County food-access profile · Kansas
Johnson County, KS
Johnson County's food-access picture is close to the national norm, with pockets that qualify as low-access. This profile breaks down who qualifies as a food desert and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it.
- 19.4%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 2.0%
- on SNAP
- 621K
- residents (ACS 2024)
The food-access picture
19.4% of Johnson County residents live in a low-access area, and 1 of its 130 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts.
- 48
- low-access tracts
- 12K
- food-desert residents
- 3.5%
- households, no vehicle
- 5.4%
- below poverty line
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, 1-and-10-mile measure).
Johnson County's low-access share sits near the national share, at 19.4% per the USDA Atlas. 48 of the county's 130 census tracts are flagged low-access, covering roughly 105,376 residents who live far from a supermarket. 1 of those also meet the low-income condition that defines a food desert, home to roughly 12,285 low-income residents.
How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts
The USDA measures food access by distance to the nearest supermarket. A census tract is "low-access" when a meaningful share of residents live more than one mile from a supermarket in urban areas, or more than ten miles in rural areas. A tract becomes a "food desert" only when it is both low-access and low-income, because distance is far harder to overcome for households without a car or a cushion in the budget. Counts on this page are aggregated from the tract level, where the federal data is actually published, so a single county figure can hide neighbourhoods that are much better or much worse served than the average. Distance also does not capture everything that shapes whether a family eats well: the presence of a full-service grocer rather than a convenience store, public transit, food pantries, and the price and quality of what is on the shelf all matter beyond the radius the Atlas can draw.
How Johnson County compares nationally
Johnson County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 19.4% low-access share that beats 45% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,737).
Johnson County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
All 130 census tracts in Johnson County, grouped by USDA classification (see "How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts" above for what each tier means).
Johnson County vs. other Kansas counties
Share of the population living in low-access areas, compared with other counties in Kansas
- Johnson
Johnson County, KS
19.4 % low-access
- Allen
Allen County, KS
15.4 % low-access
- Anderson
Anderson County, KS
18.5 % low-access
- Atchison
Atchison County, KS
28.7 % low-access
- Barber 11.5
Barber County, KS
11.5 % low-access
- Barton
Barton County, KS
34.4 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 130 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 544,179 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 48 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 105,376 |
| Low-Access Share | 19.4%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 12,285 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 620,631 |
| Median Household Income | $109,208 |
| Poverty Rate | 5.4%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 5,014 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 2.0%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.5%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.0% |
About 2.0% of Johnson County households receive SNAP, versus a U.S. county median in the 11–13% range (Census ACS).
What this means
- 19.4% of residents are low-access, near the national share for U.S. counties.
- 2.0% of households receive SNAP, the federal program that offsets food costs for 5,014 households here.
- 3.5% of households have no vehicle, the hidden multiplier that turns distance into a real barrier.
- 1 tract meet the USDA food-desert threshold (low-income and low-access).
USDA low-access figures reflect the 2019 Atlas (2010 tract populations); socioeconomic context is the latest Census ACS 5-year (2024).
What the food-access data shows for Johnson County
near the national share
1 of Johnson County's 130 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts, low-income areas where many residents also live far from a supermarket, about 0.8% of all its tracts.
A further 47 tracts are low-access but not low-income, bringing the total low-access tract count to 48.
An estimated 105,376 residents, roughly 19.4% of the county's 2010 population, live in one of these low-access areas.
Of those, 12,285 are also low-income, the group most exposed to genuine food hardship, since limited transportation compounds a limited budget.
The remaining 82 tracts (63.1%) meet the USDA's adequate-access threshold.
