Signature · 6.6% SNAP (12th pct in MO)
Boone County, MO
Boone 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.
- 5
- food-desert tracts
- 6.6%
- on SNAP
- 188K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Boone County, MO
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 34.4% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +12.3 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 5 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 6.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 17% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Holt County ( -0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Boone County sits in the upper national band (34.4%, #630 of 3,079) with 5 LILA tracts.
- #630
- national by low-access %
- #18
- in MO
- 17
- low-access tracts
- 16K
- 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: 6.6% SNAP (12th pct in MO) (-5.5 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Boone County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Boone County's 34.4% low-access share is elevated, higher than 79% of them and ranked #646 most-affected nationwide.
Boone County's elevated USDA tier split
29 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 5 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Boone County has 24 urban and 5 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.
Boone County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Missouri, not a full county-board reprint
- Mercer
Mercer 99.8%
99.8 % low-access
- Wayne 34.7
Wayne 34.7%
34.7 % low-access
- Boone 34.4
Boone 34.4%
34.4 % low-access
- Holt 34.3
Holt 34.3%
34.3 % low-access
- Saline 34
Saline 34%
34 % low-access
- Harrison 33.6
Harrison 33.6%
33.6 % low-access
- Mississippi 3
Mississippi 3%
3 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 29 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 162,642 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 17 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 5 |
| Low-Access Population | 55,952 |
| Low-Access Share | 34.4%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 16,245 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 188,043 |
| Median Household Income | $72,758 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.6%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 5,088 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 6.6%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.9%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 5.3% |
Thick SNAP store book in Boone County
Boone County has 113 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 55 locations (49% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 55
- break time 3021, columbia
- break time 3166, columbia
- break time 3168, columbia
- break time 3169, ashland
- break time 3174, columbia
- break time 3176, columbia
- break time convenience 3001, columbia
- break time convenience 3003, columbia
- break time convenience 3012, centralia
- break time convenience 3016, columbia
- break time convenience 3019, columbia
- break time convenience 3024, columbia
- break time convenience 3025, columbia
- break time convenience 3028, columbia
- break time convenience 3092, ashland
- break time convenience 3112, columbia
- break time convenience 3114, columbia
- break time convenience 3115, columbia
- break time convenience 3122, columbia
- break time convenience 3138, columbia
- break time convenience 3160, columbia
- casey's 2070, columbia
- casey's 1004, columbia
- casey's 1021, ashland
- casey's 1064, sturgeon
- casey's 1073, hallsville
- casey's 1387, centralia
- casey's 1620, columbia
- casey's general store 2171, columbia
- centralia eagle stop 32, centralia
- essentialz, columbia
- fastlane ashland 58, ashland
- fastlane paris road 55, columbia
- fastlane west blvd 56, columbia
- hitt mini mart, columbia
- hy-vee c-store 1082, columbia
- hy-vee gas 1081, columbia
- i-70 eagle stop 10, columbia
- maa jogmaya llc, columbia
- midway little general, columbia
- midway truck stop convenience store, columbia
- midwest petroleum 85, columbia
- midwest petroleum 93, columbia
- midwest petroleum 94, columbia
- quiktrip 661, columbia
- rocket 4241, columbia
- rocket 4242, columbia
- rocket 4243, columbia
- rocket 4244, columbia
- rocket 4246, columbia
- rocket 4247, columbia
- rocket 4248, columbia
- rocket 4249, columbia
- steve os, columbia
- tiger stop, columbia
Combination Grocery/Other · 22
- clovers natural market, columbia
- dollar general 18912, harrisburg
- dollar general 10546, ashland
- dollar general 16184, sturgeon
- dollar general 1711, columbia
- dollar general 20181, columbia
- dollar general 21079, columbia
- dollar general 22017, columbia
- dollar general 22444, columbia
- dollar general 23369, columbia
- dollar general 2972, centralia
- dollar general 4338, columbia
- dollar general 6202, hallsville
- dollar tree 3311, columbia
- dollar tree 3777, columbia
- dollar tree 8520, columbia
- dollar tree 907, columbia
- family dollar 13394, centralia
- sai market llc, columbia
- shwe market llc, columbia
- walgreens 05146, columbia
- walgreens 5145, columbia
Super Store · 17
- gerbes 124, columbia
- gerbes 125, columbia
- hy-vee 1082, columbia
- hy-vee food & drugstore 1081, columbia
- hy-vee food store 1076, columbia
- moser's foods - m5, ashland
- moser's foods - m7, columbia
- moser's foods - m9, columbia
- prenger foods, centralia
- sam's club 8163, columbia
- schnucks 307, columbia
- schnucks 714, columbia
- schnucks 715, columbia
- target stores t- 0239, columbia
- walmart sc 159, columbia
- walmart sc 451, columbia
- walmart sc 80, columbia
Medium Grocery Store · 9
- a & y global market inc, columbia
- african market llc 1, columbia
- beracah llc 1, columbia
- clovers natural market, columbia
- iyumva international market, columbia
- kabul market llc, columbia
- lee's oriental market, columbia
- los cuates grocery store, columbia
- prenger foods 0057, sturgeon
Supermarket · 6
- aldi 41070, columbia
- aldi 41084, columbia
- aldi 41086, columbia
- moser's foods - m4, columbia
- natural grocers by vitamin cottage u050, columbia
- trader joe's columbia 808, columbia
Large Grocery Store · 2
- hong kong market, columbia
- prenger foods 0052, hallsville
Farmers' Market · 1
- columbia farmers market, columbia
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- sturgeon family meat market, sturgeon
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 Boone County vs Adair County → · All Missouri counties →
Counties near Boone County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Boone County (6.6%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Missouri.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MO (34.4% here).
- Craven County, NC · 34.4% low-access
- Craven County, NC · 34.4% low-access
- Barton County, KS · 34.4% low-access
- Barton County, KS · 34.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MO (6.6% here).
- Clinton County, MI · 6.6% SNAP
- Clinton County, MI · 6.6% SNAP
- Hillsborough County, NH · 6.6% SNAP
- Hillsborough County, NH · 6.6% 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.
Boone County inside a higher low-access state context
Boone 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 Boone County, MO are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 29019. 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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