Signature · 53 SNAP-authorized stores
Grady County, OK
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Grady County residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 27.9%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 12.2%
- on SNAP
- 57K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Grady County, OK
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 27.9% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +5.8 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-TYPICAL 12.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 10% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Cherokee County (+ 0.0 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Grady County ranks #1,088 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #34 of 77 counties in OK (27.9% low-access; 1 food-desert tracts).
- #1,088
- national by low-access %
- #34
- in OK
- 5
- low-access tracts
- 4K
- food-desert residents
Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA).
Signature read: 53 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Grady County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Grady County's 27.9% low-access share is elevated, higher than 65% of them and ranked #1,093 most-affected nationwide.
Grady County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
10 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Grady County has 5 urban and 5 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.
Grady County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Oklahoma, not a full county-board reprint
- Grant
Grant 65.3%
65.3 % low-access
- McCurtain
McCurtain 28.4%
28.4 % low-access
- Grady
Grady 27.9%
27.9 % low-access
- Cherokee
Cherokee 27.9%
27.9 % low-access
- Comanche
Comanche 27.9%
27.9 % low-access
- Coal
Coal 27.4%
27.4 % low-access
- Pawnee 5.6
Pawnee 5.6%
5.6 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 10 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 52,431 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 5 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 14,621 |
| Low-Access Share | 27.9%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 3,729 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 56,606 |
| Median Household Income | $75,419 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.2%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,534 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 12.2%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.4%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Grady County
Grady County has 53 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 31 locations (58% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 31
- 81 kwik stop, ninnekah
- asap general stores 314, chickasha
- blue stop, tuttle
- bronco corner 402, chickasha
- burtschi enterprises b1, verden
- canpus quick stop 1, chickasha
- casey's general store 4066, chickasha
- chisholm corner 7936, alex
- dj country store, blanchard
- domino 129, chickasha
- domino 131, tuttle
- hop & sack #2, rush springs
- hop & sack 24, blanchard
- hop & sack llc 23, tuttle
- love's country store 167, chickasha
- love's travel stops & country store 86, chickasha
- love's travel stops & country store 95, chickasha
- m & m food mart inc, chickasha
- macs store no 7, verden
- minco gas and go, minco
- murphy usa 7265, chickasha
- ninnekah truck stop, ninnekah
- pioneer junction inc, chickasha
- roaster's market # 201 201, chickasha
- scotts mini stop, tuttle
- the oasis gas n' go, blanchard
- tushkas llc, chickasha
- wms express 1, tuttle
- wms express 2, amber
- wms express 4, tuttle
- zippys no 1, tuttle
Combination Grocery/Other · 15
- 7 mile meats, minco
- braum's 44, chickasha
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 6224, chickasha
- dollar general 24280, chickasha
- dollar general 11862, minco
- dollar general 11926, rush springs
- dollar general 18213, ninnekah
- dollar general 21099, verden
- dollar general 22115, blanchard
- dollar general 3197, chickasha
- dollar general store 17520, tuttle
- dollar tree 5962, chickasha
- family dollar 13526, rush springs
- family dollar store 4495, tuttle
- walgreens 12009, chickasha
Supermarket · 4
- aldi 75126, chickasha
- homeland 127, chickasha
- williams foods, tuttle
- williams foods 7, chickasha
Large Grocery Store · 1
- delbert's supermarket 4482, rush springs
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- 7 mile processing and cattle co., minco
Super Store · 1
- walmart 113, chickasha
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Oklahoma
One of 76 counties in Oklahoma, 6 are shown here.
Compare Grady County vs Adair County → · All Oklahoma counties →
Nationwide peers for Grady County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Grady County, both outside Oklahoma so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside OK (27.9% here).
- Benton County, OR · 27.9% low-access
- Benton County, OR · 27.9% low-access
- Lorain County, OH · 27.9% low-access
- Lorain County, OH · 27.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside OK (12.2% here).
- Hamilton County, OH · 12.2% SNAP
- Hamilton County, OH · 12.2% SNAP
- Lebanon County, PA · 12.2% SNAP
- Lebanon County, PA · 12.2% 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.
Food access nationally, Oklahoma in context
Grady County sits inside Oklahoma (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 Grady County, OK are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 40051. 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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