Signature · 48 SNAP-authorized stores
Camden County, MO
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Camden County residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 20.5%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 8.2%
- on SNAP
- 44K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Camden County, MO
LA-ELEVATED · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ELEVATED 20.5% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -1.6 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 8.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 2.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 9% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Madison County (+ 0.0 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Camden County ranks #1,641 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #53 of 115 counties in MO (20.5% low-access; 1 food-desert tracts).
- #1,641
- national by low-access %
- #53
- in MO
- 4
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- 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: 48 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Camden County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Camden County's 20.5% low-access share is elevated, higher than 47% of them and ranked #1,645 most-affected nationwide.
Camden County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
11 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Camden County has 2 urban and 9 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.
Camden County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Missouri, not a full county-board reprint
- Mercer
Mercer 99.8%
99.8 % low-access
- DeKalb 20.6
DeKalb 20.6%
20.6 % low-access
- St. Francois 20.6
St. Francois 20.6%
20.6 % low-access
- Camden 20.5
Camden 20.5%
20.5 % low-access
- Madison 20.5
Madison 20.5%
20.5 % low-access
- Howell 20.4
Howell 20.4%
20.4 % low-access
- Mississippi 3
Mississippi 3%
3 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 11 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 44,002 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 4 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 9,008 |
| Low-Access Share | 20.5%near the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,718 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 43,667 |
| Median Household Income | $66,387 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.6%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,469 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 8.2%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 2.8%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in Camden County
Camden County has 48 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 24 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 24
- 4 seasons convenience store and cafe, lake ozark
- 7 express, climax springs
- ballentine 5-81 one stop, camdenton
- ballentine 5-81 one stop llc, camdenton
- bates grocery, macks creek
- camdenton eagle stop 21, camdenton
- casey's 1097, camdenton
- casey's 1370, camdenton
- casey's 2593, osage beach
- casey's general store 2180, camdenton
- casey's general store 3461, osage beach
- casey's general store 3951, lake ozark
- express mart sunrise beach 5015, sunrise beach
- jiffy stop food mart 597, camdenton
- just a little store, montreal
- kk eagle stop 14, osage beach
- lakers eagle stop 18, camdenton
- mj's mini mart, camdenton
- murphy express 8545, osage beach
- parkway eagle stop 29, osage beach
- quietside quick shop, roach
- rapid roberts 117, osage beach
- signal 106, camdenton
- y rd general store, linn creek
Combination Grocery/Other · 13
- butcher shop express llc, camdenton
- cvs pharmacy 4080, lake ozark
- coral reef seafood llc, osage beach
- dollartree 8575, camdenton
- dollar general 14841, sunrise beach
- dollar general 17357, climax springs
- dollar general 19749, osage beach
- dollar general 21405, camdenton
- dollar general 2611, camdenton
- dollar general 9089, camdenton
- dollar tree 5809, osage beach
- vernetti's italian grocer, camdenton
- walgreens 01142, osage beach
Super Store · 7
- dierbergs lakeview 25, osage beach
- gerbes 119, camdenton
- save-a-lot 23178, camdenton
- target stores t- 1914, lake ozark
- walmart sc 815, osage beach
- walmart sc 89, camdenton
- woods supermarket 2477, sunrise beach
Supermarket · 2
- aldi 41072, lake ozark
- woods supermarket 2066, lake ozark
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- farris fruit market llc, camdenton
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- toms slaughter house, montreal
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 Camden County vs Adair County → · All Missouri counties →
Nationwide peers for Camden County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Camden 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 (20.5% here).
- Avoyelles Parish, LA · 20.5% low-access
- Avoyelles Parish, LA · 20.5% low-access
- Scott County, TN · 20.5% low-access
- Scott County, TN · 20.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MO (8.2% here).
- Custer County, MT · 8.2% SNAP
- Custer County, MT · 8.2% SNAP
- Dodge County, NE · 8.2% SNAP
- Dodge County, NE · 8.2% 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
Camden 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 Camden County, MO are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 29029. 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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