Signature · 1 LILA tracts (50% of tracts)
Jewell County, KS
Jewell County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 1 LILA tracts (50% of the book) alongside 26.7% low-access.
- 26.7%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 4.7%
- on SNAP
- 3K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Jewell County, KS
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 26.7% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +4.6 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 4.7% SNAP
- VEH-OK 1.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 50% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Ness County (+ 0.1 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Jewell County ranks #1,173 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #55 of 105 counties in KS (26.7% low-access; 1 food-desert tracts).
- #1,173
- national by low-access %
- #55
- in KS
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 373
- 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: 1 LILA tracts (50% of tracts) .
How Jewell County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Jewell County's 26.7% low-access share is elevated, higher than 62% of them and ranked #1,176 most-affected nationwide.
Jewell County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
2 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Jewell County has 0 urban and 2 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.
Jewell County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Kansas, not a full county-board reprint
- Clark
Clark 100%
100 % low-access
- McPherson 27
McPherson 27%
27 % low-access
- Butler 26.9
Butler 26.9%
26.9 % low-access
- Ness 26.8
Ness 26.8%
26.8 % low-access
- Jewell 26.7
Jewell 26.7%
26.7 % low-access
- Morton 26.1
Morton 26.1%
26.1 % low-access
- Jefferson 1.1
Jefferson 1.1%
1.1 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 2 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 3,077 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 822 |
| Low-Access Share | 26.7%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 373 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 2,916 |
| Median Household Income | $52,634 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.6%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 62 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 4.7%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 1.8%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.9% |
Slim SNAP store book in Jewell County
Jewell County has 2 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 2 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 1 locations (50% of the total), followed by large grocery store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 1
- dollar general store 16365, mankato
Large Grocery Store · 1
- kiers thriftway, mankato
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 Jewell County vs Allen County → · All Kansas counties →
Food access nationally, Kansas in context
Jewell 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 Jewell County, KS are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 20089. 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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