Signature · 12.8% low-access (27th pct)
Mineral County, CO
Mineral County lands in the lower national band on low-access (12.8%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 12.8%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 7.8%
- on SNAP
- 729
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Mineral County, CO
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-MODERATE 12.8% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -9.3 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Bent County ( -0.4 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Mineral County lands in the lower national band (12.8%, #2,285 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,285
- national by low-access %
- #45
- in CO
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 24
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 12.8% low-access (27th pct) (-9.3 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Mineral County compares nationally
Mineral County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 12.8% low-access share that beats 27% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,285).
Mineral County's lower-band USDA tier split
1 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
All 1 of Mineral County's tracts are rural in the USDA classification, so every one is judged on the 10-mile test: a resident counts as low-access only when the nearest supermarket is more than 10 miles away.
Mineral County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Colorado, not a full county-board reprint
- Kiowa
Kiowa 100%
100 % low-access
- Arapahoe 13.6
Arapahoe 13.6%
13.6 % low-access
- Mineral 12.8
Mineral 12.8%
12.8 % low-access
- Bent 12.4
Bent 12.4%
12.4 % low-access
- Clear Creek 12.3
Clear Creek 12.3%
12.3 % low-access
- Routt 12.1
Routt 12.1%
12.1 % low-access
- Gilpin 0
Gilpin 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 1 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 712 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 91 |
| Low-Access Share | 12.8%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 24 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 729 |
| Median Household Income | $56,250 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.0%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 30 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.8%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.6%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.5% |
Slim SNAP store book in Mineral County
Mineral County has 1 store currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 1 store category. Every authorized retailer here is a medium grocery store.
Where the store book sits, by town
All 1 authorized store is in Creede, 1 of them grocery-grade (supermarket or large/medium grocery).
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- kentucky belle grocery, creede
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 Mineral County vs Adams County → · All Colorado counties →
Colorado among Mountain states
Colorado ranks 8th of 8 Mountain states by population-weighted low-access (21.5%). Mineral County, at 12.8%, runs 8.7 pts below 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 Mineral County, CO are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 08079. 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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