Signature · 54 SNAP-authorized stores
Cherokee County, OK
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Cherokee 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).
- 27.9%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 16.5%
- on SNAP
- 48K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Cherokee County, OK
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 27.9% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +5.8 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 16.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 22% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Comanche County (+ 0.0 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Cherokee County ranks #1,085 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #32 of 77 counties in OK (27.9% low-access; 2 food-desert tracts).
- #1,085
- national by low-access %
- #32
- in OK
- 7
- low-access tracts
- 7K
- 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: 54 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Cherokee County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Cherokee County's 27.9% low-access share is elevated, higher than 65% of them and ranked #1,093 most-affected nationwide.
Cherokee County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
9 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Cherokee County has 3 urban and 6 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.
Cherokee County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Oklahoma, not a full county-board reprint
- Grant
Grant 65.3%
65.3 % low-access
- McCurtain
McCurtain 28.4%
28.4 % low-access
- Cherokee
Cherokee 27.9%
27.9 % low-access
- Comanche
Comanche 27.9%
27.9 % low-access
- Grady
Grady 27.9%
27.9 % low-access
- Coal
Coal 27.4%
27.4 % low-access
- Pawnee 5.6
Pawnee 5.6%
5.6 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 9 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 46,987 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 7 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 13,111 |
| Low-Access Share | 27.9%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 6,597 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 47,942 |
| Median Household Income | $53,218 |
| Poverty Rate | 18.2%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,092 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 16.5%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.9%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Cherokee County
Cherokee County has 54 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 26 locations (48% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 26
- bear rocks, hulbert
- caney ridge best stop, welling
- clear creek trading post, hulbert
- casey's 3411, tahlequah
- casey's 3412, tahlequah
- clear creek food mart, tahlequah
- cowboys, peggs
- dano's, tahlequah
- e-z mart 4366, tahlequah
- e-z mart 4369, tahlequah
- e-z mart 4370, tahlequah
- hit and run one stop, tahlequah
- hulbert super stop, hulbert
- jars country convenience store, welling
- logstore norh, tahlequah
- logstore south llc, tahlequah
- love's travel stops & country stores inc 78, tahlequah
- moody store inc., tahlequah
- shafa enterprises inc 1, tahlequah
- speedy grab and go, tahlequah
- super mart stop n go, tahlequah
- the oasis health food store inc, tahlequah
- tnt grocery, tahlequah
- the barn, park hill
- x-press stop 2, tahlequah
- x-press stop 3, tahlequah
Combination Grocery/Other · 18
- braum's 150, tahlequah
- braum's 313, tahlequah
- dollar general 0547, tahlequah
- dollar general 13886, park hill
- dollar general 13903, tahlequah
- dollar general 14068, peggs
- dollar general 14283, tahlequah
- dollar general 3041, tahlequah
- dollar general 10035, cookson
- dollar general 12899, hulbert
- dollar general 15025, tahlequah
- dollar general 19882, tahlequah
- dollar general 21316, tahlequah
- dollar general 31172, welling
- dollar tree 2311, tahlequah
- family dollar store 5387, tahlequah
- virginia's chicken store, tahlequah
- walgreens 10785, tahlequah
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- 1839 cherokee meat co., tahlequah
- virginia's chicken store, tahlequah
Small Grocery Store · 2
- parkers meat market, park hill
- tinajeros meat market, tahlequah
Supermarket · 2
- reasor's 902, tahlequah
- save-a-lot 24894, tahlequah
Farmers' Market · 1
- tahlequah farmer's market, tahlequah
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- cathy's jars, tahlequah
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- the barn at flintridge, park hill
Super Store · 1
- walmart supercenter 10, tahlequah
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Oklahoma
One of 76 counties in Oklahoma, 6 are shown here.
Compare Cherokee County vs Adair County → · All Oklahoma counties →
Nationwide peers for Cherokee County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Cherokee County, both outside Oklahoma so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside OK (27.9% here).
- Lorain County, OH · 27.9% low-access
- Lorain County, OH · 27.9% low-access
- Benton County, OR · 27.9% low-access
- Benton County, OR · 27.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside OK (16.5% here).
- Ross County, OH · 16.5% SNAP
- Ross County, OH · 16.5% SNAP
- Chemung County, NY · 16.5% SNAP
- Chemung County, NY · 16.5% 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.
Food access nationally, Oklahoma in context
Cherokee County sits inside Oklahoma (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 Cherokee County, OK are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 40021. 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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