Signature · 177 SNAP-authorized stores
Thurston County, WA
Thurston County sits in the upper national band on low-access (33.4%, +11.3 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 33.4%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 11.2%
- on SNAP
- 299K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Thurston County, WA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ELEVATED 33.4% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +11.3 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 11.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 6% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Pierce County (+ 0.3 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Thurston County sits in the upper national band (33.4%, #714 of 3,079) with 3 LILA tracts.
- #714
- national by low-access %
- #10
- in WA
- 23
- low-access tracts
- 17K
- 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: 177 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Thurston County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Thurston County's 33.4% low-access share is elevated, higher than 77% of them and ranked #715 most-affected nationwide.
Thurston County's elevated USDA tier split
49 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Thurston County has 34 urban and 15 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.
Thurston 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
- 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
- Franklin
Franklin 31.6%
31.6 % low-access
- San Juan 0
San Juan 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 49 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 252,264 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 23 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 84,272 |
| Low-Access Share | 33.4%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 17,435 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 299,067 |
| Median Household Income | $96,563 |
| Poverty Rate | 9.5%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 13,304 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.2%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.7%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.4% |
Thick SNAP store book in Thurston County
Thurston County has 177 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 11 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 96 locations (54% of the total), followed by supermarket.
Convenience Store · 96
- 4th ave shell, olympia
- 7-eleven #41884a, lacey
- 7-eleven 2361 18653, lacey
- 7-eleven 32832 c, tumwater
- 7-eleven 34563 a, lacey
- 7-eleven 34981b, tumwater
- arco am pm, yelm
- airport market, tumwater
- airport shell, tumwater
- arbor center chevron, olympia
- arco ampm 7033, lacey
- arco ampm 7035, olympia
- arco ampm 7063, olympia
- arco ampm 7190, lacey
- black lake grocery, olympia
- buddies grocery, olympia
- chambers center chevron, lacey
- chambers praire market shell, olympia
- chevron 1105, tumwater
- chevron 1126, lacey
- chevron food mart, olympia
- circle k stores 2709656, lacey
- clearwood market and deli, yelm
- come & go, olympia
- convenience corner, olympia
- cooper point chevron, olympia
- cooper point village mart, olympia
- day & night grocery, olympia
- day & night grocery, olympia
- dylans corner market, yelm
- evergreen valley grocery, olympia
- end of the trail ii, oakville
- four corner grocery, yelm
- food mart, lacey
- frog pond grocery, olympia
- grand mound am/pm mini market, rochester
- grand mound shell, rochester
- handy mart, olympia
- harry's market, lacey
- interlake grocery, lacey
- j2h asian fusion, lacey
- jj's quick stop, olympia
- jjp chevron food mart, olympia
- lacey arco, lacey
- lacey shell food mart, lacey
- liberty market, bucoda
- littlerock grocery & gas, littlerock
- lucky 7 grocery, olympia
- lucky seven food store, lacey
- martin way shell, olympia
- melody chevron, tumwater
- meridian corner & deli, olympia
- nisqually arco am/pm, olympia
- nisqually markets 2, olympia
- nisqually markets camas plaza 7, olympia
- nisqually valley grocery, olympia
- olympia campground, tumwater
- p.o.d. market at evergreen state college, olympia
- pit stop, olympia
- pacific avenue shell, olympia
- pacific mini mart, olympia
- pacific mini mart, olympia
- parks place grocery, yelm
- pilot travel center 151, turnwater
- puget pantry, olympia
- rainier chevron, yelm
- rainier food mart 1, rainier
- rainier market, rainier
