Signature · 1 LILA tracts (100% of tracts)
Piute County, UT
Piute County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 1 LILA tracts (100% of the book) alongside 100.0% low-access.
- 100.0%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 9.5%
- on SNAP
- 2K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Piute County, UT
LA-SEVERE · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-SEVERE 100.0% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +77.9 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 9.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 100% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Daggett County (+ 0.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Piute County sits in the upper national band (100.0%, #39 of 3,079) with 1 LILA tracts.
- #39
- national by low-access %
- #2
- in UT
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 744
- 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: 1 LILA tracts (100% of tracts) .
How Piute County compares nationally
Piute County sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 100.0% low-access share outpaces 98% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #39 most-affected nationwide.
Piute County's elevated USDA tier split
1 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
All 1 of Piute County's tracts are rural in the USDA classification, so every one is judged on the 10-mile test: a resident counts as low-access only when the nearest supermarket is more than 10 miles away.
Piute County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Utah, not a full county-board reprint
- Rich
Rich 100%
100 % low-access
- Piute
Piute 100%
100 % low-access
- Daggett
Daggett 100%
100 % low-access
- Garfield
Garfield 60%
60 % low-access
- San Juan
San Juan 49.9%
49.9 % low-access
- Morgan 0.4
Morgan 0.4%
0.4 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 1 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 1,556 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,556 |
| Low-Access Share | 100.0%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 744 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 1,694 |
| Median Household Income | $48,393 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.2%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 53 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 9.5%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.7%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.4% |
Slim SNAP store book in Piute County
Piute County has 3 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 2 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 2 locations (67% of the total), followed by small grocery store.
Where the store book sits, by town
3 towns share the 3 authorized stores; Circleville holds 33% of them. None of the towns has a supermarket or large/medium grocery on the SNAP list.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Circleville | 1 | none |
| Junction | 1 | none |
| Marysvale | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 2
- junction general store, junction
- nate's place, marysvale
Small Grocery Store · 1
- stans general mercantile, circleville
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Utah
One of 28 counties in Utah, 6 are shown here.
Compare Piute County vs Beaver County → · All Utah counties →
Utah among Mountain states
Utah ranks 5th of 8 Mountain states by population-weighted low-access (23.9%). Piute County, at 100.0%, runs 76.1 pts above the Utah rate.
- New Mexico 31.7%
- Wyoming 29.7%
- Arizona 26.8%
- Idaho 25.8%
- Utah 23.9%
- Nevada 23.0%
- Montana 22.3%
- Colorado 21.5%
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 .
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 Piute County, UT are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 49031. 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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