Signature · 1 LILA tracts (50% of tracts)
Dewey County, SD
Dewey County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 1 LILA tracts (50% of the book) alongside 48.5% low-access.
- 48.5%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 21.2%
- on SNAP
- 5K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Dewey County, SD
LA-SEVERE · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-SEVERE 48.5% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +26.4 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 21.2% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 11.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 50% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Faulk County ( -0.3 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Dewey County sits in the upper national band (48.5%, #221 of 3,079) with 1 LILA tracts.
- #221
- national by low-access %
- #15
- in SD
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 1K
- 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: 1 LILA tracts (50% of tracts) .
How Dewey County compares nationally
Dewey County sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 48.5% low-access share outpaces 93% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #222 most-affected nationwide.
Dewey County's elevated USDA tier split
2 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Dewey County has 1 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.
Dewey 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
- Marshall
Marshall 50.7%
50.7 % low-access
- Day
Day 49%
49 % low-access
- Dewey
Dewey 48.5%
48.5 % low-access
- Faulk
Faulk 48.2%
48.2 % low-access
- McCook
McCook 47.8%
47.8 % low-access
- Oglala Lakota 0
Oglala Lakota 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 2 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 5,301 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,572 |
| Low-Access Share | 48.5%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,286 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 5,205 |
| Median Household Income | $54,104 |
| Poverty Rate | 33.0%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 359 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 21.2%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 11.6%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.7% |
SNAP retailers in Dewey County
Dewey County has 10 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 3 locations (30% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 3
- ampride eagle butte co-op, eagle butte
- eagle stop, eagle butte
- mni mart, eagle butte
Combination Grocery/Other · 2
- family dollar 7923, eagle butte
- woyute, eagle butte
Small Grocery Store · 2
- laplant express ltm, ridgeview
- the occidental general store, isabel
Large Grocery Store · 1
- country market, timber lake
Super Store · 1
- lakota thrifty mart, eagle butte
Supermarket · 1
- dupree lakota thrifty mart 1768, dupree
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 Dewey County vs Aurora County → · All South Dakota counties →
Dewey County inside a higher low-access state context
Dewey 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 Dewey County, SD are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 46041. 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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