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 #2,391).
Guthrie County's lower-band USDA tier split
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Guthrie County has 0 urban and 3 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.
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.
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
- Waldo County, ME · 11.3% low-access
- Dunklin County, MO · 11.3% low-access
- Dunklin County, MO · 11.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside IA (7.9% here).
- Lincoln County, ME · 7.9% SNAP
- Lincoln County, ME · 7.9% SNAP
- Bryan County, GA · 7.9% SNAP
- Bryan County, GA · 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.
Guthrie County inside a lower low-access state context
Guthrie 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 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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