Signature · 32.7% low-access (76th pct)
Davison County, SD
Davison County sits in the upper national band on low-access (32.7%, +10.6 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 32.7%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 7.6%
- on SNAP
- 20K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Davison County, SD
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 32.7% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +10.6 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 25% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Deuel County (+ 0.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Davison County sits in the upper national band (32.7%, #760 of 3,079) with 1 LILA tracts.
- #760
- national by low-access %
- #39
- in SD
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- 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: 32.7% low-access (76th pct) (+10.6 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Davison County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Davison County's 32.7% low-access share is elevated, higher than 76% of them and ranked #764 most-affected nationwide.
Davison County's elevated USDA tier split
4 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Davison County has 3 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.
Davison County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in South Dakota, not a full county-board reprint
- Jones
Jones 100%
100 % low-access
- Walworth 32.9
Walworth 32.9%
32.9 % low-access
- Pennington 32.8
Pennington 32.8%
32.8 % low-access
- Davison 32.7
Davison 32.7%
32.7 % low-access
- Deuel 32.7
Deuel 32.7%
32.7 % low-access
- Brule 32.6
Brule 32.6%
32.6 % low-access
- Oglala Lakota 0
Oglala Lakota 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 4 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 19,504 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 6,371 |
| Low-Access Share | 32.7%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,947 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 19,952 |
| Median Household Income | $66,208 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.2%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 679 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.6%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.2%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.6% |
SNAP retailers in Davison County
Davison County has 15 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 6 locations (40% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 6
- arnie's first and foster, mitchell
- casey's 3321, mitchell
- county fair food & fuel 9009, mitchell
- cubby's mitchell east 401, mitchell
- cubby's mitchell west 402, mitchell
- holiday stationstore 2746490, mitchell
Combination Grocery/Other · 3
- dollartree 6902, mitchell
- dollar tree 2384, mitchell
- walgreens 10347, mitchell
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- mitchell locker, mitchell
- mitchell meat lodge, llc, mitchell
Super Store · 2
- coborn's 2025, mitchell
- walmart sc 2990, mitchell
Bakery Specialty · 1
- papa murphy's pizza sd007, mitchell
Supermarket · 1
- county fair food store, mitchell
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in South Dakota
One of 65 counties in South Dakota, 6 are shown here.
Compare Davison County vs Aurora County → · All South Dakota counties →
Counties near Davison County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Davison County, both outside South Dakota so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside SD (32.7% here).
- Sawyer County, WI · 32.7% low-access
- Sawyer County, WI · 32.7% low-access
- Marion County, FL · 32.7% low-access
- Marion County, FL · 32.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside SD (7.6% here).
- Greenville County, SC · 7.6% SNAP
- Greenville County, SC · 7.6% SNAP
- Isle of Wight County, VA · 7.6% SNAP
- Isle of Wight County, VA · 7.6% 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.
Davison County inside a higher low-access state context
Davison County sits inside South Dakota (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 Davison County, SD are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 46035. 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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