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 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.
Siskiyou County's elevated USDA tier split
14 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 5 LILA.
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
- Sierra
Sierra 88.2%
88.2 % low-access
- Lassen 31.9
Lassen 31.9%
31.9 % low-access
- Inyo 28.9
Inyo 28.9%
28.9 % low-access
- Siskiyou 28.6
Siskiyou 28.6%
28.6 % low-access
- Tuolumne 27.8
Tuolumne 27.8%
27.8 % low-access
- Sutter 26.5
Sutter 26.5%
26.5 % low-access
- Amador 0.2
Amador 0.2%
0.2 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 14 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 44,900 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 6 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 5 |
| Low-Access Population | 12,861 |
| Low-Access Share | 28.6%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 5,111 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 43,466 |
| Median Household Income | $59,095 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.4%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,953 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 15.5%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.1%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.0% |
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).
- Pima County, AZ · 28.6% low-access
- Pima County, AZ · 28.6% low-access
- Sussex County, DE · 28.6% low-access
- Sussex County, DE · 28.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside CA (15.5% here).
- Greene County, IL · 15.5% SNAP
- Greene County, IL · 15.5% SNAP
- Mason County, IL · 15.5% SNAP
- Mason County, IL · 15.5% 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.
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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