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 #1,203 most-affected nationwide.
Jackson County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
197 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 37 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Jackson County has 179 urban and 18 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.
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 3 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 123 locations (23% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 123
- alhabashi mart, kansas city
- cvs 10241, independence
- cvs 8950, blue springs
- cvs pharmacy 4088, lees summit
- cvs pharmacy 5635, kansas city
- cvs pharmacy 5663, kansas city
- cvs pharmacy 5678, kansas city
- cvs pharmacy 5697, kansas city
- cvs pharmacy 5719, lees summit
- cvs pharmacy 5724, kansas city
- cvs pharmacy 8430, independence
- cvs pharmacy 8557, lees summit
- cvs pharmacy 8564, independence
- cvs pharmacy 8566, raytown
- cvs pharmacy 8567, kansas city
- cvs pharmacy 8570, blue springs
- cvs pharmacy 8579, lees summit
- cvs pharmacy 8581, blue springs
- cvs pharmacy 8590, kansas city
- cvs pharmacy 8592, kansas city
- cvs pharmacy 8598, raytown
- cvs pharmacy 8607, grandview
- cristina's produce inc. 1, kansas city
- dollar general 13722, independence
- dollar general 14097, kansas city
- dollar general 18473, grandview
- dollartree 11050, lees summit
- dollartree 8584, sugar creek
- dollar general 1187, buckner
- dollar general 1216, independence
- dollar general 12892, kansas city
- dollar general 14084, kansas city
- dollar general 14255, kansas city
- dollar general 14543, kansas city
- dollar general 14996, lone jack
- dollar general 15388, kansas city
- dollar general 15645, independence
- dollar general 1568, raytown
- dollar general 1570, independence
- dollar general 17779, raytown
- dollar general 18921, oak grove
- dollar general 20151, independence
- dollar general 21865, lees summit
- dollar general 21919, kansas city
- dollar general 22697, greenwood
- dollar general 23843, independence
- dollar general 23904, blue springs
- dollar general 2497, lees summit
- dollar general 25072, blue springs
- dollar general 2605, independence
- dollar general 30163, grain valley
- dollar general 30975, kansas city
- dollar general 3295, kansas city
- dollar general 3379, independence
- dollar general 4298, raytown
- dollar general 6038, grandview
- dollar general 7042, kansas city
- dollar general 7058, blue springs
- dollar general 7655, raytown
- dollar general 8317, independence
- dollar general 9597, grain valley
- dollar general store 13375, kansas city
- dollar general store 16602, kansas city
- dollar general store 16790, raytown
- dollar general store 16905, sugar creek
- dollar general store 17743, blue springs
- dollar general store 17780, grandview
- dollar tree 1044, kansas city
- dollar tree 1762, grandview
- dollar tree 2243, independence
- dollar tree 3553, lees summit
- dollar tree 3762, blue springs
- dollar tree 4106, kansas city
- dollar tree 4463, kansas city
- dollar tree 5958, kansas city
- dollar tree 6059, independence
- dollar tree 6212, blue springs
- dollar tree 6246, kansas city
- dollar tree 6435, independence
- dollar tree 7278, lees summit
- dollar tree 7624, oak grove
- dollar tree 8396, independence
- dollar tree 8412, blue springs
- family dollar 11798, kansas city
- family dollar 12064, kansas city
- family dollar 12221, kansas city
- family dollar 1514, kansas city
- family dollar 1942, independence
- family dollar 1960, independence
- family dollar 2089, kansas city
- family dollar 2306, kansas city
- family dollar 2913, independence
- family dollar 3494, kansas city
- family dollar 4517, independence
- family dollar 5135, kansas city
- family dollar 5226, independence
- family dollar 5484, kansas city
- family dollar 5544, kansas city
- family dollar 5712, kansas city
- family dollar 5998, kansas city
- family dollar 6156, kansas city
- family dollar 7141, kansas city
- family dollar 8368, kansas city
- family dollar 8806, independence
- family dollar 9237, kansas city
- family dollar store 11248, raytown
- ivoireafricanmarket, kansas city
- walgreens 10461, lees summit
- walgreens 01236, grandview
- walgreens 11925, oak grove
- walgreens 2450, lees summit
- walgreens 4182, lees summit
- walgreens 4212, kansas city
- walgreens 4222, kansas city
- walgreens 4224, independence
- walgreens 4225, blue springs
- walgreens 4235, kansas city
- walgreens 4530, kansas city
- walgreens 5247, independence
- walgreens 5278, kansas city
- walgreens 5357, raytown
- walgreens 5873, independence
- walgreens 7789, blue springs
Convenience Store · 119
- 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
Bakery Specialty · 8
- papa murphy's raintree mo077, lees summit
- papa murphy's take n bake pizza mo-009, lees summit
- papa murphy's take n bake pizza mo-045, independence
- papa murphy's take n bake pizza mo0066, grain valley
- papa murphy's take n bake pizza mo006, blue springs
- papa murphy's take n bake pizza mo013, independence
- papa murphy's mo011, kansas city
- papa murphys mo0046, lees summit
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
- Washington County, TN · 26.2% low-access
- Isle of Wight County, VA · 26.2% low-access
- Isle of Wight County, VA · 26.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MO (10.3% here).
- Kent County, MI · 10.3% SNAP
- Kent County, MI · 10.3% SNAP
- Carson City, NV · 10.3% SNAP
- Carson City, NV · 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.
Food access nationally, Missouri in context
Jackson County sits inside Missouri (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 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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