Signature · 346 SNAP-authorized stores
Spokane County, WA
Spokane County's food-access picture is close to the national norm, with pockets that qualify as low-access. This profile breaks down who qualifies as a food desert and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it.
- 16.7%
- low-access pop.
- 12
- food-desert tracts
- 15.8%
- on SNAP
- 549K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Spokane County, WA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 16.7% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -5.4 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 12 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 15.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 11% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Grays Harbor County (+ 0.0 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Spokane County ranks #1,973 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #27 of 38 counties in WA (16.7% low-access; 12 food-desert tracts).
- #1,973
- national by low-access %
- #27
- in WA
- 34
- low-access tracts
- 21K
- food-desert residents
Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA).
Signature read: 346 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Spokane County compares nationally
Spokane County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 16.7% low-access share that beats 37% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,973).
Spokane County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
105 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 12 LILA.
Spokane County is mostly urban by USDA tract type (88 urban, 17 rural), so most of its low-access count comes from the 1-mile test; the 17 rural tracts are held to 10 miles.
Spokane County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Washington, not a full county-board reprint
- Douglas
Douglas 55.5%
55.5 % low-access
- Chelan 18.1
Chelan 18.1%
18.1 % low-access
- Spokane 16.7
Spokane 16.7%
16.7 % low-access
- Grays Harbor 16.7
Grays Harbor 16.7%
16.7 % low-access
- King 16.7
King 16.7%
16.7 % low-access
- Lewis 16.2
Lewis 16.2%
16.2 % low-access
- San Juan 0
San Juan 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 105 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 471,221 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 34 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 12 |
| Low-Access Population | 78,648 |
| Low-Access Share | 16.7%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 21,372 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 549,056 |
| Median Household Income | $78,582 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.7%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 34,596 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 15.8%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.8%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in Spokane County
Spokane County has 346 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 12 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 173 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
20 towns share the 346 authorized stores; Spokane holds 60% of them. 10 of the 20 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Elk, Colbert, Fairchild Air Force Base, Ford, Four Lakes, Newman Lake and 4 more.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Spokane | 209 | 54 |
| Spokane Valley | 75 | 21 |
| Cheney | 12 | 4 |
| Deer Park | 10 | 1 |
| Liberty Lake | 8 | 3 |
| Airway Heights | 7 | 2 |
| Mead | 5 | 1 |
| Chattaroy | 3 | 1 |
| Elk | 3 | none |
| Millwood | 3 | 1 |
Top 10 of 20 towns by store count.
Convenience Store · 173
- 7-eleven # 18256c, spokane
- 7-eleven 18043 g, spokane
- 7-eleven 18071e, spokane valley
- 7-eleven 32703 b, spokane
- 7-eleven 20522c, spokane valley
- 7-eleven 26255e 26255, spokane
- airway heights food mart, airway heights
- altamont liquor & grocery, spokane
- amerimart, spokane
- amerimart # 4 4, spokane valley
- ameripride south hill, spokane
- anthem food & fuel, mead
- bains bros, spokane
- bains liquor mart maple, spokane
- bains mart 2nd ave, spokane
- bains mart mission, spokane valley