- restover truck stop 1169, olympia
- road runner food mart, lacey
- rochester chevron, rochester
- rochester mercantile, rochester
- rocket #0695 695, chehalis
- rocket #5082 5082, lacey
- rocket #5497 5497, lacey
- royal mart 102, olympia
- s & s petroleum 62512, tumwater
- scott lake grocery, olympia
- shop fast, olympia
- short stop, tenino
- short stop mart, tumwater
- southend grocery, tumwater
- speedway grocery 1, rochester
- steamboat general store, olympia
- stop & go market, centralia
- summit lake stop inc 1, olympia
- tangle wild arco, olympia
- tenino food mart, tenino
- tri lake market, olympia
- tumwater convenience, tumwater
- tumwater deli mart, tumwater
- union mills grocery, lacey
- villa grove chevron, olympia
- westside jackpot, olympia
- whistlestop chevron, tenino
- yelm shell, yelm
Supermarket · 18
- albertsons 3417, olympia
- bailey's iga, rochester
- olympia food co-op, olympia
- safeway 1173, lacey
- safeway 1407, tumwater
- safeway 1464, olympia
- safeway 1503, tumwater
- safeway 1619, yelm
- safeway 1952, olympia
- safeway 1977, lacey
- safeway 543, lacey
- safeway fast stop 4616, olympia
- safeway inc dba haggen 3444, olympia
- spud's produce market, olympia
- spud's produce market, inc., tumwater
- trader joe's 156, olympia
- trader joe's lacey 292, lacey
- winco foods 0102, lacey
Combination Grocery/Other · 17
- arirang asian market, olympia
- capital market & asian deli, olympia
- dollartree 9972, olympia
- dollar general 22739, rainier
- dollar tree 2249, lacey
- dollar tree 2729, olympia
- dollar tree 3210, lacey
- dollar tree 5261, yelm
- dollar tree 7002, tumwater
- lacey grocery outlet, lacey
- lattins country cider mill & farm, inc, olympia
- namaste bazaar, olympia
- the johnson's whistle depot, olympia
- walgreens 05571, olympia
- walgreens 06917, lacey
- walgreens 12453, tumwater
- walgreens 6083, lacey
Super Store · 17
- bayview thriftway, olympia
- costco wholesale 0064, tumwater
- costco wholesale 0740, lacey
- dave's thriftway 658, tenino
- fred meyer 00659, tumwater
- fred meyer 186, lacey
- grocery outlet of yelm 445, yelm
- olympia food co-op, olympia
- olympia grocery outlet, olympia
- qfc 126, lacey
- ralph's thriftway, olympia
- target store t-0607, olympia
- target store t-1355, lacey
- walmart 3531, lacey
- walmart 3705, yelm
- walmart 3850, tumwater
- walmart neighborhood market 4757, lacey
Bakery Specialty · 7
- franz bakery outlet 9033, olympia
- papa murphy's take 'n' bake pizza wa088, lacey
- papa murphy's take 'n' bake pizza wa125, lacey
- papa murphy's take 'n' bake pizza wa130, olympia
- papa murphy's take 'n' bake pizza wa152, lacey
- papa murphy's take 'n' bake pizza wa162, yelm
- papa murphy's take 'n' bake pizza wa167, tumwater
Medium Grocery Store · 5
- ben thanh market llc, olympia
- khmer market, lacey
- los amigos mexican store, lacey
- rivera's meat y carniceria 02, lacey
- yelm food co-op, yelm
Small Grocery Store · 5
- country corner market, rochester
- gull harbor mercantile, olympia
- island market, olympia
- s. k market llc, olympia
- south bay grocery & deli, olympia
Farmers' Market · 4
- olympia farmers market, olympia
- tenino farmers market, tenino
- tumwater town center farmers market, tumwater
- yelm farmers market, yelm
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 4
- gibson's custom meats, olympia
- heritage meats n/a, rochester
- stewarts market, yelm
- western meats, tumwater
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 2
- jays farmstand, olympia
- rochester fruit, rochester
Large Grocery Store · 2
- cutz butchery & seafood, olympia
- hong phat market, lacey
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.
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Counties near Thurston County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Thurston 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 (33.4% here).
- Stafford County, VA · 33.4% low-access
- Stafford County, VA · 33.4% low-access
- Taylor County, WI · 33.4% low-access
- Taylor County, WI · 33.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside WA (11.2% here).
- Rusk County, TX · 11.2% SNAP
- Rusk County, TX · 11.2% SNAP
- Rains County, TX · 11.2% SNAP
- Rains County, TX · 11.2% 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.
Thurston County inside a higher low-access state context
Thurston 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 .
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