Where does Greeley County rank for food access?

According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019), Greeley County ranks #2,218 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #97 of 105 counties in KS, the same sort as the worst-food-deserts ranking. See /methodology#corpus-placement.

What share of Greeley County has low food access?

13.8% of residents in Greeley County, KS live in low-access areas, more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket, per the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019).

What is the SNAP participation rate in Greeley County?

2.0% of households in Greeley County receive SNAP, covering 11 households (Census ACS 2024 5-year estimates).

What is the poverty rate in Greeley County?

The poverty rate in Greeley County, KS is 7.1%, with a median household income of $80,565 (Census ACS 2024).

Is Greeley County a food desert?

0 of Greeley County's 1 census tracts meet the USDA food-desert threshold (low-income and low-access). No tracts here meet both conditions in the 2019 Atlas.

What share of Greeley County households lack a vehicle?

4.4% of households in Greeley County have no vehicle available (Census ACS 2024), which compounds any distance to a supermarket.

Signature · 2.0% SNAP (3rd pct in KS)

Greeley County, KS

Greeley County lands in the lower national band on low-access (13.8%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.

Compiled by Plainfoodaccess, Food Access Editorial Process · December 31, 2024

13.8%
low-access pop.: 0
food-desert tracts: 2.0%
on SNAP: 1K
residents (ACS 2024)

USDA FARA 2019 Census ACS 2024 KS

USDA FARA access plate

County Greeley County, KS

LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR

LA-MODERATE 13.8% low-access
BELOW-NATIONAL -8.3 pts vs US
LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
SNAP-LIGHT 2.0% SNAP
VEH-OK 4.4% no vehicle
DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA

Nearest low-access peer: Dickinson County (+ 0.2 pts)

Lower-band low-access

Greeley County lands in the lower national band (13.8%, #2,218 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.

#2,218
national by low-access %: #97
in KS: 0
low-access tracts: 52
food-desert residents

Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.

Signature read: 2.0% SNAP (3rd pct in KS) (-10.1 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .

How Greeley County compares nationally

Greeley County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 13.8% low-access share that beats 29% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,218).

lower low-accesshigher low-access

Greeley County's lower-band USDA tier split

1 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .

Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas 2019

By USDA urbanicity classification, Greeley County has 0 urban and 1 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.

Clark

100
Neosho

14.4
Osage

14.1
Dickinson

14
Greeley

13.8
Sumner

13.6
Jefferson

1.1

FARA 2019 · lower low-access

USDA Food Access Research Atlas 2019 indicators for Greeley County
Indicator	Value
Census Tracts	1
Atlas Population (2010 basis)	1,247
Low-Access Tracts	0
Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access)	0
Low-Access Population	172
Low-Access Share	13.8%below the national average
Low-Income & Low-Access Population	52

ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band

Census ACS 2024 demographic and SNAP data for Greeley County
Indicator	Value
Population	1,304
Median Household Income	$80,565
Poverty Rate	7.1%well below the national average
SNAP Households	11
SNAP Participation Rate	2.0%well below the national average
Households Without a Vehicle	4.4%well below the national average
Group-Quarters Population	1.8%

Slim SNAP store book in Greeley County

Greeley County has 1 store currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 1 store category. Every authorized retailer here is a large grocery store.

Large Grocery Store · 1

goochs foods, tribune

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.

Allen County

15.4% low-access · 9.3% SNAP

Anderson County

18.5% low-access · 5.2% SNAP

Atchison County

28.7% low-access · 10.9% SNAP

Barber County

11.5% low-access · 2.8% SNAP

Barton County

34.4% low-access · 7.0% SNAP

Bourbon County

27.5% low-access · 7.8% SNAP

Compare Greeley County vs Allen County → · All Kansas counties →

Greeley County inside a lower low-access state context

Greeley 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 2026-06-23.

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 Greeley County, KS are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 20071. 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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