Signature · 20 LILA tracts (46.5% of tracts)
Mohave County, AZ
Mohave County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 20 LILA tracts (46.5% of the book) alongside 45.9% low-access.
- 45.9%
- low-access pop.
- 20
- food-desert tracts
- 13.1%
- on SNAP
- 221K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Mohave County, AZ
LA-SEVERE · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-SEVERE 45.9% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +23.8 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 20 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 13.1% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 47% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Pinal County ( -0.2 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Mohave County sits in the upper national band (45.9%, #263 of 3,079) with 20 LILA tracts.
- #263
- national by low-access %
- #3
- in AZ
- 30
- low-access tracts
- 37K
- 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: 20 LILA tracts (46.5% of tracts) .
How Mohave County compares nationally
Mohave County sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 45.9% low-access share outpaces 92% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #265 most-affected nationwide.
Mohave County's elevated USDA tier split
43 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 20 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Mohave County has 29 urban and 14 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.
Mohave County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Arizona, not a full county-board reprint
- Apache
Apache 54.7%
54.7 % low-access
- Mohave
Mohave 45.9%
45.9 % low-access
- Pinal
Pinal 45.7%
45.7 % low-access
- Navajo
Navajo 44.5%
44.5 % low-access
- Cochise
Cochise 43.9%
43.9 % low-access
- Graham
Graham 39.6%
39.6 % low-access
- Maricopa 20.8
Maricopa 20.8%
20.8 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 43 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 200,186 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 30 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 20 |
| Low-Access Population | 91,823 |
| Low-Access Share | 45.9%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 37,430 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 220,517 |
| Median Household Income | $57,684 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.1%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 13,386 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 13.1%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.9%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Mohave County
Mohave County has 166 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 10 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 78 locations (47% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 78
- arco am/pm, bullhead city
- arco am/pm, kingman
- arco am/pm, lake havasu city
- arco ampm 42172, mohave valley
- baker chevron, kingman
- baker conoco, kingman
- bartco, mohave valley
- byers liqour-kingman ave, kingman
- byers liquor & convenience, kingman
- carioca shell 93, white hills
- circle k 2700247, bullhead city
- circle k 2700420, bullhead city
- circle k 2700586, kingman
- circle k 2701437, kingman
- circle k 2701473, lake havasu city
- circle k 2701765, bullhead city
- circle k 2705594, bullhead city
- circle k 2706669, lake havasu city
- circle k 2706674, lake havasu city
- coast in gas, golden valley
- commander center, lake havasu city
- crazy fred's truck stop, golden valley
- dockside mini mart inc, bullhead city
- eagles market, bullhead city
- el torito carniceria, fort mohave
- fastrip food store 634, bullhead city
- fastrip #770 770, bullhead city
- flying j 1372, yucca
- fort mohave food store, fort mohave
- fort mojave smoke shop n/a, mohave valley
- gas plus, kingman
- gas-n-grub dairy-n-sub, kingman
- gas-n-grub, kingman
- good 2 go store 506, kingman
- grab n go kingman, kingman
- hava gas lhc llc 1, lake havasu city
- jacksons 714, bullhead city
- kings 66, kingman
- kings mart, kingman
- liquor castle, bullhead city
- london bridge chevron, lake havasu city
- love's travel stop 386, lake havasu
- love's travel stops 272, kingman
- maverik, inc 201, lake havasu city
- maverik, inc 356, bullhead city
- maverik, inc 376, golden valley
- maverik, inc 471, kingman
- maverik, inc 690, lake havasu city
- maverik, inc 726, bullhead city
- maverik, inc 766, littlefield
- meadview gas n grub llc, meadview
- mikes gas n grub ii llc, kingman
- mikes gas n grub llc., kingman
- minit serve dairy inc, bullhead city
- petro kingman 315, kingman
- pilot 1213, yucca
- pilot travel center 211, lake havasu city
- pilot travel center 610, kingman
- randy's hilltop beer & wine, lake havasu city
- river city chevron, bullhead city
- riverstop topock, topock
- riviera beer & wine, bullhead city
