Signature · 6.0% SNAP (9th pct in MO)
Clay County, MO
Clay County sits in the upper national band on low-access (31.1%, +9 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 31.1%
- low-access pop.
- 7
- food-desert tracts
- 6.0%
- on SNAP
- 258K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Clay County, MO
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 31.1% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +9.0 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 7 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 6.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 16% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Cole County (+ 0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Clay County sits in the upper national band (31.1%, #867 of 3,079) with 7 LILA tracts.
- #867
- national by low-access %
- #30
- in MO
- 26
- low-access tracts
- 13K
- 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: 6.0% SNAP (9th pct in MO) (-6.1 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Clay County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Clay County's 31.1% low-access share is elevated, higher than 72% of them and ranked #873 most-affected nationwide.
Clay County's elevated USDA tier split
44 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 7 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Clay County has 37 urban and 7 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.
Clay 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
- Cooper 31.3
Cooper 31.3%
31.3 % low-access
- Cole 31.2
Cole 31.2%
31.2 % low-access
- Clay 31.1
Clay 31.1%
31.1 % low-access
- Jefferson 31
Jefferson 31%
31 % low-access
- Cape Girardeau 30.8
Cape Girardeau 30.8%
30.8 % low-access
- Mississippi 3
Mississippi 3%
3 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 44 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 221,939 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 26 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 7 |
| Low-Access Population | 68,962 |
| Low-Access Share | 31.1%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 13,008 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 258,122 |
| Median Household Income | $88,468 |
| Poverty Rate | 8.5%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 6,168 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 6.0%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.7%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.2% |
Thick SNAP store book in Clay County
Clay County has 154 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 67 locations (44% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 67
- 7-eleven store 26590e, kansas city
- avs phil-asia marketing, kansas city
- bp parvin, kansas city
- blue light shell, liberty
- casey's 3965, liberty
- casey's 3996, kansas city
- casey's 4352, kansas city
- casey's 4357, liberty
- casey's 2495, excelsior springs
- casey's 2678, kearney
- casey's 2688, smithville
- casey's general store 3241, kansas city
- casey's general store 3483, kansas city
- casey's general store 3945, kansas city
- casey's general store 4021, kearney
- citysaver thrift, excelsior springs
- cloud 9 convenience 4305, kansas city
- fast zone 20, liberty
- hy-vee gas #2 5321, kansas city
- hy-vee gas 5219, gladstone
- hy-vee gas 5384, liberty
- impression store, kansas city
- kc quick, kansas city
- lawson mart, lawson
- liberty mart, liberty
- love's travel stop 786, kansas city
- mini mart, liberty
- minit mart 600765, kansas city
- moon food mart, kansas city
- murphy usa 7559, kansas city
- nashua general store, kansas city
- old's havana market, kansas city
- on the go, kansas city
- philips 66, liberty
- pilot travel center 1126, kansas city
- pilot travel center 252, kearney
- pour boys 2 2, kansas city
- pour boys 4 4, excelsior springs
- pv market, pleasant valley
- quick corner shop, excelsior springs
- quick shop ii, excelsior springs
- quiktrip 151, liberty
- quiktrip 153, kansas city
- quiktrip 159, kansas city
- quiktrip 163, kansas city
- quiktrip 169, kansas city
- quiktrip 173, kansas city
- quiktrip 179 tc, pleasant valley
- quiktrip 181, gladstone
- quiktrip 193, kansas city
- quiktrip 198, kearney
- quiktrip 213, smithville
- quiktrip 221r, kansas city
- quiktrip 225, kansas city
- quiktrip 228, n kansas city
- quiktrip 229, kansas city
- quiktrip 238, kansas city
- quiktrip 277, kansas city
- quiktrip 279, excelsior springs
- randolph 66, kansas city
