Signature · 5 SNAP-authorized stores
Powell County, MT
Powell County has a slim SNAP-authorized store book (5) while 19.2% of residents live low-access, distance and shelf access compound.
- 19.2%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 6.7%
- on SNAP
- 7K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Powell County, MT
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-MODERATE 19.2% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -2.9 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 6.7% SNAP
- VEH-OK 2.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Custer County (+ 0.3 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Powell County ranks #1,752 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #45 of 56 counties in MT (19.2% low-access).
- #1,752
- national by low-access %
- #45
- in MT
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 412
- food-desert residents
Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA).
Signature read: 5 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Powell County compares nationally
Powell County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 19.2% low-access share that beats 44% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,755).
Powell County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
2 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Powell 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.
Powell County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Montana, not a full county-board reprint
- Wibaux
Wibaux 100%
100 % low-access
- Beaverhead 20.1
Beaverhead 20.1%
20.1 % low-access
- Missoula 19.6
Missoula 19.6%
19.6 % low-access
- Custer 19.5
Custer 19.5%
19.5 % low-access
- Powell 19.2
Powell 19.2%
19.2 % low-access
- Lewis and Cla… 17.1
Lewis and Cla… 17.1%
17.1 % low-access
- Ravalli 2.7
Ravalli 2.7%
2.7 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 2 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 7,027 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,351 |
| Low-Access Share | 19.2%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 412 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 7,053 |
| Median Household Income | $66,923 |
| Poverty Rate | 5.6%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 163 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 6.7%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 2.4%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 23.5% |
Slim SNAP store book in Powell County
Powell County has 5 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 2 locations (40% of the total), followed by supermarket.
Convenience Store · 2
- fic's plaza, deer lodge
- town pump of deer lodge 0150, deer lodge
Supermarket · 2
- safeway 1158, deer lodge
- valley foods, deer lodge
Combination Grocery/Other · 1
- family dollar 12266, deer lodge
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Montana
One of 55 counties in Montana, 6 are shown here.
Compare Powell County vs Beaverhead County → · All Montana counties →
Food access nationally, Montana in context
Powell County sits inside Montana (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 Powell County, MT are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 30077. 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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