Signature · 19 LILA tracts (61.3% of tracts)
Navajo County, AZ
Navajo County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 19 LILA tracts (61.3% of the book) alongside 44.5% low-access.
- 44.5%
- low-access pop.
- 19
- food-desert tracts
- 22.2%
- on SNAP
- 108K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Navajo County, AZ
LA-SEVERE · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-SEVERE 44.5% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +22.4 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 19 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 22.2% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 8.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 61% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Cochise County ( -0.6 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Navajo County sits in the upper national band (44.5%, #292 of 3,079) with 19 LILA tracts.
- #292
- national by low-access %
- #5
- in AZ
- 22
- low-access tracts
- 28K
- 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: 19 LILA tracts (61.3% of tracts) .
How Navajo County compares nationally
Navajo County sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 44.5% low-access share outpaces 91% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #294 most-affected nationwide.
Navajo County's elevated USDA tier split
31 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 19 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Navajo County has 8 urban and 23 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.
Navajo 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 | 31 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 107,449 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 22 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 19 |
| Low-Access Population | 47,861 |
| Low-Access Share | 44.5%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 27,938 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 108,415 |
| Median Household Income | $54,606 |
| Poverty Rate | 24.7%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 8,879 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 22.2%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 8.5%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.5% |
Thick SNAP store book in Navajo County
Navajo County has 99 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 10 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 53 locations (54% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 53
- alvarez auto center, inc., snowflake
- apache mini mart, carrizo
- apache services, whiteriver
- circle k 2709526, show low
- canyon day mini mart, whiteriver
- circle k 2700226, winslow
- circle k 2700404, winslow
- circle k 2700415, snowflake
- circle k 2700424, pinetop
- circle k 2700428, heber
- circle k 2701116, holbrook
- circle k 2701213, lakeside
- circle k 2701217, show low
- circle k 2701846, show low
- circle k 2701856, pinetop
- circle k 2701997, heber
- circle k 2703498, taylor
- circle k 2706665, show low
- circle k 2709578, snowflake
- country store 1, snowflake
- good 2 go store 566, winslow
- h market, whiteriver
- hatch quick stop inc, holbrook
- holbrook petroleum inc., holbrook
- hondah mini mart, pinetop
- honani c store, second mesa
- indian wells trading post 504, indian wells
- kayenta chevron, kayenta
- keams canyon mustang, keams canyon
- kykotsmovi convenience store, kykotsmovi
- love's travel stop 971, winslow
- love's travel stops 278, joseph city
- maverik, inc 387, winslow
- maverik, inc 388, show low
- maverik, inc 445, lakeside
- maverik, inc 478, holbrook
- maverik, inc 499, snowflake
- pilot travel center 612, winslow
- pinon conoco, pinon
- polacca circle m, polacca
- red mesa express 532, dilkon
- silver creek general store, show low
- speedway 2889, show low
- speedway 2950, show low
- speedway 2999, holbrook
- speedway 3001, lakeside
- speedway 3002, show low
- speedway 3003, taylor
- speedway 3004, kayenta
- speedway 3004, kayenta
- speedway 3009, holbrook
- super fuels holbrook, holbrook
- thriftway #254, dilkon
Combination Grocery/Other · 20
- cvs pharmacy 2412, show low
- dollar general 10215, show low
- dollar general 10605, show low
- dollar general 23953, show low
- dollar general 25439, show low
- dollar general 25897, holbrook
- dollar general 6739, holbrook
- dollar general 6864, winslow
- dollar general 6987, pinetop
- dollar general 9853, overgaard
- dollar tree 3878, taylor
- dollar tree 3929, show low
- family dollar store 3748, winslow
- family dollar store 3880, lakeside
- family dollar store 3939, show low
- family dollar store 4436, holbrook
- family dollar store 4440, snowflake
- family dollar store 6721, overgaard
- family dollar store 6863, pinetop
- walgreens 05090, show low
Super Store · 9
- bashas' 53, taylor
- bashas' 78, whiteriver
- bashas' dine market 17, pinon
- bashas' dine market 42, kayenta
- bashas' dine market 98, dilkon
- eddie's country store 88, pinetop
- walmart 1230, show low
- walmart 1328, winslow
- walmart supercenter 4355, taylor
Supermarket · 6
- heber hometown iga, heber
- kykotsmovi village store, kykotsmovi village
- safeway 1733, show low
- safeway 2069, pinetop-lakeside
- safeway 239, winslow
- safeway 3189, holbrook
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 3
- badland cattle co., joseph city
- snowflake smokehouse butcher shop, snowflake
- wmmp llc, lakeside
Farmers' Market · 2
- mother road farmers market, winslow
- taylor az market llc, snowflake
Large Grocery Store · 2
- cibecue commercial center, cibecue
- overgaard food center 1, overgaard
Small Grocery Store · 2
- natures realm, show low
- shonto marketplace, shonto
Bakery Specialty · 1
- papa murphys az115, show low
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- keams canyon trading post, keams canyon
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 Navajo County vs Apache County → · All Arizona counties →
Counties near Navajo County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Navajo 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 (44.5% here).
- Will County, IL · 44.5% low-access
- Will County, IL · 44.5% low-access
- Woodford County, KY · 44.5% low-access
- Woodford County, KY · 44.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside AZ (22.2% here).
- Dodge County, GA · 22.2% SNAP
- Dodge County, GA · 22.2% SNAP
- Tattnall County, GA · 22.2% SNAP
- Tattnall County, GA · 22.2% 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.
Navajo County inside a higher low-access state context
Navajo 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 Navajo County, AZ are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 04017. 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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