Signature · 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts)
Franklin County, AR
Franklin County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of the book) alongside 4.7% low-access.
- 4.7%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 11.2%
- on SNAP
- 17K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Franklin County, AR
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ADEQUATE 4.7% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -17.4 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-TYPICAL 11.2% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 7.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 33% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Prairie County ( -0.2 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Franklin County lands in the lower national band (4.7%, #2,823 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,823
- national by low-access %
- #72
- in AR
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 342
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts) .
How Franklin County compares nationally
Food access in Franklin County compares favorably nationally: its 4.7% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 10% of them (rank #2,823).
Franklin County's lower-band USDA tier split
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
All 3 of Franklin 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.
Franklin County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Arkansas, not a full county-board reprint
- Calhoun
Calhoun 65.5%
65.5 % low-access
- Woodruff 6.7
Woodruff 6.7%
6.7 % low-access
- Franklin 4.7
Franklin 4.7%
4.7 % low-access
- Prairie 4.5
Prairie 4.5%
4.5 % low-access
- Little River 3.1
Little River 3.1%
3.1 % low-access
- Izard 0.9
Izard 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 3 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 18,125 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 847 |
| Low-Access Share | 4.7%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 342 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 17,326 |
| Median Household Income | $55,886 |
| Poverty Rate | 18.0%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 786 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.2%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.2%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.9% |
SNAP retailers in Franklin County
Franklin County has 15 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 6 locations (40% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Where the store book sits, by town
3 towns share the 15 authorized stores; Ozark holds 60% of them. 1 of the 3 towns has no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Altus.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Ozark | 9 | 2 |
| Charleston | 4 | 1 |
| Altus | 2 | none |
Combination Grocery/Other · 6
- dollar general 3149, ozark
- dollar general 3254, charleston
- dollar general 12302, altus
- dollar general 23239, ozark
- family dollar 13350, charleston
- family dollar 9079, ozark
Convenience Store · 6
- altus handy mart, altus
- casey's 4549, ozark
- casey's general store 3602, charleston
- jordans kwik stop 77, ozark
- loves travel stops & country store 271, ozark
- white oak travel center, ozark
Super Store · 3
- harps food store 534, ozark
- harps food store 536, charleston
- walmart 209, ozark
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 Franklin County vs Arkansas County → · All Arkansas counties →
Counties near Franklin County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Franklin County, both outside Arkansas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside AR (4.7% here).
- Vermillion County, IN · 4.7% low-access
- New Madrid County, MO · 4.7% low-access
- Bledsoe County, TN · 4.7% low-access
- Clinton County, IN · 4.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside AR (11.2% here).
- Montrose County, CO · 11.2% SNAP
- Whitfield County, GA · 11.2% SNAP
- Vanderburgh County, IN · 11.2% SNAP
- St. Mary's County, MD · 11.2% 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.
Arkansas among West South Central states
Arkansas ranks 4th of 4 West South Central states by population-weighted low-access (24.9%). Franklin County, at 4.7%, runs 20.2 pts below the Arkansas rate.
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 Franklin County, AR are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 05047. 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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