Signature · 1 LILA tracts (50% of tracts)
Saguache County, CO
Saguache County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 1 LILA tracts (50% of the book) alongside 33.8% low-access.
- 33.8%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 24.1%
- on SNAP
- 7K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Saguache County, CO
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 33.8% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +11.7 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 24.1% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 50% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Cheyenne County (+ 0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Saguache County sits in the upper national band (33.8%, #685 of 3,079) with 1 LILA tracts.
- #685
- national by low-access %
- #15
- in CO
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 961
- 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: 1 LILA tracts (50% of tracts) .
How Saguache County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Saguache County's 33.8% low-access share is elevated, higher than 78% of them and ranked #685 most-affected nationwide.
Saguache County's elevated USDA tier split
2 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
All 2 of Saguache 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.
Saguache County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Colorado, not a full county-board reprint
- Kiowa
Kiowa 100%
100 % low-access
- Huerfano 36.3
Huerfano 36.3%
36.3 % low-access
- Cheyenne 33.9
Cheyenne 33.9%
33.9 % low-access
- Saguache 33.8
Saguache 33.8%
33.8 % low-access
- Mesa 32.5
Mesa 32.5%
32.5 % low-access
- Las Animas 31.8
Las Animas 31.8%
31.8 % low-access
- Gilpin 0
Gilpin 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 2 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 6,108 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,067 |
| Low-Access Share | 33.8%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 961 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 6,580 |
| Median Household Income | $50,082 |
| Poverty Rate | 17.8%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 819 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 24.1%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.7%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.5% |
SNAP retailers in Saguache County
Saguache County has 8 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 3 locations (38% of the total), followed by medium grocery store.
Where the store book sits, by town
4 towns share the 8 authorized stores; Saguache holds 38% of them. 2 of the 4 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Center, Moffat.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Saguache | 3 | 1 |
| Center | 2 | none |
| Crestone | 2 | 2 |
| Moffat | 1 | none |
Combination Grocery/Other · 3
- dollar general 20036, moffat
- family dollar 7938, center
- tortilleria la unica, center
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- elephant cloud, crestone
- saguache town market inc, saguache
Convenience Store · 1
- alta 3405, saguache
Large Grocery Store · 1
- crestone mercantile 1396, crestone
Small Grocery Store · 1
- saguache works, saguache
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 Saguache 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%). Saguache County, at 33.8%, runs 12.3 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 Saguache County, CO are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 08109. 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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