Signature · 7.3% low-access (14th pct)
Crawford County, MO
Crawford County lands in the lower national band on low-access (7.3%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 7.3%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 12.1%
- on SNAP
- 23K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Crawford County, MO
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ADEQUATE 7.3% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -14.8 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-TYPICAL 12.1% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 17% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Ralls County (+ 0.2 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Crawford County lands in the lower national band (7.3%, #2,690 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,690
- national by low-access %
- #104
- in MO
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 875
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 7.3% low-access (14th pct) (-14.8 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Crawford County compares nationally
Food access in Crawford County compares favorably nationally: its 7.3% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 14% of them (rank #2,692).
Crawford County's lower-band USDA tier split
6 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Crawford County has 1 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 low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Missouri, not a full county-board reprint
- Mercer
Mercer 99.8%
99.8 % low-access
- Miller 8
Miller 8%
8 % low-access
- Ralls 7.5
Ralls 7.5%
7.5 % low-access
- Crawford 7.3
Crawford 7.3%
7.3 % low-access
- Stoddard 7
Stoddard 7%
7 % low-access
- Ray 6.8
Ray 6.8%
6.8 % low-access
- Mississippi 3
Mississippi 3%
3 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 6 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 24,696 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,811 |
| Low-Access Share | 7.3%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 875 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 22,797 |
| Median Household Income | $57,629 |
| Poverty Rate | 14.1%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,163 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 12.1%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.7%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.0% |
SNAP retailers in Crawford County
Crawford County has 22 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 11 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 11
- casey's 2648, steelville
- casey's general store 2035, cuba
- cdr naturals llc, bourbon
- leasburg mobil 1, leasburg
- mpc #19 1019, cuba
- midwest petroleum 40, steelville
- mobil on the run 100, steelville
- mobil on the run 40, cuba
- mobil on the run 60, bourbon
- seerat llc, bourbon
- ta cuba 461, cuba
Combination Grocery/Other · 7
- dollar general 1201, cuba
- dollar general 12384, bourbon
- dollar general 23832, cherryville
- dollar general 25838, leasburg
- dollar general 7640, steelville
- dollar tree 7116, cuba
- mary's valley meat processing, llc., steelville
Super Store · 2
- mace supermarket, cuba
- walmart 895, cuba
Supermarket · 2
- country mart 2425, steelville
- town & country 2418, bourbon
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 Crawford County vs Adair County → · All Missouri counties →
Counties near Crawford County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Crawford County, both outside Missouri so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MO (7.3% here).
- Scioto County, OH · 7.3% low-access
- Scioto County, OH · 7.3% low-access
- De Witt County, IL · 7.3% low-access
- De Witt County, IL · 7.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MO (12.1% here).
- Manistee County, MI · 12.1% SNAP
- Manistee County, MI · 12.1% SNAP
- Ingham County, MI · 12.1% SNAP
- Ingham County, MI · 12.1% 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 lower low-access state context
Crawford 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 Crawford County, MO are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 29055. 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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