Signature · 8.6% low-access (17th pct)
Iowa County, WI
Iowa County lands in the lower national band on low-access (8.6%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 8.6%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 9.5%
- on SNAP
- 24K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Iowa County, WI
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-MODERATE 8.6% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -13.5 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 9.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Milwaukee County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Iowa County lands in the lower national band (8.6%, #2,590 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,590
- national by low-access %
- #65
- in WI
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 374
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 8.6% low-access (17th pct) (-13.5 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Iowa County compares nationally
Iowa County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 8.6% low-access share that beats 17% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,597).
Iowa County's lower-band USDA tier split
6 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Iowa County has 1 urban and 5 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.
Iowa County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Wisconsin, not a full county-board reprint
- Richland
Richland 52.9%
52.9 % low-access
- Sauk 9.7
Sauk 9.7%
9.7 % low-access
- Jefferson 9.6
Jefferson 9.6%
9.6 % low-access
- Iowa 8.6
Iowa 8.6%
8.6 % low-access
- Milwaukee 8.6
Milwaukee 8.6%
8.6 % low-access
- Green Lake 8.3
Green Lake 8.3%
8.3 % low-access
- Pepin 0
Pepin 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 6 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 23,687 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,038 |
| Low-Access Share | 8.6%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 374 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 23,867 |
| Median Household Income | $82,182 |
| Poverty Rate | 7.6%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 958 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 9.5%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.3%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.0% |
SNAP retailers in Iowa County
Iowa County has 13 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 6 locations (46% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 6
- casey's 3897, mineral point
- kwik trip 340, dodgeville
- kwik trip 765, dodgeville
- kwik trip 768, mineral point
- kwik trip 1508, barneveld
- kwik trip 768, mineral point
Combination Grocery/Other · 4
- dollar general 20610, mineral point
- dollar general 21868, cobb
- dollar tree 7331, dodgeville
- walgreens 10962, dodgeville
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- hollandale grocery, hollandale
Super Store · 1
- walmart supercenter 847, dodgeville
Supermarket · 1
- piggly wiggly 403, dodgeville
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Wisconsin
One of 71 counties in Wisconsin, 6 are shown here.
Compare Iowa County vs Adams County → · All Wisconsin counties →
Counties near Iowa County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Iowa County, both outside Wisconsin so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside WI (8.6% here).
- Kendall County, TX · 8.6% low-access
- Kendall County, TX · 8.6% low-access
- Monroe County, MS · 8.6% low-access
- Monroe County, MS · 8.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside WI (9.5% here).
- Colorado County, TX · 9.5% SNAP
- Colorado County, TX · 9.5% SNAP
- Buncombe County, NC · 9.5% SNAP
- Buncombe County, NC · 9.5% 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.
Iowa County inside a lower low-access state context
Iowa County sits inside Wisconsin (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 Iowa County, WI are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 55049. 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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