Signature · 30.7% SNAP (100th pct in MO)
Pemiscot County, MO
Pemiscot County stands out on SNAP (30.7%, +18.6 pts vs U.S.) with 10.4% low-access from USDA FARA 2019.
- 10.4%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 30.7%
- on SNAP
- 15K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Pemiscot County, MO
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 10.4% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -11.7 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 30.7% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 10.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 33% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Franklin County (+ 0.2 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Pemiscot County lands in the lower national band (10.4%, #2,459 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,459
- national by low-access %
- #90
- in MO
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 1K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 30.7% SNAP (100th pct in MO) (+18.6 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Pemiscot County compares nationally
Pemiscot County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 10.4% low-access share that beats 21% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,461).
Pemiscot County's lower-band USDA tier split
6 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Pemiscot 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.
Pemiscot County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Missouri, not a full county-board reprint
- Mercer
Mercer 99.8%
99.8 % low-access
- Moniteau 11
Moniteau 11%
11 % low-access
- Franklin 10.6
Franklin 10.6%
10.6 % low-access
- Pemiscot 10.4
Pemiscot 10.4%
10.4 % low-access
- Livingston 10.2
Livingston 10.2%
10.2 % low-access
- Shannon 10.1
Shannon 10.1%
10.1 % low-access
- Mississippi 3
Mississippi 3%
3 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 6 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 18,296 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,900 |
| Low-Access Share | 10.4%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,115 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 14,958 |
| Median Household Income | $40,089 |
| Poverty Rate | 29.6%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,947 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 30.7%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 10.5%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.4% |
SNAP retailers in Pemiscot County
Pemiscot County has 21 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 9 locations (43% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 9
- captains food mart 19, steele
- casey's 2072, caruthersville
- cooter brown, caruthersville
- cooter brown 2, steele
- cooter general store, llc, cooter
- j&d in and out, steele
- jiffy jims, caruthersville
- pilot travel center 442, hayti
- the store, hayti
Combination Grocery/Other · 5
- dollar general 10941, caruthersville
- dollar general 11399, hayti
- dollar general 11777, steele
- dollar tree 8343, caruthersville
- family dollar 13263, hayti
Supermarket · 3
- food giant 549, steele
- hays 62, caruthersville
- hays 63, hayti
Seafood Specialty · 2
- manns fish market llc, caruthersville
- manns fish market llc, caruthersville
Farmers' Market · 1
- stan's farmers market, hayti
Small Grocery Store · 1
- wardell food center, wardell
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Missouri
One of 114 counties in Missouri, 6 are shown here.
Compare Pemiscot County vs Adair County → · All Missouri counties →
Counties near Pemiscot County's lower low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Pemiscot County (30.7%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Missouri.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MO (10.4% here).
- Montgomery County, IN · 10.4% low-access
- Montgomery County, IN · 10.4% low-access
- Stephens County, GA · 10.4% low-access
- Stephens County, GA · 10.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MO (30.7% here).
- St. Helena Parish, LA · 30.7% SNAP
- St. Helena Parish, LA · 30.7% SNAP
- Jackson County, KY · 30.6% SNAP
- Apache County, AZ · 30.5% 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.
Pemiscot County inside a lower low-access state context
Pemiscot County sits inside Missouri (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 Pemiscot County, MO are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 29155. 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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