Signature · 177 SNAP-authorized stores
Lancaster County, NE
Lancaster 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.
- 17.0%
- low-access pop.
- 10
- food-desert tracts
- 8.4%
- on SNAP
- 327K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Lancaster County, NE
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 17.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -5.1 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 10 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 8.4% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 14% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Hamilton County (+ 0.3 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Lancaster County ranks #1,943 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #71 of 93 counties in NE (17.0% low-access; 10 food-desert tracts).
- #1,943
- national by low-access %
- #71
- in NE
- 31
- low-access tracts
- 14K
- food-desert residents
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).
Signature read: 177 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Lancaster County compares nationally
Lancaster County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 17.0% low-access share that beats 38% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,948).
Lancaster County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
74 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 10 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Lancaster County has 66 urban and 8 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.
Lancaster County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Nebraska, not a full county-board reprint
- Thomas
Thomas 100%
100 % low-access
- Cedar 18.3
Cedar 18.3%
18.3 % low-access
- Pawnee 18.1
Pawnee 18.1%
18.1 % low-access
- Hamilton 17.3
Hamilton 17.3%
17.3 % low-access
- Lancaster 17
Lancaster 17%
17 % low-access
- Dakota 16.2
Dakota 16.2%
16.2 % low-access
- Burt 0.7
Burt 0.7%
0.7 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 74 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 285,407 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 31 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 10 |
| Low-Access Population | 48,379 |
| Low-Access Share | 17.0%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 13,656 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 326,696 |
| Median Household Income | $74,793 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.9%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 11,241 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 8.4%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.2%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 4.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Lancaster County
Lancaster County has 177 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 11 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 69 locations (39% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 69
- casey's 2714, waverly
- casey's 2721, lincoln
- casey's 2724, lincoln
- casey's 4300, lincoln
- casey's 4304, crete
- casey's 4520, lincoln
- casey's 4521, lincoln
- casey's 3970, lincoln
- casey's 4272, lincoln
- casey's 4597, lincoln
- casey's general store 1934, lincoln
- casey's general store 2720, lincoln
- casey's general store 2729, lincoln
- casey's general store 2744, lincoln
- casey's general store 2745, lincoln
- casey's general store 2967, bennet
- casey's general store 2970, lincoln
- casey's general store 2971, lincoln
- casey's general store 2972, lincoln
- casey's general store 2973, lincoln
- casey's general store 2974, lincoln
- casey's general store 2977, lincoln
- casey's general store 2978, lincoln
- casey's general store 2979, lincoln
- casey's general store 2980, lincoln
- casey's general store 2981, lincoln
- casey's general store 2982, lincoln
- casey's general store 3515, lincoln
- emerald mini mart, lincoln
- european grocery deli, lincoln
- git n split 35, lincoln
- git n split 9, lincoln
- hy-vee gas 1 1385, lincoln
- hy-vee gas 2 5386, lincoln
- hy-vee gas 5390, lincoln
- jerusalen bakery, lincoln
- kwik shop 350618, lincoln
- kwik shop 350619, lincoln
- kwik shop 350632, lincoln
- kwik shop 350634, lincoln
- kwik shop 350635, lincoln
- kwik shop 350637, lincoln
- kwik shop 350641, lincoln
- kwik shop 350642, lincoln
- kwik shop 350646, lincoln
- kwik shop 350650, lincoln
- kwik shop 350662, lincoln
- kwik shop 350663, lincoln
- kwik shop 350681, lincoln
- mammoth station llc, waverly
- maverik, inc 768, lincoln
- mega saver 46, lincoln
- mendy market, lincoln
- murphy express 8781, lincoln
- np mart5 7, lincoln
- pump & pantry 9, lincoln
- sapp bros travel center, lincoln
- speedee mart 2813, lincoln
- super c #7, lincoln
- super c 1, lincoln
- super c 4, lincoln
