Signature · 47 SNAP-authorized stores
Grant County, WI
Grant County lands in the lower national band on low-access (12.0%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 12.0%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 10.6%
- on SNAP
- 52K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Grant County, WI
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 12.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -10.1 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 10.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 25% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Dodge County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Grant County lands in the lower national band (12.0%, #2,339 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,339
- national by low-access %
- #52
- in WI
- 5
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 47 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Grant County compares nationally
Grant County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 12.0% low-access share that beats 25% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,344).
Grant County's lower-band USDA tier split
12 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Grant County has 4 urban and 8 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.
Grant County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Wisconsin, not a full county-board reprint
- Richland
Richland 52.9%
52.9 % low-access
- Green 12.2
Green 12.2%
12.2 % low-access
- Grant 12
Grant 12%
12 % low-access
- Dodge 12
Dodge 12%
12 % low-access
- Portage 12
Portage 12%
12 % low-access
- Florence 11.9
Florence 11.9%
11.9 % low-access
- Pepin 0
Pepin 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 12 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 51,208 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 5 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 6,135 |
| Low-Access Share | 12.0%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,888 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 51,770 |
| Median Household Income | $66,858 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.0%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,122 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.6%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.9%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 7.3% |
Thick SNAP store book in Grant County
Grant County has 47 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 10 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 16 locations (34% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 16
- 12 baskets llc, platteville
- bloomington stop n go, llc, bloomington
- casey's 3841, kieler
- casey's general store 1867, fennimore
- casey's general store 1872, boscobel
- dickeyville store, dickeyville
- driftless stores, platteville
- hartig drug 15, platteville
- kwik trip 339, cuba city
- kwik trip 755, fennimore
- kwik trip 795, platteville
- kwik trip 1117, lancaster
- kwik trip 1196, platteville
- kwik trip 231, boscobel
- los amigos fresh market llc, platteville
- stop-n-go 1509, platteville
Combination Grocery/Other · 11
- best family market, lancaster
- dollar general 6960, lancaster
- dollar general 21082, fennimore
- dollar general 25739, hazel green
- dollar general 6805, boscobel
- dollar general 6806, cuba city
- dollar tree 4034, platteville
- family dollar 11966, muscoda
- family dollar 13577, boscobel
- hauber processing inc, dickeyville
- walgreens 12498, platteville
Supermarket · 7
- aldi 64078, platteville
- bender's foods 8849, muscoda
- benders foods 4, fennimore
- piggly wiggly 401, platteville
- piggly wiggly 404, boscobel
- piggly wiggly 406, lancaster
- thompson super valu, cuba city
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 3
- bloomington meats ii, llc, bloomington
- gander premium angus beef na, woodman
- the meat schoppe, llc, lancaster
Medium Grocery Store · 3
- hazel green hardware llc, hazel green
- kieler's store, dickeyville
- okey's market, cassville
Farmers' Market · 2
- boscobel farmers market, boscobel
- platteville farmer's market, inc., platteville
Small Grocery Store · 2
- country view market, platteville
- the farmacy, bagley
Bakery Specialty · 1
- papa murphys wi069, platteville
Large Grocery Store · 1
- mills' market inc, montfort
Super Store · 1
- walmart 958, platteville
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Wisconsin
One of 71 counties in Wisconsin, 6 are shown here.
Compare Grant County vs Adams County → · All Wisconsin counties →
Counties near Grant County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Grant County, both outside Wisconsin so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside WI (12.0% here).
- Giles County, TN · 12.0% low-access
- Giles County, TN · 12.0% low-access
- Pine County, MN · 12.0% low-access
- Pine County, MN · 12.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside WI (10.6% here).
- Madison County, VA · 10.6% SNAP
- Madison County, VA · 10.6% SNAP
- Madison County, TX · 10.6% SNAP
- Madison County, TX · 10.6% 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.
Grant County inside a lower low-access state context
Grant County sits inside Wisconsin (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 Grant County, WI are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 55043. 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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