Signature · 51 SNAP-authorized stores
Cape Girardeau County, MO
Cape Girardeau County sits in the upper national band on low-access (30.8%, +8.7 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 30.8%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 9.8%
- on SNAP
- 83K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Cape Girardeau County, MO
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ELEVATED 30.8% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +8.7 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 9.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 6% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Jefferson County (+ 0.2 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Cape Girardeau County sits in the upper national band (30.8%, #883 of 3,079) with 1 LILA tracts.
- #883
- national by low-access %
- #32
- in MO
- 7
- low-access tracts
- 7K
- 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: 51 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Cape Girardeau County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Cape Girardeau County's 30.8% low-access share is elevated, higher than 72% of them and ranked #887 most-affected nationwide.
Cape Girardeau County's elevated USDA tier split
16 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Cape Girardeau County has 11 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.
Cape Girardeau County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Missouri, not a full county-board reprint
- Mercer
Mercer 99.8%
99.8 % low-access
- Cooper 31.3
Cooper 31.3%
31.3 % low-access
- Cole 31.2
Cole 31.2%
31.2 % low-access
- Clay 31.1
Clay 31.1%
31.1 % low-access
- Jefferson 31
Jefferson 31%
31 % low-access
- Cape Girardeau 30.8
Cape Girardeau 30.8%
30.8 % low-access
- Mississippi 3
Mississippi 3%
3 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 16 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 75,674 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 7 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 23,300 |
| Low-Access Share | 30.8%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 7,204 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 82,735 |
| Median Household Income | $68,464 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.9%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,166 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 9.8%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.9%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 4.4% |
Thick SNAP store book in Cape Girardeau County
Cape Girardeau County has 51 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 16 locations (31% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 16
- cvs pharmacy 10256, cape girardeau
- dollar general 1194, cape girardeau
- dollar general 1218, jackson
- dollar general 12886, jackson
- dollar general 16278, cape girardeau
- dollar general 16337, old appleton
- dollar general 21760, jackson
- dollar general 31008, jackson
- dollar general 3305, cape girardeau
- dollar general 517, cape girardeau
- dollar general store 16828, jackson
- dollar tree 6514, jackson
- dollar tree 7123, cape girardeau
- dollar tree 761, cape girardeau
- family dollar 10606, cape girardeau
- walgreens 3338, cape girardeau
Convenience Store · 15
- cape mart convenience store, cape girardeau
- casey's 2028, jackson
- casey's 3324, jackson
- casey's general store 2055, jackson
- corner store, cape girardeau
- depot city, cape girardeau
- huck's 271, cape girardeau
- jackson zx 160, jackson
- murphy usa 7971, jackson
- quick & save, cape girardeau
- reliance 1024 1024, jackson
- route k one stop minimart, cape girardeau
- wink's 317, cape girardeau
- winks 310, cape girardeau
- winks 315, cape girardeau
Super Store · 8
- harps food store 209, jackson
- ruler 295, cape girardeau
- sam's club 6479, cape girardeau
- schnucks 702, cape girardeau
- target stores t- 0992, cape girardeau
- walmart neighborhood market 7072, cape girardeau
- walmart sc 122, jackson
- walmart sc 188, cape girardeau
Small Grocery Store · 4
- dents make cents, jackson
- monte blanco corp, cape girardeau
- pacific rim market, cape girardeau
- river hills grocery, altenburg
Supermarket · 4
- aldi 41079, jackson
- aldi 41098, cape girardeau
- food giant 545, cape girardeau
- save a lot 24665, cape girardeau
Bakery Specialty · 1
- papa murphy's mo015, cape girardeau
Farmers' Market · 1
- cape riverfront market nafmnp, cape girardeau
Large Grocery Store · 1
- natural health organic foods, cape girardeau
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- ron's meat shop, oak ridge
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 Cape Girardeau County vs Adair County → · All Missouri counties →
Counties near Cape Girardeau County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Cape Girardeau 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 (30.8% here).
- Wood County, OH · 30.8% low-access
- Wood County, OH · 30.8% low-access
- Maverick County, TX · 30.8% low-access
- Maverick County, TX · 30.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MO (9.8% here).
- Redwood County, MN · 9.8% SNAP
- Redwood County, MN · 9.8% SNAP
- Chippewa County, MN · 9.8% SNAP
- Chippewa County, MN · 9.8% 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.
Cape Girardeau County inside a higher low-access state context
Cape Girardeau 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 Cape Girardeau County, MO are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 29031. 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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