- rock stop, kansas city
- shell gas station wl #10, kansas city
- skee kaw asian grocery llc, kansas city
- speed stop, kansas city
- stop n shop, kansas city
- world liquors, kansas city
- xpress stop 2, kansas city
Combination Grocery/Other · 41
- cvs pharmacy 5655, liberty
- cvs pharmacy 5698, kansas city
- cvs pharmacy 8543, kansas city
- cvs pharmacy 8554, kansas city
- cvs pharmacy 8555, kansas city
- cvs pharmacy 8565, kansas city
- cvs pharmacy 8596, kearney
- cvs/pharmacy 11309, excelsior springs
- dollar general 14265, kansas city
- dollartree 9598, kansas city
- dollartree 9853, kansas city
- dollar general 1207, excelsior springs
- dollar general 12435, kansas city
- dollar general 13813, kansas city
- dollar general 15108, holt
- dollar general 21132, kansas city
- dollar general 23537, excelsior springs
- dollar general 24838, kansas city
- dollar general 2493, n kansas city
- dollar general 25801, kansas city
- dollar general 2610, gladstone
- dollar general 2652, kansas city
- dollar general 30440, kansas city
- dollar general 3241, gladstone
- dollar general 4872, smithville
- dollar general 4980, liberty
- dollar general 8634, kearney
- dollar tree 2054, kansas city
- dollar tree 3796, liberty
- dollar tree 4909, excelsior springs
- dollar tree 5357, kansas city
- dollar tree 6588, kansas city
- dollar tree 8299, kearney
- family dollar 10136, kansas city
- family dollar 12550, kansas city
- pacific mart, kansas city
- walgreens 11375, excelsior springs
- walgreens 12114, kansas city
- walgreens 4204, kansas city
- walgreens 4406, kansas city
- walgreens 4439, liberty
Super Store · 16
- costco 1268, kansas city
- el mercado fresco, gladstone
- fareway stores, inc. 230, kansas city
- hy-vee food store 1219, gladstone
- hy-vee food store 1384, liberty
- price chopper 200, excelsior springs
- sam's club 6247, kansas city
- sam's club 8207, kansas city
- sunfresh market, kansas city
- target stores t- 1177, kansas city
- target stores t- 1388, kansas city
- target stores t- 1455, kansas city
- walmart 195, excelsior springs
- walmart neighborhood market 2442, kansas city
- walmart sc 1120, kansas city
- walmart sc 234, kansas city
Supermarket · 15
- aldi 46056, excelsior springs
- aldi 46062, gladstone
- aldi 46108, kansas city
- aldi 74032 74032, kansas city
- cosentino's new mark sun fresh 156, kansas city
- cosentino's price chopper 120, liberty
- cosentino's price chopper 288, kansas city
- cosentinos 319, smithville
- kearney price chopper 404, kearney
- parvin thriftway, kansas city
- price chopper 11, kansas city
- price chopper 21, kansas city
- save a lot 60048, kansas city
- sprouts farmers market 721, kansas city
- vitamin cottage natural food market u128, liberty
Bakery Specialty · 4
- papa murphy's pizza mo074, kansas city
- papa murphy's take n bake pizza mo-055, liberty
- papa murphy's take-n-bake pizza mo008, kansas city
- papa murphy's take-n-bake pizza mo065, kansas city
Small Grocery Store · 4
- afrique international market llc, kansas city
- barakah halal market 1, kansas city
- la bodeguita, kansas city
- tour of africa food market, kansas city
Farmers' Market · 3
- excelsior farmers market, excelsior springs
- gladstone farmers market nafmnp, gladstone
- historic downtown liberty farmers' market, liberty
Medium Grocery Store · 3
- jad ak llc, kansas city
- jasmine mini mart llc, kansas city
- one stop store, kansas city
Large Grocery Store · 1
- guitar super market, kansas city
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 Clay County vs Adair County → · All Missouri counties →
Counties near Clay County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Clay County (6.0%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Missouri.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MO (31.1% here).
- Yazoo County, MS · 31.1% low-access
- Yazoo County, MS · 31.1% low-access
- Sanders County, MT · 31.1% low-access
- Sanders County, MT · 31.1% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MO (6.0% here).
- Park County, MT · 6.0% SNAP
- Park County, MT · 6.0% SNAP
- Nicollet County, MN · 6.0% SNAP
- Nicollet County, MN · 6.0% 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.
Clay County inside a higher low-access state context
Clay 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 Clay County, MO are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 29047. 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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