Signature · 7.1% SNAP (19th pct in MO)
Franklin County, MO
Franklin County lands in the lower national band on low-access (10.6%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 10.6%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 7.1%
- on SNAP
- 106K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Franklin County, MO
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 10.6% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -11.5 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.1% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 18% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Pemiscot County ( -0.2 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Franklin County lands in the lower national band (10.6%, #2,439 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,439
- national by low-access %
- #89
- in MO
- 4
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 7.1% SNAP (19th pct in MO) (-5 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Franklin County compares nationally
Franklin County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 10.6% low-access share that beats 22% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,446).
Franklin County's lower-band USDA tier split
17 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Franklin County has 4 urban and 13 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 low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Missouri, not a full county-board reprint
- Mercer
Mercer 99.8%
99.8 % low-access
- Osage 11.1
Osage 11.1%
11.1 % low-access
- Moniteau 11
Moniteau 11%
11 % low-access
- Franklin 10.6
Franklin 10.6%
10.6 % low-access
- Pemiscot 10.4
Pemiscot 10.4%
10.4 % low-access
- Livingston 10.2
Livingston 10.2%
10.2 % low-access
- Mississippi 3
Mississippi 3%
3 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 17 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 101,492 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 4 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 10,734 |
| Low-Access Share | 10.6%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 3,034 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 105,950 |
| Median Household Income | $73,165 |
| Poverty Rate | 8.2%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,050 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.1%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.8%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Franklin County
Franklin County has 79 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 33 locations (42% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 33
- andy's produce 3, washington
- casey's general store 1658, new haven
- casey's general store 2080, saint clair
- casey's general store 2081, union
- casey's general store 3671, washington
- circle k 4701677, sullivan
- d/b/a good time market, saint clair
- express mart union 5003, union
- fastlane st clair 30, saint clair
- jack flash 903, washington
- ks kwik korner inc, saint clair
- lp mart ranch house 42, saint clair
- midwest petroleum 49, sullivan
- midwest petroleum 78, washington
- midwest petroleum 81, union
- murphy usa 7416, washington
- pacific bp lion petroleum, pacific
- pacific motomart 3353, pacific
- pilot travel center 208, pacific
- pilot travel center 673, sullivan
- pilot travel center 717, villa ridge
- quickstop, union
- quiktrip 672, union
- ranch house 66, saint clair
- rocket 4240, villa ridge
- union motomart 3364, union
- union quick stop, union
- wagners store, lonedell
- walils petroluem lc 345, saint clair
- wallis petroleum lc 335, pacific
- wallis petroleum lc 506, gray summit
- wallis petroleum lc 507, gray summit
- wayside south llc, catawissa
Combination Grocery/Other · 25
- b & h market, pacific
- cvs 10773, pacific
- dollar general 14038, lonedell
- dollar general 14108, sullivan
- dollartree 1166, washington
- dollartree 8920, saint clair
- dollar general 1063, sullivan
- dollar general 10885, washington
- dollar general 11735, villa ridge
- dollar general 1251, washington
- dollar general 13170, robertsville
- dollar general 21912, saint clair
- dollar general 24387, leslie
- dollar general 24779, sullivan
- dollar general 3408, saint clair
- dollar general 3613, new haven
- dollar general 6180, pacific
- dollar general 9316, gerald
- dollar general store 16864, gray summit
- dollar general store 17328, union
- dollar tree 4025, union
- dollar tree 5399, sullivan
- walgreens 09692, union
- walgreens 15827, sullivan
- walgreens 5717, washington
Super Store · 8
- country mart, saint clair
- schnuck 332, sullivan
- schnuck 371, union
- schnucks 719, washington
- target stores t- 2255, washington
- walmart sc 65, sullivan
- walmart sc 99, union
- walmart supercenter 172, washington
Large Grocery Store · 6
- finks discount foods, union
- hometown market, gerald
- save a lot 23365, new haven
- save-a-lot 25004, pacific
- seitters market, new haven
- williams brothers meat market, washington
Supermarket · 4
- aldi 41005, washington
- aldi 41016, sullivan
- aldi 41061, union
- save a lot 24779, saint clair
Bakery Specialty · 1
- papa murphy's mo057 washington mo mo057, washington
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- andy's produce too, union
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- voss tom boy market, beaufort
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 Franklin County vs Adair County → · All Missouri counties →
Counties near Franklin County's lower low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Franklin County (7.1%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Missouri.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MO (10.6% here).
- George County, MS · 10.6% low-access
- George County, MS · 10.6% low-access
- Fayette County, OH · 10.6% low-access
- Fayette County, OH · 10.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MO (7.1% here).
- Box Butte County, NE · 7.1% SNAP
- Box Butte County, NE · 7.1% SNAP
- Pope County, MN · 7.1% SNAP
- Pope County, MN · 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.
Franklin County inside a lower low-access state context
Franklin 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 Franklin County, MO are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 29071. 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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