Signature · 14.1% low-access (30th pct)
Osage County, KS
Osage County lands in the lower national band on low-access (14.1%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 14.1%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 7.2%
- on SNAP
- 16K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Osage County, KS
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-MODERATE 14.1% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -8.0 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Dickinson County ( -0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Osage County lands in the lower national band (14.1%, #2,189 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,189
- national by low-access %
- #95
- in KS
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 824
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 14.1% low-access (30th pct) (-8 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Osage County compares nationally
Osage 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).
Osage County's lower-band USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Osage County has 1 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.
Osage County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Kansas, not a full county-board reprint
- Clark
Clark 100%
100 % low-access
- Rooks 14.5
Rooks 14.5%
14.5 % low-access
- Neosho 14.4
Neosho 14.4%
14.4 % low-access
- Osage 14.1
Osage 14.1%
14.1 % low-access
- Dickinson 14
Dickinson 14%
14 % low-access
- Greeley 13.8
Greeley 13.8%
13.8 % low-access
- Jefferson 1.1
Jefferson 1.1%
1.1 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 16,295 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,290 |
| Low-Access Share | 14.1%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 824 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 15,744 |
| Median Household Income | $74,467 |
| Poverty Rate | 9.7%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 464 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.2%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.0%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.2% |
SNAP retailers in Osage County
Osage County has 17 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 8 locations (47% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 8
- casey's general store 3236, carbondale
- casey's general store 3248, lyndon
- casey's general store 3576, overbrook
- caseys general store 1233, scranton
- caseys general store 1251, burlingame
- caseys general store 1255, osage city
- domans general store, vassar
- domans outdoors, lyndon
Combination Grocery/Other · 7
- dollar general 18527, burlingame
- dollar general 11510, carbondale
- dollar general 12227, lyndon
- dollar general 25653, osage city
- dollar general 2801, osage city
- dollar general 30615, vassar
- dollar general store 16938, overbrook
Large Grocery Store · 1
- thriftway, carbondale
Supermarket · 1
- white's foodliner 0921, osage 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 Kansas
One of 104 counties in Kansas, 6 are shown here.
Compare Osage County vs Allen County → · All Kansas counties →
Counties near Osage County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Osage County, both outside Kansas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside KS (14.1% here).
- Buchanan County, IA · 14.1% low-access
- Buchanan County, IA · 14.1% low-access
- Garrett County, MD · 14.1% low-access
- Garrett County, MD · 14.1% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside KS (7.2% here).
- Kenton County, KY · 7.2% SNAP
- Kenton County, KY · 7.2% SNAP
- Tippecanoe County, IN · 7.2% SNAP
- Tippecanoe County, IN · 7.2% 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.
Osage County inside a lower low-access state context
Osage County sits inside Kansas (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 Osage County, KS are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 20139. 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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