Signature · 7.6% low-access (15th pct)
Multnomah County, OR
Multnomah County lands in the lower national band on low-access (7.6%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 7.6%
- low-access pop.
- 6
- food-desert tracts
- 16.1%
- on SNAP
- 801K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Multnomah County, OR
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ADEQUATE 7.6% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -14.5 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 6 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 16.1% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 12.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 4% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Curry County ( -1.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Multnomah County lands in the lower national band (7.6%, #2,670 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,670
- national by low-access %
- #32
- in OR
- 24
- low-access tracts
- 11K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 7.6% low-access (15th pct) (-14.5 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Multnomah County compares nationally
Food access in Multnomah County compares favorably nationally: its 7.6% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 15% of them (rank #2,670).
Multnomah County's lower-band USDA tier split
171 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 6 LILA.
Multnomah County is mostly urban by USDA tract type (167 urban, 4 rural), so most of its low-access count comes from the 1-mile test; the 4 rural tracts are held to 10 miles.
Multnomah County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Oregon, not a full county-board reprint
- Wheeler
Wheeler 100%
100 % low-access
- Coos 10.6
Coos 10.6%
10.6 % low-access
- Malheur 8.9
Malheur 8.9%
8.9 % low-access
- Multnomah 7.6
Multnomah 7.6%
7.6 % low-access
- Curry 6.6
Curry 6.6%
6.6 % low-access
- Columbia 6.1
Columbia 6.1%
6.1 % low-access
- Tillamook 2.9
Tillamook 2.9%
2.9 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 171 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 735,334 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 24 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 6 |
| Low-Access Population | 55,946 |
| Low-Access Share | 7.6%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 11,043 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 801,477 |
| Median Household Income | $88,766 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.6%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 56,291 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 16.1%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 12.6%well above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Multnomah County
Multnomah County has 629 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 14 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 363 locations (58% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
8 towns share the 629 authorized stores; Portland holds 86% of them. 3 of the 8 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Corbett, Grants Pass, Lake Oswego.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Portland | 543 | 116 |
| Gresham | 55 | 12 |
| Troutdale | 10 | 1 |
| Fairview | 9 | 2 |
| Wood Village | 9 | 2 |
| Corbett | 1 | none |
| Grants Pass | 1 | none |
| Lake Oswego | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 363 (250 shown)
- 102nd street market 1, portland
- 162nd & glisan market, portland
- 181st shell, portland
- 21st ave quick stop market llc, portland
- 28th food mart, portland
- 3 d's market, portland
- 365 convenience with deli, portland
- 365 convenience with deli 10, fairview
- 365 convenience with deli 2, portland
- 365 convenience with deli 3, portland
- 365 convenience with deli 4 4, portland
- 365 convenience with deli 5, fairview
- 365 convenience with deli 7, portland
- 365 convenience with deli 8, portland
- 365 knotts inc, portland
- 39th mini mart, portland
- 50th market, portland
- 52nd ave market, portland
- 7 eleven 25364d, gresham
- 7 eleven 29058c 29058c, portland
- 7 lucky, gresham
- 7 market 1, gresham
- 7-eleven 17295 d, portland
- 7-eleven 21998 f, portland
- 7-eleven 23114 a, portland
- 7-eleven 27614 c, portland
- 7-eleven 14503a, portland
- 7-eleven 16619d, portland
- 7-eleven 16710 b, portland
- 7-eleven 19669 e, portland
- 7-eleven 19909e, portland
- 7-eleven 20060d, portland
- 7-eleven 24242e, portland
- 7-eleven 24847d, portland
- 7-eleven 25200f, portland
- 7-eleven 25515m, portland
- 7-eleven 34678a, portland
- 7-eleven 35266 a, portland
- 7-eleven 35280 a, portland
- 7-eleven 35340a, gresham
- 7-eleven 35695a, portland
- 7-eleven store 17033c, portland
- 7-eleven store 17959e, portland
- 7-eleven store 35861a, portland
- 7-eleven #14504c 14504c, portland
- 7-eleven #16083g 16083g, portland
- 7-eleven #17458f 17458f, portland
- 7-eleven #19302f 19302f, portland
- 7-eleven #29209b 29209b, portland
- 7-eleven #36773b 36773b, portland
- 7-eleven #38495b 38495b, portland
- 7-eleven 14491f 14491f, portland
- 7-eleven 14495a, portland
- 7-eleven 16535e, portland
- 7-eleven 19101f, portland
- 7-eleven 21075f, portland
- 7-eleven 21907d, gresham
- 7-eleven 35021a, portland
- 7-eleven 35597b, portland
- 7-eleven 37939a, portland
- 7-eleven 38601, portland
- 7-eleven 39400b, portland
- 76 of gresham, gresham
- 82 powell deli & grocery, portland
- 82nd ave extra mile 12, portland
- 82nd market, portland
- 90th mini mart, portland
- 9th avenue mini mart, portland
- a1 food mart, portland
- akv mart, gresham
- asap market, portland
- ampm 05874 5874, portland
- ampm 889, portland
- ap market, portland
- arco am/pm 1187, gresham
- arco ampm 65264, gresham
- arco ampm 7216, portland
- arco ampm 82936, wood village
- astro 204, portland
- astro express mart 202, portland
- aziz chevron prescott 4162, portland
- b c food store, portland
- babushka russian deli & bakery, wood village
- belmont arco, portland
- best buy foods no, portland
- bob's handy pantry, portland
- bodega pdx 0, portland
- burlingame shell, inc., portland
- burnside market and deli, portland
