Signature · 3 LILA tracts (60% of tracts)
Custer County, OK
Custer County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 3 LILA tracts (60% of the book) alongside 42.1% low-access.
- 42.1%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 11.8%
- on SNAP
- 28K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Custer County, OK
LA-SEVERE · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-SEVERE 42.1% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +20.0 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 11.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 60% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Kiowa County ( -0.3 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Custer County sits in the upper national band (42.1%, #337 of 3,079) with 3 LILA tracts.
- #337
- national by low-access %
- #10
- in OK
- 5
- low-access tracts
- 4K
- 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: 3 LILA tracts (60% of tracts) .
How Custer County compares nationally
Custer County sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 42.1% low-access share outpaces 89% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #339 most-affected nationwide.
Custer County's elevated USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Custer County has 4 urban and 1 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.
Custer County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Oklahoma, not a full county-board reprint
- Grant
Grant 65.3%
65.3 % low-access
- Ellis
Ellis 42.7%
42.7 % low-access
- Custer
Custer 42.1%
42.1 % low-access
- Kiowa
Kiowa 41.8%
41.8 % low-access
- Tillman
Tillman 40.7%
40.7 % low-access
- Cimarron
Cimarron 40.4%
40.4 % low-access
- Pawnee 5.6
Pawnee 5.6%
5.6 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 27,469 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 5 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 11,566 |
| Low-Access Share | 42.1%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 4,487 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 28,259 |
| Median Household Income | $59,738 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.4%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,303 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.8%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.8%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 4.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in Custer County
Custer County has 35 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 17 locations (49% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 17
- asap general stores 300, clinton
- asap general store 302, thomas
- asap general stores 101, weatherford
- asap general stores 102, weatherford
- asap general stores 103, weatherford
- asap general stores 104, weatherford
- circle k 2709251, weatherford
- circle k 2709259, clinton
- domino 101, clinton
- domino 108, weatherford
- domino 119, clinton
- jiffy trip 129, weatherford
- loves travel stops & country #248 248, clinton
- northside grocery, clinton
- pick n go, clinton
- quick shop grocery, clinton
- quick snackers 1, clinton
Combination Grocery/Other · 10
- braum's 111, clinton
- braum's 126, weatherford
- dollar general 1845, weatherford
- dollar general 16981, thomas
- dollar general store 271, clinton
- dollar tree 7482, clinton
- family dollar store 1517, clinton
- family dollar store 4750, weatherford
- tortilleria torbellino, clinton
- walgreens 07816, weatherford
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 3
- market 54, weatherford
- rogers meat market, butler
- south canadian meats llc, thomas
Supermarket · 3
- homeland 148, clinton
- united supermarkets 361, clinton
- united supermarkets 363, weatherford
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- deck's food mart, thomas
Super Store · 1
- walmart 392, weatherford
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Oklahoma
One of 76 counties in Oklahoma, 6 are shown here.
Compare Custer County vs Adair County → · All Oklahoma counties →
Counties near Custer County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Custer County, both outside Oklahoma so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside OK (42.1% here).
- Brown County, SD · 42.1% low-access
- Brown County, SD · 42.1% low-access
- Sequatchie County, TN · 42.1% low-access
- Sequatchie County, TN · 42.1% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside OK (11.8% here).
- Morrow County, OH · 11.8% SNAP
- Morrow County, OH · 11.8% SNAP
- Union County, PA · 11.8% SNAP
- Union County, PA · 11.8% 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.
Custer County inside a higher low-access state context
Custer County sits inside Oklahoma (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 Custer County, OK are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 40039. 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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