Signature · 35 SNAP-authorized stores
Nez Perce County, ID
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Nez Perce County residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 27.8%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 7.3%
- on SNAP
- 43K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Nez Perce County, ID
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 27.8% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +5.7 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 10% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Kootenai County ( -0.2 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Nez Perce County ranks #1,094 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #13 of 44 counties in ID (27.8% low-access; 1 food-desert tracts).
- #1,094
- national by low-access %
- #13
- in ID
- 5
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- food-desert residents
Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA).
Signature read: 35 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Nez Perce County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Nez Perce County's 27.8% low-access share is elevated, higher than 65% of them and ranked #1,095 most-affected nationwide.
Nez Perce County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
10 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Nez Perce County has 8 urban and 2 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.
Nez Perce County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Idaho, not a full county-board reprint
- Clark
Clark 100%
100 % low-access
- Gem 28.3
Gem 28.3%
28.3 % low-access
- Nez Perce 27.8
Nez Perce 27.8%
27.8 % low-access
- Kootenai 27.6
Kootenai 27.6%
27.6 % low-access
- Owyhee 27.5
Owyhee 27.5%
27.5 % low-access
- Elmore 27.2
Elmore 27.2%
27.2 % low-access
- Gooding 0.8
Gooding 0.8%
0.8 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 10 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 39,265 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 5 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 10,898 |
| Low-Access Share | 27.8%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,842 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 42,697 |
| Median Household Income | $72,599 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.2%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,267 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.3%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.7%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in Nez Perce County
Nez Perce County has 35 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 21 locations (60% of the total), followed by supermarket.
Convenience Store · 21
- bryden xpress mart, lewiston
- holiday stationstore 2746511, lewiston
- larry's foods, lewiston
- liberty mart, lewiston
- liberty mart north, lewiston
- maverik, inc 457, lewiston
- neighborhood market bryden, lewiston
- neighborhood market central, lewiston
- neighborhood market downtown, lewiston
- neighbors a1 market and gas, lewiston
- north lewiston 62, lewiston
- southway 66, lewiston
- stinker store 112, lewiston
- stinker store 34, lewiston
- stinker store 36, lewiston
- stinker store 42, lewiston
- thain chevron 64, lewiston
- vig's produce & garden, lewiston
- nomnom 62217, lewiston
- nomnom 62218, lewiston
- nomnom 62219, lewiston
Supermarket · 7
- a & b foods 1, lewiston
- a&b foods, lewiston
- albertsons 238, lewiston
- lewiston grocery outlet, lewiston
- urm cash & carry #2, lewiston
- valley foods, lapwai
- winco foods 128, lewiston
Combination Grocery/Other · 4
- cvs pharmacy 11643, lewiston
- dollar tree 3142, lewiston
- rosauer's food & drug ctr 133, lewiston
- walgreens 02679, lewiston
Bakery Specialty · 2
- franz bakery outlet 9041, lewiston
- papa murphy's id009, lewiston
Farmers' Market · 1
- lewiston farmers market, lewiston
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 Nez Perce County vs Ada County → · All Idaho counties →
Nationwide peers for Nez Perce County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Nez Perce 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 (27.8% here).
- Tuolumne County, CA · 27.8% low-access
- Tuolumne County, CA · 27.8% low-access
- Walker County, GA · 27.9% low-access
- Knox County, KY · 27.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside ID (7.3% here).
- Ripley County, IN · 7.3% SNAP
- Ripley County, IN · 7.3% SNAP
- Shelby County, IA · 7.3% SNAP
- Shelby County, IA · 7.3% 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.
Food access nationally, Idaho in context
Nez Perce County sits inside Idaho (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 Nez Perce County, ID are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 16069. 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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