- buy2 35, portland
- byway market, wood village
- chevron foodmart 03-033, wood village
- chinatown convenience store, portland
- csi 1011, portland
- csi 1144, portland
- csi 1159, portland
- capitol hwy market, portland
- chance's arco, portland
- checkers mart, portland
- chevron extra mile 4218, portland
- chevron food mart, portland
- chill zone c-store and smoke shop, portland
- chill zone c-store, portland
- city food mart, portland
- civic food mart, portland
- clinton market, portland
- commodore grocery, portland
- convenience quick mini-mart, portland
- convenience store near me, portland
- corbett country market, corbett
- cracker barrel grocery mart, portland
- delta mini market, portland
- delta park chevron, portland
- discount mini mart, portland
- discounts plus 3, gresham
- division chevron, portland
- division food mart pdx, portland
- division st mini mart llc, portland
- downtown market, portland
- el porvenir mini market, portland
- everest m market, portland
- evergreen market, portland
- everyday food mart, portland
- everyday food mart foster llc, portland
- express market, portland
- faloma market, portland
- fairview chevron, fairview
- fairview tobacco market, fairview
- fastrak fuel mart, portland
- five star chevron, portland
- food fair market, portland
- food mart, portland
- food villa market, portland
- friendly market, portland
- g & s market, portland
- going street market, portland
- gateway 76 inc, portland
- glen irvin market, troutdale
- good neighbor market 0, portland
- grab & go mart, portland
- gresham downtown extra mile chevron 22, gresham
- gresham hogan extra mile chevron 24, gresham
- grocery & mart, portland
- halsey market, portland
- happy market, portland
- hawthorne market, portland
- helens market, portland
- hillsdale food & fuel, llc, portland
- hilton's haven inc., gresham
- hogan market, gresham
- holgate gas & grocery, portland
- holgate market & deli, portland
- hollywood food market, portland
- hood ave market, gresham
- hoot owl market, portland
- i & a market, portland
- in & out market, gresham
- it's all good natural foods, portland
- j&t market, portland
- jae's market, portland
- jacksons food store 563, portland
- jacksons food stores 504, portland
- jacksons food stores 505, portland
- jacksons food stores 506, portland
- jacksons food stores 507, portland
- jacksons food stores 508, portland
- jacksons food stores 509, fairview
- jacksons food stores 520, portland
- jacksons food stores 521, portland
- jacksons food stores 522, portland
- jacksons food stores 523, portland
- jacksons food stores 525, troutdale
- jacksons food stores 526, portland
- jacksons food stores 527, portland
- jacksons food stores 528, portland
- jacksons food stores 529, portland
- jacksons food stores 531, portland
- jacksons food stores 553, portland
- jay minit mart, portland
- johnson creek market, portland
- joo market, portland
- kc market, portland
- kc's mini mart # 4 and gas, portland
- kelly creek superette, gresham
- khl market, portland
- kismayo halal store, lake oswego
- kittymomo llc dba ed's market, portland
- kov oil incorporated, portland
- ks market, portland
- kw grocery mart, portland
- lavang food & deli mart, portland
- ladd's chevron and food mart, portland
- lents market, portland
- lombard 76, portland
- lombard arco 83189, portland
- lombard market, portland
- love's travel stop 449, troutdale
- lovejoy convenience store 60, portland
- lovejoy market, portland
- lucky b foodmart 0, portland
- mock crest grocery, portland
- ma & pa market, portland
- maks mini mart, portland
- mana market, portland
- mapi's market llc, portland
- maxmart food&gas, portland
- mccormick pier grocery market & deli, portland
- mini mart express, portland
- mini mercado, portland
- minute mart express, gresham
- mos market, portland
- mt view market, troutdale
- multi-site management llc #823 525, troutdale
- multi-site management llc 524, portland
- murphy's market, portland
- natural mart 4, portland
- naturalmart 3, portland
- navista market & deli, portland
- new day market 1, portland
- nu-rite way food center, portland
- old town 76, portland
- orient country store, gresham
- old town grocery, portland
- on-mart llc, portland
- onemart, portland
- oregon quick store inc, portland
- parkrose shell, portland
- pdx food mart, portland
- pdx market & gas, portland
- plaid pantry 005, portland
- plaid pantry 007, portland
- plaid pantry 008, portland
- plaid pantry 009, portland
- plaid pantry 012, portland
- plaid pantry 013, portland
- plaid pantry 022, portland
- plaid pantry 027, portland
- plaid pantry 029, portland
- plaid pantry 035, portland
- plaid pantry 036, portland
- plaid pantry 045, portland
- plaid pantry 052, portland
- plaid pantry 053, portland
- plaid pantry 055, portland
- plaid pantry 057, portland
- plaid pantry 059, portland
- plaid pantry 066, portland
- plaid pantry 075, portland
- plaid pantry 080, gresham
- plaid pantry 081, portland
Showing 250 of 629 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Oregon
One of 35 counties in Oregon, 6 are shown here.
Compare Multnomah County vs Baker County → · All Oregon counties →
Counties near Multnomah County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Multnomah County, both outside Oregon so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside OR (7.6% here).
- Cheatham County, TN · 7.6% low-access
- San Jacinto County, TX · 7.6% low-access
- Morgan County, KY · 7.6% low-access
- Washington County, NY · 7.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside OR (16.1% here).
- Comanche County, OK · 16.1% SNAP
- Gaston County, NC · 16.1% SNAP
- Florence County, SC · 16.1% SNAP
- Hampton city, VA · 16.1% 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.
Oregon among Pacific states
Oregon ranks 4th of 5 Pacific states by population-weighted low-access (16.9%). Multnomah County, at 7.6%, runs 9.3 pts below the Oregon rate.
- Alaska 30.9%
- Hawaii 26.7%
- Washington 23.1%
- Oregon 16.9%
- California 13.3%
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 .
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