Signature · 5 LILA tracts (41.7% of tracts)
Stevens County, WA
Stevens County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 5 LILA tracts (41.7% of the book) alongside 36.0% low-access.
- 36.0%
- low-access pop.
- 5
- food-desert tracts
- 15.0%
- on SNAP
- 48K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Stevens County, WA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 36.0% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +13.9 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 5 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 15.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 42% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Clallam County (+ 2.2 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Stevens County sits in the upper national band (36.0%, #554 of 3,079) with 5 LILA tracts.
- #554
- national by low-access %
- #8
- in WA
- 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 (41.7% of tracts) .
How Stevens County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Stevens County's 36.0% low-access share is elevated, higher than 82% of them and ranked #554 most-affected nationwide.
Stevens County's elevated USDA tier split
12 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 5 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Stevens County has 3 urban and 9 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.
Stevens County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Washington, not a full county-board reprint
- Douglas
Douglas 55.5%
55.5 % low-access
- Lincoln
Lincoln 39.4%
39.4 % low-access
- Clallam
Clallam 38.2%
38.2 % low-access
- Stevens
Stevens 36%
36 % low-access
- Pierce
Pierce 33.7%
33.7 % low-access
- Thurston
Thurston 33.4%
33.4 % low-access
- San Juan 0
San Juan 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 12 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 43,531 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 6 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 5 |
| Low-Access Population | 15,665 |
| Low-Access Share | 36.0%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 5,443 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 48,067 |
| Median Household Income | $69,327 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.0%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,915 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 15.0%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.1%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.5% |
Thick SNAP store book in Stevens County
Stevens County has 42 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 11 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 15 locations (36% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 15
- # 1 store, ford
- arden 1 stop, colville
- colville conoco, colville
- express mart chewelah, chewelah
- fruitland service inc, fruitland
- hico 1, chewelah
- loon lake exxon, loon lake
- loon lake self service, loon lake
- m&m's corner, fruitland
- rivers edge 1 stop, northport
- southtown 76, colville
- spoko fuel chewelah, chewelah
- suncrest mart, nine mile falls
- whitty's chevron, colville
- yellow pine chevron, kettle falls
Combination Grocery/Other · 9
- columbia community creamery na, chewelah
- dollartree 10113, chewelah
- dollar general 23098, chewelah
- dollar general 23347, loon lake
- dollar general 23396, springdale
- dollar general 30343, nine mile falls
- dollar tree 2425, colville
- rosauers supermarket 150, nine mile falls
- super 1 foods 135, colville
Supermarket · 4
- divine corp 1, addy
- kettle falls harvest foods, kettle falls
- safeway 337, chewelah
- safeway 385, colville
Farmers' Market · 3
- chewelah farmers market, chewelah
- northeast washington farmer's market, colville
- suncrest landscape farmers market, nine mile falls
Small Grocery Store · 3
- all seasons grocery & hardware, loon lake
- bluecreek mercantile, chewelah
- hunters market llc, hunters
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- springdale grocery & hardware, springdale
- valley market, valley
Super Store · 2
- colville grocery outlet, colville
- walmart 2016, colville
Bakery Specialty · 1
- papa murphy's wa169, colville
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- front porch produce & antiques, addy
Large Grocery Store · 1
- wellpinit trading post, wellpinit
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- gallo meats llc, colville
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 Stevens County vs Adams County → · All Washington counties →
Counties near Stevens County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Stevens 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 (36.0% here).
- Pittsburg County, OK · 36.0% low-access
- Pittsburg County, OK · 36.0% low-access
- Macon County, IL · 36.0% low-access
- Macon County, IL · 36.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside WA (15.0% here).
- Warren County, TN · 15.0% SNAP
- Warren County, TN · 15.0% SNAP
- Curry County, OR · 15.0% SNAP
- Curry County, OR · 15.0% 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.
Stevens County inside a higher low-access state context
Stevens County sits inside Washington (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 Stevens County, WA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 53065. 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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