Signature · 8.2% SNAP (30th pct in MO)
Daviess County, MO
Daviess County lands in the lower national band on low-access (15.1%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 15.1%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 8.2%
- on SNAP
- 8K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Daviess County, MO
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-MODERATE 15.1% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -7.0 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 8.2% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 9.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Perry County (+ 0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Daviess County lands in the lower national band (15.1%, #2,114 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,114
- national by low-access %
- #77
- in MO
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 457
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 8.2% SNAP (30th pct in MO) (-3.9 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Daviess County compares nationally
Daviess County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 15.1% low-access share that beats 32% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,118).
Daviess County's lower-band USDA tier split
2 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Daviess County has 0 urban and 2 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.
Daviess 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
- Andrew 15.8
Andrew 15.8%
15.8 % low-access
- Howard 15.3
Howard 15.3%
15.3 % low-access
- Perry 15.2
Perry 15.2%
15.2 % low-access
- Daviess 15.1
Daviess 15.1%
15.1 % low-access
- Stone 14.6
Stone 14.6%
14.6 % low-access
- Mississippi 3
Mississippi 3%
3 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 2 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 8,433 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,276 |
| Low-Access Share | 15.1%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 457 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 8,477 |
| Median Household Income | $63,984 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.4%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 249 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 8.2%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 9.4%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.4% |
SNAP retailers in Daviess County
Daviess County has 10 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 3 locations (30% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 3
- dollar general 22560, altamont
- dollar general 8406, gallatin
- family dollar 12826, gallatin
Convenience Store · 3
- casey's 2646, gallatin
- the gas spot 1001, pattonsburg
- wall street station, altamont
Large Grocery Store · 2
- dungys market, gallatin
- jamesport grocery, llc, jamesport
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- yoder's sausage kitchen, jamesport
Supermarket · 1
- jamesport country store, jamesport
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 Daviess County vs Adair County → · All Missouri counties →
Daviess County inside a lower low-access state context
Daviess 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 Daviess County, MO are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 29061. 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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