Signature · 2.7% low-access (6th pct)
Fillmore County, MN
Fillmore County lands in the lower national band on low-access (2.7%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 2.7%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 6.7%
- on SNAP
- 21K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Fillmore County, MN
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 2.7% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -19.4 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 6.7% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Sibley County (+ 0.6 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Fillmore County lands in the lower national band (2.7%, #2,930 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,930
- national by low-access %
- #87
- in MN
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 155
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 2.7% low-access (6th pct) (-19.4 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Fillmore County compares nationally
Food access in Fillmore County compares favorably nationally: its 2.7% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 6% of them (rank #2,930).
Fillmore County's lower-band USDA tier split
6 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
All 6 of Fillmore County's tracts are rural in the USDA classification, so every one is judged on the 10-mile test: a resident counts as low-access only when the nearest supermarket is more than 10 miles away.
Fillmore County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Minnesota, not a full county-board reprint
- Red Lake
Red Lake 99.2%
99.2 % low-access
- Wadena 7.4
Wadena 7.4%
7.4 % low-access
- Le Sueur 5
Le Sueur 5%
5 % low-access
- Sibley 3.3
Sibley 3.3%
3.3 % low-access
- Watonwan 3.3
Watonwan 3.3%
3.3 % low-access
- Fillmore 2.7
Fillmore 2.7%
2.7 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 6 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 20,866 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 566 |
| Low-Access Share | 2.7%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 155 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 21,414 |
| Median Household Income | $77,512 |
| Poverty Rate | 8.4%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 582 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 6.7%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.8%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.1% |
SNAP retailers in Fillmore County
Fillmore County has 18 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 7 locations (39% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
5 towns share the 18 authorized stores; Spring Valley holds 28% of them. 1 of the 5 towns has no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Chatfield.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Spring Valley | 5 | 1 |
| Harmony | 4 | 1 |
| Chatfield | 3 | none |
| Preston | 3 | 1 |
| Rushford | 3 | 1 |
Convenience Store · 7
- casey's 3419, spring valley
- casey's general store 2993, preston
- gurek inc, chatfield
- kwik trip 609, rushford
- kwik trip 831, spring valley
- kwik trip 848, harmony
- kwik trip 608, chatfield
Combination Grocery/Other · 5
- dollar general 10530, spring valley
- dollar general 20287, chatfield
- dollar general 30614, harmony
- family dollar store 10453, preston
- family dollar store 10573, rushford
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- oak meadow meats, harmony
- ody's country meats & catering, spring valley
Supermarket · 2
- harmony foods 4265866, harmony
- sunshine foods 7011, spring valley
Large Grocery Store · 1
- preston foods, preston
Super Store · 1
- rushford foods, rushford
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Minnesota
One of 86 counties in Minnesota, 6 are shown here.
Compare Fillmore County vs Aitkin County → · All Minnesota counties →
Counties near Fillmore County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Fillmore County, both outside Minnesota so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MN (2.7% here).
- Clare County, MI · 2.7% low-access
- Ravalli County, MT · 2.7% low-access
- McCreary County, KY · 2.8% low-access
- McDowell County, NC · 2.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MN (6.7% here).
- Cooper County, MO · 6.7% SNAP
- Riley County, KS · 6.7% SNAP
- Clayton County, IA · 6.7% SNAP
- Tipton County, IN · 6.7% 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.
Minnesota among West North Central states
Minnesota ranks 3rd of 7 West North Central states by population-weighted low-access (27.4%). Fillmore County, at 2.7%, runs 24.7 pts below the Minnesota rate.
- South Dakota 29.1%
- North Dakota 28.9%
- Minnesota 27.4%
- Kansas 26.4%
- Missouri 24.9%
- Nebraska 21.9%
- Iowa 20.0%
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
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 Fillmore County, MN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 27045. 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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