Signature · 10.1% SNAP (17th pct in OK)
Payne County, OK
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Payne 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.
- 4
- food-desert tracts
- 10.1%
- on SNAP
- 83K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Payne County, OK
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 25.3% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +3.2 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 4 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 10.1% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 24% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Tulsa County (+ 0.2 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Payne County ranks #1,272 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #45 of 77 counties in OK (25.3% low-access; 4 food-desert tracts).
- #1,272
- national by low-access %
- #45
- in OK
- 7
- low-access tracts
- 8K
- food-desert residents
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).
Signature read: 10.1% SNAP (17th pct in OK) (-2 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Payne County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Payne County's 25.3% low-access share is elevated, higher than 59% of them and ranked #1,273 most-affected nationwide.
Payne County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
17 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 4 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Payne County has 11 urban and 6 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.
Payne County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Oklahoma, not a full county-board reprint
- Grant
Grant 65.3%
65.3 % low-access
- Jefferson 26.1
Jefferson 26.1%
26.1 % low-access
- Tulsa 25.5
Tulsa 25.5%
25.5 % low-access
- Payne 25.3
Payne 25.3%
25.3 % low-access
- Nowata 24.9
Nowata 24.9%
24.9 % low-access
- Pushmataha 24.5
Pushmataha 24.5%
24.5 % low-access
- Pawnee 5.6
Pawnee 5.6%
5.6 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 17 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 77,350 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 7 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 4 |
| Low-Access Population | 19,554 |
| Low-Access Share | 25.3%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 8,293 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 82,972 |
| Median Household Income | $49,809 |
| Poverty Rate | 22.6%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,303 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.1%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.9%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 11.6% |
Thick SNAP store book in Payne County
Payne County has 65 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 33 locations (51% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 33
- 7-eleven, inc. 42122h, stillwater
- bill's e-z out, inc. 2, cushing
- casey's 4270, cushing
- casey's general store 3910, perkins
- cowboy corner #4, llc, stillwater
- cowboy corner 1, stillwater
- cowboy corner 3, stillwater
- cowboy stop 1, stillwater
- e-z out store #1, cushing
- msm 112 stores inc, yale
- maverik 5097, cushing
- maverik 5163, stillwater
- msm 101 stores inc, cushing
- msm 102 stores inc, cushing
- msm 103 stores inc, cushing
- msm 106 stores inc, glencoe
- msm 108 stores inc, ripley
- murphy usa 7973, stillwater
- oncue express 15, perkins
- oncue express 10, stillwater
- oncue express 11, stillwater
- oncue express 14, stillwater
- oncue express 3, stillwater
- oncue express 4, stillwater
- oncue express 4101, perkins
- oncue express 5, stillwater
- oncue express 6, stillwater
- oncue express 7, stillwater
- oncue express 8, stillwater
- oncue express 9, stillwater
- shepherd's food mart 750, stillwater
- short stop 5 7, stillwater
- yale bulldog, yale
Combination Grocery/Other · 20
- braum's 27, stillwater
- braum's 32, stillwater
- braum's 93, cushing
- cvs/ pharmacy 10101, stillwater
- dollar general 10803, yale
- dollar general 1737, cushing
- dollar general 1943, cushing
- dollar general 3221, stillwater
- dollar general 7683, perkins
- dollar general 20385, stillwater
- dollar general 22170, stillwater
- dollar general 22369, stillwater
- dollar general 23315, glencoe
- dollar general 30264, ripley
- dollar tree 2748, stillwater
- dollar tree 7480, cushing
- family dollar 12978, perkins
- family dollar store 5117, stillwater
- ralph's packing company, perkins
- walgreens 05530, stillwater
Super Store · 4
- walmart 4241, stillwater
- walmart 5364, stillwater
- walmart supercenter #137 0137, stillwater
- walmart supercenter 360, cushing
Supermarket · 4
- aldi 75018, stillwater
- homeland 469, stillwater
- sprouts farmers market 810, stillwater
- williams foods #4, perkins
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- bf products farm store, cushing
- circle s meat market, cushing
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- crepe myrtle market, stillwater
- himalayan grocery store, stillwater
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 Payne County vs Adair County → · All Oklahoma counties →
Nationwide peers for Payne County's low-access or SNAP share
SNAP-led peer set first for Payne County (10.1%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Oklahoma.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside OK (25.3% here).
- Lincoln County, NC · 25.3% low-access
- Lincoln County, NC · 25.3% low-access
- Hanover County, VA · 25.3% low-access
- Hanover County, VA · 25.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside OK (10.1% here).
- Clackamas County, OR · 10.1% SNAP
- Clackamas County, OR · 10.1% SNAP
- Hickman County, TN · 10.1% SNAP
- Hickman County, TN · 10.1% 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.
Food access nationally, Oklahoma in context
Payne 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 Payne County, OK are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 40119. 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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