Signature · 1 LILA tracts (50% of tracts)
Brule County, SD
Brule County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 1 LILA tracts (50% of the book) alongside 32.6% low-access.
- 32.6%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 6.2%
- on SNAP
- 5K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Brule County, SD
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 32.6% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +10.5 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 6.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 50% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Codington County ( -0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Brule County sits in the upper national band (32.6%, #766 of 3,079) with 1 LILA tracts.
- #766
- national by low-access %
- #41
- in SD
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 694
- 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 (50% of tracts) .
How Brule County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Brule County's 32.6% low-access share is elevated, higher than 75% of them and ranked #766 most-affected nationwide.
Brule County's elevated USDA tier split
2 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
All 2 of Brule County's tracts are rural in the USDA classification, so every one is judged on the 10-mile test: a resident counts as low-access only when the nearest supermarket is more than 10 miles away.
Brule County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in South Dakota, not a full county-board reprint
- Jones
Jones 100%
100 % low-access
- Pennington 32.8
Pennington 32.8%
32.8 % low-access
- Davison 32.7
Davison 32.7%
32.7 % low-access
- Deuel 32.7
Deuel 32.7%
32.7 % low-access
- Brule 32.6
Brule 32.6%
32.6 % low-access
- Codington 32.5
Codington 32.5%
32.5 % low-access
- Oglala Lakota 0
Oglala Lakota 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 2 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 5,255 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,715 |
| Low-Access Share | 32.6%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 694 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 5,283 |
| Median Household Income | $73,720 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.7%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 122 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 6.2%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.7%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 6.6% |
SNAP retailers in Brule County
Brule County has 9 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 5 locations (56% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
2 towns share the 9 authorized stores; Chamberlain holds 78% of them. 1 of the 2 towns has no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Kimball.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Chamberlain | 7 | 1 |
| Kimball | 2 | none |
Convenience Store · 5
- casey's 1161, chamberlain
- casey's 5240, chamberlain
- love's travel stop 816, kimball
- michelle's market llc, kimball
- whoa n go fuel stop, chamberlain
Combination Grocery/Other · 2
- dollar general 22416, chamberlain
- family dollar 7918, chamberlain
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- dehaai's processing llc, chamberlain
Supermarket · 1
- chamberlain food center, chamberlain
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in South Dakota
One of 65 counties in South Dakota, 6 are shown here.
Compare Brule County vs Aurora County → · All South Dakota counties →
South Dakota among West North Central states
South Dakota ranks 1st of 7 West North Central states by population-weighted low-access (29.1%). Brule County, at 32.6%, runs 3.5 pts above the South Dakota rate.
- South Dakota 29.1%
- North Dakota 28.9%
- Minnesota 27.4%
- Kansas 26.4%
- Missouri 24.9%
- Nebraska 21.9%
- Iowa 20.0%
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
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 Brule County, SD are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 46015. 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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