Signature · 1 LILA tracts (100% of tracts)
Wayne County, UT
Wayne County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 1 LILA tracts (100% of the book) alongside 38.7% low-access.
- 38.7%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 7.0%
- on SNAP
- 3K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Wayne County, UT
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 38.7% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +16.6 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 2.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 100% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Iron County (+ 1.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Wayne County sits in the upper national band (38.7%, #453 of 3,079) with 1 LILA tracts.
- #453
- national by low-access %
- #10
- in UT
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 440
- 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: 1 LILA tracts (100% of tracts) .
How Wayne County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Wayne County's 38.7% low-access share is elevated, higher than 86% of them and ranked #454 most-affected nationwide.
Wayne County's elevated USDA tier split
1 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Wayne County has 0 urban and 1 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.
Wayne County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Utah, not a full county-board reprint
- Rich
Rich 100%
100 % low-access
- Wasatch
Wasatch 43%
43 % low-access
- Iron 39.7
Iron 39.7%
39.7 % 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
- Morgan 0.4
Morgan 0.4%
0.4 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 1 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 2,778 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,074 |
| Low-Access Share | 38.7%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 440 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 2,584 |
| Median Household Income | $76,607 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.6%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 81 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.0%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 2.3%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.9% |
Slim SNAP store book in Wayne County
Wayne County has 3 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 1 locations (33% of the total), followed by medium grocery store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 1
- family dollar 11452, loa
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- bull mountain market, hanksville
Supermarket · 1
- royal's foodtown, loa
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 Wayne County vs Beaver County → · All Utah counties →
Wayne County inside a higher low-access state context
Wayne 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 Wayne County, UT are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 49055. 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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