Signature · 22 LILA tracts (40.7% of tracts)
Pueblo County, CO
Pueblo County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 22 LILA tracts (40.7% of the book) alongside 41.6% low-access.
- 41.6%
- low-access pop.
- 22
- food-desert tracts
- 19.7%
- on SNAP
- 169K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Pueblo County, CO
LA-SEVERE · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-SEVERE 41.6% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +19.5 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 22 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 19.7% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 41% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Moffat County (+ 0.5 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Pueblo County sits in the upper national band (41.6%, #351 of 3,079) with 22 LILA tracts.
- #351
- national by low-access %
- #10
- in CO
- 33
- low-access tracts
- 27K
- 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: 22 LILA tracts (40.7% of tracts) .
How Pueblo County compares nationally
Pueblo County sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 41.6% low-access share outpaces 89% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #351 most-affected nationwide.
Pueblo County's elevated USDA tier split
54 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 22 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Pueblo County has 48 urban and 6 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.
Pueblo County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Colorado, not a full county-board reprint
- Kiowa
Kiowa 100%
100 % low-access
- Lake
Lake 45.2%
45.2 % low-access
- Moffat
Moffat 42.1%
42.1 % low-access
- Pueblo
Pueblo 41.6%
41.6 % low-access
- Archuleta
Archuleta 40.9%
40.9 % low-access
- Broomfield 37.8
Broomfield 37.8%
37.8 % low-access
- Gilpin 0
Gilpin 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 54 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 159,063 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 33 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 22 |
| Low-Access Population | 66,121 |
| Low-Access Share | 41.6%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 27,276 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 169,356 |
| Median Household Income | $64,010 |
| Poverty Rate | 14.6%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 13,495 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 19.7%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.9%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.3% |
Thick SNAP store book in Pueblo County
Pueblo County has 118 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 10 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 62 locations (53% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 62
- 7-eleven, pueblo
- 7-eleven 13111s, pueblo
- 7-eleven 17127, pueblo
- 7-eleven 19169, pueblo
- 7-eleven 20638j, pueblo
- 7-eleven, inc. 32990j, pueblo
- alta 3104, pueblo
- alta 3106, pueblo
- alta 3107, pueblo
- alta 3109, pueblo
- alta 3113, pueblo
- alta 6040, pueblo
- alta 6135, pueblo
- alta 6143, pueblo
- baguni mart, pueblo
- circle k 2706999, pueblo
- circle k 2709514, pueblo
- circle k 2741171, pueblo
- circle k 2744062, pueblo
- diamond shamrock corner store 2744138, pueblo
- figaro's general store, boone
- jr's country store 201, pueblo
- jr's country store 205, pueblo
- loaf n jug 750002, pueblo
- loaf n jug 750008, pueblo
- loaf n jug 750014, pueblo
- loaf n jug 750015, avondale
- loaf n jug 750024, colorado city
- loaf n jug 750025, pueblo
- loaf n jug 750028, pueblo
- loaf n jug 750034, pueblo
- loaf n jug 750035, pueblo
- loaf n jug 750037, pueblo
- loaf n jug 750038, pueblo
- loaf n jug 750052, pueblo
- loaf n jug 750065, pueblo
- loaf n jug 750067, pueblo
- loaf n jug 750070, pueblo
- loaf n jug 750071, pueblo
- loaf n jug 750073, pueblo
- loaf n jug 750074, pueblo
- loaf n jug 750075, pueblo
- loaf n jug 750078, pueblo
- loaf n jug 750079, pueblo
- loaf n jug 750082, pueblo west
- loaf n jug 750084, pueblo
- loaf n jug 750085, pueblo west
- loaf n jug 750086, pueblo
- loaf n jug 750087, pueblo
- loaf n jug 750093, pueblo
- loaf n jug 750202, pueblo
- loaf n jug 750203, pueblo
- love's travel stop 226, pueblo
- maks at pueblo, pueblo
- maverik, inc 734, pueblo
- maverik, inc 751, pueblo
- murphy usa 7967, pueblo
- peppers & petals, pueblo
- pueblo west kwik stop inc., pueblo
- sinclair baxter rd, pueblo
- sonoras meat market & restaurant, pueblo
- ta pueblo, pueblo
Combination Grocery/Other · 28
- dollar general 13637, pueblo
- dollartree 9628, pueblo
- dollar general 10606, pueblo
- dollar general 10971, pueblo
- dollar general 11132, pueblo
- dollar general 11547, pueblo
- dollar general 11829, pueblo
- dollar general 19538, pueblo
- dollar general 20750, pueblo
- dollar general 20879, pueblo west
- dollar general 21096, pueblo west
- dollar tree 2671, pueblo
- dollar tree 2675, pueblo
- dollar tree 3140, pueblo
- dollar tree 4595, pueblo
- family dollar 2600, pueblo
- family dollar 2626, pueblo
- family dollar 7137, pueblo
- family dollar 7472, pueblo
- family dollar 8338, colorado city
- family dollar 8707, pueblo
- family dollar 9160, pueblo
- gaglianos italian market, pueblo
- walgreens 04721, pueblo
- walgreens 05642, pueblo
- walgreens 06283, pueblo
- walgreens 09568, pueblo
- walgreens 09569, pueblo west
Super Store · 9
- albertsons 816, pueblo
- king soopers 12, pueblo
- king soopers 43, pueblo
- sam's club 6549, pueblo
- target stores t- 0618, pueblo
- walmart 1001, pueblo
- walmart neighborhood market 5828, pueblo
- walmart sc 3382, pueblo west
- walmart sc 842, pueblo
Supermarket · 6
- mesa lagrees, pueblo
- safeway 1760, pueblo
- safeway 3729, pueblo
- save a lot 23844, pueblo
- valley grocery market, colorado city
- vitamin cottage natural food markets inc u017, pueblo
Bakery Specialty · 3
- papa murphy's take & bake pizza co 019, pueblo
- papa murphy's take & bake pizza co 058, pueblo
- zoelsmanns bakery, pueblo
Large Grocery Store · 3
- double j markets inc 1, pueblo
- el rodeo meat market, pueblo
- franks meat market, pueblo
Medium Grocery Store · 3
- beulah general store, beulah
- mauro farms, pueblo
- sonoras meat market & restaurant, pueblo
Farmers' Market · 2
- eastside pueblo farmers market, pueblo
- pueblo farmers market, pueblo
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- pueblo bounty and yield, pueblo
Small Grocery Store · 1
- super market gonzalez 1, pueblo
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
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Counties near Pueblo County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Pueblo 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 (41.6% here).
- Plymouth County, MA · 41.6% low-access
- Plymouth County, MA · 41.6% low-access
- Park County, MT · 41.6% low-access
- Park County, MT · 41.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside CO (19.7% here).
- Colquitt County, GA · 19.7% SNAP
- Colquitt County, GA · 19.7% SNAP
- Green County, KY · 19.7% SNAP
- Green County, KY · 19.7% 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.
Pueblo County inside a higher low-access state context
Pueblo County sits inside Colorado (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 Pueblo County, CO are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 08101. 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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