Signature · 5 LILA tracts (50% of tracts)
Becker County, MN
Becker County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 5 LILA tracts (50% of the book) alongside 34.5% low-access.
- 34.5%
- low-access pop.
- 5
- food-desert tracts
- 11.6%
- on SNAP
- 35K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Becker County, MN
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 34.5% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +12.4 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 5 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 11.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 50% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Dakota County (+ 0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Becker County sits in the upper national band (34.5%, #622 of 3,079) with 5 LILA tracts.
- #622
- national by low-access %
- #22
- in MN
- 6
- low-access tracts
- 4K
- 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: 5 LILA tracts (50% of tracts) .
How Becker County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Becker County's 34.5% low-access share is elevated, higher than 80% of them and ranked #628 most-affected nationwide.
Becker County's elevated USDA tier split
10 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 5 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Becker County has 2 urban and 8 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.
Becker County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Minnesota, not a full county-board reprint
- Red Lake
Red Lake 99.2%
99.2 % low-access
- Mahnomen 35.2
Mahnomen 35.2%
35.2 % low-access
- Dakota 34.6
Dakota 34.6%
34.6 % low-access
- Becker 34.5
Becker 34.5%
34.5 % low-access
- Aitkin 33.8
Aitkin 33.8%
33.8 % low-access
- Isanti 33.5
Isanti 33.5%
33.5 % low-access
- Fillmore 2.7
Fillmore 2.7%
2.7 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 10 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 32,504 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 6 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 5 |
| Low-Access Population | 11,218 |
| Low-Access Share | 34.5%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 4,149 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 35,343 |
| Median Household Income | $71,388 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.9%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,668 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.6%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.8%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.4% |
Thick SNAP store book in Becker County
Becker County has 37 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 17 locations (46% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 17
- 4 corners convenience store, detroit lakes
- all in all frazee, frazee
- bone's, waubun
- chief corner store, ponsford
- casey's 2844, lake park
- casey's general store 2219, detroit lakes
- casey's general store 3656, detroit lakes
- food n fuel, detroit lakes
- holiday stationstore 2746466, detroit lakes
- lakes community coop callaway 26, callaway
- lakes community coop detroit lakes cstore 23, detroit lakes
- lakes community coop lake park cstore 20, lake park
- lakes community coop wolf lake 44, wolf lake
- m & w, ogema
- odegaard's sinclair, detroit lakes
- ortons audubon cenex 150, audubon
- the cormorant store, pelican rapids
Combination Grocery/Other · 6
- cvs pharmacy 5616, detroit lakes
- dollar general 19334, lake park
- dollar general 18456, frazee
- dollar general 20295, pelican rapids
- dollar general 22107, waubun
- dollar tree 2591, detroit lakes
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 5
- alsager meats lllp, audubon
- benson + turner foods, inc., waubun
- hoffmans town & country meat market, detroit lakes
- ketter meats, frazee
- lakes processing, detroit lakes
Medium Grocery Store · 3
- byer's market, osage
- frazee family foods, frazee
- manna food co-op, detroit lakes
Super Store · 2
- central market, detroit lakes
- walmart 2957, detroit lakes
Bakery Specialty · 1
- papa murphy's mn015, detroit lakes
Farmers' Market · 1
- lakes area farmers' market cooperative, detroit lakes
Small Grocery Store · 1
- richwood store llc, detroit lakes
Supermarket · 1
- aldi 72114, detroit lakes
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Minnesota
One of 86 counties in Minnesota, 6 are shown here.
Compare Becker County vs Aitkin County → · All Minnesota counties →
Counties near Becker County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Becker County, both outside Minnesota so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MN (34.5% here).
- Worcester County, MA · 34.5% low-access
- Worcester County, MA · 34.5% low-access
- Galveston County, TX · 34.5% low-access
- Galveston County, TX · 34.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MN (11.6% here).
- Lincoln County, NE · 11.6% SNAP
- Lincoln County, NE · 11.6% SNAP
- Cowley County, KS · 11.6% SNAP
- Cowley County, KS · 11.6% 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.
Becker County inside a higher low-access state context
Becker County sits inside Minnesota (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 Becker County, MN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 27005. 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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