Signature · 2 LILA tracts (50% of tracts)
Chicot County, AR
Chicot County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 2 LILA tracts (50% of the book) alongside 32.6% low-access.
- 32.6%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 16.7%
- on SNAP
- 10K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Chicot County, AR
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 32.6% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +10.5 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 16.7% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 10.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 50% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Faulkner County (+ 0.2 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Chicot County sits in the upper national band (32.6%, #769 of 3,079) with 2 LILA tracts.
- #769
- national by low-access %
- #19
- in AR
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- 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: 2 LILA tracts (50% of tracts) .
How Chicot County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Chicot County's 32.6% low-access share is elevated, higher than 75% of them and ranked #773 most-affected nationwide.
Chicot County's elevated USDA tier split
4 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Chicot County has 2 urban and 2 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.
Chicot County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Arkansas, not a full county-board reprint
- Calhoun
Calhoun 65.5%
65.5 % low-access
- Searcy
Searcy 32.9%
32.9 % low-access
- Faulkner
Faulkner 32.8%
32.8 % low-access
- Chicot
Chicot 32.6%
32.6 % low-access
- Desha
Desha 32.4%
32.4 % low-access
- Polk
Polk 32.3%
32.3 % low-access
- Izard 0.9
Izard 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 4 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 11,800 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 3,847 |
| Low-Access Share | 32.6%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,900 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 9,765 |
| Median Household Income | $39,045 |
| Poverty Rate | 22.6%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 664 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 16.7%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 10.1%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 7.9% |
SNAP retailers in Chicot County
Chicot County has 15 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 8 locations (53% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 8
- dermott corner store, dermott
- double quick 79, lake village
- double quick 82, eudora
- liah food inc., dermott
- love's travel stop 689, lake village
- ricks express #7, lake village
- the filling station 22, lake village
- valero, dermott
Combination Grocery/Other · 5
- dollar general 4392, lake village
- dollar general 23037, dermott
- dollar general 25843, monticello
- dollar general 31119, eudora
- family dollar 12892, lake village
Supermarket · 2
- badgers market, eudora
- sullivan's grocery 14, lake village
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Arkansas
One of 74 counties in Arkansas, 6 are shown here.
Compare Chicot County vs Arkansas County → · All Arkansas counties →
Chicot County inside a higher low-access state context
Chicot County sits inside Arkansas (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 Chicot County, AR are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 05017. 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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