Signature · 10.5% SNAP (6th pct in OR)
Washington County, OR
Washington County lands in the lower national band on low-access (14.3%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 14.3%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 10.5%
- on SNAP
- 604K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Washington County, OR
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-MODERATE 14.3% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -7.8 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 10.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 1% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Lincoln County ( -0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Washington County lands in the lower national band (14.3%, #2,174 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,174
- national by low-access %
- #25
- in OR
- 32
- low-access tracts
- 12K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 10.5% SNAP (6th pct in OR) (-1.6 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Washington County compares nationally
Washington County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 14.3% low-access share that beats 31% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,175).
Washington County's lower-band USDA tier split
104 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Washington County has 94 urban and 10 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.
Washington County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Oregon, not a full county-board reprint
- Wheeler
Wheeler 100%
100 % low-access
- Yamhill 15.7
Yamhill 15.7%
15.7 % low-access
- Hood River 15
Hood River 15%
15 % low-access
- Washington 14.3
Washington 14.3%
14.3 % low-access
- Lincoln 14.2
Lincoln 14.2%
14.2 % low-access
- Jefferson 12.5
Jefferson 12.5%
12.5 % low-access
- Tillamook 2.9
Tillamook 2.9%
2.9 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 104 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 529,710 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 32 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 75,771 |
| Low-Access Share | 14.3%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 12,223 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 603,947 |
| Median Household Income | $107,772 |
| Poverty Rate | 8.1%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 24,720 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.5%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.6%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.4% |
Thick SNAP store book in Washington County
Washington County has 302 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 129 locations (43% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 129
- 1 food 4 mart, beaverton
- 26 market, timber
- 7 eleven 23999 c, portland
- 7 eleven store 16394c, portland
- 7 star convenience store # 2 n/a, forest grove
- 7 star convenience store 11 0, gaston
- 7 star convenience store 6, forest grove
- 7-eleven 14522 g, portland
- 7-eleven 14 505 b, hillsboro
- 7-eleven 22510c, beaverton
- 7-eleven 23153 d, beaverton
- 7-eleven 25653 c, tigard
- 7-eleven 25742e, portland
- 7-eleven 34135 a, beaverton
- 7-eleven 35354 a, sherwood
- 7-eleven store 16572g, aloha
- 7-eleven store 35335a, beaverton
- 7-eleven #25458e 25458e, beaverton
- 7-eleven #25516e 25516e, beaverton
- 7-eleven #27388f 27388d, beaverton
- 7-eleven #38537a 38537a, hillsboro
- 7-eleven 18950d, beaverton
- 7-eleven 19690a 19690a, hillsboro
- 7-eleven 20715d, forest grove
- 7-eleven 23726c, tualatin
- 7-eleven 25562c, portland
- 76 hillsboro, hillsboro
- 76 of beaverton, beaverton
- 76 of canyon, beaverton
- 76 of cornelius cornelius, cornelius
- 76 of tualatin, tualatin
- a1 market 100, hillsboro
- allen market, beaverton
- aloha 170th chevron 20, beaverton
- aloha 185th chevron 8, beaverton
- aloha express market, beaverton
- apatzingan market & deli, cornelius
- arco ampm, beaverton
- arco ampm 7207, beaverton
- arco ampm allen, beaverton
- best mart, beaverton
