Signature · 7 LILA tracts (70% of tracts)
Butler County, MO
Butler County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 7 LILA tracts (70% of the book) alongside 18.9% low-access.
- 18.9%
- low-access pop.
- 7
- food-desert tracts
- 20.3%
- on SNAP
- 42K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Butler County, MO
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 18.9% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -3.2 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 7 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 20.3% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 8.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 70% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Dent County (+ 0.0 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Butler County ranks #1,771 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #61 of 115 counties in MO (18.9% low-access; 7 food-desert tracts).
- #1,771
- national by low-access %
- #61
- in MO
- 7
- low-access tracts
- 4K
- 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: 7 LILA tracts (70% of tracts) .
How Butler County compares nationally
Butler County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 18.9% low-access share that beats 43% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,783).
Butler County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
10 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 7 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Butler County has 5 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.
Butler County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Missouri, not a full county-board reprint
- Mercer
Mercer 99.8%
99.8 % low-access
- Phelps 19
Phelps 19%
19 % low-access
- Butler 18.9
Butler 18.9%
18.9 % low-access
- Dent 18.9
Dent 18.9%
18.9 % low-access
- Caldwell 18.7
Caldwell 18.7%
18.7 % low-access
- Bates 18.6
Bates 18.6%
18.6 % low-access
- Mississippi 3
Mississippi 3%
3 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 10 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 42,794 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 7 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 7 |
| Low-Access Population | 8,079 |
| Low-Access Share | 18.9%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 3,689 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 42,020 |
| Median Household Income | $49,089 |
| Poverty Rate | 20.5%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,366 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 20.3%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 8.3%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Butler County
Butler County has 48 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 21 locations (44% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 21
- berger's gas mart llc, poplar bluff
- break time convenience 3125, poplar bluff
- casey's 2078, poplar bluff
- casey's 4321, poplar bluff
- fisk grocery and gas, fisk
- flowers bakery outlet 580, poplar bluff
- heartland xpress, poplar bluff
- huck's 265, poplar bluff
- hwy 60 inc, poplar bluff
- jds quickstop, poplar bluff
- kit n go, fisk
- m-n-p liquor #1 1, poplar bluff
- money mizer, poplar bluff
- munch n pump green forrest 11, poplar bluff
- munch n pump midtown 16, poplar bluff
- munchn pump southside 12, poplar bluff
- murphy express 7977, poplar bluff
- oriental market and cuevas cigars, poplar bluff
- rhodes convenience stores 260, poplar bluff
- rons 4, qulin
- the little store, poplar bluff
Combination Grocery/Other · 19
- cvs pharmacy 10281, poplar bluff
- dollar general 11672, qulin
- dollar general 12349, ellsinore
- dollar general 1238, poplar bluff
- dollar general 14817, harviell
- dollar general 16092, wappapello
- dollar general 17427, poplar bluff
- dollar general 17465, neelyville
- dollar general 22741, poplar bluff
- dollar general 30157, poplar bluff
- dollar general 30494, poplar bluff
- dollar general 518, poplar bluff
- dollar general 8263, poplar bluff
- dollar general store 17259, north polar bluff
- dollar tree 1357, poplar bluff
- dollar tree 7141, poplar bluff
- mikes resale, poplar bluff
- mo-ark cash & carry, poplar bluff
- walgreens 10153, poplar bluff
Super Store · 4
- 10 box cost-plus 272, poplar bluff
- kroger j-386, poplar bluff
- walmart neighborhood market 7127, poplar bluff
- walmart sc 19, poplar bluff
Supermarket · 2
- aldi 41034, poplar bluff
- save a lot 23174, poplar bluff
Large Grocery Store · 1
- food rite, wappapello
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- deep freeze inc, poplar bluff
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 Butler County vs Adair County → · All Missouri counties →
Nationwide peers for Butler County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Butler County, both outside Missouri so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MO (18.9% here).
- Alcorn County, MS · 18.9% low-access
- Alcorn County, MS · 18.9% low-access
- Carlton County, MN · 18.9% low-access
- Carlton County, MN · 18.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MO (20.3% here).
- Jefferson Davis Parish, LA · 20.3% SNAP
- Jefferson Davis Parish, LA · 20.3% SNAP
- Wayne County, KY · 20.3% SNAP
- Wayne County, KY · 20.3% 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, Missouri in context
Butler 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 Butler County, MO are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 29023. 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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