Signature · 1 LILA tracts (50% of tracts)
Bennett County, SD
Bennett County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 1 LILA tracts (50% of the book) alongside 39.2% low-access.
- 39.2%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 17.0%
- on SNAP
- 3K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Bennett County, SD
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 39.2% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +17.1 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 17.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 1.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 50% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Potter County (+ 0.4 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Bennett County sits in the upper national band (39.2%, #428 of 3,079) with 1 LILA tracts.
- #428
- national by low-access %
- #28
- in SD
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 800
- 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: 1 LILA tracts (50% of tracts) .
How Bennett County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Bennett County's 39.2% low-access share is elevated, higher than 86% of them and ranked #433 most-affected nationwide.
Bennett County's elevated USDA tier split
2 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Bennett County has 0 urban and 2 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.
Bennett 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
- Campbell
Campbell 40.5%
40.5 % low-access
- Mellette
Mellette 40.4%
40.4 % low-access
- Potter 39.6
Potter 39.6%
39.6 % low-access
- Bennett 39.2
Bennett 39.2%
39.2 % low-access
- Ziebach 37.5
Ziebach 37.5%
37.5 % low-access
- Oglala Lakota 0
Oglala Lakota 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 2 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 3,431 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,346 |
| Low-Access Share | 39.2%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 800 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 3,345 |
| Median Household Income | $53,750 |
| Poverty Rate | 29.9%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 156 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 17.0%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 1.5%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.3% |
SNAP retailers in Bennett County
Bennett County has 6 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 2 locations (33% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 2
- dollar general 21106, martin
- family dollar 8144, martin
Convenience Store · 2
- pass creek market 9, allen
- yesway 1180, martin
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- fuchs locker service inc, martin
Super Store · 1
- jlf enterprises inc martin, martin
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 Bennett County vs Aurora County → · All South Dakota counties →
Bennett County inside a higher low-access state context
Bennett County sits inside South Dakota (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 Bennett County, SD are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 46007. 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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