Signature · 35.6% low-access (82nd pct)
Washington County, UT
Washington County sits in the upper national band on low-access (35.6%, +13.5 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 35.6%
- low-access pop.
- 5
- food-desert tracts
- 4.5%
- on SNAP
- 196K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Washington County, UT
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 35.6% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +13.5 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 5 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 4.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 24% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Emery County ( -1.5 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Washington County sits in the upper national band (35.6%, #570 of 3,079) with 5 LILA tracts.
- #570
- national by low-access %
- #11
- in UT
- 14
- low-access tracts
- 15K
- 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: 35.6% low-access (82nd pct) (+13.5 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Washington County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Washington County's 35.6% low-access share is elevated, higher than 82% of them and ranked #570 most-affected nationwide.
Washington County's elevated USDA tier split
21 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 5 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Washington County has 17 urban and 4 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 high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Utah, not a full county-board reprint
- Rich
Rich 100%
100 % low-access
- Wayne 38.7
Wayne 38.7%
38.7 % low-access
- Washington 35.6
Washington 35.6%
35.6 % low-access
- Emery 34.1
Emery 34.1%
34.1 % low-access
- Utah 34
Utah 34%
34 % low-access
- Cache 33.3
Cache 33.3%
33.3 % low-access
- Morgan 0.4
Morgan 0.4%
0.4 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 21 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 138,115 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 14 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 5 |
| Low-Access Population | 49,224 |
| Low-Access Share | 35.6%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 14,648 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 196,431 |
| Median Household Income | $80,632 |
| Poverty Rate | 9.8%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,112 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 4.5%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.3%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.4% |
Thick SNAP store book in Washington County
Washington County has 80 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 27 locations (34% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 27
- 7-eleven hurricane 53614, hurricane
- canyon crossing, ivins
- dixie nutrition, saint george
- ernie too, hurricane
- gas stop hurricane, hurricane
- gas stop washigton, washington
- golden fortune oriental market llc, saint george
- hart's 95 washington 80195, washington
- lightfoot's, santa clara
- lightfoots inc, ivins
- maverick 521, saint george
- maverik 585, saint george
- maverik 594, hurricane
- maverik, inc 229, saint george
- maverik, inc 241, saint george
- maverik, inc 370, saint george
- maverik, inc 390, washington
- maverik, inc 402, hurricane
- maverik, inc 435, la verkin
- maverik, inc 487, saint george
- maverik, inc 620, saint george
- maverik, inc 657, washington
- maverik, inc 680, st george
- maverik, inc 698, saint george
- pilot travel center 775, saint george
- sapp bros travel center st george 36210, toquerville
- sunset texaco, saint george
Combination Grocery/Other · 21
- dollartree 8572, santa clara
- digby's market 10584, st. george
- dixie meats 1, saint george
- dollar general 19312, saint george
- dollar tree 2681, st george
- dollar tree 3017, saint george
- dollar tree 7263, hurricane
- dollar tree 7594, washington
- family dollar store 10255, enterprise
- family dollar 11372, ivins
- family dollar 11454, veyo
- family dollar 6024, washington
- family dollar store 10829, la verkin
- finney farm hildale, hildale
- finney farm st. george, saint george
- terrible's 368, saint george
- terrible's 370, washington city
- terrible's 421, springdale
- walgreens 07052, st george
- walgreens 11673, hurricane
- walgreens 11674, saint george
Supermarket · 12
- 3 amigos market, saint george
- albertsons 1329, saint george
- albertsons 301, washington
- carters market, enterprise
- harmons dixie 061, saint george
- harmons santa clara 65, santa clara
- lin's supermarkets, inc 10834, st. george
- lins 10830, hurricane
- lins 10836, saint george
- natural grocers by vitamin cottage u033, washington
- solfoods supermarket, springdale
- sprouts farmers market 606, saint george
Super Store · 9
- costco wholesale 0672, st george
- davis food and drug / farmers market 1934, la verkin
- smith's 278, saint george
- smiths 280, saint george
- smiths food & drug center 189, saint george
- target stores t- 1357, st george
- walmart 1439, washington
- walmart sc 3220, saint george
- walmart sc 4678, hurricane
Medium Grocery Store · 4
- cjavelina island market, saint george
- corona flores latinos market, saint george
- dixie nutrition 2, hurricane
- red mountain market, ivins
Bakery Specialty · 3
- papa cmc llc ut004, saint george
- papa murphys pizza ut035, hurricane
- papa murphys ut042, saint george
Farmers' Market · 2
- hurricane utah farmers market nafmnp, hurricane
- st. george downtown farmers market, saint george
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- frei's fresh produce, santa clara
Small Grocery Store · 1
- jie ren, saint george
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Utah
One of 28 counties in Utah, 6 are shown here.
Compare Washington County vs Beaver County → · All Utah counties →
Counties near Washington County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Washington County, both outside Utah so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside UT (35.6% here).
- Bandera County, TX · 35.6% low-access
- Bandera County, TX · 35.6% low-access
- Dare County, NC · 35.6% low-access
- Dare County, NC · 35.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside UT (4.5% here).
- Kendall County, TX · 4.5% SNAP
- Kendall County, TX · 4.5% SNAP
- New Kent County, VA · 4.5% SNAP
- New Kent County, VA · 4.5% 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 higher low-access state context
Washington County sits inside Utah (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 .
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 Washington County, UT are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 49053. 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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