Signature · 5 LILA tracts (55.6% of tracts)
Nye County, NV
Nye County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 5 LILA tracts (55.6% of the book) alongside 87.1% low-access.
- 87.1%
- low-access pop.
- 5
- food-desert tracts
- 14.9%
- on SNAP
- 54K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Nye County, NV
LA-SEVERE · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-SEVERE 87.1% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +65.0 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 5 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 14.9% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 56% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Mineral County (+ 5.5 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Nye County sits in the upper national band (87.1%, #85 of 3,079) with 5 LILA tracts.
- #85
- national by low-access %
- #3
- in NV
- 8
- low-access tracts
- 15K
- 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: 5 LILA tracts (55.6% of tracts) .
How Nye County compares nationally
Nye County sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 87.1% low-access share outpaces 97% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #85 most-affected nationwide.
Nye County's elevated USDA tier split
9 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 5 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Nye County has 6 urban and 3 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.
Nye County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Nevada, not a full county-board reprint
- Esmeralda
Esmeralda 97.2%
97.2 % low-access
- Mineral
Mineral 92.6%
92.6 % low-access
- Nye
Nye 87.1%
87.1 % low-access
- White Pine
White Pine 54.5%
54.5 % low-access
- Lincoln
Lincoln 52.6%
52.6 % low-access
- Storey 0.4
Storey 0.4%
0.4 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 9 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 43,946 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 8 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 5 |
| Low-Access Population | 38,294 |
| Low-Access Share | 87.1%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 15,035 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 54,344 |
| Median Household Income | $60,714 |
| Poverty Rate | 14.1%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,307 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 14.9%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.6%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Nye County
Nye County has 40 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 21 locations (53% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 21
- 76/chevron of amargosa/fort amargosa, amargosa valley
- coyote corner 2, pahrump
- coyote corner i 1, pahrump
- coyote corner iii, pahrump
- gv grocery 22, pahrump
- horizon market 1, pahrump
- horizon market 2, pahrump
- horizon market 3, pahrump
- horizon market 4, pahrump
- horizon market 5, pahrump
- horizon market 6, pahrump
- love's travel stop 857, tonopah
- low low liquor & minimart, pahrump
- maverik, inc 437, pahrump
- maverik, inc 453, battle mountain
- pahrump circle k, pahrump
- quick save storage and mini mart, pahrum
- rebel 48 66148, pahrump
- rebel 74 66174, beatty
- rebel 78 66178, pahrump
- ruby store market, amargosa valley
Combination Grocery/Other · 13
- cvs pharmacy 8789, pahrump
- carniceria la piedad, pahrump
- dollar general 15044, pahrump
- dollar tree 5899, pahrump
- family dollar 11679, pahrump
- family dollar 11680, pahrump
- family dollar 11746, beatty
- family dollar 8576, pahrump
- family dollar 8760, tonopah
- jed's jerky 1, beatty
- terrible's 143, pahrump
- terrible's 211, pahrump
- walgreens 5646, pahrump
Supermarket · 3
- albertsons 341, pahrump
- raley's 120, tonopah
- the general store, round mountain
Super Store · 2
- smith's food & drug 341, pahrump
- walmart 5101, pahrump
Small Grocery Store · 1
- martell market, amargosa valley
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Nevada
One of 16 counties in Nevada, 6 are shown here.
Counties near Nye County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Nye County, both outside Nevada so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside NV (87.1% here).
- Franklin County, TX · 74.2% low-access
- Otoe County, NE · 71.8% low-access
- Bethel Census Area, AK · 68.6% low-access
- Calhoun County, TX · 68.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NV (14.9% here).
- Vernon County, MO · 14.9% SNAP
- Vernon County, MO · 14.9% SNAP
- Scott County, MO · 14.9% SNAP
- Scott County, MO · 14.9% 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.
Nye County inside a higher low-access state context
Nye County sits inside Nevada (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 Nye County, NV are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 32023. 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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