Signature · 34.4% low-access (79th pct)
Barton County, KS
Barton County sits in the upper national band on low-access (34.4%, +12.3 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 34.4%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 7.0%
- on SNAP
- 25K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Barton County, KS
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 34.4% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +12.3 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 13% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Sheridan County (+ 0.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Barton County sits in the upper national band (34.4%, #629 of 3,079) with 1 LILA tracts.
- #629
- national by low-access %
- #28
- in KS
- 4
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- food-desert residents
Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.
Signature read: 34.4% low-access (79th pct) (+12.3 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Barton County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Barton County's 34.4% low-access share is elevated, higher than 79% of them and ranked #629 most-affected nationwide.
Barton County's elevated USDA tier split
8 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
Barton County is mostly urban by USDA tract type (6 urban, 2 rural), so most of its low-access count comes from the 1-mile test; the 2 rural tracts are held to 10 miles.
Barton County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Kansas, not a full county-board reprint
- Clark
Clark 100%
100 % low-access
- Rawlins 35.7
Rawlins 35.7%
35.7 % low-access
- Pawnee 35
Pawnee 35%
35 % low-access
- Barton 34.4
Barton 34.4%
34.4 % low-access
- Sheridan 34.4
Sheridan 34.4%
34.4 % low-access
- Morris 33
Morris 33%
33 % low-access
- Jefferson 1.1
Jefferson 1.1%
1.1 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 8 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 27,674 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 4 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 9,524 |
| Low-Access Share | 34.4%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 3,463 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 25,097 |
| Median Household Income | $58,851 |
| Poverty Rate | 15.4%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 724 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.0%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.5%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.8% |
SNAP retailers in Barton County
Barton County has 25 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 10 locations (40% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
4 towns share the 25 authorized stores; Great Bend holds 64% of them. Every one of these towns has at least one grocery-grade outlet (7 across the county).
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Great Bend | 16 | 4 |
| Ellinwood | 4 | 1 |
| Hoisington | 4 | 1 |
| Claflin | 1 | 1 |
Convenience Store · 10
- casey's 2289, great bend
- casey's 3432, hoisington
- casey's general store 1905, great bend
- casey's general store 3484, ellinwood
- corner market 105 llc, great bend
- jump start 32, great bend
- jump start 33, hoisington
- kwik shop 350747, great bend
- kwik shop 350753, great bend
- loves country store 11, great bend
Combination Grocery/Other · 7
- braums 271, great bend
- dollar general 0157, great bend
- dollar general 11605, hoisington
- dollar general 15929, ellinwood
- dollar general 1859, great bend
- dollar tree 2381, great bend
- walgreens 07818, great bend
Medium Grocery Store · 3
- baileys food bin, claflin
- ellinwood family foods, ellinwood
- la pasadita carneceria, great bend
Super Store · 3
- dillon store 003, great bend
- dillon store 051, great bend
- walmart sc 0770, great bend
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- ellinwood packing plant, ellinwood
Supermarket · 1
- town & country supermarket, hoisington
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Kansas
One of 104 counties in Kansas, 6 are shown here.
Compare Barton County vs Allen County → · All Kansas counties →
Counties near Barton County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Barton County, both outside Kansas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside KS (34.4% here).
- Wayne County, IN · 34.4% low-access
- Lake County, IN · 34.4% low-access
- Lake County, IL · 34.4% low-access
- Glynn County, GA · 34.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside KS (7.0% here).
- Cherokee County, IA · 7.0% SNAP
- Butler County, IA · 7.0% SNAP
- Posey County, IN · 7.0% SNAP
- Elkhart County, IN · 7.0% 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.
Kansas among West North Central states
Kansas ranks 4th of 7 West North Central states by population-weighted low-access (26.4%). Barton County, at 34.4%, runs 8.0 pts above the Kansas 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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