Signature · 3 LILA tracts (60% of tracts)
Choctaw County, OK
Choctaw County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 3 LILA tracts (60% of the book) alongside 37.2% low-access.
- 37.2%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 24.9%
- on SNAP
- 14K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Choctaw County, OK
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 37.2% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +15.1 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 24.9% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 8.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 60% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Osage County (+ 0.4 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Choctaw County sits in the upper national band (37.2%, #513 of 3,079) with 3 LILA tracts.
- #513
- national by low-access %
- #19
- in OK
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- 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: 3 LILA tracts (60% of tracts) .
How Choctaw County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Choctaw County's 37.2% low-access share is elevated, higher than 84% of them and ranked #513 most-affected nationwide.
Choctaw County's elevated USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Choctaw County has 2 urban and 3 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.
Choctaw County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Oklahoma, not a full county-board reprint
- Grant
Grant 65.3%
65.3 % low-access
- Beaver
Beaver 38.2%
38.2 % low-access
- Haskell
Haskell 38.2%
38.2 % low-access
- Kay
Kay 38.2%
38.2 % low-access
- Osage
Osage 37.6%
37.6 % low-access
- Choctaw
Choctaw 37.2%
37.2 % low-access
- Pawnee 5.6
Pawnee 5.6%
5.6 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 15,205 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 5,652 |
| Low-Access Share | 37.2%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 3,206 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 14,297 |
| Median Household Income | $44,081 |
| Poverty Rate | 23.2%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,472 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 24.9%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 8.0%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.3% |
SNAP retailers in Choctaw County
Choctaw County has 22 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 9 locations (41% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 9
- 271 kwick mart, hugo
- casey's 4475, hugo
- choctaw travel plaza - hugo, hugo
- corner store 1, fort towson
- e-z mart 4244, hugo
- grant travel plaza 633, grant
- harbors store, sawyer
- hop n shop 5, boswell
- murphy usa 6651, hugo
Combination Grocery/Other · 7
- braum's 197, hugo
- dollar general 0638, hugo
- dollar general 11791, boswell
- dollar general 16785, fort towson
- dollar general 22381, hugo
- dollar general 30872, soper
- dollartree 6570, hugo
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- meat by the case, hugo
- rickman's meat market, hugo
Super Store · 2
- pruett's food - hugo, hugo
- walmart supercenter 49, hugo
Bakery Specialty · 1
- main street bakery, hugo
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- choctaw country market, boswell
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 Choctaw County vs Adair County → · All Oklahoma counties →
Counties near Choctaw County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Choctaw 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 (37.2% here).
- Luna County, NM · 37.4% low-access
- Rusk County, WI · 37.4% low-access
- Charles County, MD · 37.4% low-access
- Monroe County, IL · 37.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside OK (24.9% here).
- Somerset County, MD · 24.9% SNAP
- Somerset County, MD · 24.9% SNAP
- Hardee County, FL · 24.9% SNAP
- Hardee County, FL · 24.9% 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.
Choctaw County inside a higher low-access state context
Choctaw 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 Choctaw County, OK are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 40023. 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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