Signature · 4 LILA tracts (36.4% of tracts)

Osage County, OK

Osage County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 4 LILA tracts (36.4% of the book) alongside 37.6% low-access.

37.6%
low-access pop.
4
food-desert tracts
13.9%
on SNAP
46K
residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA 2019 Census ACS 2024 OK

USDA FARA access plate

County Osage County, OK

LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE

  • LA-ELEVATED 37.6% low-access
  • ABOVE-NATIONAL +15.5 pts vs US
  • LILA-POCKET 4 food-desert tracts
  • SNAP-HEAVY 13.9% SNAP
  • VEH-OK 5.7% no vehicle
  • DENSITY-DENSE 36% tracts LILA

Nearest low-access peer: Choctaw County ( -0.4 pts)

Upper-band low-access

Osage County sits in the upper national band (37.6%, #499 of 3,079) with 4 LILA tracts.

#499
national by low-access %
#18
in OK
8
low-access tracts
8K
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: 4 LILA tracts (36.4% of tracts) .

How Osage County compares nationally

Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Osage County's 37.6% low-access share is elevated, higher than 84% of them and ranked #500 most-affected nationwide.

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Osage County's elevated USDA tier split

11 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 4 LILA.

Food access tier distribution for Osage County, OK USDA-defined food-access tiers: 3 census tracts adequate (within distance threshold), 4 limited, 4 severe (low-income low-access food desert). Total 11 tracts evaluated. 3 tracts adequate (27.3%) 4 tracts limited (36.4%) 4 tracts severe / food desert (36.4%) Adequate 27% Limited 36% Severe 36% Food-access tier distribution: Osage County, OK
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas 2019

By USDA urbanicity classification, Osage County has 3 urban and 8 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 high low-access peers

Poles + nearest peers in Oklahoma, not a full county-board reprint

% low-access
Source USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas As of 2019 edition

FARA 2019 · elevated low-access

USDA Food Access Research Atlas 2019 indicators for Osage County
IndicatorValue
Census Tracts11
Atlas Population (2010 basis)47,472
Low-Access Tracts8
Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access)4
Low-Access Population17,828
Low-Access Share37.6%well above the national average
Low-Income & Low-Access Population7,600

Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)

Census ACS 2024 demographic and SNAP data for Osage County
IndicatorValue
Population45,997
Median Household Income$62,847
Poverty Rate13.1%near the national average
SNAP Households2,418
SNAP Participation Rate13.9%above the national average
Households Without a Vehicle5.7%below the national average
Group-Quarters Population3.7%

Thick SNAP store book in Osage County

Osage County has 39 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 18 locations (46% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.

Convenience Store · 18

  • big al's, sand springs
  • casey's 3456, skiatook
  • casey's general store 3691, pawhuska
  • everyday food mart, tulsa
  • fastrack, barnsdall
  • handy grocery, pawhuska
  • kum & go 864, skiatook
  • mister bass, skiatook
  • murphy usa 7229, skiatook
  • pfg of pawhuska, pawhuska
  • riegel's market, sperry
  • stop n save 4, sand springs
  • the dam place general store, pawhuska
  • triple t #1 osage, ponca city
  • wehunt country store, shidler
  • wynona stop buy, wynona
  • wynona stop buy 1, wynona
  • z mart enterprises llc, hominy

Combination Grocery/Other · 15

  • dollar general 6633, hominy
  • dollar general 7821, fairfax
  • dollar general 13421, barnsdall
  • dollar general 13788, ponca city
  • dollar general 20081, skiatook
  • dollar general 20868, prue
  • dollar general 4474, pawhuska
  • dollar tree 5326, sand springs
  • dollar tree 7353, skiatook
  • family dollar 13869, fairfax
  • family dollar store 6386, tulsa
  • family dollar store 7400, pawhuska
  • sausage brothers meat market and deli, skiatook
  • walgreens 15772, tulsa
  • walgreens 15809, sand springs

Farmers' Market · 3

  • clark-asberry homestead ranch, tulsa
  • farm hippie farmers market - pawhuska 9183163117, pawhuska
  • harvest land farmers market nafmnp, pawhuska

Large Grocery Store · 1

  • fairfax venture foods, fairfax

Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1

  • cattleman's fine meats, tulsa

Super Store · 1

  • harps food store 507, pawhuska

Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).

Other Counties in Oklahoma

One of 76 counties in Oklahoma, 6 are shown here.

Compare Osage County vs Adair County → · All Oklahoma counties →

Counties near Osage County's elevated low-access or SNAP band

Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Osage County, both outside Oklahoma so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.

Similar low-access share

Nearest low-access rates outside OK (37.6% here).

Similar SNAP participation

Nearest household SNAP rates outside OK (13.9% here).

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 higher low-access state context

Osage County sits inside Oklahoma (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, OK are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 40113. 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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