Signature · 1 LILA tracts (50% of tracts)
Dade County, MO
Dade County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 1 LILA tracts (50% of the book) alongside 9.0% low-access.
- 9.0%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 14.8%
- on SNAP
- 8K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Dade County, MO
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 9.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -13.1 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 14.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 50% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Chariton County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Dade County lands in the lower national band (9.0%, #2,560 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,560
- national by low-access %
- #97
- in MO
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 309
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 1 LILA tracts (50% of tracts) .
How Dade County compares nationally
Dade County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 9.0% low-access share that beats 18% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,560).
Dade County's lower-band USDA tier split
2 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
All 2 of Dade County's tracts are rural in the USDA classification, so every one is judged on the 10-mile test: a resident counts as low-access only when the nearest supermarket is more than 10 miles away.
Dade 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
- Dade 9
Dade 9%
9 % low-access
- Chariton 9
Chariton 9%
9 % low-access
- Lincoln 9
Lincoln 9%
9 % low-access
- Gasconade 8.9
Gasconade 8.9%
8.9 % low-access
- Webster 8.9
Webster 8.9%
8.9 % low-access
- Mississippi 3
Mississippi 3%
3 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 2 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 7,883 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 706 |
| Low-Access Share | 9.0%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 309 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 7,641 |
| Median Household Income | $53,750 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.6%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 451 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 14.8%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.3%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.4% |
SNAP retailers in Dade County
Dade County has 10 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 5 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
3 towns share the 10 authorized stores; Greenfield holds 50% of them. 1 of the 3 towns has no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Everton.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Greenfield | 5 | 1 |
| Lockwood | 3 | 1 |
| Everton | 2 | none |
Convenience Store · 5
- aarena llc, greenfield
- casey's 1235, lockwood
- g & s energy llc, greenfield
- j-l trading post, greenfield
- jaya kalika llc, everton
Combination Grocery/Other · 3
- dollar general 24523, everton
- dollar general 25056, lockwood
- dollar general 4929, greenfield
Supermarket · 2
- muncys supermarket, lockwood
- price cutter 88, greenfield
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 Dade County vs Adair County → · All Missouri counties →
Missouri among West North Central states
Missouri ranks 5th of 7 West North Central states by population-weighted low-access (24.9%). Dade County, at 9.0%, runs 15.9 pts below the Missouri 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 .
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 Dade County, MO are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 29057. 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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