Signature · 4.2% SNAP (1st pct in MO)
Platte County, MO
Platte County sits in the upper national band on low-access (37.6%, +15.5 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 37.6%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 4.2%
- on SNAP
- 110K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Platte County, MO
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ELEVATED 37.6% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +15.5 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 4.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 5% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Douglas County (+ 0.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Platte County sits in the upper national band (37.6%, #500 of 3,079) with 1 LILA tracts.
- #500
- national by low-access %
- #14
- in MO
- 12
- low-access tracts
- 6K
- 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: 4.2% SNAP (1st pct in MO) (-7.9 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Platte County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Platte County's 37.6% low-access share is elevated, higher than 84% of them and ranked #500 most-affected nationwide.
Platte County's elevated USDA tier split
20 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Platte County has 16 urban and 4 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.
Platte County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Missouri, not a full county-board reprint
- Mercer
Mercer 99.8%
99.8 % low-access
- Shelby 38.5
Shelby 38.5%
38.5 % low-access
- Platte 37.6
Platte 37.6%
37.6 % low-access
- Douglas 37.6
Douglas 37.6%
37.6 % low-access
- Henry 36.9
Henry 36.9%
36.9 % low-access
- Ozark 36.9
Ozark 36.9%
36.9 % low-access
- Mississippi 3
Mississippi 3%
3 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 20 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 89,322 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 12 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 33,574 |
| Low-Access Share | 37.6%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 5,646 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 110,371 |
| Median Household Income | $96,227 |
| Poverty Rate | 7.0%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,857 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 4.2%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.0%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Platte County
Platte County has 53 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 23 locations (43% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 23
- c-store platte city, platte city
- casey's 4359, parkville
- casey's 2330, platte city
- executive hills, kansas city
- gk energy, kansas city
- grab n go 2, kansas city
- hy-vee fast and fresh express #3 5322, kansas city
- hy-vee gas 8371, kansas city
- kc liquor & tobacco, kansas city
- kci kwik store, kansas city
- minit mart 600574, platte city
- please stop, parkville
- prairie view phillips, kansas city
- quiktrip 170, riverside
- quiktrip 189, parkville
- quiktrip 218, kansas city
- quiktrip 223, kansas city
- quiktrip 236, platte city
- speed stop #5905 5905, kansas city
- temp stop 115, kansas city
- world liquors 8, northmoor
- worlds liquor, kansas city
- xtra miles, kansas city
Combination Grocery/Other · 16
- cvs pharmacy 5693, kansas city
- cvs pharmacy 5727, platte city
- cvs pharmacy 8556, kansas city
- cvs pharmacy 8577, kansas city
- dollar general 13822, weston
- dollar general 18742, dearborn
- dollartree 10004, kansas city
- dollar general 12524, platte city
- dollar general 3368, platte woods
- dollar general 8971, kansas city
- dollar tree 4045, kansas city
- dollar tree 6382, kansas city
- red x, riverside
- swagat spice bazaar, kansas city
- walgreens 10130, parkville
- walgreens 12925, platte city
Super Store · 5
- hy-vee food store 1320, kansas city
- hy-vee food store 1322, kansas city
- price chopper 900, parkville
- target stores t- 2423, kansas city
- walmart sc 2857, kansas city
Supermarket · 4
- aldi 46026, kansas city
- aldi 46103, kansas city
- price chopper 415, platte city
- sprouts farmers market 722, kansas city
Bakery Specialty · 1
- papa murphy's, kansas city
Farmers' Market · 1
- parkville farmers market, platte city
Large Grocery Store · 1
- sharps market, weston
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- afro ethiopian market, northmoor
Small Grocery Store · 1
- price rite market & deli inc, kansas city
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 Platte County vs Adair County → · All Missouri counties →
Counties near Platte County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Platte County (4.2%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Missouri.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MO (37.6% here).
- Osage County, OK · 37.6% low-access
- Osage County, OK · 37.6% low-access
- Lafayette County, MS · 37.5% low-access
- Chattooga County, GA · 37.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MO (4.2% here).
- Los Alamos County, NM · 4.2% SNAP
- Los Alamos County, NM · 4.2% SNAP
- Morton County, ND · 4.2% SNAP
- Morton County, ND · 4.2% 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.
Platte County inside a higher low-access state context
Platte 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 Platte County, MO are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 29165. 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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