Signature · 4.7% low-access (10th pct)
Phillips County, CO
Phillips County lands in the lower national band on low-access (4.7%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 4.7%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 11.3%
- on SNAP
- 4K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Phillips County, CO
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 4.7% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -17.4 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 11.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Ouray County (+ 0.6 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Phillips County lands in the lower national band (4.7%, #2,825 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,825
- national by low-access %
- #61
- in CO
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 73
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 4.7% low-access (10th pct) (-17.4 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Phillips County compares nationally
Food access in Phillips County compares favorably nationally: its 4.7% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 10% of them (rank #2,828).
Phillips County's lower-band USDA tier split
2 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Phillips County has 0 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.
Phillips County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Colorado, not a full county-board reprint
- Kiowa
Kiowa 100%
100 % low-access
- Conejos 5.6
Conejos 5.6%
5.6 % low-access
- Ouray 5.3
Ouray 5.3%
5.3 % low-access
- Phillips 4.7
Phillips 4.7%
4.7 % low-access
- Grand 2.8
Grand 2.8%
2.8 % low-access
- Crowley 1.8
Crowley 1.8%
1.8 % low-access
- Gilpin 0
Gilpin 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 2 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 4,442 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 207 |
| Low-Access Share | 4.7%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 73 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 4,496 |
| Median Household Income | $64,674 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.8%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 220 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.3%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.4%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.6% |
SNAP retailers in Phillips County
Phillips County has 7 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 3 locations (43% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 3
- dollar general 17759, haxtun
- dollar general 23493, holyoke
- family dollar 9339, holyoke
Convenience Store · 3
- cenex zip trip 78, haxtun
- cenex zip trip 79, holyoke
- kwik stop 13 13, holyoke
Supermarket · 1
- holyoke marketplace, holyoke
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Colorado
One of 63 counties in Colorado, 6 are shown here.
Compare Phillips County vs Adams County → · All Colorado counties →
Phillips County inside a lower low-access state context
Phillips County sits inside Colorado (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 Phillips County, CO are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 08095. 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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