Signature · 3 LILA tracts (60% of tracts)
Nodaway County, MO
Nodaway County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 3 LILA tracts (60% of the book) alongside 54.3% low-access.
- 54.3%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 8.3%
- on SNAP
- 21K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Nodaway County, MO
LA-SEVERE · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-SEVERE 54.3% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +32.2 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 8.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 60% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Barton County (+ 2.2 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Nodaway County sits in the upper national band (54.3%, #161 of 3,079) with 3 LILA tracts.
- #161
- national by low-access %
- #5
- in MO
- 5
- low-access tracts
- 7K
- food-desert residents
Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.
Signature read: 3 LILA tracts (60% of tracts) .
How Nodaway County compares nationally
Nodaway County sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 54.3% low-access share outpaces 95% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #161 most-affected nationwide.
Nodaway County's elevated USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
Nodaway County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (3 rural, 2 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 2 urban tracts face the 1-mile one.
Nodaway County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Missouri, not a full county-board reprint
- Mercer
Mercer 99.8%
99.8 % low-access
- Pulaski
Pulaski 63.3%
63.3 % low-access
- Barton
Barton 56.5%
56.5 % low-access
- Nodaway
Nodaway 54.3%
54.3 % low-access
- Carter
Carter 51%
51 % low-access
- Reynolds
Reynolds 45.5%
45.5 % low-access
- Mississippi 3
Mississippi 3%
3 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 23,370 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 5 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 12,688 |
| Low-Access Share | 54.3%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 7,318 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 20,774 |
| Median Household Income | $59,315 |
| Poverty Rate | 17.1%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 704 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 8.3%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.6%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 12.6% |
SNAP retailers in Nodaway County
Nodaway County has 15 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 8 locations (53% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
2 towns share the 15 authorized stores; Maryville holds 93% of them. 1 of the 2 towns has no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Burlington Junction.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Maryville | 14 | 3 |
| Burlington Junction | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 8
- break time convenience 3111, maryville
- casey's 3786, maryville
- casey's 3430, maryville
- caseys general store 2469, maryville
- city star 3, maryville
- finish line, maryville
- hy-vee gas 5406, maryville
- murphy usa 6539, maryville
Combination Grocery/Other · 4
- dollar general 1227, maryville
- dollar general 24586, burlington junction
- dollar general 7218, maryville
- dollar tree 5177, maryville
Super Store · 2
- hy-vee food store 1406, maryville
- walmart sc 801, maryville
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- galaxy country store, maryville
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 Nodaway County vs Adair County → · All Missouri counties →
Counties near Nodaway County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Nodaway 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 (54.3% here).
- Park County, CO · 53.9% low-access
- McKinley County, NM · 54.7% low-access
- Apache County, AZ · 54.7% low-access
- Richland County, MT · 53.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MO (8.3% here).
- Holt County, NE · 8.3% SNAP
- Sibley County, MN · 8.3% SNAP
- Morrison County, MN · 8.3% SNAP
- Dickinson County, MI · 8.3% 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%). Nodaway County, at 54.3%, runs 29.4 pts above 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 .
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 Nodaway County, MO are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 29147. 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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