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Signature · 6.4% SNAP (10th pct in MO)

Johnson County, MO

Johnson County sits in the upper national band on low-access (33.4%, +11.3 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.

33.4%
low-access pop.
2
food-desert tracts
6.4%
on SNAP
55K
residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA 2019 Census ACS 2024 MO

USDA FARA access plate

County Johnson County, MO

LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED

  • LA-ELEVATED 33.4% low-access
  • ABOVE-NATIONAL +11.3 pts vs US
  • LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
  • SNAP-LIGHT 6.4% SNAP
  • VEH-OK 4.7% no vehicle
  • DENSITY-MIXED 22% tracts LILA

Nearest low-access peer: Grundy County (+ 0.0 pts)

Upper-band low-access

Johnson County sits in the upper national band (33.4%, #710 of 3,079) with 2 LILA tracts.

#710
national by low-access %
#23
in MO
7
low-access tracts
6K
food-desert residents

Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.

Signature read: 6.4% SNAP (10th pct in MO) (-5.7 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .

How Johnson County compares nationally

Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Johnson County's 33.4% low-access share is elevated, higher than 77% of them and ranked #715 most-affected nationwide.

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Johnson County's elevated USDA tier split

9 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.

Food access tier distribution for Johnson County, MO USDA-defined food-access tiers: 2 census tracts adequate (within distance threshold), 5 limited, 2 severe (low-income low-access food desert). Total 9 tracts evaluated. 2 tracts adequate (22.2%) 5 tracts limited (55.6%) 2 tracts severe / food desert (22.2%) Adequate 22% Limited 56% Severe 22% Food-access tier distribution: Johnson County, MO
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas 2019

By USDA urbanicity classification, Johnson County has 5 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.

Johnson County vs nearby high low-access peers

Poles + nearest peers in Missouri, not a full county-board reprint

% low-access
Source USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas As of 2019 edition

FARA 2019 · elevated low-access

USDA Food Access Research Atlas 2019 indicators for Johnson County
IndicatorValue
Census Tracts9
Atlas Population (2010 basis)52,595
Low-Access Tracts7
Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access)2
Low-Access Population17,561
Low-Access Share33.4%well above the national average
Low-Income & Low-Access Population6,077

ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band

Census ACS 2024 demographic and SNAP data for Johnson County
IndicatorValue
Population54,732
Median Household Income$67,272
Poverty Rate11.8%below the national average
SNAP Households1,344
SNAP Participation Rate6.4%well below the national average
Households Without a Vehicle4.7%well below the national average
Group-Quarters Population7.1%

Thick SNAP store book in Johnson County

Johnson County has 46 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 23 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.

Convenience Store · 23

  • break time 3165, warrensburg
  • break time convenience 3095, warrensburg
  • break time convenience 3140, holden
  • casey's 1949, knob noster
  • casey's 1114, warrensburg
  • casey's 1284, leeton
  • casey's general store 3887, warrensburg
  • caseys general store 1089, holden
  • corner store, warrensburg
  • discount smokes and liquor, holden
  • everyday discount, warrensburg
  • ez stop, warrensburg
  • hometown convenience store, chilhowee
  • kingsville fast stop, kingsville
  • knob noster cenex, knob noster
  • liquor land, centerview
  • minit mart 600575, warrensburg
  • murphy usa 7725, warrensburg
  • shell xpress, kingsville
  • skyhaven conoco, warrensburg
  • speed stop, warrensburg
  • speed stop 116, warrensburg
  • warrensburg shell, warrensburg

Combination Grocery/Other · 14

  • cvs pharmacy 11307, warrensburg
  • cuttinup meat market, warrensburg
  • dollar general 4864, holden
  • dollar general 20084, warrensburg
  • dollar general 20983, leeton
  • dollar general 21327, kingsville
  • dollar general 2462, warrensburg
  • dollar general 2885, knob noster
  • dollar general 4547, warrensburg
  • dollar general store 17601, kingsville
  • dollar tree 4459, warrensburg
  • family dollar 12910, holden
  • tony's market & distribution, warrensburg
  • walgreens 1235, warrensburg

Super Store · 3

  • hy-vee 1845, warrensburg
  • walmart sc 61, warrensburg
  • yoss bros grocery, holden

Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2

  • alewel's country meats, warrensburg
  • cuttinup custom meat processing, llc, leeton

Bakery Specialty · 1

  • papa murphy's take n bake pizza mo-034, warrensburg

Medium Grocery Store · 1

  • dutch valley warrensburg 1, warrensburg

Military Commissary · 1

  • whiteman afb commissary 2629, whiteman air force base

Supermarket · 1

  • aldi 46070, warrensburg

Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).

Other Counties in Missouri

One of 114 counties in Missouri, 6 are shown here.

Adair County
27.3% low-access · 9.0% SNAP
Andrew County
15.8% low-access · 4.9% SNAP
Atchison County
5.1% low-access · 5.8% SNAP
Audrain County
22.6% low-access · 12.3% SNAP
Barry County
19.7% low-access · 11.0% SNAP
Barton County
56.5% low-access · 18.5% SNAP

Compare Johnson County vs Adair County → · All Missouri counties →

Counties near Johnson County's elevated low-access or SNAP band

SNAP-led peer set first for Johnson County (6.4%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Missouri.

Similar low-access share

Nearest low-access rates outside MO (33.4% here).

Similar SNAP participation

Nearest household SNAP rates outside MO (6.4% here).

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 higher low-access state context

Johnson County sits inside Missouri (ringed). Each state is colored by population-weighted low-access; click any state to compare.

AK 31 ME 13 VT 11 NH 28 WA 23 ID 26 MT 22 ND 29 MN 27 IL 20 WI 21 MI 23 NY 12 RI 24 MA 28 OR 17 NV 23 WY 30 SD 29 IA 20 IN 29 OH 25 PA 21 NJ 24 CT - CA 13 UT 24 CO 22 NE 22 MO 25 KY 20 WV 21 VA 20 MD 23 DE 27 AZ 27 NM 32 KS 26 AR 25 TN 27 NC 23 SC 29 DC 5 OK 25 LA 26 MS 26 AL 25 GA 31 HI 27 TX 25 FL 25

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, MO are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 29101. 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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