Signature · 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts)
Harper County, KS
Harper County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of the book) alongside 25.8% low-access.
- 25.8%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 9.8%
- on SNAP
- 5K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Harper County, KS
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 25.8% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +3.7 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 9.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 33% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Miami County ( -0.1 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Harper County ranks #1,229 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #57 of 105 counties in KS (25.8% low-access; 1 food-desert tracts).
- #1,229
- national by low-access %
- #57
- in KS
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 602
- 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: 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts) .
How Harper County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Harper County's 25.8% low-access share is elevated, higher than 61% of them and ranked #1,234 most-affected nationwide.
Harper County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Harper 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.
Harper County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Kansas, not a full county-board reprint
- Clark
Clark 100%
100 % low-access
- Morton 26.1
Morton 26.1%
26.1 % low-access
- Harper 25.8
Harper 25.8%
25.8 % low-access
- Miami 25.7
Miami 25.7%
25.7 % low-access
- Ottawa 25.7
Ottawa 25.7%
25.7 % low-access
- Rice 25.5
Rice 25.5%
25.5 % low-access
- Jefferson 1.1
Jefferson 1.1%
1.1 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 3 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 6,034 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,559 |
| Low-Access Share | 25.8%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 602 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 5,400 |
| Median Household Income | $53,488 |
| Poverty Rate | 17.3%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 217 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 9.8%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.6%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.4% |
SNAP retailers in Harper County
Harper County has 8 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 3 locations (38% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 3
- dollar general 0581, anthony
- dollar general 11835, harper
- family dollar 13267, anthony
Convenience Store · 2
- casey's general store 3063, harper
- shepherd food mart 600, anthony
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- attica market llc, attica
- spk grocery inc, harper
Large Grocery Store · 1
- genes heartland foods 708, anthony
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Kansas
One of 104 counties in Kansas, 6 are shown here.
Compare Harper County vs Allen County → · All Kansas counties →
Food access nationally, Kansas in context
Harper County sits inside Kansas (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 Harper County, KS are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 20077. 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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