Signature · 6.0% SNAP (13th pct in IA)
Johnson County, IA
Johnson County lands in the lower national band on low-access (8.6%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 8.6%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 6.0%
- on SNAP
- 157K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Johnson County, IA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 8.6% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -13.5 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 6.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 7.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 13% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Hardin County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Johnson County lands in the lower national band (8.6%, #2,591 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,591
- national by low-access %
- #83
- in IA
- 6
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 6.0% SNAP (13th pct in IA) (-6.1 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Johnson County compares nationally
Johnson County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 8.6% low-access share that beats 17% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,597).
Johnson County's lower-band USDA tier split
24 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Johnson County has 18 urban and 6 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.
Johnson County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Iowa, not a full county-board reprint
- Fremont
Fremont 76%
76 % low-access
- Carroll 8.9
Carroll 8.9%
8.9 % low-access
- Monroe 8.9
Monroe 8.9%
8.9 % low-access
- Johnson 8.6
Johnson 8.6%
8.6 % low-access
- Hardin 8.6
Hardin 8.6%
8.6 % low-access
- Dickinson 8.4
Dickinson 8.4%
8.4 % low-access
- Grundy 0
Grundy 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 24 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 130,882 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 6 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 11,215 |
| Low-Access Share | 8.6%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 3,091 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 156,639 |
| Median Household Income | $74,935 |
| Poverty Rate | 17.1%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,824 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 6.0%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.1%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 5.2% |
Thick SNAP store book in Johnson County
Johnson County has 104 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 44 locations (42% of the total), followed by super store.
Convenience Store · 44
- acapulco mexican bakery, iowa city
- asia plus, iowa city
- casey's 3322, iowa city
- casey's 3384, solon
- casey's 3858, iowa city
- casey's 4589, iowa city
- casey's 4367, iowa city
- casey's 4368, coralville
- casey's 4369, iowa city
- casey's general store 2479, north liberty
- casey's general store 2512, hills
- casey's general store 2667, tiffin
- casey's general store 2761, iowa city
- casey's general store 2779, coralville
- casey's general store 2781, iowa city
- casey's general store 2788, north liberty
- casey's general store 2918, coralville
- casey's general store 3645, lone tree
- caseys general store 1695, solon
- euro food, iowa city
- gm mart, iowa city
- hy-vee gas 1288, iowa city
- hy-vee gas 5080, coralville
- hy-vee gas 5085, coralville
- hy-vee gas 5281, iowa city
- iowa city fast break 16, iowa city
- johns grocery inc, iowa city
- kwik star 1142, iowa city
- kwik star 1213, north liberty
- kwik star 1918, tiffin
- maverik 5021, coralville
- maverik 5075, iowa city
- maverik 5185, north liberty
- maverik 5206, tiffin
- maverik 5277, coralville
- maverik 5280, iowa city
- maverik 5291, coralville
- maverik 5336, iowa city
- maverik 5395, iowa city
- the depot coralville, coralville
- the depot express, tiffin
- the depot north liberty llc 009, north liberty
- the depot oxford llc, oxford
- urban fuel north liberty, north liberty
Super Store · 17
- costco wholesale 1111, coralville
- fareway stores, inc. 034, iowa city
- fareway stores, inc. 193, tiffin
- fareway stores, inc. 950, iowa city
- fareway stores, inc. 993, north liberty
- hy-vee coralville 2, coralville
- hy-vee drugstore 7042, iowa city
- hy-vee food store 1080, coralville
- hy-vee food store 1281, iowa city
- hy-vee food store 1288, iowa city
- hy-vee food and drugstore 1285, iowa city
- new pioneer cooperative society 1, iowa city
- new pioneer cooperative society 2, coralville
- target store t3374, iowa city
- target stores t- 1113, coralville
- walmart sc 2827, coralville
- walmart supercenter 1721, iowa city
Combination Grocery/Other · 15
- bread garden market, iowa city
- cvs pharmacy 8539, iowa city
- cvs pharmacy 8547, iowa city
- dollartree 9450, iowa city
- dollar general 8137, iowa city
- dollar general store 16866, lone tree
- dollar tree 2239, iowa city
- dollar tree 7653, coralville
- dollar tree 7945, north liberty
- immaculee african market & fashion llc, coralville
- walgreens 10985, coralville
- walgreens 11710, north liberty
- walgreens 5077, iowa city
- walgreens 5977, coralville
- world food market, iowa city
Medium Grocery Store · 11
- al-salam international foods, iowa city
- chong's market, coralville
- dukan 1, coralville
- furaha african market, coralville
- global mart llc, coralville
- iowa city african and oriental market, iowa city
- iowa city halal food & grocery halal1, iowa city
- la regia grocery, iowa city
- nile valley market 1, coralville
- starlight market, coralville
- taj international food 1, coralville
Small Grocery Store · 5
- el azul, north liberty
- el paso tienda y taqueria inc, iowa city
- la mexicana grocery & taqueria, coralville
- tk warehouse, iowa city
- tienda mexicana los primos/ don miguel tienda mexi, cedar rapids
Supermarket · 5
- aldi 68056 68056, coralville
- aldi 68057, north liberty
- aldi 68067, iowa city
- trader joe's 728, coralville
- vitamin cottage natural food market u141, iowa city
Farmers' Market · 4
- field to family online farmers market, iowa city
- global food project market, iowa city
- iowa city farmers market, iowa city
- iowa city farmers market, iowa city
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- black diamond halal meats, iowa city
- thoma's meat market, iowa city
Bakery Specialty · 1
- papa murphy's pizza ia002, iowa city
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Iowa
One of 98 counties in Iowa, 6 are shown here.
Compare Johnson County vs Adair County → · All Iowa counties →
Counties near Johnson County's lower low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Johnson County (6.0%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Iowa.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside IA (8.6% here).
- Knox County, IN · 8.6% low-access
- Knox County, IN · 8.6% low-access
- Dixie County, FL · 8.6% low-access
- Dixie County, FL · 8.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside IA (6.0% here).
- Ellis County, KS · 6.0% SNAP
- Ellis County, KS · 6.0% SNAP
- Monroe County, IN · 6.0% SNAP
- Monroe County, IN · 6.0% 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.
Johnson County inside a lower low-access state context
Johnson County sits inside Iowa (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 Johnson County, IA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 19103. 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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