Signature · 32.6% low-access (75th pct)
Box Butte County, NE
Box Butte County sits in the upper national band on low-access (32.6%, +10.5 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 32.6%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 7.1%
- on SNAP
- 11K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Box Butte County, NE
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ELEVATED 32.6% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +10.5 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.1% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Gage County ( -0.2 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Box Butte County sits in the upper national band (32.6%, #765 of 3,079).
- #765
- national by low-access %
- #33
- in NE
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 1K
- 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: 32.6% low-access (75th pct) (+10.5 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Box Butte County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Box Butte County's 32.6% low-access share is elevated, higher than 75% of them and ranked #773 most-affected nationwide.
Box Butte County's elevated USDA tier split
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Box Butte County has 2 urban and 1 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.
Box Butte County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Nebraska, not a full county-board reprint
- Thomas
Thomas 100%
100 % low-access
- Box Butte 32.6
Box Butte 32.6%
32.6 % low-access
- Gage 32.4
Gage 32.4%
32.4 % low-access
- Seward 32.4
Seward 32.4%
32.4 % low-access
- Saline 32.2
Saline 32.2%
32.2 % low-access
- Sheridan 32
Sheridan 32%
32 % low-access
- Burt 0.7
Burt 0.7%
0.7 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 3 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 11,308 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 3,683 |
| Low-Access Share | 32.6%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,037 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 10,714 |
| Median Household Income | $68,892 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.8%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 321 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.1%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.4%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.6% |
SNAP retailers in Box Butte County
Box Butte County has 8 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 3 locations (38% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 3
- dollar general 8755, alliance
- dollar general 7534, alliance
- family dollar 12631, alliance
Convenience Store · 2
- maverik, inc 502, alliance
- yesway 1170, alliance
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- rabens market, hemingford
Super Store · 1
- alliance grocery kart inc, alliance
Supermarket · 1
- safeway 549, alliance
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Nebraska
One of 92 counties in Nebraska, 6 are shown here.
Compare Box Butte County vs Adams County → · All Nebraska counties →
Counties near Box Butte County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Box Butte County, both outside Nebraska so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside NE (32.6% here).
- Cass County, MO · 32.6% low-access
- Cass County, MO · 32.6% low-access
- Buchanan County, MO · 32.6% low-access
- Buchanan County, MO · 32.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NE (7.1% here).
- Jefferson County, MO · 7.1% SNAP
- Jefferson County, MO · 7.1% SNAP
- Franklin County, MO · 7.1% SNAP
- Franklin County, MO · 7.1% 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.
Box Butte County inside a higher low-access state context
Box Butte County sits inside Nebraska (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 Box Butte County, NE are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 31013. 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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