Signature · 2.3% SNAP (5th pct in KS)
Miami County, KS
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Miami County residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 25.7%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 2.3%
- on SNAP
- 35K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Miami County, KS
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 25.7% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +3.6 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 2.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 2.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 13% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Ottawa County (+ 0.0 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Miami County ranks #1,239 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #58 of 105 counties in KS (25.7% low-access; 1 food-desert tracts).
- #1,239
- national by low-access %
- #58
- in KS
- 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: 2.3% SNAP (5th pct in KS) (-9.8 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Miami County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Miami County's 25.7% low-access share is elevated, higher than 60% of them and ranked #1,241 most-affected nationwide.
Miami County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
8 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Miami County has 2 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.
Miami County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Kansas, not a full county-board reprint
- Clark
Clark 100%
100 % low-access
- Harper 25.8
Harper 25.8%
25.8 % low-access
- Miami 25.7
Miami 25.7%
25.7 % low-access
- Ottawa 25.7
Ottawa 25.7%
25.7 % low-access
- Rice 25.5
Rice 25.5%
25.5 % low-access
- Republic 25.4
Republic 25.4%
25.4 % low-access
- Jefferson 1.1
Jefferson 1.1%
1.1 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 8 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 32,787 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 8,424 |
| Low-Access Share | 25.7%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,186 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 34,938 |
| Median Household Income | $89,000 |
| Poverty Rate | 7.9%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 312 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 2.3%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 2.2%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.0% |
SNAP retailers in Miami County
Miami County has 19 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 8 locations (42% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 8
- dollar general 1626, osawatomie
- dollar general 22007, paola
- dollar general 4435, paola
- dollar general 4797, spring hill
- dollar general 8246, louisburg
- dollar tree 6679, osawatomie
- family dollar 13266, louisburg
- family dollar 13439, spring hill
Convenience Store · 7
- casey's 4240, paola
- casey's general store 3560, osawatomie
- casey's general store 3853, louisburg
- caseys general store 1977, osawatomie
- d's mini mart, edgerton
- short trip, paola
- speedy corner, hillsdale
Super Store · 3
- price chopper, paola
- price chopper 2, louisburg
- walmart sc 0242, paola
Farmers' Market · 1
- paola farmers market, paola
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Kansas
One of 104 counties in Kansas, 6 are shown here.
Compare Miami County vs Allen County → · All Kansas counties →
Nationwide peers for Miami County's low-access or SNAP share
SNAP-led peer set first for Miami County (2.3%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Kansas.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside KS (25.7% here).
- Madison County, KY · 25.7% low-access
- Madison County, KY · 25.7% low-access
- Dickinson County, MI · 25.7% low-access
- Dickinson County, MI · 25.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside KS (2.3% here).
- Forsyth County, GA · 2.2% SNAP
- Douglas County, CO · 2.1% SNAP
- Hamilton County, IN · 2.5% SNAP
- Williamson County, TN · 1.9% 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, Kansas in context
Miami County sits inside Kansas (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 Miami County, KS are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 20121. 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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