Signature · 1 LILA tracts (20% of tracts)
Hughes County, OK
Hughes County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 1 LILA tracts (20% of the book) alongside 18.8% low-access.
- 18.8%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 15.8%
- on SNAP
- 13K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Hughes County, OK
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 18.8% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -3.3 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 15.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 20% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Kingfisher County (+ 0.1 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Hughes County ranks #1,785 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #60 of 77 counties in OK (18.8% low-access; 1 food-desert tracts).
- #1,785
- national by low-access %
- #60
- in OK
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 1K
- 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 (20% of tracts) .
How Hughes County compares nationally
Hughes County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 18.8% low-access share that beats 43% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,788).
Hughes County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Hughes County has 1 urban and 4 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.
Hughes County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Oklahoma, not a full county-board reprint
- Grant
Grant 65.3%
65.3 % low-access
- Latimer 19.5
Latimer 19.5%
19.5 % low-access
- Love 19.4
Love 19.4%
19.4 % low-access
- Garfield 19.1
Garfield 19.1%
19.1 % low-access
- Kingfisher 18.9
Kingfisher 18.9%
18.9 % low-access
- Hughes 18.8
Hughes 18.8%
18.8 % low-access
- Pawnee 5.6
Pawnee 5.6%
5.6 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 14,003 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,631 |
| Low-Access Share | 18.8%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,042 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 13,389 |
| Median Household Income | $51,581 |
| Poverty Rate | 20.2%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 638 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 15.8%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.2%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 13.1% |
SNAP retailers in Hughes County
Hughes County has 21 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 11 locations (52% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 11
- agath llc, holdenville
- bd mart, dustin
- brake time 754, wetumka
- c & c country store, calvin
- calvin quick stop, calvin
- casey's 4621, holdenville
- davids gas n go, holdenville
- fossil grill and market 1, stuart
- horntown mart, holdenville
- j weezee's, holdenville
- jake's market, inc., wetumka
Combination Grocery/Other · 4
- dollar general 0080, holdenville
- dollar general 20689, calvin
- dollar general 4259, wetumka
- family dollar 13285, wetumka
Super Store · 2
- pruett's food - holdenville, holdenville
- walmart store 210, holdenville
Farmers' Market · 1
- holdenville farmers market 1, holdenville
Large Grocery Store · 1
- save-a-lot 24443, holdenville
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- sweazeas custom meat processing, wetumka
Supermarket · 1
- super c mart 8, wetumka
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Oklahoma
One of 76 counties in Oklahoma, 6 are shown here.
Compare Hughes County vs Adair County → · All Oklahoma counties →
Nationwide peers for Hughes County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Hughes County, both outside Oklahoma so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside OK (18.8% here).
- Schenectady County, NY · 18.8% low-access
- Schenectady County, NY · 18.8% low-access
- Atascosa County, TX · 18.8% low-access
- Atascosa County, TX · 18.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside OK (15.8% here).
- Yamhill County, OR · 15.8% SNAP
- Yamhill County, OR · 15.8% SNAP
- Bedford County, PA · 15.8% SNAP
- Bedford County, PA · 15.8% 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.
Food access nationally, Oklahoma in context
Hughes County sits inside Oklahoma (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 Hughes County, OK are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 40063. 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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