Signature · 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts)
Phillips County, KS
Phillips County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of the book) alongside 39.2% low-access.
- 39.2%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 6.2%
- on SNAP
- 5K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Phillips County, KS
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 39.2% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +17.1 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 6.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 33% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Kiowa County (+ 0.5 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Phillips County sits in the upper national band (39.2%, #432 of 3,079) with 1 LILA tracts.
- #432
- national by low-access %
- #18
- in KS
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 636
- 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: 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts) .
How Phillips County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Phillips County's 39.2% low-access share is elevated, higher than 86% of them and ranked #432 most-affected nationwide.
Phillips County's elevated USDA tier split
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
Phillips County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (2 rural, 1 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 1 urban tract faces the 1-mile one.
Phillips County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Kansas, not a full county-board reprint
- Clark
Clark 100%
100 % low-access
- Kiowa 39.7
Kiowa 39.7%
39.7 % low-access
- Phillips 39.2
Phillips 39.2%
39.2 % low-access
- Brown 37.7
Brown 37.7%
37.7 % low-access
- Smith 37.4
Smith 37.4%
37.4 % low-access
- Geary 36.9
Geary 36.9%
36.9 % low-access
- Jefferson 1.1
Jefferson 1.1%
1.1 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 3 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 5,642 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,213 |
| Low-Access Share | 39.2%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 636 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 4,813 |
| Median Household Income | $62,123 |
| Poverty Rate | 15.4%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 141 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 6.2%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.5%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.4% |
SNAP retailers in Phillips County
Phillips County has 6 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 3 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
2 towns share the 6 authorized stores; Phillipsburg holds 83% of them. Every one of these towns has at least one grocery-grade outlet (2 across the county).
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Phillipsburg | 5 | 1 |
| Logan | 1 | 1 |
Convenience Store · 3
- alta 6208, phillipsburg
- casey's 4023, phillipsburg
- loves country store 59, phillipsburg
Combination Grocery/Other · 1
- dollar general 3203, phillipsburg
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- hometown market, logan
Supermarket · 1
- whites foodliner, phillipsburg
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Kansas
One of 104 counties in Kansas, 6 are shown here.
Compare Phillips County vs Allen County → · All Kansas counties →
Kansas among West North Central states
Kansas ranks 4th of 7 West North Central states by population-weighted low-access (26.4%). Phillips County, at 39.2%, runs 12.8 pts above the Kansas rate.
- South Dakota 29.1%
- North Dakota 28.9%
- Minnesota 27.4%
- Kansas 26.4%
- Missouri 24.9%
- Nebraska 21.9%
- Iowa 20.0%
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
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 Phillips County, KS are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 20147. 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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