SNAP-authorized stores in Colorado
3,106 stores were authorized to accept SNAP benefits in Colorado on Dec 31, 2025, the last day of the USDA file.
Leasing, buying or supplying a store? A dated SNAP authorization report ($19) — or a whole territory, with the stores that opened and closed.
By store type
Stores that joined and left the program
| Year | Authorizations started | Authorizations ended |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 209 | 203 |
| 2024 | 252 | 242 |
| 2023 | 244 | 233 |
| 2022 | 243 | 134 |
| 2021 | 214 | 155 |
Counted from the authorization periods in the file. An ended authorization is not a penalty: the file gives no reason.
By city
- Alamosa — 20
- Arvada — 51
- Aurora — 270
- Boulder — 45
- Brighton — 32
- Broomfield — 36
- Canon City — 20
- Castle Rock — 30
- Centennial — 21
- Clifton — 10
- Colorado Spgs — 11
- Colorado Springs — 299
- Commerce City — 40
- Cortez — 22
- Craig — 10
- Delta — 10
- Denver — 417
- Durango — 23
- Englewood — 37
- Evans — 15
- Firestone — 11
- Fort Collins — 85
- Fort Morgan — 19
- Fountain — 19
- Fruita — 10
- Glenwood Springs — 15
- Golden — 20
- Grand Junction — 73
- Greeley — 71
- Greenwood Village — 13
- Highlands Ranch — 23
- Lafayette — 16
- Lakewood — 78
- Lamar — 11
- Littleton — 85
- Longmont — 59
- Loveland — 50
- Montrose — 25
- Monument — 11
- Northglenn — 28
- Parachute — 10
- Parker — 43
- Pueblo — 106
- Rifle — 10
- Steamboat Springs — 10
- Thornton — 58
- Trinidad — 15
- Westminster — 33
- Wheat Ridge — 30
- Windsor — 14
- Woodland Park — 12
Smaller places of Colorado — 624 stores.