Signature · 4 LILA tracts (50% of tracts)
Pine County, MN
Pine County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 4 LILA tracts (50% of the book) alongside 12.0% low-access.
- 12.0%
- low-access pop.
- 4
- food-desert tracts
- 10.9%
- on SNAP
- 30K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Pine County, MN
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 12.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -10.1 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 4 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 10.9% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 50% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Kanabec County ( -0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Pine County lands in the lower national band (12.0%, #2,341 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,341
- national by low-access %
- #76
- in MN
- 4
- low-access tracts
- 1K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 4 LILA tracts (50% of tracts) .
How Pine County compares nationally
Pine County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 12.0% low-access share that beats 25% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,344).
Pine County's lower-band USDA tier split
8 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 4 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Pine County has 1 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.
Pine County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Minnesota, not a full county-board reprint
- Red Lake
Red Lake 99.2%
99.2 % low-access
- Pope 12.4
Pope 12.4%
12.4 % low-access
- Lincoln 12.2
Lincoln 12.2%
12.2 % low-access
- Winona 12.1
Winona 12.1%
12.1 % low-access
- Pine 12
Pine 12%
12 % low-access
- Kanabec 11.9
Kanabec 11.9%
11.9 % low-access
- Fillmore 2.7
Fillmore 2.7%
2.7 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 8 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 29,750 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 4 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 4 |
| Low-Access Population | 3,576 |
| Low-Access Share | 12.0%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,281 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 29,640 |
| Median Household Income | $71,146 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.1%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,344 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.9%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.3%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 5.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in Pine County
Pine County has 26 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 17 locations (65% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 17
- banning junction, finlayson
- bear necessity 1, bruno
- beroun crossing country store, pine city
- browns beans & greens, sandstone
- bruno deep rock, askov
- casey's general store 3445, sandstone
- casey's general store 3520, pine city
- holiday stationstore 2746006, pine city
- holiday stationstore 2746258, pine city
- hinckley 37, hinckley
- holiday stationstore 2746226, hinckley
- kwik trip 1730, pine city
- kwik trip 186, hinckley
- more than sprouts, pine city
- petry's bait, finlayson
- speedway 4500, pine city
- sturgeon lake oil, sturgeon lake
Combination Grocery/Other · 4
- dollar general 18905, willow river
- dollar general 21195, sandstone
- dollar general 22256, hinckley
- dollar tree 5682, pine city
Super Store · 2
- chris food center, sandstone
- walmart 2367, pine city
Supermarket · 2
- aldi 72148, pine city
- daggett's fresh foods, hinckley
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- duquette general store 1, kerrick
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Minnesota
One of 86 counties in Minnesota, 6 are shown here.
Compare Pine County vs Aitkin County → · All Minnesota counties →
Counties near Pine County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Pine County, both outside Minnesota so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MN (12.0% here).
- Richland Parish, LA · 12.0% low-access
- Richland Parish, LA · 12.0% low-access
- O'Brien County, IA · 12.0% low-access
- O'Brien County, IA · 12.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MN (10.9% here).
- Gage County, NE · 10.9% SNAP
- Gage County, NE · 10.9% SNAP
- Webster County, KY · 10.9% SNAP
- Webster County, KY · 10.9% 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.
Pine County inside a lower low-access state context
Pine County sits inside Minnesota (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 Pine County, MN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 27115. 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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