Signature · 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts)
Monroe County, MO
Monroe County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of the book) alongside 14.1% low-access.
- 14.1%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 7.6%
- on SNAP
- 9K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Monroe County, MO
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 14.1% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -8.0 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 7.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 33% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Worth County ( -0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Monroe County lands in the lower national band (14.1%, #2,188 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,188
- national by low-access %
- #79
- in MO
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 512
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts) .
How Monroe County compares nationally
Monroe County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 14.1% low-access share that beats 30% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,191).
Monroe County's lower-band USDA tier split
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Monroe County has 0 urban and 3 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.
Monroe 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
- Perry 15.2
Perry 15.2%
15.2 % low-access
- Daviess 15.1
Daviess 15.1%
15.1 % low-access
- Stone 14.6
Stone 14.6%
14.6 % low-access
- Monroe 14.1
Monroe 14.1%
14.1 % low-access
- Worth 14
Worth 14%
14 % low-access
- Mississippi 3
Mississippi 3%
3 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 3 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 8,840 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,248 |
| Low-Access Share | 14.1%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 512 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 8,734 |
| Median Household Income | $54,516 |
| Poverty Rate | 14.2%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 265 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.6%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.0%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.0% |
SNAP retailers in Monroe County
Monroe County has 10 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 4 locations (40% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 4
- casey's 1291, madison
- caseys general store 1013, paris
- fastlane monroe city 14, monroe city
- fastlane paris 12, paris
Combination Grocery/Other · 3
- dollar general 17877, madison
- dollar general 20792, paris
- dollar general 3188, monroe city
Large Grocery Store · 1
- prenger properties, llc 55, paris
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- white barn processing, monroe city
Supermarket · 1
- monroe city 42, monroe city
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 Monroe County vs Adair County → · All Missouri counties →
Monroe County inside a lower low-access state context
Monroe 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 Monroe County, MO are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 29137. 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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