Signature · 11.3% low-access (24th pct)
Delaware County, IA
Delaware County lands in the lower national band on low-access (11.3%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 11.3%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 8.5%
- on SNAP
- 18K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Delaware County, IA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-MODERATE 11.3% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -10.8 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 8.5% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 8.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Guthrie County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Delaware County lands in the lower national band (11.3%, #2,388 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,388
- national by low-access %
- #65
- in IA
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 460
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 11.3% low-access (24th pct) (-10.8 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Delaware County compares nationally
Delaware County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 11.3% low-access share that beats 24% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,391).
Delaware County's lower-band USDA tier split
4 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Delaware County has 1 urban and 3 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.
Delaware County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Iowa, not a full county-board reprint
- Fremont
Fremont 76%
76 % low-access
- Delaware 11.3
Delaware 11.3%
11.3 % low-access
- Guthrie 11.3
Guthrie 11.3%
11.3 % low-access
- Sac 11.2
Sac 11.2%
11.2 % low-access
- Allamakee 10.9
Allamakee 10.9%
10.9 % low-access
- Davis 10.9
Davis 10.9%
10.9 % low-access
- Grundy 0
Grundy 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 4 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 17,764 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,009 |
| Low-Access Share | 11.3%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 460 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 17,558 |
| Median Household Income | $74,989 |
| Poverty Rate | 7.8%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 630 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 8.5%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 8.5%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.3% |
SNAP retailers in Delaware County
Delaware County has 11 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 5 locations (45% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 5
- casey's 3854, manchester
- casey's general store 2624, manchester
- hy-vee dollar fresh 1404, manchester
- kwik star 790, manchester
- liquor & tobacco outlet, manchester
Combination Grocery/Other · 3
- dollartree 9474, manchester
- dollar general 21112, earlville
- dollar general 4812, manchester
Super Store · 2
- fareway stores, inc. 594, manchester
- walmart supercenter 1506, manchester
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- edgewood locker, inc, edgewood
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 Delaware County vs Adair County → · All Iowa counties →
Counties near Delaware County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Delaware County, both outside Iowa so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside IA (11.3% here).
- Waldo County, ME · 11.3% low-access
- Waldo County, ME · 11.3% low-access
- Dunklin County, MO · 11.3% low-access
- Dunklin County, MO · 11.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside IA (8.5% here).
- Newton County, IN · 8.5% SNAP
- Newton County, IN · 8.5% SNAP
- Fayette County, KY · 8.5% SNAP
- Fayette County, KY · 8.5% 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.
Delaware County inside a lower low-access state context
Delaware 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 Delaware County, IA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 19055. 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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