Signature · 11.3% SNAP (83rd pct in SD)
Beadle County, SD
Beadle County stands out on SNAP (11.3%, -0.8 pts vs U.S.) with 29.0% low-access from USDA FARA 2019.
- 29.0%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 11.3%
- on SNAP
- 19K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Beadle County, SD
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ELEVATED 29.0% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +6.9 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 11.3% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 8.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Gregory County ( -1.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Beadle County sits in the upper national band (29.0%, #1,000 of 3,079).
- #1,000
- national by low-access %
- #45
- in SD
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 1K
- 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: 11.3% SNAP (83rd pct in SD) (-0.8 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Beadle County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Beadle County's 29.0% low-access share is elevated, higher than 68% of them and ranked #1,000 most-affected nationwide.
Beadle County's elevated USDA tier split
6 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
Beadle County is mostly urban by USDA tract type (4 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.
Beadle County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in South Dakota, not a full county-board reprint
- Jones
Jones 100%
100 % low-access
- Codington 32.5
Codington 32.5%
32.5 % low-access
- Tripp 32.1
Tripp 32.1%
32.1 % low-access
- Perkins 31.8
Perkins 31.8%
31.8 % low-access
- Beadle 29
Beadle 29%
29 % low-access
- Gregory 28
Gregory 28%
28 % low-access
- Oglala Lakota 0
Oglala Lakota 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 6 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 17,398 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 5,040 |
| Low-Access Share | 29.0%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,108 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 19,309 |
| Median Household Income | $67,681 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.6%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 851 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.3%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 8.5%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.2% |
SNAP retailers in Beadle County
Beadle County has 22 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 8 locations (36% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
All 22 authorized stores are in Huron, 6 of them grocery-grade (supermarket or large/medium grocery).
Convenience Store · 8
- casey's 2369, huron
- carniceria lopez, huron
- corner pantry 26, huron
- corner pantry 27, huron
- corner pantry 29, huron
- corner pantry 30, huron
- super x, huron
- tienda maya, huron
Combination Grocery/Other · 5
- dollar general 23748, huron
- family dollar 13889, huron
- k yaw asian market, huron
- khin khin, huron
- lewis drug 4, huron
Medium Grocery Store · 3
- asian htoo myat yatanar market, huron
- aung asian market, huron
- golden horn karen asian market, huron
Small Grocery Store · 3
- mahar asian grocery store, huron
- melys mexican store, huron
- tienda euforia, huron
Super Store · 2
- coborn's 2024, huron
- walmart sc 3853, huron
Supermarket · 1
- fair city foods, huron
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in South Dakota
One of 65 counties in South Dakota, 6 are shown here.
Compare Beadle County vs Aurora County → · All South Dakota counties →
Counties near Beadle County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Beadle County (11.3%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside South Dakota.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside SD (29.0% here).
- Berkeley County, SC · 29.0% low-access
- Guernsey County, OH · 29.0% low-access
- DeKalb County, IN · 29.0% low-access
- Aiken County, SC · 29.1% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside SD (11.3% here).
- Cumberland County, TN · 11.3% SNAP
- Young County, TX · 11.3% SNAP
- York County, PA · 11.3% SNAP
- Logan County, OH · 11.3% 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.
South Dakota among West North Central states
South Dakota ranks 1st of 7 West North Central states by population-weighted low-access (29.1%). Beadle County, at 29.0%, runs 0.1 pts below the South Dakota 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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