Signature · 22.6% SNAP (100th pct in WA)
Yakima County, WA
Yakima County stands out on SNAP (22.6%, +10.5 pts vs U.S.) with 14.9% low-access from USDA FARA 2019.
- 14.9%
- low-access pop.
- 6
- food-desert tracts
- 22.6%
- on SNAP
- 257K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Yakima County, WA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 14.9% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -7.2 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 6 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 22.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 13% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Wahkiakum County (+ 0.3 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Yakima County lands in the lower national band (14.9%, #2,130 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,130
- national by low-access %
- #30
- in WA
- 13
- low-access tracts
- 13K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 22.6% SNAP (100th pct in WA) (+10.5 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Yakima County compares nationally
Yakima County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 14.9% low-access share that beats 32% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,130).
Yakima County's lower-band USDA tier split
45 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 6 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Yakima County has 30 urban and 15 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.
Yakima County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Washington, not a full county-board reprint
- Douglas
Douglas 55.5%
55.5 % low-access
- Lewis 16.2
Lewis 16.2%
16.2 % low-access
- Wahkiakum 15.2
Wahkiakum 15.2%
15.2 % low-access
- Yakima 14.9
Yakima 14.9%
14.9 % low-access
- Asotin 13.8
Asotin 13.8%
13.8 % low-access
- Okanogan 13.6
Okanogan 13.6%
13.6 % low-access
- San Juan 0
San Juan 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 45 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 243,231 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 13 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 6 |
| Low-Access Population | 36,306 |
| Low-Access Share | 14.9%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 13,314 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 257,152 |
| Median Household Income | $70,656 |
| Poverty Rate | 15.5%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 19,853 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 22.6%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.2%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.6% |
Thick SNAP store book in Yakima County
Yakima County has 239 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 11 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 126 locations (53% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 126
- 16th ave 76 station, yakima
- 3rd street maria's market inc., yakima
- 5th ave market and smoke shop, yakima
- 5th ave one stop, yakima
- 7-eleven #27470c, yakima
- 7-eleven 25128k, toppenish
- 7-eleven 27556 g, yakima
- 7-eleven store 14435f, yakima
- 7-eleven #19305c, selah
- 8th street market & deli, yakima
- am/pm 82778, yakima
- ampm 82762 82762, union gap
- ahtanum food mart, union gap
- ahtanum general store, yakima
- airline market, union gap
- ali's one stop mini mart, yakima
- apple barrel, yakima
- apple bin shell, yakima
- arco ampm 04387, yakima
- arco ampm 5922, yakima
- arco apmpm arco ampm, yakima
- aryan food mart, sunnyside
- bj's get n go, union gap
- benchmark shell, yakima
- big wolf mini market, wapato
- bluestone group 1 inc, wapato
- brewers mini-mart ii, yakima
- cherry patch mini mart, zillah
- chevron mini mart, yakima
- chevron west 275, zillah
- chinook center, naches
- circle k 2706042, naches
- circle k stores 2709513, union gap
- circle k yakima, yakima
- cocos, yakima
- college mart, yakima
- cool mart corp, granger
- cottage mart, yakima
- cougar den, inc., white swan
- devin shell 375, zillah
- donald store, wapato
- downtown super foods n/a, yakima
- dulces mexico llc, sunnyside
- east valley maket, yakima
- el fumale, tieton
- extramile 4245, yakima
- flightline, yakima
- fruitvale conoco, yakima
- gas max dba / sangam ent. inc, grandview
- gasco minimart, yakima
- gateway 76, yakima
- gear jammer truck plazza, union gap
- gleed mart and teriyaki, yakima
- gold nugget market, zillah
- gotta stop mabton, mabton
- grandview chevron none, grandview
- grandview food mart, grandview
- granger travel plaza, granger
- gromore trading, yakima
- harolds general merchendise, harrah
- hokus pokus beer & deli llc, yakima
- hr food mart, yakima
- hy's mini mart, yakima
- jackpot yakima, yakima
- la mazorca, wapato
- liberty mart, yakima
- lincoln conoco, yakima
- lupitas mini mart, yakima
- many's market, yakima
- maverik 428, sunnyside
- maverik, inc 719, yakima
- mercado y carniceria de grandview, grandview
- minute mart & smoke shop, sunnyside
- moxee market, moxee
- naches pit stop, naches
- nobhill food store, yakima
- old town pump, yakima
- pikapop#11, sunnyside
- pit stop market, yakima
- rainier place, union gap
- road runner deli mart, yakima
- road warrior travel center, inc., wapato
- roadrunner gas, yakima
- robert's market, tieton
- rocky mart, yakima
- slims market, naches
- santos bakery, tieton
- satgur, inc, yakima
- selah chevron, selah
- selah conoco, selah
- senator quick stop, yakima
- sg kalkat, llc, yakima
- stagecoach rv park, selah
- sunnyside arco am/pm, sunnyside
- sunnyside chevron, sunnyside
- sunnyside conoco, sunnyside
- sunshine mart, yakima
- suntides market n/a, yakima
- super7 convenience store, moxee