SNAP retailers in Johnson County
Johnson County has 266 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 10 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 90 locations (34% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 90
- 7 eleven store 21449f, olathe
- 7 eleven store 27832 e, overland park
- 7 eleven store 35754 b, olathe
- 7-eleven store 25726, overland park
- 7-eleven store 30176c, olathe
- 7-eleven store 35523a, overland park
- 7-eleven store 35785a, shawnee
- 7-eleven store 35784b, olathe
- 7-eleven store 35788a, olathe
- casey's 3947, lenexa
- casey's 4202, lenexa
- casey's 4282, mission
- casey's 4346, overland park
- casey's 4349, lenexa
- casey's 4350, overland park
- casey's 4360, roeland park
- casey's 3403, gardner
- casey's 3436, overland park
- casey's 8059, overland park
- casey's general store 2875, shawnee
- casey's general store 3233, lenexa
- casey's general store 3254, de soto
- casey's general store 3641, olathe
- casey's general store 3672, lenexa
- caseys general store 1194, spring hill
- caseys general store 3056, gardner
- college bp, overland park
- corner market 119 llc, olathe
- desoto jmart, de soto
- european market and cafe, overland park
- express stop, lenexa
- express stop, overland park
- fuel expresso #47, stilwell
- fundisha african market, shawnee
- gardner corner shop, gardner
- get n go convenience, lenexa
- hy-vee gas #2 5509, overland park
- hy-vee gas 5383, lenexa
- hy-vee gas 5464, olathe
- hy-vee gas 5508, overland park
- hy-vee gas 5560, shawnee
- in & out food mart llc, olathe
- j & k management llc, olathe
- kwik shop 350782, lenexa
- minit mart 600770, gardner
- maverik, inc 760, edgerton
- minit mart 600603, de soto
- minit mart 600757, merriam
- minit mart 600771, lenexa
- minit mart 600772, olathe
- minit mart 600774, overland park
- minit mart 600778, olathe
- murphy express 8794, olathe
- murphy express 8799, shawnee
- parker bp, olathe
- quik trip 182, olathe
- quik trip 264, shawnee
- quiktrip 157, mission
- quiktrip 160, merriam
- quiktrip 166, shawnee
- quiktrip 174, roeland park
- quiktrip 185, shawnee
- quiktrip 194, mission
- quiktrip 203, overland park
- quiktrip 206, olathe
- quiktrip 210, overland park
- quiktrip 212, olathe
- quiktrip 215, olathe
- quiktrip 219, olathe
- quiktrip 220, overland park
- quiktrip 226, shawnee
- quiktrip 235, lenexa
- quiktrip 240, overland park
- quiktrip 242, lenexa
- quiktrip 243r, overland park
- quiktrip 246, overland park
- quiktrip 249, gardner
- quiktrip 252, olathe
- quiktrip 253, overland park
- quiktrip 254, lenexa
- quiktrip 255, spring hill
- quiktrip 269, overland park
- quiktrip 271, overland park
- quiktrip 272, overland park
- quiktrip 294, gardner
- quiktrip 296, lenexa
- quiktrip 297, overland park
- snaps foodmart, gardner
- shawnee 66, shawnee
- ta express edgerton, edgerton
Combination Grocery/Other · 60
- ambica foods, overland park
- bonito michoacan llc 7, olathe
- cvs pharmacy 10862, gardner
- cvs pharmacy 4323, lenexa
- cvs pharmacy 4521, shawnee
- cvs pharmacy 5156, olathe
- cvs pharmacy 5257, olathe
- cvs pharmacy 5261, prairie village
- cvs pharmacy 5265, lenexa
- cvs pharmacy 5271, overland park
- cvs pharmacy 5272, mission
- cvs pharmacy 5274, olathe
- cvs pharmacy 8237, overland park
- cvs pharmacy 8573, overland park
- cvs pharmacy 8580, shawnee
- cvs pharmacy 8582, overland park
- cvs pharmacy 8585, overland park
- cvs pharmacy 8586, overland park
- cvs pharmacy 8588, leawood
- cvs pharmacy 8601, overland park
- cvs pharmacy 8602, overland park
- cvs pharmacy 8606, leawood
- dollar general 18616, edgerton
- dollartree 9605, gardner
- dollar general 0882, shawnee
- dollar general 1347, gardner
- dollar general 21234, shawnee
- dollar general 4963, mission
- dollar general 7565, de soto
- dollar tree 1362, mission
- dollar tree 2046, olathe
- dollar tree 2056, overland park
- dollar tree 3264, overland park
- dollar tree 4044, lenexa
- dollar tree 4541, overland park
- dollar tree 4732, shawnee
- dollar tree 6508, overland park
- dollar tree 6554, olathe
- dollar tree 7053, shawnee
- dollar tree 7084, overland park
- ethiomart grocery and bakrey llp, shawnee
- family dollar 8461, shawnee
- walgreens 04183, olathe
- walgreens 04185, roeland park
- walgreens 04221, overland park
- walgreens 04234, overland park
- walgreens 04665, olathe
- walgreens 05263, shawnee
- walgreens 06478, merriam
- walgreens 09985, leawood
- walgreens 10150, gardner
- walgreens 11370, overland park
- walgreens 11924, overland park
- walgreens 12815, olathe
- walgreens 13032, prairie village
- walgreens 13950, leawood
- walgreens 4186, lenexa
- walgreens 6920, overland park
- walgreens 9424, overland park
- walgreens 9425, shawnee
Super Store · 48
- 888 international market llc, overland park
- carniceria el torito iv, llc, olathe
- costco wholesale 0349, lenexa
- costco wholesale 0369, overland park
