Signature · 1 LILA tracts (50% of tracts)
Power County, ID
Power County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 1 LILA tracts (50% of the book) alongside 12.6% low-access.
- 12.6%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 8.9%
- on SNAP
- 8K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Power County, ID
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 12.6% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -9.5 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 8.9% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 50% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Boundary County (+ 0.4 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Power County lands in the lower national band (12.6%, #2,296 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,296
- national by low-access %
- #36
- in ID
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 459
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 1 LILA tracts (50% of tracts) .
How Power County compares nationally
Power County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 12.6% low-access share that beats 27% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,296).
Power County's lower-band USDA tier split
2 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
All 2 of Power 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.
Power County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Idaho, not a full county-board reprint
- Clark
Clark 100%
100 % low-access
- Twin Falls 14.1
Twin Falls 14.1%
14.1 % low-access
- Oneida 13.5
Oneida 13.5%
13.5 % low-access
- Boundary 13
Boundary 13%
13 % low-access
- Power 12.6
Power 12.6%
12.6 % low-access
- Shoshone 9.7
Shoshone 9.7%
9.7 % low-access
- Gooding 0.8
Gooding 0.8%
0.8 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 2 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 7,817 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 987 |
| Low-Access Share | 12.6%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 459 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 8,133 |
| Median Household Income | $61,146 |
| Poverty Rate | 9.5%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 250 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 8.9%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.2%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.9% |
SNAP retailers in Power County
Power County has 6 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 3 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
2 towns share the 6 authorized stores; American Falls holds 83% of them. 1 of the 2 towns has no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Pocatello.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| American Falls | 5 | 2 |
| Pocatello | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 3
- bannock peak truck stop, pocatello
- jacksons food stores 070, american falls
- maverik, inc 753, american falls
Combination Grocery/Other · 1
- family dollar store 6564, american falls
Super Store · 1
- ridley's family markets 7162, american falls
Supermarket · 1
- kens food market, american falls
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Idaho
One of 43 counties in Idaho, 6 are shown here.
Idaho among Mountain states
Idaho ranks 4th of 8 Mountain states by population-weighted low-access (25.8%). Power County, at 12.6%, runs 13.2 pts below the Idaho 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 Power County, ID are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 16077. 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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