Signature · 8.0% low-access (16th pct)
Adair County, IA
Adair County lands in the lower national band on low-access (8.0%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 8.0%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 9.8%
- on SNAP
- 7K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Adair County, IA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-MODERATE 8.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -14.1 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 9.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Worth County (+ 0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Adair County lands in the lower national band (8.0%, #2,638 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,638
- national by low-access %
- #86
- in IA
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 177
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 8.0% low-access (16th pct) (-14.1 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Adair County compares nationally
Adair County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 8.0% low-access share that beats 16% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,646).
Adair County's lower-band USDA tier split
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Adair County has 0 urban and 3 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.
Adair County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Iowa, not a full county-board reprint
- Fremont
Fremont 76%
76 % low-access
- Hardin 8.6
Hardin 8.6%
8.6 % low-access
- Dickinson 8.4
Dickinson 8.4%
8.4 % low-access
- Worth 8.1
Worth 8.1%
8.1 % low-access
- Adair 8
Adair 8%
8 % low-access
- Winnebago 7.8
Winnebago 7.8%
7.8 % low-access
- Grundy 0
Grundy 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 3 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 7,682 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 617 |
| Low-Access Share | 8.0%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 177 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 7,460 |
| Median Household Income | $68,092 |
| Poverty Rate | 9.5%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 318 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 9.8%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.4%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.2% |
SNAP retailers in Adair County
Adair County has 8 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 4 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 4
- casey's 3220, greenfield
- casey's general store 2521, adair
- caseys general store 1081, fontanelle
- maverik 5066, adair
Combination Grocery/Other · 2
- dollar general 20185, adair
- dollar general 5837, greenfield
Farmers' Market · 1
- perfectly imperfect acres llc, fontanelle
Super Store · 1
- fareway stores, inc. 941, greenfield
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Iowa
One of 98 counties in Iowa, 6 are shown here.
Compare Adair County vs Adams County → · All Iowa counties →
Adair County inside a lower low-access state context
Adair County sits inside Iowa (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 Adair County, IA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 19001. 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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