Signature · 5.9% SNAP (12th pct in IA)
Carroll County, IA
Carroll County lands in the lower national band on low-access (8.9%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 8.9%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 5.9%
- on SNAP
- 21K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Carroll County, IA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-MODERATE 8.9% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -13.2 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 5.9% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Monroe County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Carroll County lands in the lower national band (8.9%, #2,567 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,567
- national by low-access %
- #79
- in IA
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 415
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 5.9% SNAP (12th pct in IA) (-6.2 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Carroll County compares nationally
Carroll County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 8.9% low-access share that beats 18% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,575).
Carroll County's lower-band USDA tier split
6 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Carroll County has 2 urban and 4 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.
Carroll County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Iowa, not a full county-board reprint
- Fremont
Fremont 76%
76 % low-access
- Clarke 9.2
Clarke 9.2%
9.2 % low-access
- Carroll 8.9
Carroll 8.9%
8.9 % low-access
- Monroe 8.9
Monroe 8.9%
8.9 % low-access
- Washington 8.9
Washington 8.9%
8.9 % low-access
- Hardin 8.6
Hardin 8.6%
8.6 % low-access
- Grundy 0
Grundy 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 6 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 20,816 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,856 |
| Low-Access Share | 8.9%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 415 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 20,594 |
| Median Household Income | $72,930 |
| Poverty Rate | 7.9%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 522 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 5.9%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.9%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.4% |
SNAP retailers in Carroll County
Carroll County has 21 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 10 locations (48% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 10
- casey's general store 3904, manning
- carroll country store 01, carroll
- carroll fast and fresh express 1051, carroll
- casey's general store 2303, glidden
- casey's general store 3025, carroll
- casey's general store 3082, carroll
- coon rapids country store 12, coon rapids
- las tarascas mexican market llc, carroll
- sparky's one stop 29, carroll
- sparky's one stop 31, breda
Combination Grocery/Other · 6
- bordenaro's meat market, carroll
- dollar general 16532, coon rapids
- dollar general 16937, manning
- dollar general 2756, carroll
- dollar tree 6301, carroll
- walgreens 10770, carroll
Super Store · 3
- fareway stores, inc. 409, carroll
- hy-vee food store 1051, carroll
- walmart sc 1787, carroll
Large Grocery Store · 1
- frohlichs super valu, coon rapids
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- glidden grocery, glidden
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Iowa
One of 98 counties in Iowa, 6 are shown here.
Compare Carroll County vs Adair County → · All Iowa counties →
Counties near Carroll County's lower low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Carroll County (5.9%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Iowa.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside IA (8.9% here).
- Teton County, ID · 8.9% low-access
- Teton County, ID · 8.9% low-access
- Pierce County, GA · 8.9% low-access
- Pierce County, GA · 8.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside IA (5.9% here).
- Monroe County, GA · 5.9% SNAP
- Monroe County, GA · 5.9% SNAP
- Cole County, MO · 5.9% SNAP
- Cole County, MO · 5.9% 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.
Carroll County inside a lower low-access state context
Carroll County sits inside Iowa (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 Carroll County, IA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 19027. 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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