Signature · 3 LILA tracts (50% of tracts)
Henry County, MO
Henry County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 3 LILA tracts (50% of the book) alongside 36.9% low-access.
- 36.9%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 10.8%
- on SNAP
- 22K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Henry County, MO
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 36.9% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +14.8 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 10.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 50% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Ozark County (+ 0.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Henry County sits in the upper national band (36.9%, #520 of 3,079) with 3 LILA tracts.
- #520
- national by low-access %
- #15
- in MO
- 4
- low-access tracts
- 4K
- 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: 3 LILA tracts (50% of tracts) .
How Henry County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Henry County's 36.9% low-access share is elevated, higher than 83% of them and ranked #520 most-affected nationwide.
Henry County's elevated USDA tier split
6 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
Henry County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (3 rural, 3 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 3 urban tracts face the 1-mile one.
Henry County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Missouri, not a full county-board reprint
- Mercer
Mercer 99.8%
99.8 % low-access
- Shelby 38.5
Shelby 38.5%
38.5 % low-access
- Douglas 37.6
Douglas 37.6%
37.6 % low-access
- Platte 37.6
Platte 37.6%
37.6 % low-access
- Henry 36.9
Henry 36.9%
36.9 % low-access
- Ozark 36.9
Ozark 36.9%
36.9 % low-access
- Mississippi 3
Mississippi 3%
3 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 6 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 22,272 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 4 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 8,209 |
| Low-Access Share | 36.9%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 3,535 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 22,328 |
| Median Household Income | $57,926 |
| Poverty Rate | 14.3%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,000 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.8%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.9%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.3% |
Thick SNAP store book in Henry County
Henry County has 29 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 13 locations (45% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
6 towns share the 29 authorized stores; Clinton holds 62% of them. 4 of the 6 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Deepwater, Urich, Calhoun, Montrose.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Clinton | 18 | 3 |
| Windsor | 5 | 1 |
| Deepwater | 2 | none |
| Urich | 2 | none |
| Calhoun | 1 | none |
| Montrose | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 13
- break time convenience 3121, clinton
- casey's 1424, montrose
- calhoun bullseye, calhoun
- casey's 1187, clinton
- casey's 1287, windsor
- casey's 1462, clinton
- casey's general store 3447, urich
- clinton bp, clinton
- clinton bullseye, clinton
- clinton convenience llc, clinton
- snyders corner general, deepwater
- white oak moark 41, clinton
- windsor mart, windsor
Combination Grocery/Other · 11
- cvs 10152, clinton
- dollar general 18630, clinton
- dollar general 11483, clinton
- dollar general 1638, windsor
- dollar general 30271, deepwater
- dollar general 3372, clinton
- dollar general store 17636, urich
- dollar tree 5807, clinton
- family dollar 12792, windsor
- powell meat company, clinton
- walgreens 09382, clinton
Supermarket · 3
- aldi 46112, clinton
- brothers market 774, windsor
- price cutter 74, clinton
Bakery Specialty · 1
- papa murphy's mo093, clinton
Super Store · 1
- walmart sc 20, clinton
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Missouri
One of 114 counties in Missouri, 6 are shown here.
Compare Henry County vs Adair County → · All Missouri counties →
Counties near Henry County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Henry County, both outside Missouri so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MO (36.9% here).
- Geary County, KS · 36.9% low-access
- Fannin County, TX · 36.9% low-access
- Concordia Parish, LA · 36.8% low-access
- St. Clair County, IL · 36.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MO (10.8% here).
- Pamlico County, NC · 10.8% SNAP
- Boundary County, ID · 10.8% SNAP
- Aiken County, SC · 10.8% SNAP
- Jefferson County, TN · 10.8% 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.
Missouri among West North Central states
Missouri ranks 5th of 7 West North Central states by population-weighted low-access (24.9%). Henry County, at 36.9%, runs 12.0 pts above the Missouri 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 .
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