Signature · 240 SNAP-authorized stores
Greene County, MO
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Greene 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).
- 23.5%
- low-access pop.
- 8
- food-desert tracts
- 10.0%
- on SNAP
- 303K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Greene County, MO
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 23.5% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +1.4 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 8 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 10.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 13% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Iron County (+ 0.1 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Greene County ranks #1,397 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #45 of 115 counties in MO (23.5% low-access; 8 food-desert tracts).
- #1,397
- national by low-access %
- #45
- in MO
- 22
- low-access tracts
- 22K
- 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: 240 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Greene County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Greene County's 23.5% low-access share is elevated, higher than 55% of them and ranked #1,404 most-affected nationwide.
Greene County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
62 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 8 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Greene County has 52 urban and 10 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.
Greene County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Missouri, not a full county-board reprint
- Mercer
Mercer 99.8%
99.8 % low-access
- Pike 24.7
Pike 24.7%
24.7 % low-access
- Iron 23.6
Iron 23.6%
23.6 % low-access
- Greene 23.5
Greene 23.5%
23.5 % low-access
- Audrain 22.6
Audrain 22.6%
22.6 % low-access
- Gentry 21.9
Gentry 21.9%
21.9 % low-access
- Mississippi 3
Mississippi 3%
3 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 62 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 275,174 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 22 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 8 |
| Low-Access Population | 64,693 |
| Low-Access Share | 23.5%near the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 21,952 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 303,375 |
| Median Household Income | $61,479 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.6%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 13,120 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.0%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.4%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.3% |
Thick SNAP store book in Greene County
Greene County has 240 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 11 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 105 locations (44% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 105
- arna's food mart, springfield
- ash grove super stop, ash grove
- battlefield eagle stop 44, springfield
- battlefield south eagle stop 45, brookline
- break time 3171, springfield
- break time 3175, brookline
- break time convenience 3137, strafford
- briarwood one stop n/a, brookline
- bullseye 37, willard
- casey's general store 3909, springfield
- casey's 2034, springfield
- casey's 2247, springfield
- casey's 2251, springfield
- casey's 3871, springfield
- casey's general store 2613, willard
- casey's general store 2679, springfield
- casey's general store 3010, springfield
- casey's general store 3011, springfield
- casey's general store 3013, springfield
- caseys general store 1058, republic
- country mart 206, battlefield
- diamondmart, springfield
- discount express 2, springfield
- european market & bakery llc, springfield
- fairgrounds eagle stop 17, springfield
- fast n friendly 16, springfield
- fast n' friendly glenstone 9, springfield
- fast n' friendly golden 19, springfield
- flowers bakery outlet 601, springfield
- goodstop by casey"s #5208 5208, republic
- git n go, springfield
- grandmart & laundramat, springfield
- hy-vee fast and fresh #2 1644, springfield
- hy-vee gas 5641, springfield
- joji quick stop, springfield
- loves travel stop 458, strafford
- maverik 5086, springfield
- maverik 5087, springfield
- maverik 5088, springfield
- maverik 5091, springfield
- maverik 5105, republic
- maverik 5106, springfield
- maverik 5159, springfield
- maverik 5178, springfield
- maverik 5183, republic
- maverik 5186, springfield
- maverik 5188, springfield
- maverik 5189, springfield
- maverik 5190, springfield
- maverik 5191, springfield
- maverik 5192, springfield
- maverik 5193, springfield
- maverik 5194, springfield
- maverik 5195, springfield
- maverik 5281, springfield
- maverik 5303, springfield
- maverik 5304, springfield
- maverik 5305, springfield
- maverik 5306, springfield
- maverik 5322, springfield
- maverik 5330, fair grove
- maverik 5331, springfield
- maverik 5332, springfield
- maverik 5333, springfield
- maverik 5334, springfield
- maverik 5367, springfield
- maverik 5379, springfield
- maverik 5405, springfield
- mays mart, walnut grove
- minit mart #27, springfield
- murphy usa 6681, springfield
- murphy usa 7782, republic
- next stop, pleasant hope
- park central market, springfield
- pilot travel center 1061, springfield
- plainview eagle stop 55, springfield
- rapid roberts 102, republic
- rapid roberts 1033, springfield
- rapid roberts 105, springfield
- rapid roberts 109, springfield
- rapid roberts 110, springfield
- rapid roberts 111, springfield
- rapid roberts 112, springfield
- rapid roberts 114, springfield
- rapid roberts 118, battlefield
- rapid roberts 123, springfield
- rapid roberts 124, springfield
- rapid roberts 126, springfield
- rapid roberts 127, springfield
- rapid roberts 129, springfield
- rapid roberts 130, springfield
- republic eagle stop 43, republic
- rumi alyana llc, springfield
- signal 101, springfield
- signal food store 107, springfield
- signal food store 109, springfield
- strafford travel center, strafford
- ta strafford, strafford
