Signature · 100.0% low-access (98th pct)
Harding County, SD
Harding County sits in the upper national band on low-access (100.0%, +77.9 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 100.0%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 2.0%
- on SNAP
- 1K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Harding County, SD
LA-SEVERE · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-SEVERE 100.0% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +77.9 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 2.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 1.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Jerauld County (+ 0.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Harding County sits in the upper national band (100.0%, #21 of 3,079).
- #21
- national by low-access %
- #1
- in SD
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 314
- food-desert residents
Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.
Signature read: 100.0% low-access (98th pct) (+77.9 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Harding County compares nationally
Harding County sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 100.0% low-access share outpaces 98% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #21 most-affected nationwide.
Harding County's elevated USDA tier split
1 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
All 1 of Harding 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.
Harding County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in South Dakota, not a full county-board reprint
- Jones
Jones 100%
100 % low-access
- Harding
Harding 100%
100 % low-access
- Jerauld
Jerauld 100%
100 % low-access
- Sully
Sully 99.7%
99.7 % low-access
- Sanborn
Sanborn 98.9%
98.9 % low-access
- Oglala Lakota 0
Oglala Lakota 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 1 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 1,255 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,255 |
| Low-Access Share | 100.0%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 314 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 1,148 |
| Median Household Income | $80,441 |
| Poverty Rate | 6.3%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 10 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 2.0%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 1.6%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.5% |
Slim SNAP store book in Harding County
Harding County has 1 store currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 1 store category. Every authorized retailer here is a medium grocery store.
Where the store book sits, by town
All 1 authorized store is in Buffalo, 1 of them grocery-grade (supermarket or large/medium grocery).
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- h&l 120060, buffalo
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in South Dakota
One of 65 counties in South Dakota, 6 are shown here.
Compare Harding County vs Aurora County → · All South Dakota counties →
South Dakota among West North Central states
South Dakota ranks 1st of 7 West North Central states by population-weighted low-access (29.1%). Harding County, at 100.0%, runs 70.9 pts above the South Dakota 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 Harding County, SD are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 46063. 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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