Signature · 32.7% low-access (76th pct)
Doniphan County, KS
Doniphan 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.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 7.5%
- on SNAP
- 8K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Doniphan County, KS
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ELEVATED 32.7% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +10.6 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 2.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Wallace County (+ 0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Doniphan County sits in the upper national band (32.7%, #762 of 3,079).
- #762
- national by low-access %
- #32
- in KS
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 700
- 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 Doniphan County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Doniphan County's 32.7% low-access share is elevated, higher than 76% of them and ranked #764 most-affected nationwide.
Doniphan County's elevated USDA tier split
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Doniphan County has 0 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.
Doniphan County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Kansas, not a full county-board reprint
- Clark
Clark 100%
100 % low-access
- Morris 33
Morris 33%
33 % low-access
- Wallace 32.8
Wallace 32.8%
32.8 % low-access
- Doniphan 32.7
Doniphan 32.7%
32.7 % low-access
- Mitchell 32.6
Mitchell 32.6%
32.6 % low-access
- Cheyenne 32
Cheyenne 32%
32 % low-access
- Jefferson 1.1
Jefferson 1.1%
1.1 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 3 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 7,945 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,595 |
| Low-Access Share | 32.7%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 700 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 7,503 |
| Median Household Income | $74,028 |
| Poverty Rate | 9.6%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 204 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.5%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 2.7%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 8.8% |
SNAP retailers in Doniphan County
Doniphan County has 7 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 3 locations (43% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 3
- dollar general 18256, troy
- dollar general 11754, elwood
- dollar general 25403, wathena
Convenience Store · 3
- casey's general store 1675, highland
- caseys general store 1132, wathena
- fastgas 5, wathena
Large Grocery Store · 1
- johns market inc, troy
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 Doniphan County vs Allen County → · All Kansas counties →
Doniphan County inside a higher low-access state context
Doniphan 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 Doniphan County, KS are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 20043. 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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