Signature · 36.7% low-access (83rd pct)
Cloud County, KS
Cloud County sits in the upper national band on low-access (36.7%, +14.6 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 36.7%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 5.0%
- on SNAP
- 9K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Cloud County, KS
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 36.7% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +14.6 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 5.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 25% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Elk County (+ 0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Cloud County sits in the upper national band (36.7%, #529 of 3,079) with 1 LILA tracts.
- #529
- national by low-access %
- #23
- in KS
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 1K
- 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: 36.7% low-access (83rd pct) (+14.6 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Cloud County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Cloud County's 36.7% low-access share is elevated, higher than 83% of them and ranked #529 most-affected nationwide.
Cloud County's elevated USDA tier split
4 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
Cloud County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (2 rural, 2 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 2 urban tracts face the 1-mile one.
Cloud County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Kansas, not a full county-board reprint
- Clark
Clark 100%
100 % low-access
- Geary 36.9
Geary 36.9%
36.9 % low-access
- Elk 36.8
Elk 36.8%
36.8 % low-access
- Cloud 36.7
Cloud 36.7%
36.7 % low-access
- Chautauqua 36.6
Chautauqua 36.6%
36.6 % low-access
- Marshall 36.6
Marshall 36.6%
36.6 % low-access
- Jefferson 1.1
Jefferson 1.1%
1.1 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 4 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 9,533 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 3,498 |
| Low-Access Share | 36.7%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,330 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 8,898 |
| Median Household Income | $58,770 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.0%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 190 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 5.0%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.5%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 5.8% |
SNAP retailers in Cloud County
Cloud County has 12 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 4 locations (33% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
2 towns share the 12 authorized stores; Concordia holds 92% of them. Every one of these towns has at least one grocery-grade outlet (3 across the county).
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Concordia | 11 | 2 |
| Clyde | 1 | 1 |
Convenience Store · 4
- casey's 1991, concordia
- casey's 4535, concordia
- short stop 10, concordia
- short stop 4, concordia
Combination Grocery/Other · 3
- dollar general 6503, concordia
- dollar tree 7855, concordia
- f & a food sales, concordia
Large Grocery Store · 2
- clyde ideal market, clyde
- rods thriftway, concordia
Farmers' Market · 1
- concordia, ks farmer's market, concordia
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- duis meat processing, concordia
Super Store · 1
- walmart sc 1282, concordia
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Kansas
One of 104 counties in Kansas, 6 are shown here.
Compare Cloud County vs Allen County → · All Kansas counties →
Kansas among West North Central states
Kansas ranks 4th of 7 West North Central states by population-weighted low-access (26.4%). Cloud County, at 36.7%, runs 10.3 pts above the Kansas rate.
- South Dakota 29.1%
- North Dakota 28.9%
- Minnesota 27.4%
- Kansas 26.4%
- Missouri 24.9%
- Nebraska 21.9%
- Iowa 20.0%
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
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 .
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