Signature · 1.1% low-access (4th pct)
Jefferson County, KS
Jefferson County lands in the lower national band on low-access (1.1%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 1.1%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 3.0%
- on SNAP
- 18K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Jefferson County, KS
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 1.1% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -21.0 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 3.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Harvey County (+ 3.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Jefferson County lands in the lower national band (1.1%, #3,002 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #3,002
- national by low-access %
- #105
- in KS
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 65
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 1.1% low-access (4th pct) (-21 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Jefferson County compares nationally
Food access in Jefferson County compares favorably nationally: its 1.1% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 4% of them (rank #3,008).
Jefferson County's lower-band USDA tier split
4 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Jefferson County has 0 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.
Jefferson County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Kansas, not a full county-board reprint
- Clark
Clark 100%
100 % low-access
- Pottawatomie 10.5
Pottawatomie 10.5%
10.5 % low-access
- Stanton 10.5
Stanton 10.5%
10.5 % low-access
- Kearny 8.8
Kearny 8.8%
8.8 % low-access
- Harvey 4.1
Harvey 4.1%
4.1 % low-access
- Jefferson 1.1
Jefferson 1.1%
1.1 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 4 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 19,126 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 207 |
| Low-Access Share | 1.1%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 65 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 18,349 |
| Median Household Income | $81,278 |
| Poverty Rate | 5.6%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 222 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 3.0%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.2%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.1% |
SNAP retailers in Jefferson County
Jefferson County has 16 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 7 locations (44% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 7
- brake time 274, grantville
- casey's 4404, valley falls
- casey's 1295, perry
- casey's 1332, oskaloosa
- casey's 1465, mclouth
- caseys general store 1294, ozawkie
- meriden petroleum llc, meriden
Combination Grocery/Other · 5
- dollar general 13648, valley falls
- dollar general 14573, perry
- dollar general 19660, mclouth
- dollar general 11343, oskaloosa
- dollar general 20484, meriden
Medium Grocery Store · 3
- country harvest apple market, mclouth
- country harvest apple market, valley falls
- country harvest apple market, meriden
Supermarket · 1
- oskaloosa thriftway, oskaloosa
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Kansas
One of 104 counties in Kansas, 6 are shown here.
Compare Jefferson County vs Allen County → · All Kansas counties →
Counties near Jefferson County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Jefferson County, both outside Kansas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside KS (1.1% here).
- Louisa County, IA · 1.1% low-access
- Louisa County, IA · 1.1% low-access
- Perry County, KY · 1.1% low-access
- Perry County, KY · 1.1% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside KS (3.0% here).
- Winneshiek County, IA · 3.1% SNAP
- Valley County, ID · 3.1% SNAP
- Teton County, ID · 3.1% SNAP
- Grand County, CO · 3.1% 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.
Jefferson County inside a lower low-access state context
Jefferson County sits inside Kansas (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, KS are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 20087. 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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