- blue whale food mart, spokane
- bob-mart, deer park
- boondocks, elk
- boong grocery and deli, spokane
- bowdish market, spokane valley
- broadway mini mart, spokane valley
- buruk mini mart, spokane
- chattaroy quick stop, chattaroy
- cheney conoco, cheney
- cheney market, cheney
- circle k 2746520, spokane
- circle k 2746536, spokane
- circle k 2746558, spokane valley
- city fuel, spokane
- city fuel, spokane
- conoco, spokane
- division express, spokane
- downtown quick stop, spokane
- downtown quick stop iii, spokane
- driscoll one stop #1-010, spokane
- e-z mart, spokane
- express mart, deer park
- european delicatessen 4, spokane
- evergreen exxon, spokane valley
- fancher food mart 1, spokane valley
- fast food mart, spokane
- four lakes grocery, four lakes
- francis market, spokane
- freeman store, valleyford
- full stop, spokane
- g & b grocery, spokane
- garland mart, spokane
- grand 14, spokane
- hai's mini mart, spokane
- hamilton market, spokane
- harper conoco, spokane
- harry's food mart, spokane valley
- hayford food mart, spokane
- hico village, spokane valley
- hico village, spokane valley
- hillyard grocery, spokane
- holiday stationstore 2746287, spokane valley
- holiday stationstore 2746288, spokane
- holiday stationstore 2746289, spokane valley
- indiana market, spokane
- indy food mart, spokane valley
- jax foods, spokane
- jb foods, spokane
- jackpot food mart 01-005, spokane valley
- jacksons food stores # 249 249, spokane
- jacksons food stores # 250 250, spokane valley
- jk gas & grocery, spokane
- jmt xpressmart elk, elk
- joe's mini market, spokane
- jolly mart, spokane
- k & b groceries, spokane
- kalya ava mini mart, spokane
- lebanon deli and grocery, spokane
- levis minit market, deer park
- liberty food mart, spokane
- liberty lake market, liberty lake
- liquor & more, spokane
- m & k grocery, spokane
- maverik #592, airway heights
- maverik 454, cheney
- maverik 559, spokane valley
- maverik 567, spokane
- maverik 570, spokane
- maverik 613, spokane
- maverik 667, spokane valley
- maverik inc 558, spokane
- maverik, inc 447, mead
- maverik, inc 473, spokane valley
- maverik, inc 655, spokane
- maverik, inc 717, spokane
- medical lake quick stop, medical lake
- midway stop, colbert
- millwood grocery & spirits, spokane
- mission food mart, spokane
- mobile1 1, ford
- monroe food mart, spokane
- nga empire foods, spokane
- neighborhood grocery inc., spokane
- newman lake quick stop, newman lake
- nine mile store, nine mile falls
- northtown market, spokane
- northwest foodmart, spokane
- pdq & food & fuel 10, mead
- palouse 21, spokane
- petro spokane 339, spokane
- prime express, spokane valley
- quick stop, spokane
- quik stop, spokane
- r&b super stop 7, spokane
- r&b super stop #10, spokane
- r&b super stop #8, spokane
- r&b super stop #9, spokane valley
- raja market, spokane valley
- rich's gas & deli, spokane valley
- rocket market bakery and cafe, spokane
- rockford mini mart, rockford
- royal express mart, spokane valley
- s & s petroleum 62135, spokane valley
- s & s petroleum 62136, spokane valley
- s & s petroleum 62138, spokane valley
- s & s petroleum 62149, spokane
- s & s petroleum 62166, spokane
- s & s petroleum 62510, spokane
- s&b mart, spokane
- sammy's pit stop, spokane valley
- sams foodmart, spokane
- sams liquor, spokane
- sams stop & shop a, spokane valley
- save mart, spokane
- smokers outlet groceries, spokane
- spangle foods, spangle
- speedi shoppe, airway heights
- stop n shop, spokane
- store on thor, spokane
- sullivan food mart chevron, spokane valley
- sullivan mart, spokane valley
- sunset food mart, spokane
- sunset liquor & grocery, spokane
- super c store, spokane
- super gas & grocery, cheney
- super store, spokane valley
- sure save, spokane
- the piggy mart, spokane
- taj groceries, cheney
- town mart, spokane
- towns conoco, spokane
- ug mart, spokane
- unity food mart, spokane
- valley view conoco, spokane valley
- valley grocery and gas, spokane valley
- wellesley market, spokane
- wiele one stop, spokane
- zag'z liquor store, spokane
- nomnom 62104, spokane
- nomnom 62105, spokane
- nomnom 62107, spokane valley
