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Valencia County, NM

Valencia County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 7 LILA tracts (38.9% of the book) alongside 58.8% low-access.

58.8%
low-access pop.
7
food-desert tracts
24.0%
on SNAP
78K
residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA 2019 Census ACS 2024 NM

USDA FARA access plate

County Valencia County, NM

LA-SEVERE · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE

  • LA-SEVERE 58.8% low-access
  • ABOVE-NATIONAL +36.7 pts vs US
  • LILA-CLUSTER 7 food-desert tracts
  • SNAP-HEAVY 24.0% SNAP
  • VEH-OK 3.0% no vehicle
  • DENSITY-DENSE 39% tracts LILA

Nearest low-access peer: McKinley County ( -4.1 pts)

Upper-band low-access

Valencia County sits in the upper national band (58.8%, #131 of 3,079) with 7 LILA tracts.

#131
national by low-access %
#4
in NM
12
low-access tracts
21K
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: 7 LILA tracts (38.9% of tracts) .

How Valencia County compares nationally

Valencia County sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 58.8% low-access share outpaces 96% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #131 most-affected nationwide.

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Valencia County's elevated USDA tier split

18 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 7 LILA.

Food access tier distribution for Valencia County, NM USDA-defined food-access tiers: 6 census tracts adequate (within distance threshold), 5 limited, 7 severe (low-income low-access food desert). Total 18 tracts evaluated. 6 tracts adequate (33.3%) 5 tracts limited (27.8%) 7 tracts severe / food desert (38.9%) Adequate 33% Limited 28% Severe 39% Food-access tier distribution: Valencia County, NM
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas 2019

By USDA urbanicity classification, Valencia County has 12 urban and 6 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.

Valencia County vs nearby high low-access peers

Poles + nearest peers in New Mexico, not a full county-board reprint

% low-access
Source USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas As of 2019 edition

FARA 2019 · elevated low-access

USDA Food Access Research Atlas 2019 indicators for Valencia County
IndicatorValue
Census Tracts18
Atlas Population (2010 basis)76,569
Low-Access Tracts12
Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access)7
Low-Access Population45,022
Low-Access Share58.8%well above the national average
Low-Income & Low-Access Population20,612

ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band

Census ACS 2024 demographic and SNAP data for Valencia County
IndicatorValue
Population78,458
Median Household Income$58,933
Poverty Rate18.1%above the national average
SNAP Households6,612
SNAP Participation Rate24.0%well above the national average
Households Without a Vehicle3.0%well below the national average
Group-Quarters Population2.3%

Thick SNAP store book in Valencia County

Valencia County has 57 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 22 locations (39% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.

Convenience Store · 22

  • 7-eleven 738, los lunas
  • allsup's 102462, belen
  • allsup's 102471, los lunas
  • allsups 137, los lunas
  • allsups 165, belen
  • allsups 257, los lunas
  • circle k 2704582, belen
  • circle k 2741238, los lunas
  • circle k 2741247, belen
  • circle k 8938, los lunas
  • good 2 go los lunas 311, los lunas
  • j & a quickstop, llc, los lunas
  • love's travel stop 726, belen
  • maverik, inc 664, los lunas
  • murphy express 8554, los lunas
  • pee wee's pit stop, rio communities
  • road runner pit stop, belen
  • speedway 8924, peralta
  • speedway 8930, belen
  • speedway 8932, los lunas
  • speedway 9778, bosque farms
  • young baca's kicks 66, belen

Combination Grocery/Other · 20

  • carniceria el potrillo llc 001, belen
  • dollar general 14600, belen
  • dollar general 6299, belen
  • dollar tree 2702, los lunas
  • dollar general 11785, belen
  • dollar general 15160, los lunas
  • dollar general 24879, los lunas
  • dollar general 25566, los lunas
  • dollar general 25819, los lunas
  • dollar general 31081, los lunas
  • dollar general 9907, bosque farms
  • dollar tree 5563, belen
  • dollar tree 8442, los lunas
  • family dollar store 10131, los lunas
  • family dollar store 5403, peralta
  • family dollar store 6031, los lunas
  • get hooked quality foods, inc., los lunas
  • walgreens 11361, los lunas
  • walgreens 2050, belen
  • walgreens 6610, los lunas

Meat/Poultry Specialty · 3

  • jaramillo's custom meat processing llc, los lunas
  • sam's butcher block, bosque farms
  • the jerky store, bosque farms

Super Store · 3

  • smiths 414, los lunas
  • walmart 1414, belen
  • walmart supercenter 3596, los lunas

Farmers' Market · 2

  • belen farmers market 0146264, belen
  • bosque farms growers market, bosque farms

Medium Grocery Store · 2

  • mana mart, los lunas
  • valencia market, los lunas

Small Grocery Store · 2

  • la pasadita llc, bosque farms
  • lunitas market, los lunas

Supermarket · 2

  • albertsons 919, los lunas
  • lowe's 56, belen

Large Grocery Store · 1

  • emma's meat market, los lunas

Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).

Other Counties in New Mexico

One of 32 counties in New Mexico, 6 are shown here.

Bernalillo County
19.4% low-access · 17.0% SNAP
Catron County
100.0% low-access · 9.3% SNAP
Chaves County
28.2% low-access · 25.0% SNAP
Cibola County
39.3% low-access · 23.6% SNAP
Colfax County
28.5% low-access · 23.4% SNAP
Curry County
32.4% low-access · 25.5% SNAP

Compare Valencia County vs Bernalillo County → · All New Mexico counties →

Counties near Valencia County's elevated low-access or SNAP band

Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Valencia County, both outside New Mexico so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.

Similar low-access share

Nearest low-access rates outside NM (58.8% here).

Similar SNAP participation

Nearest household SNAP rates outside NM (24.0% here).

Source: USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + Census ACS 2024 SNAP. Peers floor at 10,000 residents so stub counties cannot own the match.

Valencia County inside a higher low-access state context

Valencia County sits inside New Mexico (ringed). Each state is colored by population-weighted low-access; click any state to compare.

AK 31 ME 13 VT 11 NH 28 WA 23 ID 26 MT 22 ND 29 MN 27 IL 20 WI 21 MI 23 NY 12 RI 24 MA 28 OR 17 NV 23 WY 30 SD 29 IA 20 IN 29 OH 25 PA 21 NJ 24 CT - CA 13 UT 24 CO 22 NE 22 MO 25 KY 20 WV 21 VA 20 MD 23 DE 27 AZ 27 NM 32 KS 26 AR 25 TN 27 NC 23 SC 29 DC 5 OK 25 LA 26 MS 26 AL 25 GA 31 HI 27 TX 25 FL 25

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 Valencia County, NM are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 35061. 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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