Signature · 2 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts)
Benton County, MO
Benton County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 2 LILA tracts (33.3% of the book) alongside 9.4% low-access.
- 9.4%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 12.5%
- on SNAP
- 20K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Benton County, MO
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 9.4% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -12.7 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 12.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 33% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Scotland County (+ 0.2 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Benton County lands in the lower national band (9.4%, #2,524 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,524
- national by low-access %
- #95
- in MO
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 987
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 2 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts) .
How Benton County compares nationally
Benton County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 9.4% low-access share that beats 19% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,532).
Benton County's lower-band USDA tier split
6 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Benton County has 0 urban and 6 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.
Benton County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Missouri, not a full county-board reprint
- Mercer
Mercer 99.8%
99.8 % low-access
- St. Clair 9.8
St. Clair 9.8%
9.8 % low-access
- Scotland 9.6
Scotland 9.6%
9.6 % low-access
- Benton 9.4
Benton 9.4%
9.4 % low-access
- Chariton 9
Chariton 9%
9 % low-access
- Dade 9
Dade 9%
9 % low-access
- Mississippi 3
Mississippi 3%
3 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 6 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 19,056 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,800 |
| Low-Access Share | 9.4%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 987 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 20,151 |
| Median Household Income | $52,567 |
| Poverty Rate | 19.9%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,070 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 12.5%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.2%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.5% |
SNAP retailers in Benton County
Benton County has 17 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 8 locations (47% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 8
- casey's 1088, lincoln
- casey's 1090, warsaw
- casey's 1450, cole camp
- casey's general store 3716, warsaw
- fuel expresso # 43 1, lincoln
- j-r convenience llc, warsaw
- murphy usa 6991, warsaw
- puddle jumpers bait & country mart, warsaw
Combination Grocery/Other · 6
- dollar general 12888, cole camp
- dollar general 16502, warsaw
- dollar general 24478, edwards
- dollar general 2958, warsaw
- dollar general 6148, lincoln
- dollar tree 6324, warsaw
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- jackman meat processing, warsaw
Super Store · 1
- walmart sc 250, warsaw
Supermarket · 1
- g & w country mart 2749, warsaw
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Missouri
One of 114 counties in Missouri, 6 are shown here.
Compare Benton County vs Adair County → · All Missouri counties →
Counties near Benton County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Benton County, both outside Missouri so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MO (9.4% here).
- Chickasaw County, MS · 9.4% low-access
- Chickasaw County, MS · 9.4% low-access
- Cheboygan County, MI · 9.4% low-access
- Cheboygan County, MI · 9.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MO (12.5% here).
- Alcona County, MI · 12.5% SNAP
- Alcona County, MI · 12.5% SNAP
- Hampshire County, MA · 12.5% SNAP
- Hampshire County, MA · 12.5% 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.
Benton County inside a lower low-access state context
Benton County sits inside Missouri (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 Benton County, MO are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 29015. 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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