Signature · 14.0% low-access (30th pct)
Dickinson County, KS
Dickinson County lands in the lower national band on low-access (14.0%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 14.0%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 5.7%
- on SNAP
- 18K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Dickinson County, KS
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-MODERATE 14.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -8.1 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 5.7% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Osage County (+ 0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Dickinson County lands in the lower national band (14.0%, #2,193 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,193
- national by low-access %
- #96
- in KS
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 981
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 14.0% low-access (30th pct) (-8.1 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Dickinson County compares nationally
Dickinson County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 14.0% low-access share that beats 30% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,204).
Dickinson County's lower-band USDA tier split
6 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Dickinson County has 2 urban and 4 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.
Dickinson County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Kansas, not a full county-board reprint
- Clark
Clark 100%
100 % low-access
- Neosho 14.4
Neosho 14.4%
14.4 % low-access
- Osage 14.1
Osage 14.1%
14.1 % low-access
- Dickinson 14
Dickinson 14%
14 % low-access
- Greeley 13.8
Greeley 13.8%
13.8 % low-access
- Sumner 13.6
Sumner 13.6%
13.6 % low-access
- Jefferson 1.1
Jefferson 1.1%
1.1 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 6 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 19,754 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,775 |
| Low-Access Share | 14.0%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 981 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 18,445 |
| Median Household Income | $68,417 |
| Poverty Rate | 8.1%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 458 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 5.7%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.7%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.6% |
SNAP retailers in Dickinson County
Dickinson County has 22 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 9 locations (41% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 9
- abilene 24/7 travel store 6, abilene
- casey's 4299, herington
- casey's general store 1974, abilene
- caseys general store 1848, chapman
- jump start 29, abilene
- kwik shop 350745, abilene
- love's travel stop 732, abilene
- north agri mart llc, herington
- walt's four seasons campground & country store, ll, abilene
Combination Grocery/Other · 6
- dollar general 15566, chapman
- dollar general 17841, solomon
- dollar general 1864, herington
- dollar general 22963, abilene
- dollar general 3047, abilene
- family dollar 12690, abilene
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- ac westside market 164, abilene
- bushs market inc, solomon
Farmers' Market · 1
- abilene farmer's market, abilene
Large Grocery Store · 1
- chapman food mart, chapman
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- first choice meats inc, herington
Super Store · 1
- west's plaza countrymart, inc 0165, abilene
Supermarket · 1
- barnes heartland foods, herington
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Kansas
One of 104 counties in Kansas, 6 are shown here.
Compare Dickinson County vs Allen County → · All Kansas counties →
Counties near Dickinson County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Dickinson County, both outside Kansas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside KS (14.0% here).
- Bell County, KY · 14.0% low-access
- Bell County, KY · 14.0% low-access
- Iron County, MI · 14.0% low-access
- Iron County, MI · 14.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside KS (5.7% here).
- Sumter County, FL · 5.7% SNAP
- Sumter County, FL · 5.7% SNAP
- Placer County, CA · 5.7% SNAP
- Placer County, CA · 5.7% 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.
Dickinson County inside a lower low-access state context
Dickinson County sits inside Kansas (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 Dickinson County, KS are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 20041. 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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