Signature · 8.0% low-access (16th pct)
Miller County, MO
Miller County lands in the lower national band on low-access (8.0%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 8.0%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 8.9%
- on SNAP
- 25K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Miller County, MO
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-MODERATE 8.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -14.1 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 8.9% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Ralls County ( -0.5 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Miller County lands in the lower national band (8.0%, #2,643 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,643
- national by low-access %
- #102
- in MO
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 418
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 8.0% low-access (16th pct) (-14.1 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Miller County compares nationally
Miller County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 8.0% low-access share that beats 16% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,646).
Miller County's lower-band USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Miller County has 1 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.
Miller 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
- Gasconade 8.9
Gasconade 8.9%
8.9 % low-access
- Ripley 8.5
Ripley 8.5%
8.5 % low-access
- Miller 8
Miller 8%
8 % low-access
- Ralls 7.5
Ralls 7.5%
7.5 % low-access
- Crawford 7.3
Crawford 7.3%
7.3 % low-access
- Mississippi 3
Mississippi 3%
3 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 24,748 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,972 |
| Low-Access Share | 8.0%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 418 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 25,269 |
| Median Household Income | $56,736 |
| Poverty Rate | 14.4%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 875 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 8.9%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.5%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.4% |
Thick SNAP store book in Miller County
Miller County has 26 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 14 locations (54% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 14
- bagnell eagle stop 42, lake ozark
- break time convenience 3004, lake ozark
- casey's 2671, eldon
- caseys general store 1253, iberia
- cedar junction, eldon
- corner market, lake ozark
- eldon eagle stop 4, eldon
- hy-vee gas 5475, osage beach
- iberia eagle stop 36, iberia
- jiffy stop food mart 592, kaiser
- jiffy stop food mart 594, eldon
- jiffy stop food mart 595, lake ozark
- temp-stop 102, eldon
- tuscumbia eagle stop 64, tuscumbia
Combination Grocery/Other · 5
- dollar general 18741, brumley
- dollar general 2598, eldon
- dollar general 30677, lake ozark
- dollar general 7200, iberia
- dollar tree 5902, eldon
Super Store · 4
- gerbes 116, eldon
- hy-vee food store 1475, osage beach
- walmart 44, eldon
- woods supermarket 2065, eldon
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- nolt's country market llc, eldon
Small Grocery Store · 1
- natures source, eldon
Supermarket · 1
- town and country 2432, iberia
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 Miller County vs Adair County → · All Missouri counties →
Counties near Miller County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Miller 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 (8.0% here).
- Knox County, ME · 8.0% low-access
- Knox County, ME · 8.0% low-access
- Macon County, NC · 8.0% low-access
- Macon County, NC · 8.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MO (8.9% here).
- Tishomingo County, MS · 8.9% SNAP
- Tishomingo County, MS · 8.9% SNAP
- Colfax County, NE · 8.9% SNAP
- Colfax County, NE · 8.9% 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.
Miller County inside a lower low-access state context
Miller 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 Miller County, MO are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 29131. 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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