Signature · 47.2% low-access (92nd pct)
Franklin County, KS
Franklin County sits in the upper national band on low-access (47.2%, +25.1 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 47.2%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 5.7%
- on SNAP
- 26K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Franklin County, KS
LA-SEVERE · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-SEVERE 47.2% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +25.1 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 5.7% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 20% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Cherokee County ( -0.8 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Franklin County sits in the upper national band (47.2%, #238 of 3,079) with 1 LILA tracts.
- #238
- national by low-access %
- #11
- in KS
- 5
- low-access tracts
- 5K
- 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: 47.2% low-access (92nd pct) (+25.1 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Franklin County compares nationally
Franklin County sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 47.2% low-access share outpaces 92% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #240 most-affected nationwide.
Franklin County's elevated USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Franklin County has 3 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.
Franklin County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Kansas, not a full county-board reprint
- Clark
Clark 100%
100 % low-access
- Greenwood
Greenwood 48.5%
48.5 % low-access
- Franklin
Franklin 47.2%
47.2 % low-access
- Cherokee
Cherokee 46.4%
46.4 % low-access
- Leavenworth
Leavenworth 45.8%
45.8 % low-access
- Gray
Gray 45.5%
45.5 % low-access
- Jefferson 1.1
Jefferson 1.1%
1.1 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 25,992 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 5 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 12,267 |
| Low-Access Share | 47.2%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 4,569 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 26,106 |
| Median Household Income | $77,207 |
| Poverty Rate | 8.7%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 594 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 5.7%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.1%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.4% |
SNAP retailers in Franklin County
Franklin County has 22 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 10 locations (45% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 10
- casey's 4340, ottawa
- casey's general store 2362, ottawa
- casey's general store 2668, ottawa
- casey's general store 2839, pomona
- casey's general store 3733, wellsville
- caseys general store 2746, ottawa
- loves travel stop 258, ottawa
- ottawa kick's 66 70, ottawa
- price chopper express 9405, ottawa
- ta express wellsville, wellsville
Combination Grocery/Other · 7
- dollar general 11894, pomona
- dollar general 17300, wellsville
- dollar general 21732, ottawa
- dollar general 23165, princeton
- dollar general 4665, ottawa
- dollar tree 2191, ottawa
- walgreens 09376, ottawa
Small Grocery Store · 2
- ava meat processing, williamsburg
- wrays bulk foods, ottawa
Farmers' Market · 1
- ottawa kansas farmer's market, ottawa
Super Store · 1
- walmart sc 0382, ottawa
Supermarket · 1
- price chopper 405, ottawa
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 Franklin County vs Allen County → · All Kansas counties →
Counties near Franklin County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Franklin County, both outside Kansas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside KS (47.2% here).
- St. Charles Parish, LA · 47.2% low-access
- St. Charles Parish, LA · 47.2% low-access
- St. Francis County, AR · 47.2% low-access
- St. Francis County, AR · 47.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside KS (5.7% here).
- Sumter County, FL · 5.7% SNAP
- Sumter County, FL · 5.7% SNAP
- Placer County, CA · 5.7% SNAP
- Placer County, CA · 5.7% 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.
Franklin County inside a higher low-access state context
Franklin 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 Franklin County, KS are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 20059. 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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