County food-access profile · Wisconsin
Outagamie County, WI
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Outagamie County residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 25.3%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 8.2%
- on SNAP
- 193K
- residents (ACS 2024)
The food-access picture
25.3% of Outagamie County residents live in a low-access area, and 3 of its 40 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts.
- 17
- low-access tracts
- 8K
- food-desert residents
- 4.1%
- households, no vehicle
- 6.3%
- below poverty line
Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA, 1-and-10-mile measure).
USDA data puts Outagamie County's low-access share at 25.3%, above the national share. 17 of the county's 40 census tracts are classified low-access, meaning residents there live far from a supermarket, an area covering about 44,722 people. 3 of those also meet the low-income condition that defines a food desert, home to roughly 8,456 low-income residents.
How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts
The USDA measures food access by distance to the nearest supermarket. A census tract is "low-access" when a meaningful share of residents live more than one mile from a supermarket in urban areas, or more than ten miles in rural areas. A tract becomes a "food desert" only when it is both low-access and low-income, because distance is far harder to overcome for households without a car or a cushion in the budget. Counts on this page are aggregated from the tract level, where the federal data is actually published, so a single county figure can hide neighbourhoods that are much better or much worse served than the average. Distance also does not capture everything that shapes whether a family eats well: the presence of a full-service grocer rather than a convenience store, public transit, food pantries, and the price and quality of what is on the shelf all matter beyond the radius the Atlas can draw.
How Outagamie County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Outagamie County's 25.3% low-access share is elevated, higher than 59% of them and ranked #1,273 most-affected nationwide.
Outagamie County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
All 40 census tracts in Outagamie County, grouped by USDA classification (see "How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts" above for what each tier means).
Outagamie County vs. other Wisconsin counties
Share of the population living in low-access areas, compared with other counties in Wisconsin
- Outagamie
Outagamie County, WI
25.3 % low-access
- Adams 9.9
Adams County, WI
9.9 % low-access
- Ashland
Ashland County, WI
28.5 % low-access
- Barron
Barron County, WI
17.8 % low-access
- Bayfield
Bayfield County, WI
30.2 % low-access
- Brown
Brown County, WI
25 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 40 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 176,695 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 17 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 44,722 |
| Low-Access Share | 25.3%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 8,456 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 192,826 |
| Median Household Income | $85,069 |
| Poverty Rate | 6.3%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 6,395 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 8.2%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.1%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.7% |
About 8.2% of Outagamie County households receive SNAP, versus a U.S. county median in the 11–13% range (Census ACS).
What this means
- 25.3% of residents are low-access, above the national share for U.S. counties.
- 8.2% of households receive SNAP, the federal program that offsets food costs for 6,395 households here.
- 4.1% of households have no vehicle, the hidden multiplier that turns distance into a real barrier.
- 3 tracts meet the USDA food-desert threshold (low-income and low-access).
USDA low-access figures reflect the 2019 Atlas (2010 tract populations); socioeconomic context is the latest Census ACS 5-year (2024).
What the food-access data shows for Outagamie County
above the national share
3 of Outagamie County's 40 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts, low-income areas where many residents also live far from a supermarket, about 7.5% of all its tracts.
A further 14 tracts are low-access but not low-income, bringing the total low-access tract count to 17.
An estimated 44,722 residents, roughly 25.3% of the county's 2010 population, live in one of these low-access areas.
Of those, 8,456 are also low-income, the group most exposed to genuine food hardship, since limited transportation compounds a limited budget.
The remaining 23 tracts (57.5%) meet the USDA's adequate-access threshold.
