Signature · 27.3% low-access (64th pct)
Adair County, MO
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Adair County residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 27.3%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 9.0%
- on SNAP
- 25K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Adair County, MO
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 27.3% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +5.2 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 9.0% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 7.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 14% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Sullivan County ( -0.1 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Adair County ranks #1,124 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #35 of 115 counties in MO (27.3% low-access; 1 food-desert tracts).
- #1,124
- national by low-access %
- #35
- in MO
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- food-desert residents
Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA).
Signature read: 27.3% low-access (64th pct) (+5.2 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Adair County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Adair County's 27.3% low-access share is elevated, higher than 64% of them and ranked #1,133 most-affected nationwide.
Adair County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
7 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Adair County has 4 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 low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Missouri, not a full county-board reprint
- Mercer
Mercer 99.8%
99.8 % low-access
- Bollinger 28.4
Bollinger 28.4%
28.4 % low-access
- Adair 27.3
Adair 27.3%
27.3 % low-access
- Sullivan 27.2
Sullivan 27.2%
27.2 % low-access
- St. Louis 26.8
St. Louis 26.8%
26.8 % low-access
- Putnam 26.7
Putnam 26.7%
26.7 % low-access
- Mississippi 3
Mississippi 3%
3 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 7 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 25,607 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 6,986 |
| Low-Access Share | 27.3%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,953 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 25,301 |
| Median Household Income | $61,536 |
| Poverty Rate | 22.0%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 818 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 9.0%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.3%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 7.8% |
SNAP retailers in Adair County
Adair County has 20 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 11 locations (55% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 11
- 7th heaven, kirksville
- 7th heaven, kirksville
- 7th heaven, novinger
- ayerco 29, kirksville
- ayerco 30, kirksville
- casey's 1741, kirksville
- casey's 2061, kirksville
- casey's general store 3230, kirksville
- mk mart, kirksville
- murphy usa 5744, kirksville
- new star mart, brashear
Combination Grocery/Other · 4
- dollar general 2886, kirksville
- dollar general 3381, kirksville
- dollar tree 1589, kirksville
- walgreens 09986, kirksville
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- afro mart, kirksville
- countryside market, kirksville
Super Store · 2
- hy-vee food store 1335, kirksville
- walmart sc 189, kirksville
Supermarket · 1
- aldi 41074, kirksville
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Missouri
One of 114 counties in Missouri, 6 are shown here.
Compare Adair County vs Andrew County → · All Missouri counties →
Nationwide peers for Adair County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Adair County, both outside Missouri so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MO (27.3% here).
- St. Louis County, MN · 27.3% low-access
- St. Louis County, MN · 27.3% low-access
- Shiawassee County, MI · 27.3% low-access
- Shiawassee County, MI · 27.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MO (9.0% here).
- Smith County, MS · 9.0% SNAP
- Smith County, MS · 9.0% SNAP
- Nobles County, MN · 9.0% SNAP
- Nobles County, MN · 9.0% 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.
Food access nationally, Missouri in context
Adair County sits inside Missouri (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, MO are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 29001. 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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