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 #2,412).
Davis County's lower-band USDA tier split
2 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
All 2 of Davis 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.
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.
Where the store book sits, by town
All 6 authorized stores are in Bloomfield, 1 of them grocery-grade (supermarket or large/medium grocery).
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 →
Iowa among West North Central states
Iowa ranks 7th of 7 West North Central states by population-weighted low-access (20.0%). Davis County, at 10.9%, runs 9.1 pts below the Iowa 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 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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