Signature · 6.3% low-access (12th pct)
Plumas County, CA
Plumas County lands in the lower national band on low-access (6.3%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 6.3%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 13.5%
- on SNAP
- 19K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Plumas County, CA
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 6.3% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -15.8 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 13.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Los Angeles County (+ 0.2 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Plumas County lands in the lower national band (6.3%, #2,746 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,746
- national by low-access %
- #55
- in CA
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 214
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 6.3% low-access (12th pct) (-15.8 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Plumas County compares nationally
Food access in Plumas County compares favorably nationally: its 6.3% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 12% of them (rank #2,746).
Plumas County's lower-band USDA tier split
7 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Plumas County has 0 urban and 7 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.
Plumas County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in California, not a full county-board reprint
- Sierra
Sierra 88.2%
88.2 % low-access
- Alameda 8.1
Alameda 8.1%
8.1 % low-access
- Mariposa 8.1
Mariposa 8.1%
8.1 % low-access
- Los Angeles 6.5
Los Angeles 6.5%
6.5 % low-access
- Plumas 6.3
Plumas 6.3%
6.3 % low-access
- Lake 4.2
Lake 4.2%
4.2 % low-access
- Amador 0.2
Amador 0.2%
0.2 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 7 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 20,007 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,260 |
| Low-Access Share | 6.3%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 214 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 19,423 |
| Median Household Income | $66,031 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.6%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,085 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 13.5%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.6%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.9% |
SNAP retailers in Plumas County
Plumas County has 24 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 9 locations (38% of the total), followed by supermarket.
Convenience Store · 9
- 7-eleven 42037h, portola
- chester mini mart, chester
- fuel star 2, quincy
- goodwin's general store 3, chilcoot
- maruti quincy, quincy
- nellz towne pump, greenville
- portola market & gas, portola
- singh market llc dba red and white market, portola
- young's market, taylorsville
Supermarket · 6
- grocery outlet quincy 388, quincy
- holiday market 54, chester
- leonards markets, portola
- quincy natural foods, quincy
- safeway 262, quincy
- sav mor foods 17, quincy
Combination Grocery/Other · 4
- dollar general 14401, quincy
- dollar general 14490, chester
- dollar general 24549, greenville
- dollar general store 16097, portola
Large Grocery Store · 2
- evergreen market, greenville
- graeagle store, blairsden graeagle
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- feather river food coop portola, portola
- peninsula market, westwood
Farmers' Market · 1
- quincy farmers market, quincy
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in California
One of 57 counties in California, 6 are shown here.
Compare Plumas County vs Alameda County → · All California counties →
Counties near Plumas County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Plumas County, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside CA (6.3% here).
- Cass County, IN · 6.3% low-access
- Cass County, IN · 6.3% low-access
- Perry County, PA · 6.3% low-access
- Perry County, PA · 6.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside CA (13.5% here).
- South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT · 13.5% SNAP
- South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT · 13.5% SNAP
- Lamar County, GA · 13.5% SNAP
- Lamar County, GA · 13.5% 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.
Plumas County inside a lower low-access state context
Plumas County sits inside California (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 Plumas County, CA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 06063. 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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