Signature · 542 SNAP-authorized stores
Jackson County, MO
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Jackson County residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 26.2%
- low-access pop.
- 37
- food-desert tracts
- 10.3%
- on SNAP
- 720K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Jackson County, MO
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 26.2% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +4.1 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 37 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 10.3% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 8.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 19% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Jasper County ( -0.1 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Jackson County ranks #1,200 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #39 of 115 counties in MO (26.2% low-access; 37 food-desert tracts).
- #1,200
- national by low-access %
- #39
- in MO
- 76
- low-access tracts
- 53K
- 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: 542 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Jackson County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Jackson County's 26.2% low-access share is elevated, higher than 62% of them and ranked #1,200 most-affected nationwide.
Jackson County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
197 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 37 LILA.
Jackson County is mostly urban by USDA tract type (179 urban, 18 rural), so most of its low-access count comes from the 1-mile test; the 18 rural tracts are held to 10 miles.
Jackson County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Missouri, not a full county-board reprint
- Mercer
Mercer 99.8%
99.8 % low-access
- Putnam 26.7
Putnam 26.7%
26.7 % low-access
- Jackson 26.2
Jackson 26.2%
26.2 % low-access
- Jasper 26.1
Jasper 26.1%
26.1 % low-access
- Dallas 26
Dallas 26%
26 % low-access
- Carroll 25.9
Carroll 25.9%
25.9 % low-access
- Mississippi 3
Mississippi 3%
3 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 197 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 674,158 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 76 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 37 |
| Low-Access Population | 176,337 |
| Low-Access Share | 26.2%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 52,801 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 719,976 |
| Median Household Income | $68,577 |
| Poverty Rate | 14.1%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 31,623 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.3%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 8.1%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.4% |
Thick SNAP store book in Jackson County
Jackson County has 542 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 12 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 280 locations (52% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
14 towns share the 542 authorized stores; Kansas City holds 51% of them. 4 of the 14 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Sugar Creek, Greenwood, Lone Jack, Lake Lotawana.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | 279 | 59 |
| Independence | 92 | 20 |
| Lees Summit | 41 | 9 |
| Raytown | 37 | 7 |
| Blue Springs | 34 | 7 |
| Grandview | 22 | 1 |
| Grain Valley | 9 | 1 |
| Oak Grove | 9 | 2 |
| Lee's Summit | 5 | 3 |
| Sugar Creek | 5 | none |
Top 10 of 14 towns by store count.
Convenience Store · 280 (250 shown)
- 3rd street corner store, lees summit
- 7 eleven 29062c, independence
- 7-eleven 13283f, lees summit
- 7-eleven store 13294c, independence
- 7-eleven store 18649f, grandview
- 7-eleven store 18711f, kansas city
- 7-eleven store 24057f, independence
- 7-eleven store f 16106e, kansas city
- 7-eleven store #21057b, kansas city
- 7-eleven store #22931g, kansas city
- 7-eleven store 24442e, independence
- 7-eleven store 26369d, kansas city
- 7-eleven store 29066c, kansas city
- 87th street market, raytown
- 99 cent & up deals, independence
- a and f llc, kansas city
- a&a llc, kansas city
- almadina enterprises, kansas city
- am pm, kansas city
- annapurna llc, kansas city
- bp, kansas city
- bp/quick snack, kansas city
- bannister food mart, kansas city
- bannister mart, kansas city
- bannister mart, kansas city
- bannister mart, kansas city
- bargain market, kansas city
- barnyard liquor, kansas city
- benton xpress mart, kansas city
- big b's, kansas city
- big d convenience, kansas city
- big mart, kansas city
- blue ridge food mart, kansas city
- blue ridge super market, raytown
- blue valley market, kansas city
- bobka,llc, kansas city
- bp gas station 6, kansas city
- break time, kansas city
- break time convenience 3161, lee's summit
- broadway shell, kansas city
- brooklyn mart, kansas city
- brooklyn xpress mart, kansas city
- busy bee convenience, kansas city
- casey's 1098, lees summit
- casey's 2408, greenwood
- casey's 3325, grain valley
- casey's 3801, oak grove
- casey's 4284, lone jack
- casey's 4338, blue springs
- casey's 4339, kansas city
- casey's 4342, independence
- casey's 4343, independence
- casey's 4347, independence
- casey's 4348, blue springs
- casey's 4353, kansas city
- casey's 4354, kansas city
- casey's 4355, kansas city
- casey's 4356, lees summit
- casey's 4358, raytown
- casey's 4361, raytown
- casey's 4362, raytown
- casey's 1093, buckner
- casey's 2209, grain valley
- casey's 2213, independence
- casey's 2808, grain valley
- casey's 3946, blue springs
- casey's 4351, independence
- casey's 5082, kansas city
- casey's general store 2037, blue springs
- caseys general store 2024, blue springs
- cloud 9 convenience, kansas city
- cloud 9 convenience 201, lees summit
- cloud 9 convenience 6709, raytown
- conoco food mart, blue springs
- convenience plus, lees summit
- corner store, raytown
- country view market, kansas city
- crescent petroleum llc, kansas city
- daily quick shop, independence
- discount smoke & liquor, grandview
- discount smoke & liquor, kansas city
- discount smokes and liquor, independence
