Signature · 1.5% SNAP (9th pct in WY)
Johnson County, WY
Johnson County sits in the upper national band on low-access (39.5%, +17.4 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 39.5%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 1.5%
- on SNAP
- 9K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Johnson County, WY
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ELEVATED 39.5% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +17.4 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 1.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 2.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Park County ( -0.5 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Johnson County sits in the upper national band (39.5%, #416 of 3,079).
- #416
- national by low-access %
- #3
- in WY
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 966
- 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: 1.5% SNAP (9th pct in WY) (-10.6 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 39.5% low-access share is elevated, higher than 87% of them and ranked #417 most-affected nationwide.
Johnson County's elevated USDA tier split
2 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Johnson County has 1 urban and 1 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 Wyoming, not a full county-board reprint
- Carbon
Carbon 57.8%
57.8 % low-access
- Laramie
Laramie 42.5%
42.5 % low-access
- Johnson
Johnson 39.5%
39.5 % low-access
- Park
Park 39%
39 % low-access
- Sheridan
Sheridan 38.5%
38.5 % low-access
- Campbell
Campbell 36.7%
36.7 % low-access
- Uinta 3.4
Uinta 3.4%
3.4 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 2 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 8,569 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 3,383 |
| Low-Access Share | 39.5%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 966 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 8,686 |
| Median Household Income | $64,871 |
| Poverty Rate | 9.1%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 59 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 1.5%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 2.7%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.6% |
SNAP retailers in Johnson County
Johnson County has 9 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 5 locations (56% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 5
- cenex zip trip 60, buffalo
- good 2 go store 213, buffalo
- love's travel stop 965, buffalo
- maverik 5081, buffalo
- millers buffalo, buffalo
Combination Grocery/Other · 2
- dollar general 25899, buffalo
- family dollar 7285, buffalo
Supermarket · 2
- djs thriftway inc, buffalo
- lynn's superfoods - buffalo, buffalo
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Wyoming
One of 22 counties in Wyoming, 6 are shown here.
Compare Johnson County vs Albany County → · All Wyoming counties →
Johnson County inside a higher low-access state context
Johnson County sits inside Wyoming (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, WY are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 56019. 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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