Signature · 5.3% SNAP (5th pct in MO)
Cass County, MO
Cass County sits in the upper national band on low-access (32.6%, +10.5 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 32.6%
- low-access pop.
- 5
- food-desert tracts
- 5.3%
- on SNAP
- 111K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Cass County, MO
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 32.6% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +10.5 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 5 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 5.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 25% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Buchanan County (+ 0.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Cass County sits in the upper national band (32.6%, #768 of 3,079) with 5 LILA tracts.
- #768
- national by low-access %
- #26
- in MO
- 12
- low-access tracts
- 8K
- 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: 5.3% SNAP (5th pct in MO) (-6.8 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Cass County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Cass County's 32.6% low-access share is elevated, higher than 75% of them and ranked #773 most-affected nationwide.
Cass County's elevated USDA tier split
20 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 5 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Cass County has 12 urban and 8 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.
Cass 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
- Grundy 33.4
Grundy 33.4%
33.4 % low-access
- Vernon 32.9
Vernon 32.9%
32.9 % low-access
- Cass 32.6
Cass 32.6%
32.6 % low-access
- Buchanan 32.6
Buchanan 32.6%
32.6 % low-access
- Ste. Genevieve 32
Ste. Genevieve 32%
32 % low-access
- Mississippi 3
Mississippi 3%
3 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 20 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 99,478 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 12 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 5 |
| Low-Access Population | 32,431 |
| Low-Access Share | 32.6%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 8,442 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 110,773 |
| Median Household Income | $87,535 |
| Poverty Rate | 6.2%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,299 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 5.3%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.9%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Cass County
Cass County has 76 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 38 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 38
- bp archie, archie
- bp food mart 8162774749, belton
- bridge over troubled water, belton
- casey's 1197, peculiar
- casey's 1785, pleasant hill
- casey's 2565, raymore
- casey's 2615, raymore
- casey's 2616, peculiar
- casey's general store 3903, belton
- casey's 1629, harrisonville
- casey's 1961, harrisonville
- casey's 2443, garden city
- casey's 4543, archie
- casey's general store 3486, harrisonville
- caseys general store 1234, drexel
- creighton food mart, creighton
- ducky's 2, harrisonville
- duckys, harrisonville
- everyday, harrisonville
- fast gas & snacks, belton
- first stop enterprises llc, garden city
- freedom stop, raymore
- freeman market, freeman
- goodstop by casey's 5153, pleasant hill
- heartland market 1, raymore
- hy-vee gas 5034, belton
- love's travel stop 616, harrisonville
- murphy usa 5782, harrisonville
- phillips 66, belton
- pilot travel center 672, peculiar
- pleasant hill fast stop, pleasant hill
- quiktrip 171, belton
- quiktrip 233, belton
- quiktrip 247, harrisonville
- rush hour 2, belton
- rush hour 6, pleasant hill
- samra mart ii, pleasant hill
- temp-stop 106, pleasant hill
Combination Grocery/Other · 24
- cvs pharmacy 5661, belton
- cvs pharmacy 8563, harrisonville
- cvs pharmacy 8595, raymore
- dollar general 18351, belton
- dollar general 18650, freeman
- dollar general 11669, garden city
- dollar general 15699, drexel
- dollar general 2102, belton
- dollar general 21278, harrisonville
- dollar general 24840, pleasant hill
- dollar general 25259, cleveland
- dollar general 25727, belton
- dollar general 30233, peculiar
- dollar general 4888, raymore
- dollar general 4891, peculiar
- dollar general 842, pleasant hill
- dollar general 9467, harrisonville
- dollar general store 17454, archie
- dollar tree 3352, belton
- dollar tree 7411, harrisonville
- dollar tree 8257, pleasant hill
- food fair of drexel llc 688, drexel
- walgreens 11087, raymore
- walgreens 12778, harrisonville
Supermarket · 7
- aldi 46002, harrisonville
- aldi 46055, belton
- cosentino's price chopper 110, peculiar
- cosentino's price chopper 250, pleasant hill
- cosentino's price chopper 359, belton
- cosentinos raymore price chopper 285, raymore
- price chopper 37, harrisonville
Super Store · 5
- hy-vee food store 1034, belton
- sam's club 8243, raymore
- target stores t- 1538, belton
- walmart sc 319, raymore
- walmart sc 96, harrisonville
Bakery Specialty · 2
- papa murphy's harrisonville mo053, harrisonville
- papa murphy's take n bake pizza mo-014, belton
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 Cass County vs Adair County → · All Missouri counties →
Counties near Cass County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Cass County (5.3%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Missouri.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MO (32.6% here).
- Box Butte County, NE · 32.6% low-access
- Box Butte County, NE · 32.6% low-access
- Marion County, IN · 32.6% low-access
- Marion County, IN · 32.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MO (5.3% here).
- Chisago County, MN · 5.3% SNAP
- Chisago County, MN · 5.3% SNAP
- Bergen County, NJ · 5.3% SNAP
- Bergen County, NJ · 5.3% 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.
Cass County inside a higher low-access state context
Cass 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 Cass County, MO are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 29037. 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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