- route 66 gas n grub, truxton
- sam's gas plus, kingman
- shell 11, wikieup
- short stop, kingman
- speedway liquor 1, fort mohave
- sunny stop, lake havasu city
- ta kingman 094, kingman
- ta express littlefield, littlefield
- thalypo convenience, mohave valley
- the mineshaft market, chloride
- tri-m mini mart lhc, llc, lake havasu city
- us petroleum gv, golden valley
- us petroleum wh #2, white hills
- us petroluem wh #1, white hills
- woodys 3401 3401, kingman
- woodys 3461 3461, kingman
Combination Grocery/Other · 55
- cvs pharmacy 7022, lake havasu city
- cvs pharmacy 8826, bullhead city
- cvs pharmacy 8977, kingman
- cvs pharmacy 9309, fort mohave
- dollartree 10388, lake havasu city
- dollartree 10493, bullhead city
- dollartree 9671, kingman
- dollar general 10196, kingman
- dollar general 11090, mohave valley
- dollar general 12417, lake havasu city
- dollar general 13482, lake havasu city
- dollar general 13529, kingman
- dollar general 16486, bullhead city
- dollar general 17831, lake havasu city
- dollar general 18114, kingman
- dollar general 19017, lake havasu city
- dollar general 20850, kingman
- dollar general 21999, bullhead city
- dollar general 22499, dolan springs
- dollar general 23902, kingman
- dollar general 24021, bullhead city
- dollar general 24865, kingman
- dollar general 25065, golden valley
- dollar general 31268, mohave valley
- dollar general 6772, fort mohave
- dollar general 6878, kingman
- dollar general 6939, golden valley
- dollar general store 16457, colorado city
- dollar tree 2855, kingman
- dollar tree 2960, bullhead city
- dollar tree 4689, lake havasu city
- dollar tree 4890, fort mohave
- dollar tree 9518, lake havasu city
- family dollar 10037, mohave valley
- family dollar 11149, kingman
- family dollar 11152, meadowview
- family dollar store 10900, topock
- family dollar store 4684, kingman
- family dollar store 4767, golden valley
- family dollar store 4843, bullhead city
- family dollar store 5485, bullhead city
- family dollar store 6559, lake havasu city
- family dollar store 7935, dolan springs
- herbs and more, kingman
- terrible's 101, lake havasu city
- terrible's 132, kingman
- terrible's 148, lake havasu city
- terrible's 180, bullhead city
- terrible's 233, lake havasu city
- terrible's 321, lake havasu city
- terrible's 411, white hills
- walgreens 03245, kingman
- walgreens 05208, lake havasu city
- walgreens 12880, kingman
- walgreens 3913, bullhead city
Super Store · 15
- bashas' 116, lake havasu city
- bashas' 30, kingman
- bee's marketplace, colorado city
- food city 108, lake havasu city
- smart & final 826, bullhead city
- smith's food & drug 190, kingman
- smith's food & drug 191, bullhead city
- smith's food & drug 473, fort mohave
- sam's club 4915, bullhead city
- smith's food & drug 188, lake havasu city
- target store t-2368, bullhead city
- walmart 1364, lake havasu city
- walmart 1370, bullhead city
- walmart 2051, kingman
- walmart 4203, fort mohave
Supermarket · 6
- albertson's 3204, lake havasu city
- safeway 1474, fort mohave
- safeway 1887, kingman
- safeway 2017, kingman
- safeway 216, lake havasu city
- safeway 248, bullhead city
Bakery Specialty · 3
- papa murphy's az014, kingman
- papa murphy's az027, lake havasu city
- red brick take n bake pizza, colorado city
Medium Grocery Store · 3
- dairy country store, colorado city
- hualpai market, peach springs
- sanchez brother's retail 1, bullhead city
Large Grocery Store · 2
- best buy market, mohave valley
- hualapai ranch market, kingman
Small Grocery Store · 2
- dolan station, dolan springs
- the outpost, golden valley
Farmers' Market · 1
- lake havasu farmers market, lake havasu city
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- just meats, lake havasu city
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Arizona
One of 14 counties in Arizona, 6 are shown here.
Compare Mohave County vs Apache County → · All Arizona counties →
Counties near Mohave County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Mohave County, both outside Arizona so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside AZ (45.9% here).
- St. Lucie County, FL · 45.9% low-access
- St. Lucie County, FL · 45.9% low-access
- Bertie County, NC · 45.9% low-access
- Bertie County, NC · 45.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside AZ (13.1% here).
- Yolo County, CA · 13.1% SNAP
- Yolo County, CA · 13.1% SNAP
- Capitol Planning Region, CT · 13.1% SNAP
- Capitol Planning Region, CT · 13.1% 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.
Mohave County inside a higher low-access state context
Mohave County sits inside Arizona (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 Mohave County, AZ are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 04015. 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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