Signature · 7.1% SNAP (5th pct in AR)
Faulkner County, AR
Faulkner County sits in the upper national band on low-access (32.8%, +10.7 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 32.8%
- low-access pop.
- 4
- food-desert tracts
- 7.1%
- on SNAP
- 128K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Faulkner County, AR
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 32.8% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +10.7 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 4 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.1% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 16% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Searcy County (+ 0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Faulkner County sits in the upper national band (32.8%, #750 of 3,079) with 4 LILA tracts.
- #750
- national by low-access %
- #18
- in AR
- 11
- low-access tracts
- 13K
- 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: 7.1% SNAP (5th pct in AR) (-5 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Faulkner County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Faulkner County's 32.8% low-access share is elevated, higher than 76% of them and ranked #759 most-affected nationwide.
Faulkner County's elevated USDA tier split
25 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 4 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Faulkner County has 15 urban and 10 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.
Faulkner County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Arkansas, not a full county-board reprint
- Calhoun
Calhoun 65.5%
65.5 % low-access
- Pulaski
Pulaski 33%
33 % low-access
- Searcy
Searcy 32.9%
32.9 % low-access
- Faulkner
Faulkner 32.8%
32.8 % low-access
- Chicot
Chicot 32.6%
32.6 % low-access
- Desha
Desha 32.4%
32.4 % low-access
- Izard 0.9
Izard 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 25 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 113,237 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 11 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 4 |
| Low-Access Population | 37,147 |
| Low-Access Share | 32.8%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 13,493 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 127,717 |
| Median Household Income | $67,289 |
| Poverty Rate | 14.5%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,499 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.1%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.3%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 4.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Faulkner County
Faulkner County has 72 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 28 locations (39% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 28
- cvs 10518, conway
- dollar general 2730, conway
- dollar general 3469, greenbrier
- dollar general 7695, mayflower
- dollar general 953, conway
- dollar general 9833, conway
- dollar tree 2741, conway
- dollartree 10033, conway
- dollar general 12339, damascus
- dollar general 12870, wooster
- dollar general 12878, conway
- dollar general 13531, conway
- dollar general 15919, vilonia
- dollar general 15989, conway
- dollar general 17432, greenbrier
- dollar general 20114, conway
- dollar general 23442, enola
- dollar general 24583, vilonia
- dollar general 25704, conway
- dollar general 6827, conway
- dollar tree 1327, conway
- dollar tree 5925, conway
- dollar tree 8420, greenbrier
- family dollar 12780, vilonia
- family dollar store 1068, conway
- farmstand at bell urban farm, conway
- walgreens 10170, conway
- walgreens 4794, conway
Convenience Store · 24
- alon supershop, conway
- amer-asian free trader llc-new dragon asian fd mkt, conway
- bear's den, conway
- bears den, conway
- bullocks conway, conway
- casey's 4679, conway
- case 4398, conway
- casey's 3936, greenbrier
- circle k store 2709976, vilonia
- conway food store, conway
- doublebees 111, conway
- family market # 1 1, mayflower
- flowers bakery outlet 575, conway
- highway 64 superstop, conway
- mapco mart 7526, conway
- maverik 5251, conway
- maverik 5262, conway
- maverik 5273, conway
- maverik 5383, conway
- murphy usa 6739, conway
- murphy usa 6799, conway
- pro fuel express, conway
- valero, greenbrier
- ziya llc, mayflower
Super Store · 14
- 10 box cost-plus 348, conway
- harps food store 111, greenbrier
- harps food store 144, conway
- harps food store 207, mayflower
- harps food store 229, vilonia
- harps food store 351, conway
- kroger food store 652, conway
- kroger 625, conway
- sam's club 4749, conway
- target store t 1891, conway
- walmart 5, conway
- walmart neighborhood market 3168, conway
- walmart neighborhood market 7317, greenbrier
- walmart supercenter 2575, conway
Large Grocery Store · 1
- goode's cash saver - damascus, damascus
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- chicken city #3, conway
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- el pueblo mexican store, conway
Seafood Specialty · 1
- munson's crawfish & seafood 1, conway
Small Grocery Store · 1
- tienda mexicana mi tierra, conway
Supermarket · 1
- aldi 41093, conway
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Arkansas
One of 74 counties in Arkansas, 6 are shown here.
Compare Faulkner County vs Arkansas County → · All Arkansas counties →
Counties near Faulkner County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Faulkner County (7.1%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Arkansas.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside AR (32.8% here).
- Jackson County, GA · 32.8% low-access
- Jackson County, GA · 32.8% low-access
- St. Tammany Parish, LA · 32.8% low-access
- St. Tammany Parish, LA · 32.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside AR (7.1% here).
- Dawson County, GA · 7.1% SNAP
- Dawson County, GA · 7.1% SNAP
- Steuben County, IN · 7.1% SNAP
- Steuben County, IN · 7.1% 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.
Faulkner County inside a higher low-access state context
Faulkner County sits inside Arkansas (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 Faulkner County, AR are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 05045. 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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