- fareway stores, inc. 226, olathe
- harps food store 249, de soto
- hy-vee 1463, olathe
- hy-vee food & drugstore 1383, lenexa
- hy-vee food & drugstore 1422, mission
- hy-vee food & drugstore 1508, overland park
- hy-vee food & drugstore 1509, overland park
- hy-vee food & drugstore 1532, prairie village
- hy-vee food & drugstore 1560, shawnee
- hy-vee food & drugstore 2, olathe
- mckeever's market & eatery 350, lenexa
- pan asia supermarket, overland park
- price chopper, overland park
- price chopper 300, lenexa
- price chopper 500, leawood
- price chopper 6, overland park
- price chopper 600, overland park
- price chopper 700, olathe
- sam's club 4707, overland park
- sam's club 8208, lenexa
- spring hill price chopper, spring hill
- target stores t- 1487, mission
- target stores t- 1543, olathe
- target stores t- 1756, olathe
- target stores t- 1757, overland park
- target stores t- 1759, shawnee
- target stores t- 1842, overland park
- target stores t- 2043, overland park
- walmart 1599, overland park
- walmart 1691, overland park
- walmart 2490, roeland park
- walmart 5207, overland park
- walmart 5308, shawnee
- walmart neighborhood market 4198, olathe
- walmart neighborhood market 998, westwood
- walmart sc 0577, olathe
- walmart sc 2855, shawnee
- walmart sc 3273, overland park
- walmart sc 4475, olathe
- walmart sc 5307, gardner
- walmart supercenter 4611, shawnee
- whole foods market 10410, overland park
- whole foods market 10538, olathe
- whole foods market 10800, overland park
Supermarket · 22
- aldi 46007, olathe
- aldi 46008, overland park
- aldi 46051, overland park
- aldi 46052, shawnee
- aldi 46053, lenexa
- aldi 46059, roeland park
- aldi 46069, overland park
- aldi 46094, olathe
- aldi 46095, olathe
- aldi 46111, overland park
- cosentino's market 425, overland park
- cosentinos price chopper 117, gardner
- cosentinos price chopper 119, overland park
- cosentinos price chopper 121, leawood
- hen house 19, lenexa
- hen house 22, prairie village
- hen house 24, leawood
- hen house 28, prairie village
- hen house 32, olathe
- hen house 33, overland park
- hen house 34, overland park
- hen house 35, fairway
Medium Grocery Store · 11
- al aqsa market & halal meat inc, lenexa
- alsuper market, inc, shawnee
- asian market & bistro llc, olathe
- carniceria lupita, overland park
- european market, overland park
- international grocery, overland park
- js taj grocers llc, overland park
- la nortena, olathe
- pak halal, lenexa
- shahrzad cafe & market, overland park
- tt asian grocery, overland park
Bakery Specialty · 8
- papa muphys take n bake pizza ks048, shawnee
- papa murphy's ks008, overland park
- papa murphy's lenexa ks059, lenexa
- papa murphy's take n bake pizza ks011, lenexa
- papa murphy's take n bake pizza ks020, olathe
- papa murphy's take n bake pizza ks023, leawood
- papa murphy's take n bake pizza ks030, olathe
- papa murphys take n bake ks043, shawnee
Small Grocery Store · 5
- franklin general store, shawnee
- kc asian grocery 1, overland park
- new century imports, overland park
- royal spices, overland park
- safari mart llc na, olathe
Large Grocery Store · 3
- kc india mart, overland park
- mi pueblito meat market 2, shawnee
- pak halal international food south, overland park
Farmers' Market · 2
- lenexa farmers market, lenexa
- overland park farmers market, overland park
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- steves meat market inc, de soto
Showing 250 of 266 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator, currently authorized retailers.
Other Counties in Kansas
Compare Johnson County vs Allen County → · All Kansas counties →
Food access nationally, Kansas in context
Johnson County sits inside Kansas (ringed). Each state is colored by its population-weighted low-access share; click any state to compare.
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context
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Data Sources & Methodology
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019): low-access and food-desert tract classifications, low-access population, and low-income low-access counts. ers.usda.gov/food-access-research-atlas
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates: population, median income, poverty, SNAP participation, vehicle access, and group quarters. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
Low access is defined as living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket; a food desert adds a low-income condition. Read the full methodology →
Data current as of (most recent source-data vintage; figures reflect the 2019 USDA Atlas and 2024 Census ACS).
Note: This page presents public USDA and Census data for informational purposes and is not professional advice. Figures reflect the cited dataset vintages and may differ from the most recent local conditions. How this data is sourced & verified.