Signature · 8.9% low-access (18th pct)
Gasconade County, MO
Gasconade County lands in the lower national band on low-access (8.9%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 8.9%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 10.3%
- on SNAP
- 15K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Gasconade County, MO
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-MODERATE 8.9% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -13.2 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 10.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Webster County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Gasconade County lands in the lower national band (8.9%, #2,568 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,568
- national by low-access %
- #99
- in MO
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 426
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 8.9% low-access (18th pct) (-13.2 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Gasconade County compares nationally
Gasconade County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 8.9% low-access share that beats 18% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,575).
Gasconade County's lower-band USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Gasconade County has 1 urban and 4 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.
Gasconade 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
- Chariton 9
Chariton 9%
9 % low-access
- Dade 9
Dade 9%
9 % low-access
- Lincoln 9
Lincoln 9%
9 % low-access
- Gasconade 8.9
Gasconade 8.9%
8.9 % low-access
- Webster 8.9
Webster 8.9%
8.9 % low-access
- Mississippi 3
Mississippi 3%
3 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 15,222 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,349 |
| Low-Access Share | 8.9%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 426 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 14,746 |
| Median Household Income | $64,232 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.6%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 625 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.3%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.7%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.7% |
SNAP retailers in Gasconade County
Gasconade County has 12 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 5 locations (42% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 5
- break time convenience 3072, owensville
- casey's 4278, owensville
- casey's general store 3994, hermann
- old dutch mill llc, owensville
- owensville moto 3365, owensville
Combination Grocery/Other · 4
- dollar general 404, owensville
- dollar general 9735, hermann
- family dollar 12805, hermann
- family dollar 13621, owensville
Supermarket · 2
- cash saver 2751, owensville
- village market cash saver 2719, hermann
Super Store · 1
- walmart sc 354, owensville
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 Gasconade County vs Adair County → · All Missouri counties →
Counties near Gasconade County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Gasconade County, both outside Missouri so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MO (8.9% here).
- Washington County, IA · 8.9% low-access
- Washington County, IA · 8.9% low-access
- Carroll County, IA · 8.9% low-access
- Carroll County, IA · 8.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MO (10.3% here).
- Kent County, MI · 10.3% SNAP
- Kent County, MI · 10.3% SNAP
- Carson City, NV · 10.3% SNAP
- Carson City, NV · 10.3% 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.
Gasconade County inside a lower low-access state context
Gasconade 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 Gasconade County, MO are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 29073. 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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