Signature · 0.0% low-access (0th pct)
Oglala Lakota County, SD
Oglala Lakota County lands in the lower national band on low-access (0.0%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 0.0%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 49.5%
- on SNAP
- 13K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Oglala Lakota County, SD
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 0.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -22.1 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 49.5% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 22.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Union County (+ 1.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Oglala Lakota County lands in the lower national band (0.0%); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 0
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 0.0% low-access (0th pct) (-22.1 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Oglala Lakota County compares nationally
Food access in Oglala Lakota County compares favorably nationally: its 0.0% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 0% of them (rank #3,133).
Oglala Lakota County's lower-band USDA tier split
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
All 3 of Oglala Lakota 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.
Oglala Lakota County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in South Dakota, not a full county-board reprint
- Jones
Jones 100%
100 % low-access
- Hutchinson 8.9
Hutchinson 8.9%
8.9 % low-access
- Douglas 7.1
Douglas 7.1%
7.1 % low-access
- Turner 2.2
Turner 2.2%
2.2 % low-access
- Union 1
Union 1%
1 % low-access
- Oglala Lakota 0
Oglala Lakota 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 3 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 13,586 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 0 |
| Low-Access Share | 0.0%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 0 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 13,491 |
| Median Household Income | $41,417 |
| Poverty Rate | 57.6%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,446 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 49.5%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 22.5%well above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.3% |
SNAP retailers in Oglala Lakota County
Oglala Lakota County has 10 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 6 locations (60% of the total), followed by farmers' market.
Where the store book sits, by town
6 towns share the 10 authorized stores; Pine Ridge holds 30% of them. 4 of the 6 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Kyle, Porcupine, Batesland, Manderson.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Pine Ridge | 3 | 1 |
| Kyle | 2 | none |
| Porcupine | 2 | none |
| Batesland | 1 | none |
| Manderson | 1 | none |
| Oglala | 1 | 1 |
Convenience Store · 6
- big bats, pine ridge
- common cents food store 141, porcupine
- handi stop, llc, batesland
- lil angels inc, kyle
- pine ridge oil, pine ridge
- porcupine store, porcupine
Farmers' Market · 1
- medicine root farmer's market #, kyle
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- oglala mercantile, oglala
Small Grocery Store · 1
- pinkys store, manderson
Supermarket · 1
- buche foods, pine ridge
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in South Dakota
One of 65 counties in South Dakota, 6 are shown here.
Compare Oglala Lakota County vs Aurora County → · All South Dakota counties →
Counties near Oglala Lakota County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Oglala Lakota County, both outside South Dakota so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside SD (0.0% here).
- Grainger County, TN · 0.0% low-access
- Trousdale County, TN · 0.0% low-access
- Barnwell County, SC · 0.0% low-access
- Rains County, TX · 0.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside SD (49.5% here).
- Starr County, TX · 42.5% SNAP
- Bethel Census Area, AK · 42.4% SNAP
- Bronx County, NY · 38.6% SNAP
- McKinley County, NM · 37.7% 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.
South Dakota among West North Central states
South Dakota ranks 1st of 7 West North Central states by population-weighted low-access (29.1%). Oglala Lakota County, at 0.0%, runs 29.1 pts below the South Dakota 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 Oglala Lakota County, SD are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 46102. 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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