Signature · 47 SNAP-authorized stores
Crawford County, AR
Crawford County sits in the upper national band on low-access (34.4%, +12.3 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 34.4%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 10.2%
- on SNAP
- 61K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Crawford County, AR
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 34.4% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +12.3 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 10.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 18% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Scott County (+ 0.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Crawford County sits in the upper national band (34.4%, #632 of 3,079) with 2 LILA tracts.
- #632
- national by low-access %
- #13
- in AR
- 7
- low-access tracts
- 8K
- 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: 47 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Crawford County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Crawford County's 34.4% low-access share is elevated, higher than 79% of them and ranked #646 most-affected nationwide.
Crawford County's elevated USDA tier split
11 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Crawford County has 6 urban and 5 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.
Crawford County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Arkansas, not a full county-board reprint
- Calhoun
Calhoun 65.5%
65.5 % low-access
- Howard
Howard 34.8%
34.8 % low-access
- Ouachita
Ouachita 34.7%
34.7 % low-access
- Sharp
Sharp 34.7%
34.7 % low-access
- Crawford
Crawford 34.4%
34.4 % low-access
- Scott
Scott 34.4%
34.4 % low-access
- Izard 0.9
Izard 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 11 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 61,948 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 7 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 21,298 |
| Low-Access Share | 34.4%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 8,168 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 61,139 |
| Median Household Income | $64,132 |
| Poverty Rate | 14.7%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,391 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.2%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.2%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.2% |
Thick SNAP store book in Crawford County
Crawford County has 47 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 23 locations (49% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 23
- braum's 227, alma
- braum's 246, van buren
- cvs 10255, van buren
- dollar general 1953, alma
- dollar general 2089, van buren
- dollar general 3342, van buren
- dollar general 8509, cedarville
- dollar tree 1817, van buren
- dollar general 13038, van buren
- dollar general 14842, van buren
- dollar general 14897, dyer
- dollar general 1534, mulberry
- dollar general 16267, van buren
- dollar general 21284, alma
- dollar general 24138, van buren
- dollar general 24346, mountainburg
- dollar general 24780, rudy
- dollar general 31165, mulberry
- dollar general 31253, van buren
- dollar tree 7277, van buren
- dollar tree 7438, alma
- walgreens 07235, van buren
- walgreens 11987, alma
Convenience Store · 12
- alma food express, alma
- casey's 4012, van buren
- casey's 4641, van buren
- casey's 3427, van buren
- liberty food and gas inc., mulberry
- love's trave shop 635, alma
- maverik 5045, van buren
- murphy usa 7330, alma
- murphy usa 7732, van buren
- pic n tote broadway 10, van buren
- simmon's quick stop, mountainburg
- van buren food mart, van buren
Super Store · 6
- 10 box cost-plus 352, van buren
- harps food store 314, van buren
- harps food store 511, van buren
- harps food store 512, alma
- walmart 358, alma
- walmart supercenter 16, van buren
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 3
- butcher boys, van buren
- key's family butcher shop, van buren
- poultry direct inc, van buren
Small Grocery Store · 2
- las villa mercado y mas, van buren
- tienda la chiquita, van buren
Supermarket · 1
- aldi 46037, van buren
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Arkansas
One of 74 counties in Arkansas, 6 are shown here.
Compare Crawford County vs Arkansas County → · All Arkansas counties →
Counties near Crawford County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Crawford County, both outside Arkansas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside AR (34.4% here).
- Del Norte County, CA · 34.4% low-access
- Del Norte County, CA · 34.4% low-access
- Shelby County, AL · 34.4% low-access
- Shelby County, AL · 34.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside AR (10.2% here).
- Gordon County, GA · 10.2% SNAP
- Gordon County, GA · 10.2% SNAP
- Honolulu County, HI · 10.2% SNAP
- Honolulu County, HI · 10.2% 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.
Crawford County inside a higher low-access state context
Crawford County sits inside Arkansas (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 Crawford County, AR are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 05033. 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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