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 #453 most-affected nationwide.
Wayne County's elevated USDA tier split
1 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
All 1 of Wayne County's tracts are rural in the USDA classification, so every one is judged on the 10-mile test: a resident counts as low-access only when the nearest supermarket is more than 10 miles away.
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.
Where the store book sits, by town
2 towns share the 3 authorized stores; Loa holds 67% of them. Every one of these towns has at least one grocery-grade outlet (2 across the county).
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Loa | 2 | 1 |
| Hanksville | 1 | 1 |
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 →
Utah among Mountain states
Utah ranks 5th of 8 Mountain states by population-weighted low-access (23.9%). Wayne County, at 38.7%, runs 14.8 pts above the Utah rate.
- New Mexico 31.7%
- Wyoming 29.7%
- Arizona 26.8%
- Idaho 25.8%
- Utah 23.9%
- Nevada 23.0%
- Montana 22.3%
- Colorado 21.5%
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
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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