Signature · 8.6% low-access (17th pct)
Rio Blanco County, CO
Rio Blanco County lands in the lower national band on low-access (8.6%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 8.6%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 13.8%
- on SNAP
- 7K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Rio Blanco County, CO
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-MODERATE 8.6% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -13.5 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 13.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Delta County (+ 0.2 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Rio Blanco County lands in the lower national band (8.6%, #2,596 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,596
- national by low-access %
- #58
- in CO
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 138
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 8.6% low-access (17th pct) (-13.5 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Rio Blanco County compares nationally
Rio Blanco County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 8.6% low-access share that beats 17% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,596).
Rio Blanco County's lower-band USDA tier split
2 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
All 2 of Rio Blanco 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.
Rio Blanco County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Colorado, not a full county-board reprint
- Kiowa
Kiowa 100%
100 % low-access
- Gunnison 9.8
Gunnison 9.8%
9.8 % low-access
- Summit 9.4
Summit 9.4%
9.4 % low-access
- Pitkin 9.1
Pitkin 9.1%
9.1 % low-access
- Delta 8.8
Delta 8.8%
8.8 % low-access
- Rio Blanco 8.6
Rio Blanco 8.6%
8.6 % low-access
- Gilpin 0
Gilpin 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 2 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 6,666 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 572 |
| Low-Access Share | 8.6%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 138 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 6,544 |
| Median Household Income | $65,473 |
| Poverty Rate | 8.5%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 388 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 13.8%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.0%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 4.4% |
SNAP retailers in Rio Blanco County
Rio Blanco County has 11 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 6 locations (55% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
2 towns share the 11 authorized stores; Meeker holds 64% of them. Every one of these towns has at least one grocery-grade outlet (2 across the county).
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Meeker | 7 | 1 |
| Rangely | 4 | 1 |
Convenience Store · 6
- corner market, meeker
- go-fer foods of meeker, meeker
- loaf n jug 750867, rangely
- los nogales, meeker
- maverik 5010, rangely
- white river convenience, meeker
Combination Grocery/Other · 3
- dollar general 21303, rangely
- dollar general 31215, meeker
- family dollar store 9133, meeker
Supermarket · 2
- clark's market, meeker
- white river market, rangely
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 Rio Blanco County vs Adams County → · All Colorado counties →
Colorado among Mountain states
Colorado ranks 8th of 8 Mountain states by population-weighted low-access (21.5%). Rio Blanco County, at 8.6%, runs 12.9 pts below 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 .
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