Signature · 38.2% low-access (85th pct)
Kay County, OK
Kay County sits in the upper national band on low-access (38.2%, +16.1 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 38.2%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 17.2%
- on SNAP
- 44K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Kay County, OK
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 38.2% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +16.1 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 17.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 27% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Beaver County (+ 0.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Kay County sits in the upper national band (38.2%, #474 of 3,079) with 3 LILA tracts.
- #474
- national by low-access %
- #17
- in OK
- 8
- low-access tracts
- 7K
- 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: 38.2% low-access (85th pct) (+16.1 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Kay County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Kay County's 38.2% low-access share is elevated, higher than 85% of them and ranked #475 most-affected nationwide.
Kay County's elevated USDA tier split
11 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Kay County has 9 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.
Kay County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Oklahoma, not a full county-board reprint
- Grant
Grant 65.3%
65.3 % low-access
- Kay
Kay 38.2%
38.2 % low-access
- Beaver
Beaver 38.2%
38.2 % low-access
- Haskell
Haskell 38.2%
38.2 % low-access
- Osage
Osage 37.6%
37.6 % low-access
- Choctaw
Choctaw 37.2%
37.2 % low-access
- Pawnee 5.6
Pawnee 5.6%
5.6 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 11 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 46,562 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 8 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 17,781 |
| Low-Access Share | 38.2%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 7,106 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 43,625 |
| Median Household Income | $58,423 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.0%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,880 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 17.2%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.0%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in Kay County
Kay County has 52 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 26 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 26
- blackwell one stop 3, blackwell
- casey's 3787, blackwell
- casey's general store 3681, ponca city
- jiffy trip 142, newkirk
- jiffy trip 327, tonkawa
- jiffy trip 450, ponca city
- love's travel stops & country stores inc 213, tonkawa
- murphy usa 6607, ponca city
- new point store, newkirk
- oncue express 16, ponca city
- oncue express 17, ponca city
- pilot travel center 1004, tonkawa
- red pipe 165, tonkawa
- shepherd's food mart, blackwell
- shepherd's food mart #400, blackwell
- short stop 1 3, ponca city
- short stop 2 4, ponca city
- short stop 3 5, blackwell
- short stop no.4 6, ponca city
- southwind express, llc, kaw city
- triple t #5, ponca city
- ta express tonkawa, tonkawa
- tonkawa smoke shop, tonkawa
- triple t #4, ponca city
- triple t #6, ponca city
- woodridge market, ponca city
Combination Grocery/Other · 15
- braum's 10, ponca city
- braum's 21, blackwell
- dollar general 3248, ponca city
- dollar general 3719, blackwell
- dollar general 4568, ponca city
- dollar general 4816, ponca city
- dollar general 7779, tonkawa
- dollar general 8170, newkirk
- dollartree 8316, blackwell
- dollar general 22100, ponca city
- dollar general 22721, kaw city
- dollar general 25580, ponca city
- dollar tree 1180, ponca city
- rikkis market, ponca city
- walgreens 7698, ponca city
Supermarket · 6
- aldi 46025 46025, ponca city
- homeland 460, ponca city
- homeland 468, ponca city
- ponca city discount foods 419, ponca city
- united supermarket 378, blackwell
- venture foods, tonkawa
Super Store · 3
- harps food store 485, newkirk
- walmart store 136, blackwell
- walmart supercenter 823, ponca city
Farmers' Market · 1
- barney family farms llc, newkirk
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- osage country meat market, ponca 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 Oklahoma
One of 76 counties in Oklahoma, 6 are shown here.
Compare Kay County vs Adair County → · All Oklahoma counties →
Counties near Kay County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Kay County, both outside Oklahoma so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside OK (38.2% here).
- Rio Arriba County, NM · 38.2% low-access
- Rio Arriba County, NM · 38.2% low-access
- Clallam County, WA · 38.2% low-access
- Clallam County, WA · 38.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside OK (17.2% here).
- Schuylkill County, PA · 17.2% SNAP
- Schuylkill County, PA · 17.2% SNAP
- Decatur County, TN · 17.2% SNAP
- Decatur County, TN · 17.2% 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.
Kay County inside a higher low-access state context
Kay County sits inside Oklahoma (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 Kay County, OK are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 40071. 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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