Signature · 1 LILA tracts (50% of tracts)
Platte County, WY
Platte County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 1 LILA tracts (50% of the book) alongside 15.0% low-access.
- 15.0%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 4.9%
- on SNAP
- 9K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Platte County, WY
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 15.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -7.1 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 4.9% SNAP
- VEH-OK 1.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 50% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Teton County (+ 2.4 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Platte County lands in the lower national band (15.0%, #2,122 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,122
- national by low-access %
- #19
- in WY
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 376
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 1 LILA tracts (50% of tracts) .
How Platte County compares nationally
Platte County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 15.0% low-access share that beats 32% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,122).
Platte County's lower-band USDA tier split
2 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Platte County has 0 urban and 2 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 low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Wyoming, not a full county-board reprint
- Carbon
Carbon 57.8%
57.8 % low-access
- Lincoln 17.8
Lincoln 17.8%
17.8 % low-access
- Teton 17.4
Teton 17.4%
17.4 % low-access
- Platte 15
Platte 15%
15 % low-access
- Washakie 12.4
Washakie 12.4%
12.4 % low-access
- Converse 12.2
Converse 12.2%
12.2 % low-access
- Uinta 3.4
Uinta 3.4%
3.4 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 2 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 8,667 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,297 |
| Low-Access Share | 15.0%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 376 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 8,612 |
| Median Household Income | $67,718 |
| Poverty Rate | 7.7%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 189 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 4.9%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 1.9%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.2% |
SNAP retailers in Platte County
Platte County has 10 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 4 locations (40% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 4
- fast stop 1131 inc., wheatland
- fast stop 1132 inc., guernsey
- fast stop 1135 inc., glendo
- maverik, inc 391, wheatland
Combination Grocery/Other · 3
- dollar general 24995, guernsey
- dollar general 25049, wheatland
- family dollar 6971, wheatland
Supermarket · 2
- safeway 2462, wheatland
- thrifty foods, wheatland
Large Grocery Store · 1
- super foods 9696, guernsey
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Wyoming
One of 22 counties in Wyoming, 6 are shown here.
Compare Platte County vs Albany County → · All Wyoming counties →
Platte County inside a lower low-access state context
Platte County sits inside Wyoming (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, WY are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 56031. 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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