- discount smokes and liquor, raytown
- discount smokes, liquor & mini mart, kansas city
- downtown market, kansas city
- ez trip, kansas city
- easy pickin, raytown
- el paisano de grandview, grandview
- express mart, independence
- express mart, kansas city
- express stop, kansas city
- express stop 3, kansas city
- family market, kansas city
- fast service 2, independence
- fast stop #5, kansas city
- fast stop #7, kansas city
- fast stop 1, kansas city
- fast stop 3, independence
- fav trip, kansas city
- fav trip, kansas city
- fav trip grandview, grandview
- fav trip independence, independence
- favtrip grandview, kansas city
- fisca 8312, kansas city
- five stars llc, independence
- flowers bakery outlet 1080, grandview
- food mart, buckner
- freeway market, kansas city
- good trip llc, kansas city
- grandview petroleum, grandview
- green petroleum llc, kansas city
- guerrero llc, kansas city
- guru world liquor, kansas city
- hilaal halal market, kansas city
- holiday liquor, kansas city
- hy-vee gas 1261, kansas city
- hy-vee gas 5033, blue springs
- hy-vee gas 5260, independence
- hy-vee gas 5380, lees summit
- hy-vee gas 5381, lees summit
- hy-vee gas 5542, raytown
- in-n-out market, kansas city
- independence everyday mart, independence
- indiana mini mart, kansas city
- j.r.'s mini mart 1, kansas city
- joes liquor & convenience, kansas city
- kv786 llc, kansas city
- kay-bee's market, raytown
- kaybees market, raytown
- kc liquor, independence
- kc mini mart, kansas city
- kc mini mart 1, lees summit
- kc quick 6, independence
- km liquor llc, kansas city
- kohinoor inc no, kansas city
- la dos tres, grandview
- linwood bp, kansas city
- liquor xpress, kansas city
- maham llc, kansas city
- mainxpress, kansas city
- manaslu llc, kansas city
- mc mart, kansas city
- mg fuel, llc 7, grandview
- mid 27 convenience, kansas city
- mid kc petroleum 2, kansas city
- mid kc petroleum 3, kansas city
- midtown convenience store, kansas city
- midwest fuels llc, kansas city
- minit mart 600577, lees summit
- minit mart 600753, kansas city
- moon light 922, kansas city
- moonlight corner 211, independence
- mr z's in & out, kansas city
- murphy usa 7598, kansas city
- neighborhood market, sugar creek
- one stop, kansas city
- op amin llc, raytown
- pak american texaco, raytown
- paseo bp, kansas city
- paseo xpress mart, kansas city
- paseo xpress stop llc, kansas city
- pauls liquor & grocery, kansas city
- petro oak grove 460, oak grove
- phillips 66 phillips 6, grandview
- phillips 66 wyandotte, kansas city
- pilot travel center 768, kansas city
- pina wine & spirits, grandview
- planet liquor and mart, kansas city
- pops quick shop, kansas city
- prime time, lees summit
- prospect bp, kansas city
- prospect convenience, kansas city
- prospect food mart, kansas city
- prospect liquor, kansas city
- prospect market llc, kansas city
- prospect stop and more, kansas city
- prospect xpress mart, kansas city
- quick mart, blue springs
- quick stop, independence
- quick stop, kansas city
- quick stop. c-store, grandview
- quik trip 178, kansas city
- quik trip 259, grain valley
- quiktrip 150, oak grove
- quiktrip 152, independence
- quiktrip 155r, independence
- quiktrip 156, raytown
- quiktrip 161, independence
- quiktrip 162, lees summit
- quiktrip 165, independence
- quiktrip 168, kansas city
- quiktrip 175, independence
- quiktrip 176, kansas city
- quiktrip 180, blue springs
- quiktrip 183, lees summit
- quiktrip 184, kansas city
- quiktrip 190, kansas city
- quiktrip 191, lee's summit
- quiktrip 192, independence
- quiktrip 197, kansas city
- quiktrip 200, lees summit
- quiktrip 201, independence
- quiktrip 202, independence
- quiktrip 204, kansas city
- quiktrip 205, independence
- quiktrip 208, lees summit
- quiktrip 209, raytown
- quiktrip 216, independence
- quiktrip 217, blue springs
- quiktrip 224, kansas city
- quiktrip 227, kansas city
- quiktrip 230, independence
- quiktrip 234, kansas city
- quiktrip 241, blue springs
- quiktrip 245, independence
- quiktrip 248, independence
- quiktrip 278, kansas city
- quiktrip 286, lake lotawana
- quiktrip 186, grandview
- quiktrip 222, kansas city
- rg of blue springs inc, independence
- red bridge market, kansas city
- rg of blue springs inc 1, blue springs
- rockhill shell inc, kansas city
- royal liquor, kansas city
- royal liquor & grocery, kansas city
- royals petroleum llc, kansas city
- s&b family llc, kansas city
- saaki, llc, kansas city
- shell on 71st, grandview
- shell store, grandview
- shop n go, kansas city
- shop n go, kansas city
- sinclair, kansas city
- skyline mart, kansas city
- smokes & spirits, kansas city
- snap & go, kansas city
- speedway, blue springs
- speedy corner, raytown
- speedy corner, raytown
- stop & go, independence
- stop and shop #1, independence
- sugar creek conoco, sugar creek
- superior mini mart, kansas city
- superior mini mart#2, kansas city
- swope xpressmart, kansas city
- temp stop 117, grain valley
- temp-stop 108, lees summit
- temp-stop 111, lees summit
- town news, kansas city
Showing 250 of 542 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
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.
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Nationwide peers for Jackson County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Jackson 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 (26.2% here).
- Washington County, TN · 26.2% low-access
- Isle of Wight County, VA · 26.2% low-access
- Roosevelt County, MT · 26.1% low-access
- Meeker County, MN · 26.1% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MO (10.3% here).
- Kent County, MI · 10.3% SNAP
- Carson City, NV · 10.3% SNAP
- Talbot County, MD · 10.3% SNAP
- St. Charles Parish, LA · 10.3% 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%). Jackson County, at 26.2%, runs 1.3 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 .
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 Jackson County, MO are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 29095. 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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