Signature · 9.0% low-access (18th pct)
Lincoln County, MO
Lincoln County lands in the lower national band on low-access (9.0%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 9.0%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 7.0%
- on SNAP
- 63K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Lincoln County, MO
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-MODERATE 9.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -13.1 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Chariton County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Lincoln County lands in the lower national band (9.0%, #2,562 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,562
- national by low-access %
- #98
- in MO
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 1K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 9.0% low-access (18th pct) (-13.1 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Lincoln County compares nationally
Lincoln County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 9.0% low-access share that beats 18% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,566).
Lincoln County's lower-band USDA tier split
7 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Lincoln County has 1 urban and 6 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.
Lincoln County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Missouri, not a full county-board reprint
- Mercer
Mercer 99.8%
99.8 % low-access
- Lincoln 9
Lincoln 9%
9 % low-access
- Chariton 9
Chariton 9%
9 % low-access
- Dade 9
Dade 9%
9 % low-access
- Gasconade 8.9
Gasconade 8.9%
8.9 % low-access
- Webster 8.9
Webster 8.9%
8.9 % low-access
- Mississippi 3
Mississippi 3%
3 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 7 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 52,566 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 4,711 |
| Low-Access Share | 9.0%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,389 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 63,057 |
| Median Household Income | $89,278 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.2%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,591 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.0%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.5%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Lincoln County
Lincoln County has 43 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 21 locations (49% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 21
- casey's 3784, troy
- casey's 4381, winfield
- casey's 2841, troy
- casey's general store 2692, elsberry
- casey's general store 3664, winfield
- castle's grocery, troy
- el rancho c - store, troy
- fastlane elsberry 10, elsberry
- fastlane moscow mills 47, moscow mills
- fastlane old monroe 29, old monroe
- fastlane troy 32, troy
- fastlane troy fl35, troy
- fastlane winfield 28, winfield
- mini market, hawk point
- moscow crossing, moscow mills
- moscow mills corner store, moscow mills
- murphy usa 5803, troy
- parkside store, troy
- q stop llc, troy
- victory lane fuel & food #2 l.l.c., troy
- victory lane fuel & food l.l.c., troy
Combination Grocery/Other · 16
- dollar general 18587, moscow mills
- dollar general 19845, foley
- dollar general 11372, winfield
- dollar general 1585, troy
- dollar general 16225, troy
- dollar general 16275, troy
- dollar general 24039, troy
- dollar general 24533, troy
- dollar general 30217, winfield
- dollar general 30252, old monroe
- dollar general 808, elsberry
- dollar general store 13521, hawk point
- dollar tree 1905, troy
- family dollar 13113, winfield
- family dollar store 10954, elsberry
- walgreens 07811, troy
Super Store · 2
- kroger j-724, troy
- walmart sc 60, troy
Supermarket · 2
- aldi 41035, troy
- county market 399, winfield
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- penrods meats, elsberry
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- snow hill variety, foley
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.
Compare Lincoln County vs Adair County → · All Missouri counties →
Counties near Lincoln County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Lincoln County, both outside Missouri so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MO (9.0% here).
- Vermilion Parish, LA · 9.0% low-access
- Vermilion Parish, LA · 9.0% low-access
- Trigg County, KY · 9.0% low-access
- Trigg County, KY · 9.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MO (7.0% here).
- Merrimack County, NH · 7.0% SNAP
- Merrimack County, NH · 7.0% SNAP
- Barton County, KS · 7.0% SNAP
- Barton County, KS · 7.0% 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.
Lincoln County inside a lower low-access state context
Lincoln County sits inside Missouri (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 .
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