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Food access in Nevada
How far Nevada residents live from a supermarket (23.0% low-access), where LILA tracts sit, and SNAP/vehicle context from USDA FARA 2019 + Census ACS 2024.
- 23.0%
- low-access pop.
- 49
- food-desert tracts
- 12.7%
- on SNAP
- 17
- counties
USDA FARA state access plate
State NV · Nevada
LA-ELEVATED · PHOTO-FINISH · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · BOOK-THIN
- LA-ELEVATED 23.0% low-access
- PHOTO-FINISH +0.9 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 49 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 12.7% SNAP
- VEH-OK 7.1% no vehicle
- BOOK-THIN 17 counties
Nearest low-access peer: North Carolina ( -0.1 pts)
Nevada's slim county book (17)
Nevada covers 17 counties among 51 states and DC (atlas inventory, not a food-access quality ranking). Orthogonal to the low-access / SNAP charts below.
Nevada vs all states by county count
Where this state's county inventory sits among every tracked jurisdiction
17 41st of 51 higher than 10 of 51 states
Jurisdictions, banded by county inventory
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source USDA Food Access Research Atlas / Census county inventory · 2026-06-23
Mid-band statewide picture
About 620K Nevada residents (23.0%) live low-access - #32 of 50, with 49 USDA food-desert tracts.
- #32
- among states by low-access
- 620K
- low-access residents
- 166K
- food-desert residents
- 7.1%
- households, no vehicle
Population-weighted tract shares. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural from a supermarket.
Where Nevada sits on low-access
Nevada ringed at #32 of 50 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
Signature read: 17 counties in the atlas book .
Nevada is in the middle third nationally on low-access (23.0% , #32 of 50). SNAP averages 12.7% of households (upper SNAP band) and 7.1% have no vehicle , with 49 LILA tracts. County pressure peaks in Esmeralda County at 97.2%.
Nationwide peers for Nevada's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Nevada. Neighbourhood chart below is local poles; these panels are full-corpus nearest neighbours excluding this state.
Similar low-access share
Nearest population-weighted low-access rates (23.0% here).
- North Carolina · 22.9% low-access
- Washington · 23.1% low-access
- Michigan · 23.2% low-access
- Maryland · 22.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates (12.7% here), deduped against the low-access panel.
- California · 12.6% SNAP
- Florida · 12.8% SNAP
- Ohio · 12.3% SNAP
- Georgia · 12.2% SNAP
Source: USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + Census ACS 2024 SNAP. Floor county_count ≥ 5.
Nevada low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest state peers, not a full national reprint
- NM
NM 31.7%
31.7 % low-access
- MI
MI 23.2%
23.2 % low-access
- WA
WA 23.1%
23.1 % low-access
- NV
NV 23%
23 % low-access
- NC
NC 22.9%
22.9 % low-access
- MD
MD 22.7%
22.7 % low-access
- DC 4.6
DC 4.6%
4.6 % low-access
Highest low-access counties in Nevada
Esmeralda County ~0.1% of statewide low-access residents
- Esmeralda
Esmeralda County, NV
97.2 % low-access
- Mineral
Mineral County, NV
92.6 % low-access
- Nye
Nye County, NV
87.1 % low-access
- White Pine
White Pine County, NV
54.5 % low-access
- Lincoln
Lincoln County, NV
52.6 % low-access
- Douglas
Douglas County, NV
50.1 % low-access
- Eureka
Eureka County, NV
46.8 % low-access
- Lyon
Lyon County, NV
39.3 % low-access
All counties in Nevada
| County | Low-access | SNAP |
|---|---|---|
| Esmeralda County | 97.2% | 27.8% |
| Mineral County | 92.6% | 13.9% |
| Nye County | 87.1% | 14.9% |
| White Pine County | 54.5% | 8.5% |
| Lincoln County | 52.6% | 4.6% |
| Douglas County | 50.1% | 5.6% |
| Eureka County | 46.8% | 2.6% |
| Lyon County | 39.3% | 11.0% |
| Washoe County | 30.1% | 10.5% |
| Clark County | 19.0% | 13.6% |
| Churchill County | 18.9% | 10.6% |
| Elko County | 16.1% | 9.1% |
| Humboldt County | 15.7% | 11.3% |
| Pershing County | 15.3% | 9.3% |
| Lander County | 15.2% | 11.5% |
| Carson City | 14.3% | 10.3% |
| Storey County | 0.4% | 4.4% |
Source: USDA ERS Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + U.S. Census Bureau ACS (2024 5-year). Sorted by low-access share, highest first.
Figures from USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and Census ACS 2024 5-year. Compiled . Methodology · All states.
PlainFoodAccess renders this state summary 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. Statewide figures for Nevada are population-weighted aggregates of county Atlas and ACS records. 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.