Signature · 80 SNAP-authorized stores
Umatilla County, OR
Umatilla County sits in the upper national band on low-access (30.5%, +8.4 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 30.5%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 20.5%
- on SNAP
- 80K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Umatilla County, OR
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 30.5% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +8.4 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 20.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 13% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Benton County ( -2.6 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Umatilla County sits in the upper national band (30.5%, #904 of 3,079) with 2 LILA tracts.
- #904
- national by low-access %
- #11
- in OR
- 10
- low-access tracts
- 9K
- food-desert residents
Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.
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How Umatilla County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Umatilla County's 30.5% low-access share is elevated, higher than 71% of them and ranked #904 most-affected nationwide.
Umatilla County's elevated USDA tier split
15 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Umatilla County has 7 urban and 8 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.
Umatilla County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Oregon, not a full county-board reprint
- Wheeler
Wheeler 100%
100 % low-access
- Linn 34.7
Linn 34.7%
34.7 % low-access
- Klamath 34.3
Klamath 34.3%
34.3 % low-access
- Umatilla 30.5
Umatilla 30.5%
30.5 % low-access
- Benton 27.9
Benton 27.9%
27.9 % low-access
- Polk 25.9
Polk 25.9%
25.9 % low-access
- Tillamook 2.9
Tillamook 2.9%
2.9 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 15 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 75,889 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 10 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 23,147 |
| Low-Access Share | 30.5%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 9,047 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 79,940 |
| Median Household Income | $67,728 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.8%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 5,875 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 20.5%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.2%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 5.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in Umatilla County
Umatilla County has 80 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 11 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 46 locations (57% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 46
- 11th st market, hermiston
- 7-eleven 20899k, hermiston
- alive & well ppp, hermiston
- arrowhead travel plaza, pendleton
- athena convenience store, athena
- athena one stop n/a, athena
- center market #24, stanfield
- circle k stores 2709663, umatilla
- court street shell / circle k 575, pendleton
- cross roads truck stop 425, umatilla
- dave's fuel, llc, pendleton
- fast mart hermiston, hermiston
- fast mart umatilla inc., umatilla
- first stop mart, milton freewater
- first stop mart 9, pendleton
- gotta stop mini mart, hermiston
- hermiston fuel & go, hermiston
- hermiston station 5020, hermiston
- indian hills chevron/ circle k 550, pendleton
- j&d's foodmart, pilot rock
- jsk hermiston, hermiston
- mission market, pendleton
- mcnary market, umatilla
- metro mart, inc. 3, hermiston
- mo.mm llc, hermiston
- mo.mm,llc 18, hermiston
- nye dino mart, pendleton
- one stop mart 09 09, hermiston
- panaderia yasmine, hermiston
- pendleton fuel & go llc, pendleton
- pendleton market, pendleton
- pilot travel center 390, stanfield
- quick & go, umatilla
- royal mart #116 22, hermiston
- sams corner market, milton freewater
- sams stop and shop #11, milton freewater
- short stop 1 / circle k 525, hermiston
- short stop mini mart, pendleton
- southgate dino mart llc, pendleton
- space age fuel - hermiston 15, hermiston
- super 7 c store, hermiston
- suzi's handy mart, weston
- taj food mart and gas 2, milton freewater
- wayside market, milton freewater
- westgate dino mart, pendleton
- zip zone, milton freewater
Combination Grocery/Other · 13
- bi-mart 655, hermiston
- bi-mart 656, pendleton
- carniceria el sol milton llc, milton freewater
- columbia harvest foods, umatilla
- dollartree 10643, milton freewater
- dollar general 22225, milton freewater
- dollar general 22732, umatilla
- dollar general 23046, hermiston
- dollar general 23054, stanfield
- dollar general 23194, pilot rock
- dollar tree 1839, hermiston
- dollar tree 2423, pendleton
- panaderia el pueblo, hermiston
Supermarket · 6
- grocery outlet of hermiston 422, hermiston
- grocery outlet of pendleton 255, pendleton
- safeway 1590, milton frwtr
- safeway 1642, pendleton
- safeway 444, hermiston
- tansills pendleton grocery outlet 255, pendleton
Medium Grocery Store · 4
- la mexicana, hermiston
- mercado san juan llc, hermiston
- pilot rock market, pilot rock
- stanfield's main street market, stanfield
Bakery Specialty · 3
- papa murphy's pizza or046, hermiston
- papa murphy's pizza or049, pendleton
- papa murphy's pizza or073, milton freewater
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- eastern oregon meats llc, hermiston
- hines meat company pendleton, pendleton
Super Store · 2
- walmart 1817, hermiston
- walmart 2492, pendleton
Farmers' Market · 1
- pendleton farmers market, pendleton
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- 5 acre farm, milton freewater
Large Grocery Store · 1
- super milton market, milton freewater
Small Grocery Store · 1
- moe mart, pendleton
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Oregon
One of 35 counties in Oregon, 6 are shown here.
Compare Umatilla County vs Baker County → · All Oregon counties →
Counties near Umatilla County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Umatilla County, both outside Oregon so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside OR (30.5% here).
- Eddy County, NM · 30.5% low-access
- Eddy County, NM · 30.5% low-access
- Williams County, ND · 30.6% low-access
- Hardin County, TX · 30.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside OR (20.5% here).
- Person County, NC · 20.5% SNAP
- Person County, NC · 20.5% SNAP
- Milwaukee County, WI · 20.5% SNAP
- Milwaukee County, WI · 20.5% 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.
Umatilla County inside a higher low-access state context
Umatilla County sits inside Oregon (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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