Signature · 10.9% low-access (23rd pct)
Allamakee County, IA
Allamakee County lands in the lower national band on low-access (10.9%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 10.9%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 8.3%
- on SNAP
- 14K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Allamakee County, IA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-MODERATE 10.9% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -11.2 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 8.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Davis County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Allamakee County lands in the lower national band (10.9%, #2,409 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,409
- national by low-access %
- #68
- in IA
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 498
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 10.9% low-access (23rd pct) (-11.2 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Allamakee County compares nationally
Allamakee County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 10.9% low-access share that beats 23% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,409).
Allamakee County's lower-band USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
Allamakee 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.
Allamakee County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Iowa, not a full county-board reprint
- Fremont
Fremont 76%
76 % low-access
- Allamakee 10.9
Allamakee 10.9%
10.9 % low-access
- Davis 10.9
Davis 10.9%
10.9 % low-access
- Ringgold 10.9
Ringgold 10.9%
10.9 % low-access
- Page 10.7
Page 10.7%
10.7 % low-access
- Winneshiek 10.7
Winneshiek 10.7%
10.7 % low-access
- Grundy 0
Grundy 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 14,330 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,559 |
| Low-Access Share | 10.9%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 498 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 14,092 |
| Median Household Income | $70,694 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.1%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 494 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 8.3%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.7%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.9% |
SNAP retailers in Allamakee County
Allamakee County has 17 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 7 locations (41% of the total), followed by medium grocery store.
Where the store book sits, by town
5 towns share the 17 authorized stores; Waukon holds 41% of them. 1 of the 5 towns has no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Harpers Ferry.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Waukon | 7 | 3 |
| Postville | 5 | 2 |
| Lansing | 3 | 1 |
| Harpers Ferry | 1 | none |
| New Albin | 1 | 1 |
Convenience Store · 7
- barry's mini mart, harpers ferry
- casey's 1997, waukon
- casey's 4577, lansing
- casey's general store 3639, postville
- kwik star 1072, postville
- kwik star 818, lansing
- kwik star 823, waukon
Medium Grocery Store · 3
- city meat market, new albin
- la canasta supermarket, postville
- postville kosher market, postville
Combination Grocery/Other · 2
- dollar general 7229, waukon
- family dollar 13489, waukon
Super Store · 2
- dollar fresh 1874, waukon
- fareway stores, inc. 62, waukon
Supermarket · 2
- lansing iga 14, lansing
- quillin's foodranch 12, waukon
Farmers' Market · 1
- postville farmers market, postville
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 Allamakee County vs Adair County → · All Iowa counties →
Counties near Allamakee County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Allamakee County, both outside Iowa so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside IA (10.9% here).
- Fulton County, IN · 10.9% low-access
- Aroostook County, ME · 10.9% low-access
- Person County, NC · 10.9% low-access
- Anderson County, TN · 10.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside IA (8.3% here).
- Lawrence County, IN · 8.3% SNAP
- Reno County, KS · 8.3% SNAP
- Gooding County, ID · 8.3% SNAP
- Lee County, FL · 8.3% 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.
Iowa among West North Central states
Iowa ranks 7th of 7 West North Central states by population-weighted low-access (20.0%). Allamakee County, at 10.9%, runs 9.1 pts below the Iowa rate.
- South Dakota 29.1%
- North Dakota 28.9%
- Minnesota 27.4%
- Kansas 26.4%
- Missouri 24.9%
- Nebraska 21.9%
- Iowa 20.0%
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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