Signature · 32.5% low-access (75th pct)
Codington County, SD
Codington County sits in the upper national band on low-access (32.5%, +10.4 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 32.5%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 5.0%
- on SNAP
- 29K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Codington County, SD
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ELEVATED 32.5% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +10.4 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 5.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Brule County (+ 0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Codington County sits in the upper national band (32.5%, #776 of 3,079).
- #776
- national by low-access %
- #42
- in SD
- 4
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- 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: 32.5% low-access (75th pct) (+10.4 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Codington County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Codington County's 32.5% low-access share is elevated, higher than 75% of them and ranked #778 most-affected nationwide.
Codington County's elevated USDA tier split
7 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Codington County has 4 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.
Codington County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in South Dakota, not a full county-board reprint
- Jones
Jones 100%
100 % low-access
- Pennington 32.8
Pennington 32.8%
32.8 % low-access
- Davison 32.7
Davison 32.7%
32.7 % low-access
- Deuel 32.7
Deuel 32.7%
32.7 % low-access
- Brule 32.6
Brule 32.6%
32.6 % low-access
- Codington 32.5
Codington 32.5%
32.5 % low-access
- Oglala Lakota 0
Oglala Lakota 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 7 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 27,227 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 4 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 8,862 |
| Low-Access Share | 32.5%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,775 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 28,767 |
| Median Household Income | $72,727 |
| Poverty Rate | 8.8%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 628 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 5.0%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.3%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.9% |
SNAP retailers in Codington County
Codington 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 2089, watertown
- casey's 2445, watertown
- casey's 2455, watertown
- dakota butcher watertown east, inc., watertown
- freedom watertown, watertown
- prairie stop, watertown
- sioux valley coop 20, watertown
- sioux valley coop 28, watertown
Combination Grocery/Other · 6
- dakota butcher- watertown inc, watertown
- dollar general 21569, watertown
- dollar general 21951, watertown
- dollar general 25615, watertown
- dollar tree 3208, watertown
- walgreens 10007, watertown
Super Store · 4
- county fair foods of watertown, watertown
- hy-vee food store 1871, watertown
- target stores t- 0859, watertown
- walmart sc 1500, watertown
Bakery Specialty · 1
- papa murphys of watertown sd004, watertown
Supermarket · 1
- aldi 72111, watertown
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in South Dakota
One of 65 counties in South Dakota, 6 are shown here.
Compare Codington County vs Aurora County → · All South Dakota counties →
Counties near Codington County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Codington County, both outside South Dakota so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside SD (32.5% here).
- Newton County, TX · 32.5% low-access
- Newton County, TX · 32.5% low-access
- Beaver County, PA · 32.5% low-access
- Beaver County, PA · 32.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside SD (5.0% here).
- Hays County, TX · 5.0% SNAP
- Hays County, TX · 5.0% SNAP
- Ozaukee County, WI · 5.0% SNAP
- Ozaukee County, WI · 5.0% 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.
Codington County inside a higher low-access state context
Codington County sits inside South Dakota (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 Codington County, SD are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 46029. 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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