Signature · 92 SNAP-authorized stores
Pennington County, SD
Pennington County sits in the upper national band on low-access (32.8%, +10.7 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 32.8%
- low-access pop.
- 4
- food-desert tracts
- 8.1%
- on SNAP
- 114K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Pennington County, SD
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 32.8% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +10.7 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 4 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 8.1% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 17% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Davison County ( -0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Pennington County sits in the upper national band (32.8%, #755 of 3,079) with 4 LILA tracts.
- #755
- national by low-access %
- #38
- in SD
- 12
- low-access tracts
- 9K
- 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: 92 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Pennington County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Pennington County's 32.8% low-access share is elevated, higher than 76% of them and ranked #759 most-affected nationwide.
Pennington County's elevated USDA tier split
23 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 4 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Pennington County has 16 urban and 7 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.
Pennington County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in South Dakota, not a full county-board reprint
- Jones
Jones 100%
100 % low-access
- Walworth 32.9
Walworth 32.9%
32.9 % low-access
- Pennington 32.8
Pennington 32.8%
32.8 % low-access
- Davison 32.7
Davison 32.7%
32.7 % low-access
- Deuel 32.7
Deuel 32.7%
32.7 % low-access
- Brule 32.6
Brule 32.6%
32.6 % low-access
- Oglala Lakota 0
Oglala Lakota 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 23 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 100,948 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 12 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 4 |
| Low-Access Population | 33,076 |
| Low-Access Share | 32.8%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 9,090 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 113,512 |
| Median Household Income | $74,517 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.2%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,738 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 8.1%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.6%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.3% |
Thick SNAP store book in Pennington County
Pennington County has 92 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 53 locations (58% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 53
- benjas mexican store, rapid city
- big d oil 17, rapid city
- big d oil 22, rapid city
- big d oil 24, rapid city
- big d oil 4, rapid city
- big d oil 41, rapid city
- big d oil 42, rapid city
- big d oil 45, rapid city
- big d oil 5, rapid city
- big d oil 54, rapid city
- big d oil 62, rapid city
- big d oil 8, rapid city
- bj's 003, rapid city
- bj's country store new underwood 1, new underwood
- circle k 2746524, box elder
- circle k 2746529, rapid city
- circle k 2746573, rapid city
- common cents 125, rapid city
- common cents food store 102, rapid city
- common cents food store 104, rapid city
- common cents food store 105, rapid city
- common cents food store 107, rapid city
- common cents food store 108, rapid city
- common cents food store 109, rapid city
- common cents food store 111, wall
- corner pantry 13, rapid city
- corner pantry 18, rapid city
- corner pantry 21, rapid city
- corner pantry 4, rapid city
- corner pantry 5, rapid city
- corner pantry 8, rapid city
- corner pantry 9, rapid city
- discount overstocks, rapid city
- flying j travel plaza 52, rapid city
- holiday stationstore 2746449, rapid city
- holiday stationstore 2746455, rapid city
- holiday stationstore 2746456, rapid city
- holiday stationstore 2746465, rapid city
- holiday stationstore 2746512, rapid city
- loaf n jug 750443, rapid city
- loaf n jug 750444, rapid city
- loaf n jug 750449, box elder
- love's travel stop 602, box elder
- main street market inc, rapid city
- maverik 552, rapid city
- maverik 571, rapid city
- pilot travel center 918, rapid city
- yesway 1172, box elder
- yesway 1186, rapid city
- yesway 1187, rapid city
- yesway 1188, rapid city
- yesway 1189, rapid city
- yesway 1190, rapid city
Combination Grocery/Other · 20
- dollartree 8841, rapid city
- dollar general 15078, box elder
- dollar general 15207, rapid city
- dollar general 18267, rapid city
- dollar general 20846, rapid city
- dollar general 23124, hermosa
- dollar general 30314, box elder
- dollar general store 16841, hill city
- dollar tree 4086, rapid city
- dollar tree 5642, rapid city
- dollar tree 7681, rapid city
- family dollar 7118, rapid city
- family dollar 7251, rapid city
- krulls market 9814, hill city
- the salvation army, rapid city
- the thrift store, rapid city
- walgreens 05643, rapid city
- walgreens 09512, rapid city
- walgreens 10656, rapid city
- wall food center, wall
Super Store · 6
- family fare 253, rapid city
- family fare 265, rapid city
- sam's club 6565, rapid city
- target stores t- 2457, rapid city
- walmart 3872, rapid city
- walmart sc 1604, rapid city
Supermarket · 4
- lynn's dakotamart, box elder
- safeway 1554, rapid city
- safeway 581, rapid city
- timmons market, rapid city
Bakery Specialty · 2
- papa murphy's pizza sd001, rapid city
- papa murphy's pizza sd006, rapid city
Farmers' Market · 2
- barlow family farm, quinn
- blackhills farmers market, rapid city
Large Grocery Store · 2
- breadroot natural foods co-op, rapid city
- dakota butcher-rapid city inc, rapid city
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- cutting edge meat market, rapid city
- sacred storm buffalo meats & treats, rapid city
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- pops grocery shoppe, hermosa
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in South Dakota
One of 65 counties in South Dakota, 6 are shown here.
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Counties near Pennington County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Pennington County, both outside South Dakota so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside SD (32.8% here).
- Lexington County, SC · 32.8% low-access
- Lexington County, SC · 32.8% low-access
- Shelby County, TN · 32.8% low-access
- Shelby County, TN · 32.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside SD (8.1% here).
- Montgomery County, TN · 8.1% SNAP
- Montgomery County, TN · 8.1% SNAP
- Brazoria County, TX · 8.1% SNAP
- Brazoria County, TX · 8.1% 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.
Pennington County inside a higher low-access state context
Pennington County sits inside South Dakota (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 Pennington County, SD are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 46103. 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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