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County food-access profile · Oklahoma

Logan County, OK

Logan County sits among the counties with the widest food-access gaps the USDA tracks, most residents here live well outside a comfortable walk or drive to a supermarket. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it.

53.4%
low-access pop.
2
food-desert tracts
10.7%
on SNAP
52K
residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA 2019 Census ACS 2024 OK

The food-access picture

53.4% of Logan County residents live in a low-access area, and 2 of its 8 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts.

6
low-access tracts
6K
food-desert residents
3.4%
households, no vehicle
11.6%
below poverty line

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, 1-and-10-mile measure).

Logan County carries one of the more serious food-access burdens the USDA Atlas tracks: its low-access share of 53.4% is well above the national share. 6 of the county's 8 census tracts fall into that category, areas where residents live far from a supermarket, covering about 22,350 people. 2 of those also meet the low-income condition that defines a food desert, home to roughly 6,383 low-income residents.

How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts

The USDA measures food access by distance to the nearest supermarket. A census tract is "low-access" when a meaningful share of residents live more than one mile from a supermarket in urban areas, or more than ten miles in rural areas. A tract becomes a "food desert" only when it is both low-access and low-income, because distance is far harder to overcome for households without a car or a cushion in the budget. Counts on this page are aggregated from the tract level, where the federal data is actually published, so a single county figure can hide neighbourhoods that are much better or much worse served than the average. Distance also does not capture everything that shapes whether a family eats well: the presence of a full-service grocer rather than a convenience store, public transit, food pantries, and the price and quality of what is on the shelf all matter beyond the radius the Atlas can draw.

How Logan County compares nationally

Logan County sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 53.4% low-access share outpaces 95% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #171 most-affected nationwide.

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Logan County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown

All 8 census tracts in Logan County, grouped by USDA classification (see "How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts" above for what each tier means).

Food access tier distribution for Logan County, OK USDA-defined food-access tiers: 2 census tracts adequate (within distance threshold), 4 limited, 2 severe (low-income low-access food desert). Total 8 tracts evaluated. 2 tracts adequate (25.0%) 4 tracts limited (50.0%) 2 tracts severe / food desert (25.0%) Adequate 25% Limited 50% Severe 25% Food-access tier distribution: Logan County, OK
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas 2019

Logan County vs. other Oklahoma counties

Share of the population living in low-access areas, compared with other counties in Oklahoma

% low-access
Source USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas As of 2019 edition

Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)

USDA Food Access Research Atlas 2019 indicators for Logan County
IndicatorValue
Census Tracts8
Atlas Population (2010 basis)41,848
Low-Access Tracts6
Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access)2
Low-Access Population22,350
Low-Access Share53.4%well above the national average
Low-Income & Low-Access Population6,383

Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)

Census ACS 2024 demographic and SNAP data for Logan County
IndicatorValue
Population51,938
Median Household Income$83,899
Poverty Rate11.6%below the national average
SNAP Households1,907
SNAP Participation Rate10.7%below the national average
Households Without a Vehicle3.4%well below the national average
Group-Quarters Population3.8%
SNAP participation in Logan County 10.7%

About 10.7% of Logan County households receive SNAP, versus a U.S. county median in the 11–13% range (Census ACS).

What this means

  • 53.4% of residents are low-access, well above the national share for U.S. counties.
  • 10.7% of households receive SNAP, the federal program that offsets food costs for 1,907 households here.
  • 3.4% of households have no vehicle, the hidden multiplier that turns distance into a real barrier.
  • 2 tracts meet the USDA food-desert threshold (low-income and low-access).

USDA low-access figures reflect the 2019 Atlas (2010 tract populations); socioeconomic context is the latest Census ACS 5-year (2024).

What the food-access data shows for Logan County

well above the national share

2 of Logan County's 8 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts, low-income areas where many residents also live far from a supermarket, about 25.0% of all its tracts.

A further 4 tracts are low-access but not low-income, bringing the total low-access tract count to 6.

An estimated 22,350 residents, roughly 53.4% of the county's 2010 population, live in one of these low-access areas.

Of those, 6,383 are also low-income, the group most exposed to genuine food hardship, since limited transportation compounds a limited budget.

The remaining 2 tracts (25.0%) meet the USDA's adequate-access threshold.

SNAP retailers in Logan County

Logan County has 43 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 28 locations (65% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.

