Signature · 3 LILA tracts (100% of tracts)
Douglas County, MO
Douglas County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 3 LILA tracts (100% of the book) alongside 37.6% low-access.
- 37.6%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 14.4%
- on SNAP
- 12K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Douglas County, MO
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 37.6% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +15.5 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 14.4% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 100% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Platte County (+ 0.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Douglas County sits in the upper national band (37.6%, #498 of 3,079) with 3 LILA tracts.
- #498
- national by low-access %
- #13
- in MO
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- 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: 3 LILA tracts (100% of tracts) .
How Douglas County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Douglas County's 37.6% low-access share is elevated, higher than 84% of them and ranked #500 most-affected nationwide.
Douglas County's elevated USDA tier split
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Douglas County has 1 urban and 2 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.
Douglas County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Missouri, not a full county-board reprint
- Mercer
Mercer 99.8%
99.8 % low-access
- Shelby 38.5
Shelby 38.5%
38.5 % low-access
- Douglas 37.6
Douglas 37.6%
37.6 % low-access
- Platte 37.6
Platte 37.6%
37.6 % low-access
- Henry 36.9
Henry 36.9%
36.9 % low-access
- Ozark 36.9
Ozark 36.9%
36.9 % low-access
- Mississippi 3
Mississippi 3%
3 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 3 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 13,684 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 5,151 |
| Low-Access Share | 37.6%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,689 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 11,965 |
| Median Household Income | $45,985 |
| Poverty Rate | 17.5%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 671 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 14.4%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.7%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.1% |
SNAP retailers in Douglas County
Douglas County has 10 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 4 locations (40% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 4
- bread of life thrift and grocery, ava
- casey's 3259, ava
- casey's general store 3018, ava
- signal food store 102, ava
Combination Grocery/Other · 2
- dollar general 407, ava
- dollar tree 8404, ava
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- jean's healthway, ava
Small Grocery Store · 1
- redbank grocery, ava
Super Store · 1
- walmart sc 56, ava
Supermarket · 1
- town & country 2428, ava
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Missouri
One of 114 counties in Missouri, 6 are shown here.
Compare Douglas County vs Adair County → · All Missouri counties →
Counties near Douglas County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Douglas County, both outside Missouri so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MO (37.6% here).
- Osage County, OK · 37.6% low-access
- Osage County, OK · 37.6% low-access
- Lafayette County, MS · 37.5% low-access
- Chattooga County, GA · 37.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MO (14.4% here).
- Koochiching County, MN · 14.4% SNAP
- Koochiching County, MN · 14.4% SNAP
- Mecosta County, MI · 14.4% SNAP
- Mecosta County, MI · 14.4% 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.
Douglas County inside a higher low-access state context
Douglas County sits inside Missouri (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 Douglas County, MO are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 29067. 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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