Signature · 19.3% SNAP (95th pct in WA)
Okanogan County, WA
Okanogan County stands out on SNAP (19.3%, +7.2 pts vs U.S.) with 13.6% low-access from USDA FARA 2019.
- 13.6%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 19.3%
- on SNAP
- 43K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Okanogan County, WA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 13.6% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -8.5 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 19.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 20% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Asotin County (+ 0.2 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Okanogan County lands in the lower national band (13.6%, #2,232 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,232
- national by low-access %
- #32
- in WA
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 19.3% SNAP (95th pct in WA) (+7.2 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Okanogan County compares nationally
Okanogan County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 13.6% low-access share that beats 29% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,232).
Okanogan County's lower-band USDA tier split
10 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
Okanogan County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (9 rural, 1 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 1 urban tract faces the 1-mile one.
Okanogan County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Washington, not a full county-board reprint
- Douglas
Douglas 55.5%
55.5 % low-access
- Yakima 14.9
Yakima 14.9%
14.9 % low-access
- Asotin 13.8
Asotin 13.8%
13.8 % low-access
- Okanogan 13.6
Okanogan 13.6%
13.6 % low-access
- Mason 13.2
Mason 13.2%
13.2 % low-access
- Garfield 12.4
Garfield 12.4%
12.4 % low-access
- San Juan 0
San Juan 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 10 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 41,120 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 5,604 |
| Low-Access Share | 13.6%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,213 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 43,425 |
| Median Household Income | $63,207 |
| Poverty Rate | 20.7%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,380 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 19.3%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.2%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 6.4% |
Thick SNAP store book in Okanogan County
Okanogan County has 60 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 29 locations (48% of the total), followed by supermarket.
Where the store book sits, by town
16 towns share the 60 authorized stores; Omak holds 23% of them. 6 of the 16 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Carlton, Conconully, Loomis, Malott, Pateros, Riverside.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Omak | 14 | 4 |
| Tonasket | 10 | 3 |
| Oroville | 9 | 2 |
| Okanogan | 6 | 2 |
| Brewster | 5 | 1 |
| Twisp | 5 | 1 |
| Coulee Dam | 2 | 1 |
| Carlton | 1 | none |
| Conconully | 1 | none |
| Loomis | 1 | none |
Top 10 of 16 towns by store count.
Convenience Store · 29
- aeneas valley country store llc, tonasket
- beaver trap, okanogan
- chesaw highland store, oroville
- chesawgold llc, oroville
- chevron foodmart, oroville
- colville fuels tribal trails, omak
- conconully general store, conconully
- conoco omak, omak
- coulee view food and fuel, coulee dam
- la comercial food store, brewster
- la milpa, brewster
- loomis kwik stop, loomis
- los agaves llc, okanogan
- malott country store, malott
- monse general store 1, brewster
- okanogan chevron, okanogan
- omache chevron food mart, omak
- omak 76 na, omak
- omak food mart, omak
- one stop mart 24, brewster
- riverside grocery, riverside
- stampede mini market, omak
- super duper foods, oroville
- super store, pateros
- the carlton general store, carlton
- the junction, tonasket
- tj's snack shack, tonasket
- tonasket food mart, tonasket
- twisp chevron, twisp
Supermarket · 8
- beyers market, tonasket
- gene's harvest foods, omak
- grant's market, tonasket
- grocery outlet of omak 373, omak
- harvest foods, coulee dam
- okanogan iga 9347, okanogan
- safeway 1194, omak
- trading post, nespelem
Farmers' Market · 7
- methow valley farmers market, twisp
- okanogan valley farmers market, okanogan
- omak farmers market, omak
- oroville market association, oroville
- smr cattle, oroville
- tonasket farmers market association, tonasket
- tonasket farmers market association, tonasket
Super Store · 5
- akins harvest foods, oroville
- brewster marketplace, brewster
- frontier foods, oroville
- walmart 1947, omak
- winthrop village market, winthrop
Combination Grocery/Other · 4
- dollar general 30599, oroville
- dollar tree 3664, omak
- double s meats, tonasket
- hank's harvest foods 173, twisp
Large Grocery Store · 2
- glover street market, twisp
- okanogan food center, okanogan
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- mill hill custom meats llc, twisp
- owens riverside meats, omak
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- mazama country store, mazama
- okanogan river co-op, tonasket
Bakery Specialty · 1
- papa murphy's wa137, omak
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Washington
One of 38 counties in Washington, 6 are shown here.
Compare Okanogan County vs Adams County → · All Washington counties →
Counties near Okanogan County's lower low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Okanogan County (19.3%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Washington.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside WA (13.6% here).
- King William County, VA · 13.6% low-access
- Greenwood County, SC · 13.6% low-access
- Stokes County, NC · 13.6% low-access
- Lewis County, NY · 13.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside WA (19.3% here).
- Nicholas County, WV · 19.3% SNAP
- Raleigh County, WV · 19.3% SNAP
- El Paso County, TX · 19.3% SNAP
- Hardeman County, TN · 19.3% 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.
Washington among Pacific states
Washington ranks 3rd of 5 Pacific states by population-weighted low-access (23.1%). Okanogan County, at 13.6%, runs 9.5 pts below the Washington 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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