Signature · 1 LILA tracts (50% of tracts)
Butte County, SD
Butte County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 1 LILA tracts (50% of the book) alongside 42.5% low-access.
- 42.5%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 7.5%
- on SNAP
- 11K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Butte County, SD
LA-SEVERE · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-SEVERE 42.5% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +20.4 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 50% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Brown County ( -0.4 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Butte County sits in the upper national band (42.5%, #330 of 3,079) with 1 LILA tracts.
- #330
- national by low-access %
- #22
- in SD
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- 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 Butte County compares nationally
Butte County sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 42.5% low-access share outpaces 89% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #332 most-affected nationwide.
Butte County's elevated USDA tier split
2 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Butte County has 1 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.
Butte 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
- Spink
Spink 43.3%
43.3 % low-access
- Butte
Butte 42.5%
42.5 % low-access
- Brown
Brown 42.1%
42.1 % low-access
- Haakon
Haakon 41.3%
41.3 % low-access
- Campbell
Campbell 40.5%
40.5 % 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) | 10,110 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 4,292 |
| Low-Access Share | 42.5%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,701 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 10,676 |
| Median Household Income | $75,652 |
| Poverty Rate | 8.6%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 324 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.5%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.6%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.5% |
SNAP retailers in Butte County
Butte County has 10 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 3 locations (30% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 3
- dollar general 19960, newell
- dollar general 24649, belle fourche
- family dollar 7142, belle fourche
Convenience Store · 3
- big d oil 2, belle fourche
- common cents food store 123, belle fourche
- yesway 1171, belle fourche
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- integrity meats, belle fourche
- nisland farm fresh market llc, nisland
Supermarket · 2
- lueders food center 255, belle fourche
- lynn's dakotamart, belle fourche
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 Butte County vs Aurora County → · All South Dakota counties →
Counties near Butte County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Butte County, both outside South Dakota so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside SD (42.5% here).
- Gonzales County, TX · 42.5% low-access
- Gonzales County, TX · 42.5% low-access
- Laramie County, WY · 42.5% low-access
- Laramie County, WY · 42.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside SD (7.5% here).
- Horry County, SC · 7.5% SNAP
- Horry County, SC · 7.5% SNAP
- Bastrop County, TX · 7.5% SNAP
- Bastrop County, TX · 7.5% 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.
Butte County inside a higher low-access state context
Butte County sits inside South Dakota (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 Butte County, SD are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 46019. 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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