Signature · 2 LILA tracts (28.6% of tracts)
Pacific County, WA
Pacific County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 2 LILA tracts (28.6% of the book) alongside 11.5% low-access.
- 11.5%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 15.1%
- on SNAP
- 24K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Pacific County, WA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 11.5% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -10.6 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 15.1% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 29% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Island County ( -0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Pacific County lands in the lower national band (11.5%, #2,371 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,371
- national by low-access %
- #36
- in WA
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 821
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 2 LILA tracts (28.6% of tracts) .
How Pacific County compares nationally
Pacific County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 11.5% low-access share that beats 24% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,377).
Pacific County's lower-band USDA tier split
7 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Pacific County has 1 urban and 6 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.
Pacific 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
- Mason 13.2
Mason 13.2%
13.2 % low-access
- Garfield 12.4
Garfield 12.4%
12.4 % low-access
- Klickitat 11.8
Klickitat 11.8%
11.8 % low-access
- Pacific 11.5
Pacific 11.5%
11.5 % low-access
- Island 11.4
Island 11.4%
11.4 % low-access
- San Juan 0
San Juan 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 7 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 20,920 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,407 |
| Low-Access Share | 11.5%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 821 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 23,994 |
| Median Household Income | $67,081 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.4%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,662 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 15.1%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.5%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.1% |
SNAP retailers in Pacific County
Pacific County has 25 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 14 locations (56% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 14
- 101 market, seaview
- gas n grub, long beach
- georgetown station, tokeland
- ilwaco corporation, ilwaco
- johnson's one stop market, naselle
- pioneer mart llc, long beach
- raymond grocery & deli, raymond
- raymond quick stop 101 chevron, raymond
- riverdale grocery & deli, raymond
- sandhu brar llc, chinook
- seaview texaco, seaview
- shell 101, raymond
- south bend food mart, south bend
- the inn grocery, south bend
Combination Grocery/Other · 3
- dollar general 21913, south bend
- dollar general 23352, ocean park
- okie's thriftway market, ocean park
Supermarket · 3
- everybodys, raymond
- jack's country store, ocean park
- long beach shopnkart, seaview
Large Grocery Store · 2
- okies select market, naselle
- supermart #12, long beach
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- the local store & gas, grayland
Small Grocery Store · 1
- slc liquidation warehouse, raymond
Super Store · 1
- pioneer grocery, south bend
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 Pacific County vs Adams County → · All Washington counties →
Counties near Pacific County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Pacific County, both outside Washington so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside WA (11.5% here).
- Marshall County, WV · 11.5% low-access
- Marshall County, WV · 11.5% low-access
- Salt Lake County, UT · 11.5% low-access
- Salt Lake County, UT · 11.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside WA (15.1% here).
- Hancock County, WV · 15.1% SNAP
- Hancock County, WV · 15.1% SNAP
- Richmond city, VA · 15.1% SNAP
- Richmond city, VA · 15.1% 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.
Pacific County inside a lower low-access state context
Pacific County sits inside Washington (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 Pacific County, WA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 53049. 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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