Signature · 5 LILA tracts (31.3% of tracts)
Pottawatomie County, OK
Pottawatomie County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 5 LILA tracts (31.3% of the book) alongside 17.3% low-access.
- 17.3%
- low-access pop.
- 5
- food-desert tracts
- 18.6%
- on SNAP
- 73K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Pottawatomie County, OK
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 17.3% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -4.8 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 5 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 18.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 31% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Greer County ( -0.3 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Pottawatomie County ranks #1,927 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #63 of 77 counties in OK (17.3% low-access; 5 food-desert tracts).
- #1,927
- national by low-access %
- #63
- in OK
- 8
- low-access tracts
- 6K
- food-desert residents
Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA).
Signature read: 5 LILA tracts (31.3% of tracts) .
How Pottawatomie County compares nationally
Pottawatomie County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 17.3% low-access share that beats 38% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,928).
Pottawatomie County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
16 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 5 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Pottawatomie County has 8 urban and 8 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.
Pottawatomie County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Oklahoma, not a full county-board reprint
- Grant
Grant 65.3%
65.3 % low-access
- Carter 18.1
Carter 18.1%
18.1 % low-access
- Le Flore 18
Le Flore 18%
18 % low-access
- Pottawatomie 17.3
Pottawatomie 17.3%
17.3 % low-access
- Greer 17
Greer 17%
17 % low-access
- Creek 15.9
Creek 15.9%
15.9 % low-access
- Pawnee 5.6
Pawnee 5.6%
5.6 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 16 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 69,442 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 8 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 5 |
| Low-Access Population | 12,005 |
| Low-Access Share | 17.3%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 6,126 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 73,463 |
| Median Household Income | $61,398 |
| Poverty Rate | 15.9%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 5,005 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 18.6%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.3%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 5.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in Pottawatomie County
Pottawatomie County has 84 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 38 locations (45% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 38
- 177-skyline mart, shawnee
- a&z grocery and feed, wanette
- casey's 4326, tecumseh
- casey's 4474, shawnee
- casey's general store 4099, shawnee
- dakotas stop, shawnee
- domino 123, shawnee
- domino 127, shawnee
- e-z mart 4352, shawnee
- e-z mart 4358, shawnee
- east kwick stop 25, shawnee
- kickapoo macarthur food mart 33, shawnee
- kickapoo mart 1, shawnee
- kwick stop 12, shawnee
- kwick stop 13, shawnee
- kwick stop 15, shawnee
- kwick stop 17, shawnee
- kwick stop 18, earlsboro
- kwick stop 3, shawnee
- kwick stop 31, shawnee
- kwick stop 39, asher
- kwick stop 53, maud
- kwick stop 59, maud
- kwick stop 66, shawnee
- kwick stop 67, mcloud
- kwick stop 79, macomb
- love's travel stops & country stores inc 49, shawnee
- love's travel stops & country stores inc 51, tecumseh
- loves travel stops & country store 252, mcloud
- murphy usa 7089, shawnee
- redskins kwick stop 20, mcloud
- s and n investments, shawnee
- savage kwick stop 21, tecumseh
- springhill kwick stop 9, tecumseh
- the grand travel plaza, shawnee
- thunder mart, shawnee
- travel plaza plus, shawnee
- wildcat corner, shawnee
Combination Grocery/Other · 29
- braum's 225, shawnee
- braum's 96, shawnee
- braum's 137, tecumseh
- braum's 35, shawnee
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 6142, shawnee
- dollar general 0132, shawnee
- dollar general 0196, shawnee
- dollar general 10794, shawnee
- dollar general 3153, tecumseh
- dollar general 11914, maud
- dollar general 12700, shawnee
- dollar general 13326, mcloud
- dollar general 16470, asher
- dollar general 16916, earlsboro
- dollar general 20168, tecumseh
- dollar general 22667, macomb
- dollar general 25038, shawnee
- dollar general 30004, shawnee
- dollar general 30218, shawnee
- dollar general 30220, shawnee
- dollar general 30806, shawnee
- dollar tree 1165, shawnee
- dollar tree 7778, shawnee
- family dollar store 1491, shawnee
- family dollar store 1738, tecumseh
- family dollar store 4161, mcloud
- family dollar store 4216, shawnee
- walgreens 11811, shawnee
- walgreens 04269, shawnee
Super Store · 4
- firelake discount foods, shawnee
- firelake express grocery, tecumseh
- firelake express grocery 047, mcloud
- walmart 103, shawnee
Supermarket · 4
- aldi 7, shawnee
- homeland 196, shawnee
- homeland 198, shawnee
- save-a-lot 21626, shawnee
Medium Grocery Store · 3
- fehdan market, shawnee
- main fruit market, shawnee
- select supermarket corporation, shawnee
Farmers' Market · 2
- mcloud farmers market association, harrah
- mcloud farmers market, mcloud
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- hardesty market & deli no, shawnee
- one sixty processing llc, shawnee
Small Grocery Store · 2
- crow's farm market, shawnee
- prime time nutrition 418, shawnee
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Oklahoma
One of 76 counties in Oklahoma, 6 are shown here.
Compare Pottawatomie County vs Adair County → · All Oklahoma counties →
Nationwide peers for Pottawatomie County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Pottawatomie County, both outside Oklahoma so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside OK (17.3% here).
- Clackamas County, OR · 17.3% low-access
- Clackamas County, OR · 17.3% low-access
- Defiance County, OH · 17.3% low-access
- Defiance County, OH · 17.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside OK (18.6% here).
- McKean County, PA · 18.6% SNAP
- McKean County, PA · 18.6% SNAP
- Montgomery County, NC · 18.6% SNAP
- Montgomery County, NC · 18.6% 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.
Food access nationally, Oklahoma in context
Pottawatomie County sits inside Oklahoma (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 Pottawatomie County, OK are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 40125. 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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