Convenience Store · 28

  • 7-eleven store 41407h, mulhall
  • alia & parveen food mart llc, guthrie
  • blue jay mart 1, guthrie
  • buddy's discount tobacco, guthrie
  • casey's 4258, guthrie
  • cowboy travel plaza, orlando
  • crescent mart, crescent
  • earnheart #1 1, marshall
  • earnheart stations 2, crescent
  • guthrie travel center, guthrie
  • ibs pizza & deli, edmond
  • lakeview quick stop, guthrie
  • lee's easy stop, inc., crescent
  • love's country store 117, crescent
  • love's travel stop & country store 85, guthrie
  • love's travel stop 604, guthrie
  • love's travel stops & country stores inc 218, guthrie
  • mac's corner, edmond
  • marks short stop, edmond
  • murphy usa 7503, guthrie
  • noble mart llc, guthrie
  • oncue express 129, edmond
  • prime foods, cashion
  • riverside gas & grill, guthrie
  • rodeo corner, guthrie
  • smitty's food, coyle
  • supermart7 1, guthrie
  • westside side travel stop, guthrie

Combination Grocery/Other · 11

  • braum's 90, guthrie
  • dollar general 18710, coyle
  • dollar general 1929, guthrie
  • dollar general 19595, guthrie
  • dollar general 7951, crescent
  • dollar general 25376, guthrie
  • dollar general 25698, guthrie
  • dollar general 25804, guthrie
  • dollar tree 6941, guthrie
  • family dollar 13674, crescent
  • walgreens 10916, guthrie

Large Grocery Store · 1

  • hometown foods, crescent

Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1

  • homestead meats & processing, guthrie

Super Store · 1

  • walmart 108, guthrie

Supermarket · 1

  • cash saver 188, guthrie

Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator, currently authorized retailers.

Other Counties in Oklahoma

Adair County
9.7% low-access · 25.3% SNAP
Alfalfa County
58.5% low-access · 9.4% SNAP
Atoka County
34.7% low-access · 14.9% SNAP
Beaver County
38.2% low-access · 4.2% SNAP
Beckham County
26.5% low-access · 18.6% SNAP
Blaine County
61.4% low-access · 14.3% SNAP

Compare Logan County vs Adair County → · All Oklahoma counties →

Food access nationally, Oklahoma in context

Logan County sits inside Oklahoma (ringed). Each state is colored by its population-weighted low-access share; click any state to compare.

AK 31 ME 13 VT 11 NH 28 WA 23 ID 26 MT 22 ND 29 MN 27 IL 20 WI 21 MI 23 NY 12 RI 24 MA 28 OR 17 NV 23 WY 30 SD 29 IA 20 IN 29 OH 25 PA 21 NJ 24 CT - CA 13 UT 24 CO 22 NE 22 MO 25 KY 20 WV 21 VA 20 MD 23 DE 27 AZ 27 NM 32 KS 26 AR 25 TN 27 NC 23 SC 29 DC 5 OK 25 LA 26 MS 26 AL 25 GA 31 HI 27 TX 25 FL 25

USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context

Understand the Data

Frequently Asked Questions

What share of Logan County has low food access? ▼
53.4% of residents in Logan County, OK live in low-access areas, more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket, per the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019).
What is the SNAP participation rate in Logan County? ▼
10.7% of households in Logan County receive SNAP, covering 1,907 households (Census ACS 2024 5-year estimates).
What is the poverty rate in Logan County? ▼
The poverty rate in Logan County, OK is 11.6%, with a median household income of $83,899 (Census ACS 2024).
Is Logan County a food desert? ▼
2 of Logan County's 8 census tracts meet the USDA food-desert threshold (low-income and low-access). Food deserts are designated at the tract level, so conditions can vary within the county.
What share of Logan County households lack a vehicle? ▼
3.4% of households in Logan County have no vehicle available (Census ACS 2024), which compounds any distance to a supermarket.
Data Sources & Methodology

USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019): low-access and food-desert tract classifications, low-access population, and low-income low-access counts. ers.usda.gov/food-access-research-atlas

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates: population, median income, poverty, SNAP participation, vehicle access, and group quarters. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs

Low access is defined as living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket; a food desert adds a low-income condition. Read the full methodology →

Data current as of (most recent source-data vintage; figures reflect the 2019 USDA Atlas and 2024 Census ACS).

Note: This page presents public USDA and Census data for informational purposes and is not professional advice. Figures reflect the cited dataset vintages and may differ from the most recent local conditions. How this data is sourced & verified.