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 #2,505).
Adair County's lower-band USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
Adair County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (4 rural, 1 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 1 urban tract faces the 1-mile one.
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.
Where the store book sits, by town
3 towns share the 22 authorized stores; Stilwell holds 55% of them. 1 of the 3 towns has no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Watts.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Stilwell | 12 | 2 |
| Westville | 7 | 1 |
| Watts | 3 | none |
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
- Henderson County, KY · 9.7% low-access
- Shoshone County, ID · 9.7% low-access
- Stanislaus County, CA · 9.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside OK (25.3% here).
- Johnson County, KY · 25.3% SNAP
- Heard County, GA · 25.3% SNAP
- Charlton County, GA · 25.2% SNAP
- Meigs County, OH · 25.1% 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.
Oklahoma among West South Central states
Oklahoma ranks 2nd of 4 West South Central states by population-weighted low-access (25.2%). Adair County, at 9.7%, runs 15.5 pts below the Oklahoma rate.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
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 .
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