Signature · 23.5% SNAP (97th pct in MO)
New Madrid County, MO
New Madrid County stands out on SNAP (23.5%, +11.4 pts vs U.S.) with 4.7% low-access from USDA FARA 2019.
- 4.7%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 23.5%
- on SNAP
- 16K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County New Madrid County, MO
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ADEQUATE 4.7% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -17.4 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 23.5% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 7.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 17% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Hickory County ( -0.3 pts)
Lower-band low-access
New Madrid County lands in the lower national band (4.7%, #2,824 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,824
- national by low-access %
- #110
- in MO
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 480
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 23.5% SNAP (97th pct in MO) (+11.4 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How New Madrid County compares nationally
Food access in New Madrid County compares favorably nationally: its 4.7% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 10% of them (rank #2,828).
New Madrid County's lower-band USDA tier split
6 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, New Madrid County has 2 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.
New Madrid 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
- Maries 5.5
Maries 5.5%
5.5 % low-access
- Atchison 5.1
Atchison 5.1%
5.1 % low-access
- New Madrid 4.7
New Madrid 4.7%
4.7 % low-access
- Hickory 4.4
Hickory 4.4%
4.4 % low-access
- McDonald 3.8
McDonald 3.8%
3.8 % low-access
- Mississippi 3
Mississippi 3%
3 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 6 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 18,956 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 887 |
| Low-Access Share | 4.7%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 480 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 15,731 |
| Median Household Income | $51,881 |
| Poverty Rate | 17.7%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,575 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 23.5%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.2%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.2% |
Thick SNAP store book in New Madrid County
New Madrid County has 28 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 16 locations (57% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 16
- break time convenience 3151, sikeston
- casey's 1883, gideon
- casey's 1919, portageville
- casey's 2064, new madrid
- freedom general store llc, new madrid
- loves travel stop 313, matthews
- mo 12, portageville
- pilot travel center 301, marston
- pilot travel center 671, matthews
- reliance 166 166, portageville
- reliance 641 641, marston
- rhodes convenience stores 240, sikeston
- risco tiger mart, risco
- rons, new madrid
- speedway 1520, matthews
- ta matthews 051, matthews
Combination Grocery/Other · 7
- dollar general 1232, new madrid
- dollar general 13262, morehouse
- dollar general 24706, risco
- dollar general 6086, portageville
- dollar general 8334, sikeston
- family dollar 13250, portageville
- family dollar 13271, new madrid
Super Store · 2
- ruler 296, sikeston
- walmart sc 9, sikeston
Supermarket · 2
- portageville food rite, portageville
- ramey 2, new madrid
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- daves bestway, lilbourn
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 New Madrid County vs Adair County → · All Missouri counties →
Counties near New Madrid County's lower low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for New Madrid County (23.5%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Missouri.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MO (4.7% here).
- Vermillion County, IN · 4.7% low-access
- Vermillion County, IN · 4.7% low-access
- Bledsoe County, TN · 4.7% low-access
- Bledsoe County, TN · 4.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MO (23.5% here).
- Fayette County, PA · 23.5% SNAP
- Fayette County, PA · 23.5% SNAP
- Berrien County, GA · 23.5% SNAP
- Berrien County, GA · 23.5% 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.
New Madrid County inside a lower low-access state context
New Madrid 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 New Madrid County, MO are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 29143. 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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