- super c 6, lincoln
- u-stop 122, lincoln
- u-stop #18 203, lincoln
- u-stop #2 101, lincoln
- u-stop #24 121, lincoln
- u-stop #27 123, lincoln
- u-stop #3 201, lincoln
- u-stop #34 134, lincoln
Combination Grocery/Other · 38
- african home food supply, lincoln
- cvs 8616, lincoln
- cvs pharmacy 4033, lincoln
- cvs pharmacy 473, lincoln
- cvs pharmacy 8610, lincoln
- cvs pharmacy 8615, lincoln
- cvs pharmacy 8626, lincoln
- dollartree 10000, lincoln
- dollartree 10159, lincoln
- dollar general 10514, lincoln
- dollar general 10519, lincoln
- dollar general 16631, hickman
- dollar general 2807, lincoln
- dollar general 8894, lincoln
- dollar tree 2327, lincoln
- dollar tree 6781, lincoln
- dollar tree 7208, lincoln
- dollar tree 7509, lincoln
- dollar tree 7956, lincoln
- dollar tree plus 8928, lincoln
- family dollar 10019, lincoln
- family dollar 1425, lincoln
- family dollar 4614, lincoln
- hong kong market inc., lincoln
- little saigon, lincoln
- walgreens 00515, lincoln
- walgreens 00541, lincoln
- walgreens 01162, lincoln
- walgreens 01430, lincoln
- walgreens 02845, lincoln
- walgreens 03182, lincoln
- walgreens 04088, lincoln
- walgreens 04753, lincoln
- walgreens 05736, lincoln
- walgreens 05874, lincoln
- walgreens 06884, lincoln
- walgreens 10408, lincoln
- walgreens 11089, lincoln
Medium Grocery Store · 17
- al nor market llc, lincoln
- alfourat llc, lincoln
- almustafa market, lincoln
- amparito's market, lincoln
- green farms dai phat market, lincoln
- guatemex market, lincoln
- harvest european market, lincoln
- karen market, lincoln
- kt asian mart, lincoln
- lincoln food mart inc, lincoln
- lincoln mediterranean market, lincoln
- maya market lincoln, lincoln
- mingalar asian market llc, lincoln
- new market, lincoln
- russ's market express 29, waverly
- samovar european deli, lincoln
- super carniceria el pueblito il, lincoln
Super Store · 17
- costco wholesale 1285, lincoln
- hy-vee food store 1385, lincoln
- hy-vee food store 1386, lincoln
- hy-vee food store 1387, lincoln
- hy-vee food store 1388, lincoln
- hy-vee food store 1390, lincoln
- sam's club 4873, lincoln
- sam's club 6413, lincoln
- target stores t- 0217, lincoln
- target stores t- 0879, lincoln
- target stores t- 2303, lincoln
- u-stop 114, hickman
- walmart sc 1943, lincoln
- walmart sc 3278, lincoln
- walmart sc 3823, lincoln
- walmart super center 2432, lincoln
- whole foods market 10493, lincoln
Supermarket · 16
- aldi 46027, lincoln
- aldi 25, lincoln
- fresh international market, lincoln
- leons food mart, lincoln
- natural grocers by vitamin cottage u054, lincoln
- russ' market 21, lincoln
- russ's market 1, lincoln
- russ's market 14, lincoln
- russ's market 16, lincoln
- russ's market 2, lincoln
- super saver 11, lincoln
- super saver 17, lincoln
- super saver 27, lincoln
- super saver 4, lincoln
- super saver 9, lincoln
- trader joe's 722, lincoln
Large Grocery Store · 9
- a street market, lincoln
- canopy street market 1, lincoln
- guerrero grocery, lincoln
- mai's market, lincoln
- market place iga, lincoln
- open harvest cooperative, lincoln
- sara market, lincoln
- sun grocery, lincoln
- viet hao market, lincoln
Small Grocery Store · 5
- al nahrian, lincoln
- hser family asian market llc, lincoln
- oriental market inc, lincoln
- red clover market, lincoln
- roj market, lincoln
Farmers' Market · 3
- fallbrook farmers market, lincoln
- hub farmers market nafmnp, lincoln
- sunday farmers' market at college view, lincoln
Bakery Specialty · 1
- papa murphy's ne003, lincoln
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- fareway meat market 179, lincoln
Seafood Specialty · 1
- surf and turf food company, lincoln
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Nebraska
One of 92 counties in Nebraska, 6 are shown here.
Compare Lancaster County vs Adams County → · All Nebraska counties →
Nationwide peers for Lancaster County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Lancaster County, both outside Nebraska so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside NE (17.0% here).
- Grand Traverse County, MI · 17.0% low-access
- Grand Traverse County, MI · 17.0% low-access
- Montgomery County, NC · 17.0% low-access
- Montgomery County, NC · 17.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NE (8.4% here).
- Pulaski County, MO · 8.4% SNAP
- Pulaski County, MO · 8.4% SNAP
- Meeker County, MN · 8.4% SNAP
- Meeker County, MN · 8.4% 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.
Food access nationally, Nebraska in context
Lancaster County sits inside Nebraska (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 Lancaster County, NE are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 31109. 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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