Signature · 5 LILA tracts (41.7% of tracts)
Le Flore County, OK
Le Flore County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 5 LILA tracts (41.7% of the book) alongside 18.0% low-access.
- 18.0%
- low-access pop.
- 5
- food-desert tracts
- 20.9%
- on SNAP
- 49K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Le Flore County, OK
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 18.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -4.1 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 5 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 20.9% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 42% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Carter County (+ 0.1 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Le Flore County ranks #1,857 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #62 of 77 counties in OK (18.0% low-access; 5 food-desert tracts).
- #1,857
- national by low-access %
- #62
- in OK
- 7
- low-access tracts
- 5K
- 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: 5 LILA tracts (41.7% of tracts) .
How Le Flore County compares nationally
Le Flore County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 18.0% low-access share that beats 41% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,863).
Le Flore County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
12 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 5 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Le Flore County has 3 urban and 9 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.
Le Flore County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Oklahoma, not a full county-board reprint
- Grant
Grant 65.3%
65.3 % low-access
- Kingfisher 18.9
Kingfisher 18.9%
18.9 % low-access
- Hughes 18.8
Hughes 18.8%
18.8 % low-access
- Carter 18.1
Carter 18.1%
18.1 % low-access
- Le Flore 18
Le Flore 18%
18 % low-access
- Pottawatomie 17.3
Pottawatomie 17.3%
17.3 % low-access
- Pawnee 5.6
Pawnee 5.6%
5.6 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 12 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 50,384 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 7 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 5 |
| Low-Access Population | 9,086 |
| Low-Access Share | 18.0%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 4,613 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 49,053 |
| Median Household Income | $51,565 |
| Poverty Rate | 19.4%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,768 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 20.9%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.3%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.4% |
Thick SNAP store book in Le Flore County
Le Flore County has 64 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 29 locations (45% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 29
- big t discount grocery, bokoshe
- casey's 4562, panama
- casey's general store 3651, pocola
- casey's general store 3676, spiro
- caseys general store 3543, poteau
- choctaw travel plaza - pocola, pocola
- choctaw travel plaza - poteau, poteau
- choctaw travel plaza- heavener, heavener
- e-z mart 4224, talihina
- e-z mart 4419, poteau
- e-z mart 4421, shady point
- e-z mart 4422, spiro
- e-z mart 4423, howe
- fill me up, wister
- grand slam, pocola
- hugs and biscuits, cameron
- j-sac's, arkoma
- kps food mart, heavener
- kuntry store, whitesboro
- la tiendita sanjuan llc, poteau
- murphy usa 5722, poteau
- p j's country store, monroe
- quick mart, poteau
- rick's food mart, cameron
- sam's llc, wister
- spiro sac n pac food mart, spiro
- talihina quick stop, talihina
- tj's mountain country store llc, smithville
- wrights sunset corner store inc, spiro
Combination Grocery/Other · 22
- braum's 218, poteau
- dollar general 10636, wister
- dollar general 18684, bokoshe
- dollar general 2253, poteau
- dollar general 3350, pocola
- dollar general 3939, spiro
- dollar general 4408, poteau
- dollar tree 2780, poteau
- dollar general 15305, cameron
- dollar general 16155, howe
- dollar general 24441, shady point
- dollar general 25484, wister
- dollar general 25803, spiro
- dollar general 3940, heavener
- dollar general 6881, panama
- dollar general store 16969, smithville
- family dollar 12974, wister
- family dollar 13378, spiro
- family dollar store 3736, poteau
- family dollar store 6783, heavener
- the chicken store, poteau
- three rivers meat co., smithville
Super Store · 4
- harps food store 102, poteau
- harps food store 515, spiro
- harps food store 517, heavener
- walmart 31, poteau
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 3
- bubba's beef jerky llc, shady point
- dhat dher beef jerky, panama
- weaver's meat market & deli, poteau
Small Grocery Store · 3
- el solecito #3, heavener
- la pasadita 1, heavener
- shellie's grub & shrubs llc, wister
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- big d's truck stop, spiro
- dave's meat market inc, poteau
Farmers' Market · 1
- smacker farmers market, poteau
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 Le Flore County vs Adair County → · All Oklahoma counties →
Nationwide peers for Le Flore County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Le Flore 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 (18.0% here).
- Livingston County, NY · 18.0% low-access
- Livingston County, NY · 18.0% low-access
- Wright County, MO · 18.0% low-access
- Wright County, MO · 18.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside OK (20.9% here).
- Vinton County, OH · 20.9% SNAP
- Vinton County, OH · 20.9% SNAP
- Wayne County, MS · 20.9% SNAP
- Wayne County, MS · 20.9% 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, Oklahoma in context
Le Flore 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 Le Flore County, OK are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 40079. 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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