Signature · 2 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts)
Logan County, AR
Logan County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 2 LILA tracts (33.3% of the book) alongside 16.2% low-access.
- 16.2%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 9.9%
- on SNAP
- 21K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Logan County, AR
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 16.2% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -5.9 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 9.9% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 33% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Randolph County (+ 0.0 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Logan County ranks #2,013 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #61 of 75 counties in AR (16.2% low-access; 2 food-desert tracts).
- #2,013
- national by low-access %
- #61
- in AR
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- 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: 2 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts) .
How Logan County compares nationally
Logan County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 16.2% low-access share that beats 36% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,016).
Logan County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
6 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Logan County has 2 urban and 4 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.
Logan County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Arkansas, not a full county-board reprint
- Calhoun
Calhoun 65.5%
65.5 % low-access
- Baxter 16.4
Baxter 16.4%
16.4 % low-access
- Carroll 16.4
Carroll 16.4%
16.4 % low-access
- Logan 16.2
Logan 16.2%
16.2 % low-access
- Randolph 16.2
Randolph 16.2%
16.2 % low-access
- Clay 16.1
Clay 16.1%
16.1 % low-access
- Izard 0.9
Izard 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 6 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 22,353 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 3,627 |
| Low-Access Share | 16.2%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,922 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 21,277 |
| Median Household Income | $58,555 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.9%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 840 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 9.9%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.4%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.3% |
SNAP retailers in Logan County
Logan County has 19 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 10 locations (53% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 10
- 22 food store, paris
- circle s food store, paris
- dollar general 3146, paris
- dollar general 3637, booneville
- dollartree 6298, booneville
- dollar general 17523, scranton
- dollar general 20063, new blaine
- dollar general 21694, magazine
- dollar general store 17390, ratcliff
- dollar tree 6809, paris
Convenience Store · 5
- casey's 3873, booneville
- casey's general store 3741, paris
- do drop in grocery, magazine
- littlefieldexpress #3 903, booneville
- n mart 2, paris
Super Store · 3
- harps food store 539, paris
- walmart 230, paris
- walmart 55, booneville
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- daily meats processing 1, booneville
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Arkansas
One of 74 counties in Arkansas, 6 are shown here.
Compare Logan County vs Arkansas County → · All Arkansas counties →
Nationwide peers for Logan County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Logan County, both outside Arkansas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside AR (16.2% here).
- Livingston County, IL · 16.2% low-access
- Livingston County, IL · 16.2% low-access
- Jasper County, IA · 16.2% low-access
- Jasper County, IA · 16.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside AR (9.9% here).
- Alameda County, CA · 9.9% SNAP
- Alameda County, CA · 9.9% SNAP
- San Diego County, CA · 9.9% SNAP
- San Diego County, CA · 9.9% 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, Arkansas in context
Logan County sits inside Arkansas (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 Logan County, AR are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 05083. 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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