Signature · 33.6% low-access (78th pct)
Henry County, IA
Henry County sits in the upper national band on low-access (33.6%, +11.5 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 33.6%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 9.0%
- on SNAP
- 20K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Henry County, IA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 33.6% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +11.5 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 9.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 20% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Webster County ( -1.3 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Henry County sits in the upper national band (33.6%, #699 of 3,079) with 1 LILA tracts.
- #699
- national by low-access %
- #5
- in IA
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- 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: 33.6% low-access (78th pct) (+11.5 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Henry County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Henry County's 33.6% low-access share is elevated, higher than 78% of them and ranked #702 most-affected nationwide.
Henry County's elevated USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Henry County has 2 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.
Henry County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Iowa, not a full county-board reprint
- Fremont
Fremont 76%
76 % low-access
- Henry
Henry 33.6%
33.6 % low-access
- Webster
Webster 32.3%
32.3 % low-access
- Crawford
Crawford 32.1%
32.1 % low-access
- Emmet
Emmet 31.3%
31.3 % low-access
- Pottawattamie
Pottawattamie 30.6%
30.6 % low-access
- Grundy 0
Grundy 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 20,145 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 6,775 |
| Low-Access Share | 33.6%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,105 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 20,004 |
| Median Household Income | $67,436 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.0%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 689 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 9.0%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.8%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 8.2% |
SNAP retailers in Henry County
Henry County has 19 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 11 locations (58% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 11
- casey's general store 3920, mount pleasant
- casey's general store 1550, winfield
- casey's general store 1612, mount pleasant
- casey's general store 2544, new london
- hy-vee gas 5433, mount pleasant
- jet stop new london 700, new london
- kramers 66 gas & grocery, salem
- mount pleasant food & liquors, mount pleasant
- mt. pleasant fast break 17, mount pleasant
- murphy usa 7003, mount pleasant
- pilot travel center 1012, mt pleasant
Combination Grocery/Other · 5
- dollar general 18097, london
- dollar general 2010, mount pleasant
- dollar general 24542, winfield
- dollar general 25218, wayland
- dollar tree 7177, mount pleasant
Super Store · 2
- hy-vee food store 1433, mount pleasant
- walmart 784, mount pleasant
Supermarket · 1
- aldi 41076, mount pleasant
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 Henry County vs Adair County → · All Iowa counties →
Counties near Henry County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Henry 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 (33.6% here).
- Newton County, GA · 33.6% low-access
- Newton County, GA · 33.6% low-access
- Oktibbeha County, MS · 33.6% low-access
- Oktibbeha County, MS · 33.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside IA (9.0% here).
- Shawnee County, KS · 9.0% SNAP
- Shawnee County, KS · 9.0% SNAP
- Clinton County, IL · 9.0% SNAP
- Clinton County, IL · 9.0% 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.
Henry County inside a higher low-access state context
Henry 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 Henry County, IA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 19087. 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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