Signature · 2 LILA tracts (40% of tracts)
Minidoka County, ID
Minidoka County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 2 LILA tracts (40% of the book) alongside 37.0% low-access.
- 37.0%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 11.1%
- on SNAP
- 22K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Minidoka County, ID
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 37.0% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +14.9 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 11.1% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 40% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Bonneville County (+ 1.7 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Minidoka County sits in the upper national band (37.0%, #516 of 3,079) with 2 LILA tracts.
- #516
- national by low-access %
- #8
- in ID
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 4K
- 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: 2 LILA tracts (40% of tracts) .
How Minidoka County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Minidoka County's 37.0% low-access share is elevated, higher than 83% of them and ranked #517 most-affected nationwide.
Minidoka County's elevated USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Minidoka County has 2 urban and 3 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.
Minidoka County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Idaho, not a full county-board reprint
- Clark
Clark 100%
100 % low-access
- Bonneville 38.7
Bonneville 38.7%
38.7 % low-access
- Minidoka 37
Minidoka 37%
37 % low-access
- Bannock 34.7
Bannock 34.7%
34.7 % low-access
- Bingham 32.3
Bingham 32.3%
32.3 % low-access
- Ada 30.4
Ada 30.4%
30.4 % low-access
- Gooding 0.8
Gooding 0.8%
0.8 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 20,069 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 7,430 |
| Low-Access Share | 37.0%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 3,541 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 22,208 |
| Median Household Income | $70,377 |
| Poverty Rate | 14.5%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 900 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.1%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.6%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.4% |
SNAP retailers in Minidoka County
Minidoka County has 11 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 6 locations (55% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 6
- grandview c store, rupert
- love's travel stop 334, heyburn
- maverik, inc 354, rupert
- mr. gas #4 80251, rupert
- stinker store 68, heyburn
- tony's service, heyburn
Combination Grocery/Other · 3
- dollar general 30057, rupert
- dollar tree 7610, rupert
- family dollar store 6397, rupert
Large Grocery Store · 1
- swenmart inc., paul
Super Store · 1
- ridley's family markets 8447, rupert
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Idaho
One of 43 counties in Idaho, 6 are shown here.
Compare Minidoka County vs Ada County → · All Idaho counties →
Counties near Minidoka County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Minidoka County, both outside Idaho so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside ID (37.0% here).
- Lee County, FL · 37.0% low-access
- Lee County, FL · 37.0% low-access
- Winnebago County, WI · 37.0% low-access
- Winnebago County, WI · 37.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside ID (11.1% here).
- Black Hawk County, IA · 11.1% SNAP
- Black Hawk County, IA · 11.1% SNAP
- Trinity County, CA · 11.1% SNAP
- Trinity County, CA · 11.1% 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.
Minidoka County inside a higher low-access state context
Minidoka County sits inside Idaho (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 Minidoka County, ID are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 16067. 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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