Signature · 8 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts)
Jefferson County, AR
Jefferson County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 8 LILA tracts (33.3% of the book) alongside 26.0% low-access.
- 26.0%
- low-access pop.
- 8
- food-desert tracts
- 14.7%
- on SNAP
- 65K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Jefferson County, AR
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 26.0% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +3.9 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 8 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 14.7% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 7.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 33% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Madison County (+ 0.1 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Jefferson County ranks #1,214 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #35 of 75 counties in AR (26.0% low-access; 8 food-desert tracts).
- #1,214
- national by low-access %
- #35
- in AR
- 10
- low-access tracts
- 8K
- 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: 8 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts) .
How Jefferson County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Jefferson County's 26.0% low-access share is elevated, higher than 61% of them and ranked #1,216 most-affected nationwide.
Jefferson County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
24 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 8 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Jefferson County has 16 urban and 8 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.
Jefferson County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Arkansas, not a full county-board reprint
- Calhoun
Calhoun 65.5%
65.5 % low-access
- Miller
Miller 27.1%
27.1 % low-access
- Clark
Clark 26.5%
26.5 % low-access
- Madison 26.1
Madison 26.1%
26.1 % low-access
- Jefferson 26
Jefferson 26%
26 % low-access
- Stone 25
Stone 25%
25 % low-access
- Izard 0.9
Izard 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 24 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 77,435 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 10 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 8 |
| Low-Access Population | 20,132 |
| Low-Access Share | 26.0%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 8,213 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 64,802 |
| Median Household Income | $51,096 |
| Poverty Rate | 18.6%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,534 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 14.7%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.5%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 8.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Jefferson County
Jefferson County has 66 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 27 locations (41% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 27
- carpenter's produce & fish, pine bluff
- dollar general 14510, white hall
- dollar general 14570, pine bluff
- dollar general 3895, pine bluff
- dollar general 4628, white hall
- dollar general 7130, pine bluff
- dollartree 9532, pine bluff
- dollar general 11365, white hall
- dollar general 13680, white hall
- dollar general 14257, pine bluff
- dollar general 15977, pine bluff
- dollar general 16111, pine bluff
- dollar general 16577, pine bluff
- dollar general 17491, pine bluff
- dollar general 20640, pine bluff
- dollar general 20887, pine bluff
- dollar general 20976, altheimer
- dollar general 3737, pine bluff
- dollar general 3775, redfield
- dollar tree 378, pine bluff
- dollar tree 4825, pine bluff
- dollar tree 7559, white hall
- eddie's produce, pine bluff
- family dollar 1105, pine bluff
- family dollar 13858, pine bluff
- family dollar 3782, pine bluff
- walgreens 15361, pine bluff
Convenience Store · 27
- big red 113, pine bluff
- big red 121, redfield
- chapel food mart, pine bluff
- cherry street food mart, pine bluff
- eagle alon express, pine bluff
- grab n fill up, white hall
- handy mart, pine bluff
- hardin food mart, white hall
- harding family market, pine bluff
- hazel gas stop, pine bluff
- hazel gourmet deli 1, pine bluff
- jeewan groceries, pine bluff
- love's travel stop 661, pine bluff
- m & j investment properties llc, pine bluff
- main street one stop, pine bluff
- murphy usa 7837, pine bluff
- olive market and deli, pine bluff
- pb corner market 1, pine bluff
- pine bluff food market, pine bluff
- pine express gas, pine bluff
- rick's quik stop, pine bluff
- royal gourmet deli llc 1, pine bluff
- shell food mart, white hall
- speedway 05, pine bluff
- speedway 104, pine bluff
- terri foods, redfield
- university food and gas, pine bluff
Supermarket · 7
- brookshire food store 10, white hall
- brookshire's spring market 726, redfield
- cash saver 24354, pine bluff
- food smart 12, pine bluff
- super 1 foods 622, pine bluff
- super 1 foods 624, pine bluff
- super 1 foods 628, pine bluff
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- chicken city, white hall
- white hall fresh market, white hall
Farmers' Market · 1
- saracen landing farmers market, pine bluff
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- owens food and supplies, inc, pine bluff
Super Store · 1
- walmart 3331, pine bluff
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Arkansas
One of 74 counties in Arkansas, 6 are shown here.
Compare Jefferson County vs Arkansas County → · All Arkansas counties →
Nationwide peers for Jefferson County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Jefferson County, both outside Arkansas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside AR (26.0% here).
- Logan County, IL · 26.0% low-access
- Logan County, IL · 26.0% low-access
- Dallas County, MO · 26.0% low-access
- Dallas County, MO · 26.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside AR (14.7% here).
- Glenn County, CA · 14.7% SNAP
- Glenn County, CA · 14.7% SNAP
- Franklin County, GA · 14.7% SNAP
- Franklin County, GA · 14.7% 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, Arkansas in context
Jefferson County sits inside Arkansas (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 Jefferson County, AR are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 05069. 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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