- usa investments 217, springfield
- usa convenience store, springfield
- white oak #63 63, springfield
- white oak moark 60, springfield
- white oak station 212, springfield
- white oak station 213, springfield
- willard eagle stop 46, willard
Combination Grocery/Other · 63
- braum's 193, springfield
- braums 272, springfield
- braums 273, springfield
- braums 274, springfield
- braums 275, springfield
- braums 284, springfield
- cvs 10115, springfield
- cvs 10151, springfield
- cvs 10417, springfield
- cvs pharmacy 4850, springfield
- dollar general 18619, rogersville
- dollar general 19748, springfield
- dollar general 9127, springfield
- dollartree 10604, springfield
- dollartree 8720, springfield
- dollartree 9519, springfield
- dollartree 9775, springfield
- dollar general 10587, ash grove
- dollar general 11452, strafford
- dollar general 143, republic
- dollar general 15325, springfield
- dollar general 15436, springfield
- dollar general 15776, pleasant hope
- dollar general 20301, springfield
- dollar general 20376, springfield
- dollar general 20895, ash grove
- dollar general 21834, springfield
- dollar general 24537, willard
- dollar general 24895, battlefield
- dollar general 25249, springfield
- dollar general 2530, springfield
- dollar general 25871, springfield
- dollar general 2623, springfield
- dollar general 2901, willard
- dollar general 4512, springfield
- dollar general 4527, springfield
- dollar general 7102, springfield
- dollar general 7231, springfield
- dollar general 7233, springfield
- dollar general 8066, springfield
- dollar general 9008, fair grove
- dollar general store 16373, walnut grove
- dollar tree 1453, springfield
- dollar tree 2758, springfield
- dollar tree 3389, springfield
- dollar tree 536, springfield
- dollar tree 5777, republic
- dollar tree 5897, springfield
- dollar tree 7439, springfield
- dollartree 8609, springfield
- harter house strafford, strafford
- jacks discount groceries, springfield
- khun asian grocery store, springfield
- mama jean's natural market 003, springfield
- walgreens 04989, springfield
- walgreens 07743, springfield
- walgreens 09022, springfield
- walgreens 3688, springfield
- walgreens 3689, springfield
- walgreens 3690, springfield
- walgreens 5287, springfield
- walgreens 5288, springfield
- walgreens 7901, republic
Super Store · 22
- cash saver, springfield
- costco wholesale 1486, springfield
- food 4 less 158, springfield
- harter house eastgate inc, springfield
- harter house supermarket 2248, springfield
- hy-vee 1641, springfield
- hy-vee 1644, springfield
- sam's club 4985, springfield
- sam's club 8296, springfield
- target stores t- 1031, springfield
- walmart 3062, springfield
- walmart 3111, springfield
- walmart 5692, springfield
- walmart 5693, springfield
- walmart neighborhood market 2839, springfield
- walmart neighborhood market 3238, springfield
- walmart sc 1009, republic
- walmart sc 138, springfield
- walmart sc 179, springfield
- walmart sc 2221, springfield
- walmart sc 444, springfield
- walmart sc 86, springfield
Supermarket · 18
- aldi 46033, republic
- aldi 46067, springfield
- aldi 46072, springfield
- aldi 46101, springfield
- apple market 2667, willard
- king food saver 20, springfield
- king food saver 34, springfield
- mama jean's natural market, springfield
- mama jeans natural foods, springfield
- muncy's supermarket, ash grove
- natural grocers u165, springfield
- price cutter 12, springfield
- price cutter 17, republic
- price cutter 35, springfield
- price cutter 51, springfield
- price cutter 85, fair grove
- price cutter plus 50, springfield
- price cutter plus 52, springfield
Farmers' Market · 8
- ash grove farmer's market, ash grove
- c street city market, springfield
- farmers market of the ozarks, springfield
- greater fair grove farmers market nafmnp, fair grove
- greater springfield farmers market, springfield
- pleasant hope farmers market, pleasant hope
- walnut grove farmers market ffab, walnut grove
- willard community market, willard
Medium Grocery Store · 8
- asian world market, springfield
- binh tay oriental market, springfield
- bombay bazaar, springfield
- filipino market 1, springfield
- greene county damaged freight, springfield
- latino market, springfield
- leslie's mexican supermarket llc, springfield
- old town european market1, springfield
Small Grocery Store · 7
- forever dl outfit & gb african store, springfield
- gold crown food company, springfield
- jums - the african market, springfield
- laney's, pleasant hope
- university convenience store, springfield
- village mart, springfield
- wommacks supermercado, springfield
Bakery Specialty · 4
- papa murphy's pizza mo-001, springfield
- papa murphy's pizza mo-031, republic
- papa murphys mo-032, springfield
- papa murphys take n bake pizza mo-003, springfield
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 3
- horrmann meats, springfield
- wordens meat 3, springfield
- wordens meat 4, republic
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- gardener orchard, llc 1, brighton
Large Grocery Store · 1
- seoul oriental market, springfield
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 Greene County vs Adair County → · All Missouri counties →
Nationwide peers for Greene County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Greene 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 (23.5% here).
- Queen Anne's County, MD · 23.5% low-access
- Queen Anne's County, MD · 23.5% low-access
- Scott County, KY · 23.5% low-access
- Scott County, KY · 23.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MO (10.0% here).
- Polk County, MN · 10.0% SNAP
- Polk County, MN · 10.0% SNAP
- Dakota County, NE · 10.0% SNAP
- Dakota County, NE · 10.0% 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, Missouri in context
Greene 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 Greene County, MO are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 29077. 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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