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.
All 2 of Platte County's tracts are rural in the USDA classification, so every one is judged on the 10-mile test: a resident counts as low-access only when the nearest supermarket is more than 10 miles away.
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.
Where the store book sits, by town
3 towns share the 10 authorized stores; Wheatland holds 60% of them. 1 of the 3 towns has no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Glendo.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Wheatland | 6 | 2 |
| Guernsey | 3 | 1 |
| Glendo | 1 | none |
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 →
Wyoming among Mountain states
Wyoming ranks 2nd of 8 Mountain states by population-weighted low-access (29.7%). Platte County, at 15.0%, runs 14.7 pts below the Wyoming rate.
- New Mexico 31.7%
- Wyoming 29.7%
- Arizona 26.8%
- Idaho 25.8%
- Utah 23.9%
- Nevada 23.0%
- Montana 22.3%
- Colorado 21.5%
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 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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