Signature · 2 LILA tracts (40% of tracts)
Bourbon County, KS
Bourbon County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 2 LILA tracts (40% of the book) alongside 27.5% low-access.
- 27.5%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 7.8%
- on SNAP
- 14K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Bourbon County, KS
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 27.5% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +5.4 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 40% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Sedgwick County (+ 0.2 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Bourbon County ranks #1,113 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #51 of 105 counties in KS (27.5% low-access; 2 food-desert tracts).
- #1,113
- national by low-access %
- #51
- in KS
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- food-desert residents
Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA).
Signature read: 2 LILA tracts (40% of tracts) .
How Bourbon County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Bourbon County's 27.5% low-access share is elevated, higher than 64% of them and ranked #1,117 most-affected nationwide.
Bourbon County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Bourbon County has 2 urban and 3 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.
Bourbon County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Kansas, not a full county-board reprint
- Clark
Clark 100%
100 % low-access
- Decatur 27.9
Decatur 27.9%
27.9 % low-access
- Sedgwick 27.7
Sedgwick 27.7%
27.7 % low-access
- Bourbon 27.5
Bourbon 27.5%
27.5 % low-access
- McPherson 27
McPherson 27%
27 % low-access
- Butler 26.9
Butler 26.9%
26.9 % low-access
- Jefferson 1.1
Jefferson 1.1%
1.1 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 15,173 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 4,178 |
| Low-Access Share | 27.5%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,697 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 14,394 |
| Median Household Income | $59,238 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.6%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 455 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.8%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.2%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.6% |
SNAP retailers in Bourbon County
Bourbon County has 14 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 8 locations (57% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 8
- casey's 3399, fort scott
- kc mart, fort scott
- kc mart, fort scott
- perry's pork rinds & country store, bronson
- petes 14, fort scott
- petes 20, fort scott
- petes 27, fort scott
- petes 28, fort scott
Combination Grocery/Other · 2
- dollar general 2494, fort scott
- dollar tree 8438, fort scott
Farmers' Market · 1
- fort scott farmers' market, fort scott
Large Grocery Store · 1
- g & w foods 2746, fort scott
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- the butcher block llc, fort scott
Super Store · 1
- walmart sc 0039, fort scott
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Kansas
One of 104 counties in Kansas, 6 are shown here.
Compare Bourbon County vs Allen County → · All Kansas counties →
Nationwide peers for Bourbon County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Bourbon County, both outside Kansas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside KS (27.5% here).
- Black Hawk County, IA · 27.5% low-access
- Black Hawk County, IA · 27.5% low-access
- Owyhee County, ID · 27.5% low-access
- Owyhee County, ID · 27.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside KS (7.8% here).
- Morgan County, IN · 7.8% SNAP
- Morgan County, IN · 7.8% SNAP
- Clay County, IN · 7.8% SNAP
- Clay County, IN · 7.8% 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.
Food access nationally, Kansas in context
Bourbon County sits inside Kansas (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 Bourbon County, KS are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 20011. 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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