Signature · 10.9% low-access (23rd pct)
Davis County, IA
Davis County lands in the lower national band on low-access (10.9%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 10.9%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 6.7%
- on SNAP
- 9K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Davis County, IA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-MODERATE 10.9% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -11.2 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 6.7% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 15.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Allamakee County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Davis County lands in the lower national band (10.9%, #2,412 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,412
- national by low-access %
- #69
- in IA
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 291
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 10.9% low-access (23rd pct) (-11.2 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Davis County compares nationally
Davis County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 10.9% low-access share that beats 23% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,417).
Davis County's lower-band USDA tier split
2 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Davis 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.
Davis County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Iowa, not a full county-board reprint
- Fremont
Fremont 76%
76 % low-access
- Davis 10.9
Davis 10.9%
10.9 % low-access
- Allamakee 10.9
Allamakee 10.9%
10.9 % low-access
- Ringgold 10.9
Ringgold 10.9%
10.9 % low-access
- Page 10.7
Page 10.7%
10.7 % low-access
- Winneshiek 10.7
Winneshiek 10.7%
10.7 % low-access
- Grundy 0
Grundy 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 2 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 8,753 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 956 |
| Low-Access Share | 10.9%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 291 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 9,157 |
| Median Household Income | $77,194 |
| Poverty Rate | 7.2%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 215 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 6.7%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 15.6%well above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.1% |
SNAP retailers in Davis County
Davis County has 6 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 2 locations (33% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 2
- dollar general 2378, bloomfield
- family dollar 13123, bloomfield
Convenience Store · 2
- bloomfield bp 22, bloomfield
- casey's general store 2481, bloomfield
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- hastings meat processing, bloomfield
Supermarket · 1
- brothers market 702, bloomfield
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Iowa
One of 98 counties in Iowa, 6 are shown here.
Compare Davis County vs Adair County → · All Iowa counties →
Davis County inside a lower low-access state context
Davis County sits inside Iowa (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 Davis County, IA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 19051. 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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