Signature · 3.2% low-access (7th pct)
Morgan County, MO
Morgan County lands in the lower national band on low-access (3.2%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 3.2%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 12.2%
- on SNAP
- 22K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Morgan County, MO
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ADEQUATE 3.2% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -18.9 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-TYPICAL 12.2% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 10.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 20% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Mississippi County ( -0.2 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Morgan County lands in the lower national band (3.2%, #2,906 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,906
- national by low-access %
- #114
- in MO
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 289
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 3.2% low-access (7th pct) (-18.9 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Morgan County compares nationally
Food access in Morgan County compares favorably nationally: its 3.2% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 7% of them (rank #2,906).
Morgan County's lower-band USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
All 5 of Morgan County's tracts are rural in the USDA classification, so every one is judged on the 10-mile test: a resident counts as low-access only when the nearest supermarket is more than 10 miles away.
Morgan 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 | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 20,565 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 657 |
| Low-Access Share | 3.2%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 289 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 21,717 |
| Median Household Income | $53,412 |
| Poverty Rate | 18.3%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,059 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 12.2%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 10.4%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in Morgan County
Morgan County has 28 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 10 locations (36% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
8 towns share the 28 authorized stores; Versailles holds 32% of them. 2 of the 8 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Laurie, Rocky Mount.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Versailles | 9 | 3 |
| Stover | 7 | 1 |
| Gravois Mills | 6 | 1 |
| Barnett | 2 | 1 |
| Cole Camp | 1 | 1 |
| Laurie | 1 | none |
| Rocky Mount | 1 | none |
| Syracuse | 1 | 1 |
Convenience Store · 10
- casey's 1115, versailles
- caseys general store 1239, stover
- fastlane laurie 62, gravois mills
- hop n go, gravois mills
- jiffy stop food mart 593, gravois mills
- jiffy stop food mart 596, versailles
- laurie eagle stop 22, gravois mills
- patriot point marina, stover
- temp-stop 105, stover
- versailles eagle stop 5, versailles
Combination Grocery/Other · 7
- dollar general 10411, stover
- dollar general 13332, rocky mount
- dollar general 18016, gravois mills
- dollar general 2651, versailles
- dollar general 3427, laurie
- dollar tree 7246, versailles
- sunshine foods, barnett
Supermarket · 4
- brothers market 729, cole camp
- save a lot versailles 21605, versailles
- town & country supermarket 2711, gravois mills
- town & country supermarket 2712, stover
Small Grocery Store · 3
- gem mini mall at i 12, stover
- gem stop, stover
- hoovers bulk food store, versailles
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- farmland grocery llc, syracuse
- zimmerman's produce llc, versailles
Large Grocery Store · 1
- dutch country store, barnett
Super Store · 1
- walmart sc 357, versailles
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 Morgan County vs Adair County → · All Missouri counties →
Counties near Morgan County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Morgan 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 (3.2% here).
- Clay County, NC · 3.2% low-access
- Worth County, GA · 3.2% low-access
- Meigs County, TN · 3.2% low-access
- Lancaster County, VA · 3.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MO (12.2% here).
- Lincoln County, MT · 12.2% SNAP
- Atlantic County, NJ · 12.2% SNAP
- Prince George's County, MD · 12.2% SNAP
- Ascension Parish, LA · 12.2% 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.
Missouri among West North Central states
Missouri ranks 5th of 7 West North Central states by population-weighted low-access (24.9%). Morgan County, at 3.2%, runs 21.7 pts below the Missouri rate.
- South Dakota 29.1%
- North Dakota 28.9%
- Minnesota 27.4%
- Kansas 26.4%
- Missouri 24.9%
- Nebraska 21.9%
- Iowa 20.0%
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
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 .
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