Signature · 0.0% low-access (0th pct)
Grundy County, IA
Grundy County lands in the lower national band on low-access (0.0%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 0.0%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 4.4%
- on SNAP
- 12K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Grundy County, IA
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 0.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -22.1 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 4.4% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Louisa County (+ 1.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Grundy County lands in the lower national band (0.0%); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 0
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 0.0% low-access (0th pct) (-22.1 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Grundy County compares nationally
Food access in Grundy County compares favorably nationally: its 0.0% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 0% of them (rank #3,133).
Grundy County's lower-band USDA tier split
4 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Grundy County has 0 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.
Grundy County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Iowa, not a full county-board reprint
- Fremont
Fremont 76%
76 % low-access
- Clayton 2.5
Clayton 2.5%
2.5 % low-access
- Sioux 1.5
Sioux 1.5%
1.5 % low-access
- Ida 1.3
Ida 1.3%
1.3 % low-access
- Louisa 1.1
Louisa 1.1%
1.1 % low-access
- Grundy 0
Grundy 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 4 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 12,453 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 0 |
| Low-Access Share | 0.0%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 0 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 12,384 |
| Median Household Income | $87,205 |
| Poverty Rate | 6.5%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 226 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 4.4%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.2%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.2% |
SNAP retailers in Grundy County
Grundy County has 12 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 7 locations (58% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 7
- casey's 1130, reinbeck
- casey's general store 1589, grundy center
- casey's general store 2526, wellsburg
- casey's general store 2802, conrad
- casey's general store 3055, grundy center
- kwik star 703, dike
- ta express holland, holland
Combination Grocery/Other · 3
- dollar general 22088, reinbeck
- dollar general 30994, dike
- dollar general 6856, grundy center
Large Grocery Store · 1
- rienbeck gp llc, reinbeck
Supermarket · 1
- brothers market 725, grundy center
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Iowa
One of 98 counties in Iowa, 6 are shown here.
Compare Grundy County vs Adair County → · All Iowa counties →
Counties near Grundy County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Grundy County, both outside Iowa so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside IA (0.0% here).
- Harrison County, IN · 0.0% low-access
- Harrison County, IN · 0.0% low-access
- Carroll County, KY · 0.0% low-access
- Carroll County, KY · 0.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside IA (4.4% here).
- Pottawatomie County, KS · 4.4% SNAP
- Pottawatomie County, KS · 4.4% SNAP
- Monroe County, IL · 4.4% SNAP
- Monroe County, IL · 4.4% 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.
Grundy County inside a lower low-access state context
Grundy County sits inside Iowa (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 Grundy County, IA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 19075. 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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