Signature · 2.5% low-access (6th pct)
Clayton County, IA
Clayton County lands in the lower national band on low-access (2.5%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 2.5%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 6.7%
- on SNAP
- 17K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Clayton County, IA
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 2.5% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -19.6 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 6.7% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Sioux County ( -1.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Clayton County lands in the lower national band (2.5%, #2,936 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,936
- national by low-access %
- #95
- in IA
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 193
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 2.5% low-access (6th pct) (-19.6 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Clayton County compares nationally
Food access in Clayton County compares favorably nationally: its 2.5% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 6% of them (rank #2,940).
Clayton County's lower-band USDA tier split
6 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Clayton County has 0 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.
Clayton County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Iowa, not a full county-board reprint
- Fremont
Fremont 76%
76 % low-access
- Fayette 4
Fayette 4%
4 % low-access
- Clayton 2.5
Clayton 2.5%
2.5 % low-access
- Sioux 1.5
Sioux 1.5%
1.5 % low-access
- Ida 1.3
Ida 1.3%
1.3 % low-access
- Louisa 1.1
Louisa 1.1%
1.1 % low-access
- Grundy 0
Grundy 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 6 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 18,129 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 454 |
| Low-Access Share | 2.5%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 193 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 17,013 |
| Median Household Income | $67,242 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.9%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 504 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 6.7%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.9%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.8% |
SNAP retailers in Clayton County
Clayton County has 20 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 8 locations (40% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 8
- casey's general store 2634, edgewood
- casey's general store 3200, strawberry point
- casey's general store 3293, marquette
- casey's general store 3546, monona
- caseys general store 1024, guttenberg
- kwik star 711, monona
- kwik star 720, mcgregor
- kwik trip 145, guttenberg
Combination Grocery/Other · 7
- benders foods, guttenberg
- dollar general 19516, monona
- dollar general 12789, postville
- dollar general 22104, edgewood
- dollar general 8341, elkader
- dollar general 9693, guttenberg
- dollar general store 17474, strawberry point
Large Grocery Store · 3
- karls grocery, edgewood
- strawberry foods & deli, strawberry point
- wilke's market place 5, elkader
Small Grocery Store · 1
- luanas smart shoppers, luana
Supermarket · 1
- quillins quality foods monona 15, monona
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Iowa
One of 98 counties in Iowa, 6 are shown here.
Compare Clayton County vs Adair County → · All Iowa counties →
Counties near Clayton County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Clayton County, both outside Iowa so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside IA (2.5% here).
- Moultrie County, IL · 2.5% low-access
- Moultrie County, IL · 2.5% low-access
- Montcalm County, MI · 2.5% low-access
- Montcalm County, MI · 2.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside IA (6.7% here).
- Tipton County, IN · 6.7% SNAP
- Tipton County, IN · 6.7% SNAP
- Spencer County, IN · 6.7% SNAP
- Spencer County, IN · 6.7% 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.
Clayton County inside a lower low-access state context
Clayton County sits inside Iowa (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 Clayton County, IA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 19043. 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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