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 #2,671).
Multnomah County's lower-band USDA tier split
171 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 6 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Multnomah County has 167 urban and 4 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.
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 3 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 173 locations (28% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 173
- 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
Combination Grocery/Other · 63
- 7-eleven 35023b, portland
- barbur world foods, portland
- beaumont village market, portland
- bi-mart 630, gresham
- bi-mart 651, portland
- bi-mart 653, portland
- boo han market, portland
- cvs pharmacy 11185, portland
- cvs pharmacy 11282, portland
- cvs pharmacy 11292, portland
- cvs pharmacy 11335, portland
- cvs pharmacy 11392, portland
- cafung, portland
- dollartree 8708, portland
- dollartree 8813, gresham
- dollar tree 1463, portland
- dollar tree 1858, portland
- dollar tree 1863, troutdale
- dollar tree 2338, portland
- dollar tree 2462, gresham
- dollar tree 2969, portland
- dollar tree 4627, portland
- dollar tree 5163, portland
- dollar tree 5227, portland
- dollar tree 6192, portland
- dollar tree 7285, portland
- e & k african store llc, portland
- food fight grocery inc, portland
- fu kee trading llc, portland
- growers outlet, portland
- hollywood grocery outlet, portland
- khoe va dep, inc, portland
- la nayarita supermarket llc 1, gresham
- lizzy's organics, portland
- longs seafood market, portland
- merkato ethiopian food store llc, portland
- osman family halal market, portland
- pacific sea food inc, portland
- park ave market llc, portland
- peoples food cooperative, portland
- portland fish market, portland
- portland halal market, portland
- saigon market llc, portland
- sam bao trading, portland
- schedeens in gresham, gresham
- stadium superette, portland
- tan sang tropical fruit #2, portland
- the realm refillery, portland
- tienda mi tierra pdx corporation, gresham
- vieng lao oriental market, portland
- walgreens 03838, gresham
- walgreens 03890, portland
- walgreens 03925, portland
- walgreens 04296, portland
- walgreens 04353, portland
- walgreens 04495, portland
- walgreens 05647, portland
- walgreens 05910, troutdale
- walgreens 06426, portland
- walgreens 07119, portland
- walgreens 11398, gresham
- walgreens 15154, portland
- walgreens 5572, portland
Bakery Specialty · 14
- franz bakery thrift 9011, portland
- franz bakery thrift 9015, portland
- papa murphy's or013, portland
- papa murphy's or025, portland
- papa murphy's or027, portland
- papa murphy's or055, portland
- papa murphy's pizza division or056, portland
- papa murphy's pizza halsey or040, portland
- papa murphy's pizza or-045, portland
- papa murphy's pizza or037, portland
- papa murphy's pizza or128, gresham
- papa murphy's pizza powell or091, portland
- papa murphy's take n bake pizza or08, gresham
- papa murphy's take n bake pizza or98, wood village
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
- Cheatham County, TN · 7.6% low-access
- San Jacinto County, TX · 7.6% low-access
- San Jacinto County, TX · 7.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside OR (16.1% here).
- Comanche County, OK · 16.1% SNAP
- Comanche County, OK · 16.1% SNAP
- Gaston County, NC · 16.1% SNAP
- Gaston County, NC · 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.
Multnomah County inside a lower low-access state context
Multnomah County sits inside Oregon (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 .
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