- blooming junction, cornelius
- csi 1010, sherwood
- csi 1123, beaverton
- csi 1125, hillsboro
- csi 1189, portland
- csi 1192, beaverton
- cedar hills chevron extra mile 5, beaverton
- center market 15, beaverton
- chevron station 1009, beaverton
- city center food mart #3 3, portland
- cornelius food market, cornelius
- costless market, hillsboro
- fred meyer fuel center 143, hillsboro
- friendly food european food store, portland
- glenwood food mart, gales creek
- green light food mart, beaverton
- hasco stations, llc 8049, gales creek
- highland food market, beaverton
- in-n-out market 2, banks
- jackson's food store 511, hillsboro
- jackson's food store 516, cedar mill
- jacksons food stores 512, hillsboro
- jacksons food stores 513, hillsboro
- jacksons food stores 514, beaverton
- jacksons food stores 515, beaverton
- jacksons food stores 517, beaverton
- jacksons food stores 518, tigard
- jacksons food stores 519, tigard
- jacksons food stores 530, tigard
- jacksons food stores 533, tualatin
- la morenita, beaverton
- las jaras, portland
- lucky market & deli, forest grove
- market express 207167, north plains
- north plains arco 6058, hillsboro
- plaid pantry 014, beaverton
- plaid pantry 015, beaverton
- plaid pantry 017, hillsboro
- plaid pantry 019, tigard
- plaid pantry 020, forest grove
- plaid pantry 025, cornelius
- plaid pantry 049, portland
- plaid pantry 067, hillsboro
- plaid pantry 099, forest grove
- plaid pantry 118, beaverton
- plaid pantry 122, portland
- plaid pantry 126, beaverton
- plaid pantry 149, portland
- plaid pantry 160, tualatin
- plaid pantry 170, beaverton
- plaid pantry 176, beaverton
- plaid pantry 205, beaverton
- plaid pantry 206, aloha
- plaid pantry 210, hillsboro
- plaid pantry 214, portland
- pandaderia y pasteleria, beaverton
- people mart 14, portland
- plaid pantry 216, hillsboro
- plaid pantry 219, hillsboro
- plaid pantry 227, beaverton
- plaid pantry 232, beaverton
- progress grocery & deli, beaverton
- quick-stop mart llc, beaverton
- r & d retail services corporation, forest grove
- rainbow market, sherwood
- raleigh hill oil llc, portland
- rocket #5457 5457, hillsboro
- rocket #7450 7450, tigard
- rocket 5452, beaverton
- rose neighborhood market, beaverton
- s & s market, hillsboro
- seven eleven 17916, portland
- sherlocks grocery 2, hillsboro
- snack jacks, manning
- space age fuel #23, beaverton
- space age fuel #24, portland
- stafford hills 76 & car wash, wilsonville
- stop by bakery and restaurant, beaverton
- svs forest grove inc., forest grove
- tanasbourne west chevron 1, hillsboro
- tienda y carniceria palacios, beaverton
- tualatin chevron, tualatin
- tualatin gas & food no, tualatin
- us market 550, north plains
- us market 500, cornelius
- us market 700 llc, hillsboro
- walker sinclair, beaverton
- west union sun foods llc, hillsboro
Combination Grocery/Other · 44
- bazaar world food, beaverton
- bi-mart 618, hillsboro
- bi-mart 632, beaverton
- bi-mart 635, forest grove
- bi-mart 640, portland
- bi-mart 662, beaverton
- cvs pharmacy 11150, portland
- cvs pharmacy 11658, portland
- cvs pharmacy 11669, beaverton
- cvs pharmacy 11676, beaverton
- dollartree 9906, portland
- dollar tree 1894, sherwood
- dollar tree 1902, hillsboro
- dollar tree 2074, aloha
- dollar tree 2099, portland
- dollar tree 2129, portland
- dollar tree 2284, beaverton
- dollar tree 2349, forest grove
- dollar tree 2378, hillsboro
- dollar tree 2985, hillsboro
- dollar tree 3244, tigard
- dollar tree 3701, tigard
- dollar tree 4279, beaverton
- dollar tree 4543, portland
- dollar tree 8626, hillsboro
- hp enterprise hwy99, portland
- india supermarket, beaverton
- india sweets & spices, beaverton
- jim's market, banks
- la nortena market, beaverton
- la universal minimarket llc, hillsboro
- papa murphys pizza or028, hillsboro
- sunset jerky and more, banks
- walgreens 05952, portland
- walgreens 06370, beaverton
- walgreens 06831, hillsboro
- walgreens 06852, aloha
- walgreens 07665, sherwood
- walgreens 09353, cornelius
