Signature · 11.3% low-access (24th pct)
Guthrie County, IA
Guthrie County lands in the lower national band on low-access (11.3%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 11.3%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 7.9%
- on SNAP
- 11K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Guthrie County, IA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-MODERATE 11.3% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -10.8 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.9% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Delaware County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Guthrie County lands in the lower national band (11.3%, #2,390 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,390
- national by low-access %
- #66
- in IA
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 346
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 11.3% low-access (24th pct) (-10.8 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Guthrie County compares nationally
Guthrie County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 11.3% low-access share that beats 24% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,390).
Guthrie County's lower-band USDA tier split
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
All 3 of Guthrie County's tracts are rural in the USDA classification, so every one is judged on the 10-mile test: a resident counts as low-access only when the nearest supermarket is more than 10 miles away.
Guthrie County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Iowa, not a full county-board reprint
- Fremont
Fremont 76%
76 % low-access
- Guthrie 11.3
Guthrie 11.3%
11.3 % low-access
- Delaware 11.3
Delaware 11.3%
11.3 % low-access
- Sac 11.2
Sac 11.2%
11.2 % low-access
- Allamakee 10.9
Allamakee 10.9%
10.9 % low-access
- Davis 10.9
Davis 10.9%
10.9 % low-access
- Grundy 0
Grundy 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 3 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 10,954 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,241 |
| Low-Access Share | 11.3%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 346 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 10,688 |
| Median Household Income | $77,711 |
| Poverty Rate | 9.9%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 365 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.9%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.0%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.3% |
SNAP retailers in Guthrie County
Guthrie County has 14 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 7 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
5 towns share the 14 authorized stores; Stuart holds 36% of them. 2 of the 5 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Bagley, Bayard.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Stuart | 5 | 1 |
| Guthrie Center | 4 | 1 |
| Panora | 3 | 1 |
| Bagley | 1 | none |
| Bayard | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 7
- casey's general store 1534, guthrie center
- casey's general store 2654, stuart
- caseys general store 92, panora
- kwik star 1289, stuart
- maverik 5231, stuart
- sparky's one stop 17, guthrie center
- sparky's one stop 4, bayard
Combination Grocery/Other · 3
- dollar general 30801, panora
- dollar general 5876, stuart
- dollar general 7000, guthrie center
Supermarket · 3
- hometown foods, panora
- hometown foods, stuart
- reinharts, guthrie center
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- dahls custom meat locker, bagley
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 Guthrie County vs Adair County → · All Iowa counties →
Counties near Guthrie County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Guthrie 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 (11.3% here).
- Waldo County, ME · 11.3% low-access
- Dunklin County, MO · 11.3% low-access
- Clinton County, PA · 11.3% low-access
- Amherst County, VA · 11.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside IA (7.9% here).
- Lincoln County, ME · 7.9% SNAP
- Bryan County, GA · 7.9% SNAP
- Okaloosa County, FL · 7.9% SNAP
- Rice County, MN · 7.9% 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.
Iowa among West North Central states
Iowa ranks 7th of 7 West North Central states by population-weighted low-access (20.0%). Guthrie County, at 11.3%, runs 8.7 pts below the Iowa rate.
- South Dakota 29.1%
- North Dakota 28.9%
- Minnesota 27.4%
- Kansas 26.4%
- Missouri 24.9%
- Nebraska 21.9%
- Iowa 20.0%
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
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 Guthrie County, IA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 19077. 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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