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 #516 most-affected nationwide.
Minidoka County's elevated USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
Minidoka County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (3 rural, 2 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 2 urban tracts face the 1-mile one.
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.
Where the store book sits, by town
3 towns share the 11 authorized stores; Rupert holds 64% of them. 1 of the 3 towns has no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Heyburn.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Rupert | 7 | 1 |
| Heyburn | 3 | none |
| Paul | 1 | 1 |
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
- Winnebago County, WI · 37.0% low-access
- Geary County, KS · 36.9% low-access
- Henry County, MO · 36.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside ID (11.1% here).
- Black Hawk County, IA · 11.1% SNAP
- Trinity County, CA · 11.1% SNAP
- Lenawee County, MI · 11.1% SNAP
- Marion County, AR · 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.
Idaho among Mountain states
Idaho ranks 4th of 8 Mountain states by population-weighted low-access (25.8%). Minidoka County, at 37.0%, runs 11.2 pts above the Idaho 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 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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