Signature · 6 LILA tracts (54.5% of tracts)
Tehama County, CA
Tehama County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 6 LILA tracts (54.5% of the book) alongside 19.1% low-access.
- 19.1%
- low-access pop.
- 6
- food-desert tracts
- 13.9%
- on SNAP
- 65K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Tehama County, CA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 19.1% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -3.0 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 6 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 13.9% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 55% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Butte County (+ 0.0 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Tehama County ranks #1,761 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #26 of 58 counties in CA (19.1% low-access; 6 food-desert tracts).
- #1,761
- national by low-access %
- #26
- in CA
- 6
- low-access tracts
- 6K
- 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: 6 LILA tracts (54.5% of tracts) .
How Tehama County compares nationally
Tehama County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 19.1% low-access share that beats 44% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,761).
Tehama County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
11 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 6 LILA.
Tehama County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (7 rural, 4 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 4 urban tracts face the 1-mile one.
Tehama County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in California, not a full county-board reprint
- Sierra
Sierra 88.2%
88.2 % low-access
- Shasta 20.3
Shasta 20.3%
20.3 % low-access
- Tehama 19.1
Tehama 19.1%
19.1 % low-access
- Butte 19.1
Butte 19.1%
19.1 % low-access
- Merced 18.9
Merced 18.9%
18.9 % low-access
- San Luis Obis… 18.6
San Luis Obis… 18.6%
18.6 % low-access
- Amador 0.2
Amador 0.2%
0.2 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 11 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 63,463 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 6 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 6 |
| Low-Access Population | 12,115 |
| Low-Access Share | 19.1%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 6,325 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 65,167 |
| Median Household Income | $63,784 |
| Poverty Rate | 15.6%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,457 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 13.9%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.1%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Tehama County
Tehama County has 64 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 10 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 36 locations (56% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
7 towns share the 64 authorized stores; Red Bluff holds 47% of them. 4 of the 7 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Proberta, Cottonwood, Gerber, Vina.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Red Bluff | 30 | 7 |
| Corning | 25 | 6 |
| Los Molinos | 4 | 1 |
| Proberta | 2 | none |
| Cottonwood | 1 | none |
| Gerber | 1 | none |
| Vina | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 36
- 7 eleven 43088a, red bluff
- 7-eleven (janda) 20054 e, corning
- adobe minimart, red bluff
- ampm, red bluff
- ampm, red bluff
- antelope liquor & gas, red bluff
- basra mini mart, corning
- corning 76 90, corning
- corning chevron, inc. em#6053, corning
- corning fuel stop llc, corning
- cost u less 1, los molinos
- crosslands 6, los molinos
- food mart valero 50, red bluff
- gk country store, corning
- guy's corner market, gerber
- harvey's market, proberta
- jills fresh stop market deli, red bluff
- jackson food mart, red bluff
- liquor cabinet #1 n/a, corning
- liquor warehouse (1), corning
- little country store, cottonwood
- love's travel stop 410, corning
- more for less 26, red bluff
- maruti red bluff, red bluff
- nmso, inc. 68191, red bluff
- number one stop, red bluff
- olive city market, corning
- petro stopping centers 309, corning
- red bluff food mart, red bluff
- red bluff gas, red bluff
- red bluff shell, red bluff
- solano st liquor & grocery, corning
- sunshine food and gas, red bluff
- ta corning 040, corning
- vina market and deli, vina
- woodson bridge rv park, corning
Combination Grocery/Other · 8
- cvs pharmacy 3937, red bluff
- dollar general 14473, red bluff
- dollar general 17266, proberta
- dollar general 14507, los molinos
- dollar general 15653, corning
- dollar tree 1230, red bluff
- dollar tree 2486, corning
- walgreens 07653, red bluff
Supermarket · 7
- corning food center, corning
- food maxx 476, red bluff
- grocery outlet of corning 510, corning
- nu-way market, los molinos
- raley's 233, red bluff
- safeway 2295, corning
- sav mor foods 32, corning
Medium Grocery Store · 3
- carniceria dos amigos, corning
- carniceria mi pueblo, corning
- los amigos meat market, red bluff
Super Store · 3
- dollar general market 14292, red bluff
- grocery outlet of red bluff 398, red bluff
- walmart 1608, red bluff
Bakery Specialty · 2
- corning papa murphy's pizza, corning
- papa murphy's take n bake pizza ca021, red bluff
Farmers' Market · 2
- corning's thursday night farmers market, corning
- red bluff certified farmer's market, red bluff
Large Grocery Store · 1
- a & r custom butchering, red bluff
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- carniceria martinez, corning
Small Grocery Store · 1
- best town market, red bluff
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 Tehama County vs Alameda County → · All California counties →
Nationwide peers for Tehama County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Tehama 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 (19.1% here).
- Franklin County, MA · 19.1% low-access
- Garfield County, OK · 19.1% low-access
- Lake County, SD · 19.1% low-access
- Franklin County, TN · 19.1% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside CA (13.9% here).
- Greenup County, KY · 13.9% SNAP
- Marshall County, MS · 13.9% SNAP
- Avery County, NC · 13.9% SNAP
- Forsyth County, NC · 13.9% 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.
California among Pacific states
California ranks 5th of 5 Pacific states by population-weighted low-access (13.3%). Tehama County, at 19.1%, runs 5.8 pts above the California 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 Tehama County, CA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 06103. 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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