- nomnom 62110, spokane
- nomnom 62111, liberty lake
- nomnom 62113, spokane
- nomnom 62115, spokane valley
- nomnom 62120, spokane
- nomnom 62124, spokane
- nomnom 62127, spokane
- nomnom 62128, spokane
- nomnom 62129, spokane valley
- nomnom 62134, airway heights
- nomnom 62135, spokane
- nomnom p62137, spokane
- nomnom p62139, spokane
- nomnom p62140, deer park
- nomnom p62141, mead
- nomnom p62102, spokane
Combination Grocery/Other · 46
- asian world food market, spokane
- bi-mart 674, cheney
- bi-mart 678, deer park
- cvs pharmacy 11637, spokane
- cvs pharmacy 11657, spokane valley
- cvs pharmacy 11683, spokane
- dollartree 10188, spokane
- dollartree 8742, spokane
- ds market washington inc, spokane
- dollar general 23630, elk
- dollar general 23919, chattaroy
- dollar tree 2449, spokane
- dollar tree 2672, spokane valley
- dollar tree 2677, spokane
- dollar tree 2693, spokane
- dollar tree 2701, spokane valley
- dollar tree 3077, cheney
- dollar tree 3438, spokane
- dollar tree 4220, spokane valley
- dollar tree 5453, deer park
- dollar tree 5860, spokane valley
- dollar tree 6322, airway heights
- dollar tree 8275, spokane
- enjera market, spokane
- huckleberry's natural market 160, spokane
- hope market, spokane
- lieng and phane oriental market, spokane valley
- north spokane grocery outlet, spokane
- rosauers fd-drug ctr 102, spokane
- rosauers fd-drug ctr 107, spokane
- rosauers fd-drug ctr 110, spokane
- rosauers fd-drug ctr 126, spokane
- rosauers fd-drug ctr 129, spokane
- rosauers fd/drug ctr 103, spokane valley
- super 1 foods 134, spokane
- sahils halal market, spokane
- walgreens 02205, spokane
- walgreens 05818, spokane
- walgreens 07034, spokane
- walgreens 07846, millwood
- walgreens 10788, liberty lake
- walgreens 10946, spokane
- walgreens 1993, spokane valley
- walgreens 5817, spokane
- walgreens 5913, spokane
- walgreens 5914, spokane valley
Supermarket · 43 (31 shown)
- airway heights grocery outlet 310, airway heights
- albertson’s llc dba safeway 265, spokane
- bargain giant foods, spokane
- barney's harvest foods #7, spokane valley
- best asian market, spokane
- divine corp, spokane
- divine corp 09, spokane
- divine corp 10, spokane valley
- divine corp 11, spokane
- divine corp 12, spokane
- divine corp 15, spokane valley
- divine corp 22, spokane
- divine corp 3, spokane
- divine corp 4, liberty lake
- divine corp 6, spokane
- divine corp 7, spokane
- grocery outlet of cheney 402, cheney
- harvest food store 4, spokane valley
- mitchell's harvest foods, cheney
- natural grocers u159, spokane
- riverside centerplace market, chattaroy
- safeway 1242, spokane
- safeway 1268, spokane
- safeway 1299, spokane
- safeway 1473, spokane valley
- safeway 1494, spokane
- safeway 1740, cheney
- safeway 1799, spokane
- safeway 206, spokane
- safeway 2248, liberty lake
- safeway 246, millwood
Showing 250 of 346 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Washington
One of 38 counties in Washington, 6 are shown here.
Compare Spokane County vs Adams County → · All Washington counties →
Nationwide peers for Spokane County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Spokane County, both outside Washington so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside WA (16.7% here).
- Columbia County, NY · 16.7% low-access
- Latah County, ID · 16.7% low-access
- Haralson County, GA · 16.7% low-access
- Waynesboro city, VA · 16.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside WA (15.8% here).
- Kanawha County, WV · 15.8% SNAP
- Meigs County, TN · 15.8% SNAP
- Jackson County, TN · 15.8% SNAP
- Dyer County, TN · 15.8% 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.
Washington among Pacific states
Washington ranks 3rd of 5 Pacific states by population-weighted low-access (23.1%). Spokane County, at 16.7%, runs 6.4 pts below the Washington rate.
- Alaska 30.9%
- Hawaii 26.7%
- Washington 23.1%
- Oregon 16.9%
- California 13.3%
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 Spokane County, WA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 53063. 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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