Signature · 3.8% low-access (8th pct)
McDonald County, MO
McDonald County lands in the lower national band on low-access (3.8%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 3.8%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 13.6%
- on SNAP
- 24K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County McDonald County, MO
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ADEQUATE 3.8% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -18.3 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 13.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 25% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Polk County ( -0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
McDonald County lands in the lower national band (3.8%, #2,875 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,875
- national by low-access %
- #112
- in MO
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 416
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 3.8% low-access (8th pct) (-18.3 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How McDonald County compares nationally
Food access in McDonald County compares favorably nationally: its 3.8% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 8% of them (rank #2,876).
McDonald County's lower-band USDA tier split
4 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, McDonald County has 0 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.
McDonald 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
- Hickory 4.4
Hickory 4.4%
4.4 % low-access
- McDonald 3.8
McDonald 3.8%
3.8 % low-access
- Polk 3.7
Polk 3.7%
3.7 % low-access
- Morgan 3.2
Morgan 3.2%
3.2 % low-access
- Mississippi 3
Mississippi 3%
3 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 4 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 23,083 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 885 |
| Low-Access Share | 3.8%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 416 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 23,701 |
| Median Household Income | $52,375 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.8%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,168 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 13.6%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.8%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.6% |
Thick SNAP store book in McDonald County
McDonald County has 30 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 11 locations (37% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 11
- casey's 1491, goodman
- casey's 1510, anderson
- dass liquor, noel
- fresh way 3, tiff city
- longview grocery and lumber, rocky comfort
- mr cs, anderson
- ozark beverage company, pineville
- pit stop, anderson
- southwest city station 1, south west city
- stangs 01, anderson
- the filling station, south west city
Combination Grocery/Other · 8
- discount dollar, anderson
- dollar general 15918, pineville
- dollar general 25614, rocky comfort
- dollar general 3801, anderson
- dollar general 7813, noel
- dollar general 9522, south west city
- dollar tree 6952, anderson
- dollar tree 7403, pineville
Medium Grocery Store · 4
- l&k's island market, anderson
- pcm grocery, pineville
- rosa's mexican supermarket llc, noel
- supermercado guanajuato, noel
Super Store · 3
- harps food store 171, noel
- harps food store 266, anderson
- walmart sc 5261, pineville
Large Grocery Store · 1
- daves supermarket & clothing, south west city
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- goodman meat processing, goodman
Small Grocery Store · 1
- lenshayvon oriental store, goodman
Supermarket · 1
- town & country, anderson
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 McDonald County vs Adair County → · All Missouri counties →
Counties near McDonald County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for McDonald 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 (3.8% here).
- Smyth County, VA · 3.8% low-access
- Smyth County, VA · 3.8% low-access
- Union County, GA · 3.7% low-access
- Heard County, GA · 3.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MO (13.6% here).
- Clark County, NV · 13.6% SNAP
- Clark County, NV · 13.6% SNAP
- Ionia County, MI · 13.6% SNAP
- Ionia County, MI · 13.6% 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.
McDonald County inside a lower low-access state context
McDonald 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 .
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 McDonald County, MO are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 29119. 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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