- walgreens 1082, portland
- walgreens 13780, hillsboro
- walgreens 15071, portland
- walgreens 15403, aloha
- walgreens 5780, tigard
Medium Grocery Store · 23
- a one international mart, portland
- bhais meat market, portland
- can tho market, beaverton
- el campesino cornelius, cornelius
- el porvenir llc, portland
- fruteria el campesino, beaverton
- gaston supermarket, gaston
- halal meat & mediterranean food, tigard
- hillsboro seafood market llc, hillsboro
- la cabana, hillsboro
- manila market inc, aloha
- nuevo horizonte market llc, beaverton
- ranchito super store, beaverton
- rose market, beaverton
- salsa market, beaverton
- san francisco tienda, beaverton
- sher llc 1, beaverton
- super mercado la montana, forest grove
- super mercado san alejandro 1, cornelius
- supermercado tequila, beaverton
- tanyas european deli, beaverton
- viet, thai & himalaya market, beaverton
- yesenias foods, hillsboro
Super Store · 18
- 99 ranch market 93, beaverton
- asian food center beaverton llc, beaverton
- beaverton grocery outlet 235, beaverton
- costco wholesale 0009, aloha
- costco wholesale 0111, portland
- costco wholesale 0692, hillsboro
- fred meyer 00482, beaverton
- fred meyer 143, hillsboro
- fred meyer 285, portland
- fred meyer 35, beaverton
- fred meyer 375, portland
- fred meyer 393, tualatin
- fred meyer 60, cornelius
- fred meyer 661, hillsboro
- grocery outlet of hillsboro 104, hillsboro
- grocery outlet of tanasbourne 194, beaverton
- h-mart portland, inc, portland
- king city grocery outlet 23, portland
Bakery Specialty · 15
- b&k pizza or127, beaverton
- franz bakery thrift 9017, tigard
- la panadera llc, forest grove
- papa murphy's or005, beaverton
- papa murphy's or023, portland
- papa murphy's or033, portland
- papa murphy's pizza or-034, beaverton
- papa murphy's pizza or052, hillsboro
- papa murphy's take and bake pizza or130, portland
- papa murphy's take and bake pizza or90, hillsboro
- papa murphy's take and bake pizza or003, tualatin
- papa murphys or-022, forest grove
- papa murphys or-086, beaverton
- papa murphys or103, sherwood
- sunbela com llc, beaverton
Farmers' Market · 11
- aloha community farmers' market, beaverton
- beaverton farmers market, beaverton
- cedar mill farmers market, portland
- cornelius farmers market, cornelius
- forest grove farmer's market, forest grove
- gaston farm and artisans market nafmnp, gaston
- hillsboro farmers markets, hillsboro
- sun gold farm, llc, forest grove
- tigard bull mountain farmers market 1, portland
- tigard farmers market, portland
- tigard farmers market, portland
Large Grocery Store · 5
- cedar halaal market, beaverton
- krishna supermarket 001, beaverton
- mingala international market, beaverton
- su casa imports, inc, hillsboro
- san juan super market, hillsboro
Small Grocery Store · 4
- fresh halal meat, beaverton
- halal grocery market & bakery, beaverton
- sari-sari asian store llc, beaverton
- tienda el cerrito 1, beaverton
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- 185th produce, beaverton
Showing 250 of 302 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
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 Washington County vs Baker County → · All Oregon counties →
Counties near Washington County's lower low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Washington County (10.5%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Oregon.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside OR (14.3% here).
- Hunt County, TX · 14.3% low-access
- Hunt County, TX · 14.3% low-access
- Carson City, NV · 14.3% low-access
- Carson City, NV · 14.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside OR (10.5% here).
- Knox County, OH · 10.5% SNAP
- Knox County, OH · 10.5% SNAP
- Essex County, NY · 10.5% SNAP
- Essex County, NY · 10.5% 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.
Washington County inside a lower low-access state context
Washington 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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