- t w market, sunnyside
- tm market, sunnyside
- topp stop, toppenish
- tall men's supermarket, yakima
- tayon's market, grandview
- terrace heights foodmart 1, yakima
- the outpost, sunnyside
- tieton market, yakima
- tortilleria la milpa llc, grandview
- union gap food mart, union gap
- valley view market, sunnyside
- valley view market 2, toppenish
- west valley market smoke shop, yakima
- western gas quick pick, toppenish
- westside market, grandview
- wheeler kountry korner, wapato
- white swan llc, white swan
- wiley city market, yakima
- wolf den, wapato
- x-mart, buena
- xpress mart, wapato
- xpress mart & bullseye burger subs & more, yakima
- xpress mart llc, yakima
- yakamart, toppenish
- yakima avenue quick stop, yakima
- yakima chevron, yakima
- zillah market, zillah
Combination Grocery/Other · 31
- antojitos los michoacanos, yakima
- bi-mart 605, yakima
- bi-mart 626, yakima
- bi-mart 636, sunnyside
- cvs pharmacy 11675, union gap
- carniceria coalcoman, grandview
- dollartree 10303, sunnyside
- dollartree 9253, yakima
- dollartree 9565, yakima
- dollar general 22034, naches
- dollar general 22127, zillah
- dollar general 22246, granger
- dollar general 23353, mabton
- dollar general 23566, grandview
- dollar tree 2387, yakima
- dollar tree 2753, sunnyside
- dollar tree 4295, yakima
- dollar tree 4985, toppenish
- dollar tree 5342, yakima
- dollar tree 5723, grandview
- dollar tree 6222, selah
- dollar tree 7190, wapato
- dollar tree 7406, yakima
- el porvenir panificadora, toppenish
- panaderia delicias llc, yakima
- panderia aguililla bakery, union gap
- queseria bendita, yakima
- rosauers fd-drug ctr 139, yakima
- walgreens 12053, yakima
- walgreens 12275, yakima
- walgreens 9911, yakima
Supermarket · 20
- cowiche harvest foods, cowiche
- grocery outlet of sunnyside wa 383, sunnyside
- grocery outlet of yakima 137, yakima
- international market #846 846, wapato
- lep-re-kon harvest foods 6, zillah
- mercado guadalajara llc, toppenish
- mercado los amigos, yakima
- safeway 0502, yakima
- safeway 1235, yakima
- safeway 149, yakima
- safeway 1593, grandview
- safeway 1660, yakima
- safeway 462, yakima
- safeway 563, sunnyside
- safeway 584, toppenish
- tienda la tapatia, toppenish
- tienda de abarrotes los amigos llc, wapato
- west yakima grocery outlet 460, yakima
- winco foods 111, union gap
- wray's marketfresh iga 937, selah
Medium Grocery Store · 17
- abarrotes y mas llc, grandview
- carniceria guadalajara, llc, union gap
- carniceria michoacan llc, wapato
- el sol meat market llc, granger
- hnh llc, yakima
- horizon market, mabton
- la guadalupana, harrah
- la petunia 2, yakima
- la barata, mabton
- la canasta meat market, zillah
- la carniceria la cabana llc, sunnyside
- la morenita llc, sunnyside
- la ranchera v&o llc, grandview
- mercado latino, yakima
- panaderia la morenita, yakima
- ruben's tortilleria, yakima
- su mercado, granger
Super Store · 14
- costco wholesale 1013, union gap
- fred meyer 486, yakima
- fiesta foods, yakima
- fiesta foods of sunnyside, sunnyside
- grandview iga 9345, grandview
- grocery outlet of selah 395, selah
- target store t-0760, yakima
- urm cash & carry #7, union gap
- wray's chalet iga, yakima
- wray's meadowbrook iga, yakima
- wray's southgate iga, yakima
- walmart 2241, sunnyside
- walmart 2269, yakima
- walmart 5078, yakima
Bakery Specialty · 11
- dads dream bakery and cakes #1, grandview
- franz bakery outlet 9046, yakima
- panaderia delicias llc, yakima
- papa murphy's pizza wa-102, yakima
- papa murphy's wa113, selah
- papa murphy's wa148, sunnyside
- papa murphy's wa180, toppenish
- papa murphy's wa185, yakima
- papa murphy's wa189, yakima
- papa murphy's wa192, grandview
- viera's bakery and deli, yakima
Large Grocery Store · 7
- blue sky market n/a, toppenish
- carniceria dos estados co, yakima
- el sol meat market 6, sunnyside
- la mas barata, sunnyside
- mercado de yakima, yakima
- su mercadito 3, grandview
- union gap carniceria inc, union gap
Small Grocery Store · 7
- bangkok asian market, yakima
- carniceria los primos llc, granger
- fiesta mexicana market llc, wapato
- hillside market llc, sunnyside
- la nacional, yakima
- la mazorca 2, sunnyside
- siam asian market, yakima
Farmers' Market · 2
- downtown yakima farmers' market, yakima
- granger farmers marrket, granger
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 2
- fruit city 2, union gap
- precision fruit, yakima
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- c.j.'s custom meats, wapato
- rays retail meats, yakima
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Washington
One of 38 counties in Washington, 6 are shown here.
Compare Yakima County vs Adams County → · All Washington counties →
Counties near Yakima County's lower low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Yakima County (22.6%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Washington.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside WA (14.9% here).
- Morgan County, OH · 14.9% low-access
- Morgan County, OH · 14.9% low-access
- Carbon County, MT · 14.9% low-access
- Carbon County, MT · 14.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside WA (22.6% here).
- Petersburg city, VA · 22.6% SNAP
- Petersburg city, VA · 22.6% SNAP
- Scioto County, OH · 22.6% SNAP
- Scioto County, OH · 22.6% 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.
Yakima County inside a lower low-access state context
Yakima County sits inside Washington (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 Yakima County, WA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 53077. 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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