Signature · 25.3% SNAP (99th pct in OK)
Adair County, OK
Adair County stands out on SNAP (25.3%, +13.2 pts vs U.S.) with 9.7% low-access from USDA FARA 2019.
- 9.7%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 25.3%
- on SNAP
- 20K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Adair County, OK
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 9.7% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -12.4 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 25.3% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 9.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 20% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: McClain County ( -0.4 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Adair County lands in the lower national band (9.7%, #2,505 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,505
- national by low-access %
- #74
- in OK
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 1K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 25.3% SNAP (99th pct in OK) (+13.2 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Adair County compares nationally
Adair County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 9.7% low-access share that beats 20% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,511).
Adair County's lower-band USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Adair County has 1 urban and 4 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 Oklahoma, not a full county-board reprint
- Grant
Grant 65.3%
65.3 % low-access
- Mayes 12.6
Mayes 12.6%
12.6 % low-access
- Major 10.8
Major 10.8%
10.8 % low-access
- Adair 9.7
Adair 9.7%
9.7 % low-access
- McClain 9.3
McClain 9.3%
9.3 % low-access
- Harmon 8.3
Harmon 8.3%
8.3 % low-access
- Pawnee 5.6
Pawnee 5.6%
5.6 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 22,683 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,189 |
| Low-Access Share | 9.7%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,172 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 19,575 |
| Median Household Income | $48,041 |
| Poverty Rate | 21.5%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,805 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 25.3%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 9.0%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.0% |
SNAP retailers in Adair County
Adair County has 22 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 9 locations (41% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 9
- casey's 3441, westville
- casey's 3869, stilwell
- circle h country store, stilwell
- hop in food store, stilwell
- kwik kountry, westville
- love's travel stop 658, watts
- murphy usa 7250, stilwell
- sunshine # 18 3, westville
- sunshine 12, stilwell
Combination Grocery/Other · 8
- dollar general 7756, westville
- dollar general 9078, watts
- dollartree 8674, stilwell
- dollar general 1784, stilwell
- dollar general 24242, watts
- dollar general 30309, stilwell
- family dollar 13337, westville
- steve's produce, stilwell
Super Store · 3
- harps food store 191, westville
- harps food store 505, stilwell
- walmart supercenter 81, stilwell
Farmers' Market · 1
- adair county famrer's market, westville
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- cliff's superette at mountain view meat company, stilwell
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Oklahoma
One of 76 counties in Oklahoma, 6 are shown here.
Compare Adair County vs Alfalfa County → · All Oklahoma counties →
Counties near Adair County's lower low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Adair County (25.3%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Oklahoma.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside OK (9.7% here).
- Sauk County, WI · 9.7% low-access
- Sauk County, WI · 9.7% low-access
- Henderson County, KY · 9.7% low-access
- Henderson County, KY · 9.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside OK (25.3% here).
- Johnson County, KY · 25.3% SNAP
- Johnson County, KY · 25.3% SNAP
- Heard County, GA · 25.3% SNAP
- Heard County, GA · 25.3% 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.
Adair County inside a lower low-access state context
Adair County sits inside Oklahoma (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, OK are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 40001. 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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