket · 5
- natural grocers by vitamin cottage u018, grand junction
- safeway 1533, grand junction
- safeway 2625, grand jct
- safeway 897, grand junction
- sprouts farmers market 324, grand junction
Small Grocery Store · 4
- el torito carniceria, grand junction
- la milpa tortilla factory, llc, grand junction
- la pasadita supermarket, clifton
- skip's farm to market, fruita
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 3
- fisher's market, grand junction
- old world meat, grand junction
- quality meat co inc, grand junction
Medium Grocery Store · 3
- asian market, grand junction
- gj mart, grand junction
- orchard mesa market, grand junction
Bakery Specialty · 2
- papa murphy's take & bake pizza co 001, grand junction
- papa murphy's take & bake pizza co 018, grand junction
Farmers' Market · 2
- downtown grand junction farmers market, grand junction
- fruita farmer's market, fruita
Large Grocery Store · 2
- carniceria sonoyta, clifton
- family food town, palisade
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 Mesa County vs Adams County → · All Colorado counties →
Counties near Mesa County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Mesa 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 (32.5% here).
- Coconino County, AZ · 32.5% low-access
- Coconino County, AZ · 32.5% low-access
- Beaver County, PA · 32.5% low-access
- Beaver County, PA · 32.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside CO (11.3% here).
- Morgan County, GA · 11.3% SNAP
- Morgan County, GA · 11.3% SNAP
- Kauai County, HI · 11.3% SNAP
- Kauai County, HI · 11.3% 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.
Mesa County inside a higher low-access state context
Mesa County sits inside Colorado (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 .
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