SNAP retailers in Outagamie County
Outagamie County has 130 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 62 locations (48% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 62
- appleton motomart 4403, appleton
- badger mobil, appleton
- badger motomart 3410, appleton
- badger travel center inc, kaukauna
- ballard gcs 822, appleton
- ballard moto 3415, appleton
- bb mobil 23, appleton
- bluemound express, appleton
- buchanan motomart 3409, appleton
- college court 823, appleton
- crooks moto 3413, kaukauna
- depu llc, appleton
- dk petroleum #1, appleton
- good to go seymour, seymour
- grand chute motomart 4402, appleton
- greenville bp, greenville
- holiday stationstore 2746554, appleton
- kwik trip 359, appleton
- kwik trip 405, kimberly
- kwik trip 678, appleton
- kwik trip 740, hortonville
- kwik trip 792, new london
- kaukauna mart, kaukauna
- kensington moto 3414, appleton
- kimberly bp, kimberly
- kwik trip 1061, combined locks
- kwik trip 175, appleton
- kwik trip 181, appleton
- kwik trip 182, appleton
- kwik trip 200, appleton
- kwik trip 205, appleton
- kwik trip 209, kaukauna
- kwik trip 225, seymour
- kwik trip 270, kaukauna
- kwik trip 412, appleton
- kwik trip 452, appleton
- kwik trip 685, appleton
- kwik trip 887, appleton
- kwik trip 923, little chute
- leeman country market, shiocton
- lttle chute moto 3412, little chute
- meijer gas station 300, appleton
- memorial petroleum, appleton
- new london bp, new london
- northland citgo, appleton
- oneida bp, appleton
- oneida one stop - 54 2021, oneida
- oo station 1, little chute
- pnh llc, kaukauna
- refuel pantry-moasis travel plaza, little chute
- relance fuel llc 70, appleton
- richmond mobile, appleton
- richmond st citgo, appleton
- s and s cheese hut, appleton
- sayash llc 02, appleton
- sg petroleums llc, appleton
- shell gas station and quick mart, appleton
- shop and save mart convenienc, freedom
- stop-n-go 556, appleton
- super pantry food mart, appleton
- thapa petroleum llc, appleton
- wisconsin avenue pantry, appleton
Combination Grocery/Other · 31
- asian food store, appleton
- cvs pharmacy 5186, appleton
- cvs pharmacy 8525, appleton
- dollar general 14362, appleton
- dollar general 6535, appleton
- dollar general 6604, kaukauna
- dollar general 19323, appleton
- dollar general 20213, hortonville
- dollar general 20230, black creek
- dollar general 21851, appleton
- dollar general 21854, kimberly
- dollar tree 1009, appleton
- dollar tree 5181, appleton
- dollar tree 7529, appleton
- dollar tree 7643, kaukauna
- dollar tree 7651, little chute
- dollar tree 961, appleton
- family dollar store 3800, appleton
- family dollar store 3915, seymour
- mere double international market, appleton
- oriental food market, appleton
- sal's food, black creek
- the free market, appleton
- walgreens #7323 07323, appleton
- walgreens 02921, appleton
- walgreens 5102, appleton
- walgreens 09682, little chute
- walgreens 10234, grand chute
- walgreens 10759, kaukauna
- walgreens 12019, appleton
- walgreens 12693, appleton
Super Store · 16
- costco 1222, grand chute
- don's quality market, seymour
- festival foods 13, appleton
- festival foods 15, appleton
- festival foods 53, kimberly
- meijer 300, appleton
- pick 'n save 6403, appleton
- pick 'n save 8118, appleton
- pick 'n save 8123, appleton
- piggly wiggly 384, little chute
- piggly wiggly 385, kaukauna
- sam's club 6321, appleton
- target store 1248, appleton
- target store 238, appleton
- walmart supercenter 1982, appleton
- woodman's food market 22, appleton
Medium Grocery Store · 7
- appleton asian market, appleton
- halal international market, appleton
- jacobs market, appleton
- lindo michoacan mexican restaurant llc, appleton
- pahoua's super market, appleton
- quinto sol, appleton
- sal's foods, freedom
Supermarket · 7
- aldi 64068, appleton
- aldi 64069, appleton
- aldi 64086, appleton
- gilbert's supervalu, hortonville
- gordon food service store mp188, appleton
- haen meat packing, kaukauna
- the meat block llc, greenville
Bakery Specialty · 4
- papa murphy's pizza wi120, appleton
- papa murphys wi004, appleton
- papa murphys wi015, appleton
- papa murphys wi101, kaukauna
Farmers' Market · 1
- downtown appleton farm market, appleton
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- becks meats inc, kaukauna
Small Grocery Store · 1
- chopra grocers, appleton
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator, currently authorized retailers.
Other Counties in Wisconsin
Compare Outagamie County vs Adams County → · All Wisconsin counties →
Food access nationally, Wisconsin in context
Outagamie County sits inside Wisconsin (ringed). Each state is colored by its population-weighted low-access share; click any state to compare.
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context
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Data Sources & Methodology
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019): low-access and food-desert tract classifications, low-access population, and low-income low-access counts. ers.usda.gov/food-access-research-atlas
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates: population, median income, poverty, SNAP participation, vehicle access, and group quarters. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
Low access is defined as living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket; a food desert adds a low-income condition. Read the full methodology →
Data current as of (most recent source-data vintage; figures reflect the 2019 USDA Atlas and 2024 Census ACS).
Note: This page presents public USDA and Census data for informational purposes and is not professional advice. Figures reflect the cited dataset vintages and may differ from the most recent local conditions. How this data is sourced & verified.