Signature · 6.4% SNAP (11th pct in MO)
Christian County, MO
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Christian 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).
- 21.5%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 6.4%
- on SNAP
- 93K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Christian County, MO
LA-ELEVATED · PHOTO-FINISH · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ELEVATED 21.5% low-access
- PHOTO-FINISH -0.6 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 6.4% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 7% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Cedar County ( -0.3 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Christian County ranks #1,559 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #48 of 115 counties in MO (21.5% low-access; 1 food-desert tracts).
- #1,559
- national by low-access %
- #48
- in MO
- 6
- low-access tracts
- 5K
- 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: 6.4% SNAP (11th pct in MO) (-5.7 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Christian County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Christian County's 21.5% low-access share is elevated, higher than 50% of them and ranked #1,567 most-affected nationwide.
Christian County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
14 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Christian County has 5 urban and 9 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.
Christian County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Missouri, not a full county-board reprint
- Mercer
Mercer 99.8%
99.8 % low-access
- Gentry 21.9
Gentry 21.9%
21.9 % low-access
- Christian 21.5
Christian 21.5%
21.5 % low-access
- Cedar 21.2
Cedar 21.2%
21.2 % low-access
- Linn 20.9
Linn 20.9%
20.9 % low-access
- DeKalb 20.6
DeKalb 20.6%
20.6 % low-access
- Mississippi 3
Mississippi 3%
3 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 14 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 77,422 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 6 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 16,679 |
| Low-Access Share | 21.5%near the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 5,299 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 92,915 |
| Median Household Income | $83,437 |
| Poverty Rate | 8.2%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,235 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 6.4%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.0%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Christian County
Christian County has 64 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 28 locations (44% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 28
- barnyard feed and more, oldfield
- casey's 1383, sparta
- casey's 2856, nixa
- casey's 3400, billings
- casey's 3443, nixa
- casey's 3448, ozark
- casey's general store 2619, nixa
- casey's general store 2631, nixa
- casey's general store 2685, nixa
- casey's general store 2800, clever
- casey's general store 2901, ozark
- casey's general store 3014, ozark
- casey's general store 3017, sparta
- clever mart, clever
- joji quick stop, highlandville
- joji quick stop, nixa
- king discount cigarettes & tobacco, nixa
- maverik 5182, nixa
- maverik 5296, ozark
- maverik 5297, ozark
- maverik 5315, ozark
- murphy usa 7834, nixa
- rapid roberts 103, nixa
- rapid roberts 115, ozark
- rapid roberts 128, nixa
- signal food store 112, ozark
- spokane super stop 0, spokane
- zippy mart / conoco, galena
Combination Grocery/Other · 20
- braums 276, nixa
- braums 285, ozark
- cvs 10118, nixa
- dollar general 14517, billings
- dollartree 8915, nixa
- dollartree 9953, clever
- dollar general 11140, nixa
- dollar general 11971, clever
- dollar general 13441, highlandville
- dollar general 14928, nixa
- dollar general 1768, nixa
- dollar general 23309, bruner
- dollar general 30335, nixa
- dollar general 3974, ozark
- dollar general 7719, sparta
- dollar general store 13617, ozark
- dollar tree 2787, ozark
- family dollar 13786, sparta
- walgreens 05289, nixa
- walgreens 09929, ozark
Supermarket · 8
- aldi 46116, ozark
- aldi 36, nixa
- apple market 2626, clever
- apple market 2632, ozark
- king cash saver 6, ozark
- price cutter plus 4, ozark
- price cutter plus 55, nixa
- town & country 2452, sparta
Super Store · 3
- harter house nixa llc dba harter house supermarket, nixa
- walmart sc 2702, nixa
- walmart sc 379, ozark
Bakery Specialty · 2
- papa murphys mo-029, ozark
- papa murphys take n bake pizza mo-040, nixa
Farmers' Market · 1
- ozark downtown farmers market, ozark
Large Grocery Store · 1
- christian county discount freight & grocery, ozark
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- oldfield packing, oldfield
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 Christian County vs Adair County → · All Missouri counties →
Nationwide peers for Christian County's low-access or SNAP share
SNAP-led peer set first for Christian County (6.4%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Missouri.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MO (21.5% here).
- Madison County, ID · 21.5% low-access
- Madison County, ID · 21.5% low-access
- Gibson County, TN · 21.5% low-access
- Gibson County, TN · 21.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MO (6.4% here).
- Grafton County, NH · 6.4% SNAP
- Grafton County, NH · 6.4% SNAP
- Ocean County, NJ · 6.4% SNAP
- Ocean County, NJ · 6.4% 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, Missouri in context
Christian 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 Christian County, MO are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 29043. 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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