Signature · 3 LILA tracts (60% of tracts)
Prowers County, CO
Prowers County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 3 LILA tracts (60% of the book) alongside 29.9% low-access.
- 29.9%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 20.1%
- on SNAP
- 12K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Prowers County, CO
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 29.9% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +7.8 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 20.1% SNAP
- VEH-OK 7.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 60% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: El Paso County ( -1.4 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Prowers County sits in the upper national band (29.9%, #938 of 3,079) with 3 LILA tracts.
- #938
- national by low-access %
- #18
- in CO
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- 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: 3 LILA tracts (60% of tracts) .
How Prowers County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Prowers County's 29.9% low-access share is elevated, higher than 70% of them and ranked #938 most-affected nationwide.
Prowers County's elevated USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
Prowers County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (3 rural, 2 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 2 urban tracts face the 1-mile one.
Prowers County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Colorado, not a full county-board reprint
- Kiowa
Kiowa 100%
100 % low-access
- Las Animas 31.8
Las Animas 31.8%
31.8 % low-access
- Prowers 29.9
Prowers 29.9%
29.9 % low-access
- El Paso 28.5
El Paso 28.5%
28.5 % low-access
- Alamosa 27.7
Alamosa 27.7%
27.7 % low-access
- Jackson 27.4
Jackson 27.4%
27.4 % low-access
- Gilpin 0
Gilpin 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 12,551 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 3,753 |
| Low-Access Share | 29.9%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,584 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 11,910 |
| Median Household Income | $53,508 |
| Poverty Rate | 18.2%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 951 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 20.1%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.0%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.1% |
SNAP retailers in Prowers County
Prowers County has 14 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 7 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
3 towns share the 14 authorized stores; Lamar holds 79% of them. 1 of the 3 towns has no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Wiley.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Lamar | 11 | 3 |
| Holly | 2 | 1 |
| Wiley | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 7
- jr's country store 407, lamar
- jr's country store 612, holly
- loaf n jug 750057, lamar
- loaf n jug 750058, lamar
- loves country store 23, lamar
- loves country store 38, lamar
- ta express lamar, lamar
Combination Grocery/Other · 2
- dollar general 10969, lamar
- family dollar 4291, lamar
Supermarket · 2
- farmers country market 12 12, lamar
- safeway 1721, lamar
Large Grocery Store · 1
- reymans grocery, holly
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- wiley processing, llc, wiley
Super Store · 1
- walmart sc 2672, lamar
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 Prowers County vs Adams County → · All Colorado counties →
Counties near Prowers County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Prowers County, both outside Colorado so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside CO (29.9% here).
- Hillsborough County, FL · 29.9% low-access
- Whitfield County, GA · 29.9% low-access
- McDonough County, IL · 29.9% low-access
- Richland County, ND · 29.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside CO (20.1% here).
- Russell County, AL · 20.1% SNAP
- De Soto Parish, LA · 20.1% SNAP
- Washington County, MO · 20.1% SNAP
- Caswell County, NC · 20.1% 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.
Colorado among Mountain states
Colorado ranks 8th of 8 Mountain states by population-weighted low-access (21.5%). Prowers County, at 29.9%, runs 8.4 pts above the Colorado 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 Prowers County, CO are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 08099. 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.
Note: This page presents public USDA and Census data for informational purposes and is not professional advice. Figures reflect the cited dataset vintages and may differ from the most recent local conditions. How this data is sourced & verified.