Signature · 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts)
Brown County, KS
Brown County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of the book) alongside 37.7% low-access.
- 37.7%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 11.6%
- on SNAP
- 9K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Brown County, KS
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 37.7% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +15.6 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-TYPICAL 11.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 33% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Smith County ( -0.3 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Brown County sits in the upper national band (37.7%, #497 of 3,079) with 1 LILA tracts.
- #497
- national by low-access %
- #19
- in KS
- 1
- 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: 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts) .
How Brown County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Brown County's 37.7% low-access share is elevated, higher than 84% of them and ranked #497 most-affected nationwide.
Brown County's elevated USDA tier split
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Brown County has 1 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.
Brown County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Kansas, not a full county-board reprint
- Clark
Clark 100%
100 % low-access
- Brown 37.7
Brown 37.7%
37.7 % low-access
- Smith 37.4
Smith 37.4%
37.4 % low-access
- Geary 36.9
Geary 36.9%
36.9 % low-access
- Elk 36.8
Elk 36.8%
36.8 % low-access
- Cloud 36.7
Cloud 36.7%
36.7 % low-access
- Jefferson 1.1
Jefferson 1.1%
1.1 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 3 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 9,984 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 3,768 |
| Low-Access Share | 37.7%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,366 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 9,343 |
| Median Household Income | $62,233 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.8%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 439 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.6%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.7%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.4% |
SNAP retailers in Brown County
Brown County has 10 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 5 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 5
- all star, sabetha
- casey's general store 2153, hiawatha
- casey's general store 2957, hiawatha
- snak atak #13, horton
- ta express fairview, fairview
Combination Grocery/Other · 2
- dollar general 12251, horton
- dollar general 2537, hiawatha
Large Grocery Store · 1
- horton thriftway, horton
Small Grocery Store · 1
- kooser general store, hiawatha
Super Store · 1
- walmart sc 342, hiawatha
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 Brown County vs Allen County → · All Kansas counties →
Brown County inside a higher low-access state context
Brown 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 Brown County, KS are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 20013. 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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