Signature · 2 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts)
Page County, IA
Page County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 2 LILA tracts (33.3% of the book) alongside 10.7% low-access.
- 10.7%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 12.8%
- on SNAP
- 15K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Page County, IA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 10.7% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -11.4 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 12.8% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 7.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 33% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Winneshiek County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Page County lands in the lower national band (10.7%, #2,428 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,428
- national by low-access %
- #71
- in IA
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 525
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 2 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts) .
How Page County compares nationally
Page County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 10.7% low-access share that beats 22% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,433).
Page County's lower-band USDA tier split
6 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Page County has 3 urban and 3 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.
Page County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Iowa, not a full county-board reprint
- Fremont
Fremont 76%
76 % low-access
- Allamakee 10.9
Allamakee 10.9%
10.9 % low-access
- Davis 10.9
Davis 10.9%
10.9 % low-access
- Ringgold 10.9
Ringgold 10.9%
10.9 % low-access
- Page 10.7
Page 10.7%
10.7 % low-access
- Winneshiek 10.7
Winneshiek 10.7%
10.7 % low-access
- Grundy 0
Grundy 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 6 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 15,932 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,697 |
| Low-Access Share | 10.7%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 525 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 15,131 |
| Median Household Income | $57,953 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.8%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 798 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 12.8%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.5%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 7.6% |
SNAP retailers in Page County
Page County has 14 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 6 locations (43% of the total), followed by super store.
Convenience Store · 6
- casey's general store 1712, shenandoah
- casey's general store 2466, clarinda
- casey's general store 2467, clarinda
- casey's general store 2539, shenandoah
- casey's general store 2699, essex
- rocstop, shenandoah
Super Store · 5
- fareway stores, inc. 048, clarinda
- fareway stores, inc. 938, shenandoah
- hy-vee food store 1071, clarinda
- hy-vee food store 1619, shenandoah
- walmart super center 1683, shenandoah
Combination Grocery/Other · 3
- dollar general 2279, shenandoah
- dollar general 2305, clarinda
- dollar general 30420, clarinda
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Iowa
One of 98 counties in Iowa, 6 are shown here.
Counties near Page County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Page County, both outside Iowa so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside IA (10.7% here).
- Sagadahoc County, ME · 10.7% low-access
- Sagadahoc County, ME · 10.7% low-access
- Wakulla County, FL · 10.7% low-access
- Wakulla County, FL · 10.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside IA (12.8% here).
- Grayson County, KY · 12.8% SNAP
- Grayson County, KY · 12.8% SNAP
- Warren County, KY · 12.8% SNAP
- Warren County, KY · 12.8% 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.
Page County inside a lower low-access state context
Page County sits inside Iowa (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 Page County, IA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 19145. 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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