Signature · 5 LILA tracts (35.7% of tracts)

Siskiyou County, CA

Siskiyou County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 5 LILA tracts (35.7% of the book) alongside 28.6% low-access.

28.6%
low-access pop.
5
food-desert tracts
15.5%
on SNAP
43K
residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA 2019 Census ACS 2024 CA

USDA FARA access plate

County Siskiyou County, CA

LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE

  • LA-ELEVATED 28.6% low-access
  • ABOVE-NATIONAL +6.5 pts vs US
  • LILA-POCKET 5 food-desert tracts
  • SNAP-HEAVY 15.5% SNAP
  • VEH-OK 6.1% no vehicle
  • DENSITY-DENSE 36% tracts LILA

Nearest low-access peer: Inyo County (+ 0.3 pts)

Upper-band low-access

Siskiyou County sits in the upper national band (28.6%, #1,032 of 3,079) with 5 LILA tracts.

#1,032
national by low-access %
#12
in CA
6
low-access tracts
5K
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: 5 LILA tracts (35.7% of tracts) .

How Siskiyou County compares nationally

Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Siskiyou County's 28.6% low-access share is elevated, higher than 67% of them and ranked #1,034 most-affected nationwide.

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Siskiyou County's elevated USDA tier split

14 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 5 LILA.

Food access tier distribution for Siskiyou County, CA USDA-defined food-access tiers: 8 census tracts adequate (within distance threshold), 1 limited, 5 severe (low-income low-access food desert). Total 14 tracts evaluated. 8 tracts adequate (57.1%) 1 tracts limited (7.1%) 5 tracts severe / food desert (35.7%) Adequate 57% Limited 7% Severe 36% Food-access tier distribution: Siskiyou County, CA
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas 2019

By USDA urbanicity classification, Siskiyou County has 3 urban and 11 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.

Siskiyou County vs nearby high low-access peers

Poles + nearest peers in California, not a full county-board reprint

% low-access
Source USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas As of 2019 edition

FARA 2019 · elevated low-access

USDA Food Access Research Atlas 2019 indicators for Siskiyou County
IndicatorValue
Census Tracts14
Atlas Population (2010 basis)44,900
Low-Access Tracts6
Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access)5
Low-Access Population12,861
Low-Access Share28.6%above the national average
Low-Income & Low-Access Population5,111

ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band

Census ACS 2024 demographic and SNAP data for Siskiyou County
IndicatorValue
Population43,466
Median Household Income$59,095
Poverty Rate16.4%above the national average
SNAP Households2,953
SNAP Participation Rate15.5%above the national average
Households Without a Vehicle6.1%below the national average
Group-Quarters Population2.0%

Thick SNAP store book in Siskiyou County

Siskiyou County has 70 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 10 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 31 locations (44% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.

Convenience Store · 31

  • 3 j truck stop, grenada
  • cortrights market, montague
  • double j sports & spirits, happy camp
  • erickson valero 3, weed
  • etna oil, etna
  • hornbrook chevron, hornbrook
  • lake st mini mart, mount shasta
  • layton liquor, weed
  • liquor warehouse, weed
  • macdoel market 6202, macdoel
  • manfredis food and gas depot inc, dunsmuir
  • miner street station texaco 5, yreka
  • mountain counties supply company-dunsmuir, dunsmuir
  • mountain counties supply company-fort jones, fort jones
  • mountain counties supply company-weed, weed
  • mountain market, weed
  • mountain view chevron, weed
  • pilot travel center 137, weed
  • primos liquor barn & pizza, dorris
  • quigley's general store and rv park, klamath river
  • ross market, tulelake
  • seiad valley store, seiad valley
  • salmon river outpost, somes bar
  • shastina mini mart, weed
  • siskiyou food mart 2, yreka
  • sk yreka food & gas, yreka
  • south weed valero 4, weed
  • sports & spirits chevron 8, mount shasta
  • upper fall mini mart, mccloud
  • yreka liquor land 1, yreka
  • yreka travel plaza, yreka

Combination Grocery/Other · 9

  • berryvale grocery, mount shasta
  • cvs/pharmacy 11346, mount shasta
  • dollar general 16124, weed
  • dollar general 21163, weed
  • dollar general 21712, yreka
  • dollar general 23052, dorris
  • dollar general store 16154, etna
  • dollar general store 16699, dunsmuir
  • dollar tree 1251, yreka

Farmers' Market · 6

  • dunsmuir farmers market, dunsmuir
  • etna farmers market, etna
  • happy camp farmers' market, happy camp
  • mt. shasta farmers' market, mount shasta
  • shastina community market 47-22-02, weed
  • yreka community certified farmers market, yreka

Medium Grocery Store · 5

  • legends asian mart, montague
  • liquor & grocery warehouse, dorris
  • seven asian market, yreka
  • speedwaay, greenview
  • yreka asian market and pure water, yreka

Super Store · 5

  • ray's food place 24, mount shasta
  • ray's food place 83, happy camp
  • walmart 1630, yreka
  • weed grocery outlet, weed
  • yreka grocery outlet, yreka

Large Grocery Store · 4

  • dunsmuir supermarket, dunsmuir
  • mccloud market, inc, mccloud
  • ray's food place 25, etna
  • ray's food place 26, fort jones

Small Grocery Store · 3

  • jocks supermarket and liquor barn, tulelake
  • mayten store, montague
  • menotti's market 1, hornbrook

Supermarket · 3

  • mount shasta super market, mount shasta
  • raley's 247, yreka
  • ray's food place 23, weed

Bakery Specialty · 2

  • papa murphy's take n bake pizza ca018, yreka
  • papa murphy's take n bake pizza ca054, mount shasta

Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2

  • miner st. meat market, yreka
  • shasta valley meats, montague

Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).

Other Counties in California

One of 57 counties in California, 6 are shown here.

Compare Siskiyou County vs Alameda County → · All California counties →

Counties near Siskiyou County's elevated low-access or SNAP band

Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Siskiyou County, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.

Similar low-access share

Nearest low-access rates outside CA (28.6% here).

Similar SNAP participation

Nearest household SNAP rates outside CA (15.5% here).

Source: USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + Census ACS 2024 SNAP. Peers floor at 10,000 residents so stub counties cannot own the match.

Siskiyou County inside a higher low-access state context

Siskiyou County sits inside California (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 Siskiyou County, CA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 06093. 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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