Signature · 4.5% low-access (9th pct)
Prairie County, AR
Prairie County lands in the lower national band on low-access (4.5%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 4.5%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 13.5%
- on SNAP
- 8K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Prairie County, AR
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 4.5% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -17.6 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 13.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Franklin County (+ 0.2 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Prairie County lands in the lower national band (4.5%, #2,841 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,841
- national by low-access %
- #73
- in AR
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 188
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 4.5% low-access (9th pct) (-17.6 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Prairie County compares nationally
Food access in Prairie County compares favorably nationally: its 4.5% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 9% of them (rank #2,841).
Prairie County's lower-band USDA tier split
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
All 3 of Prairie 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.
Prairie County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Arkansas, not a full county-board reprint
- Calhoun
Calhoun 65.5%
65.5 % low-access
- Woodruff 6.7
Woodruff 6.7%
6.7 % low-access
- Franklin 4.7
Franklin 4.7%
4.7 % low-access
- Prairie 4.5
Prairie 4.5%
4.5 % low-access
- Little River 3.1
Little River 3.1%
3.1 % low-access
- Izard 0.9
Izard 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 3 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 8,715 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 388 |
| Low-Access Share | 4.5%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 188 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 8,064 |
| Median Household Income | $51,646 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.8%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 439 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 13.5%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.3%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.8% |
SNAP retailers in Prairie County
Prairie County has 11 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 6 locations (55% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Where the store book sits, by town
4 towns share the 11 authorized stores; Hazen holds 55% of them. 2 of the 4 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: De Valls Bluff, Devalls Bluff.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Hazen | 6 | 1 |
| Des Arc | 3 | 1 |
| De Valls Bluff | 1 | none |
| Devalls Bluff | 1 | none |
Combination Grocery/Other · 6
- dollar general 3958, hazen
- dollar general 798, des arc
- dollar general 20703, de valls bluff
- family dollar 12661, des arc
- family dollar 13528, hazen
- the chicken store, hazen
Convenience Store · 3
- jordans kwik stop 68, hazen
- jumpstart 101, devalls bluff
- love's travel stop 759, hazen
Large Grocery Store · 2
- city market 3463, des arc
- city market 3465, hazen
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Arkansas
One of 74 counties in Arkansas, 6 are shown here.
Compare Prairie County vs Arkansas County → · All Arkansas counties →
Arkansas among West South Central states
Arkansas ranks 4th of 4 West South Central states by population-weighted low-access (24.9%). Prairie County, at 4.5%, runs 20.4 pts below the Arkansas rate.
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 Prairie County, AR are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 05117. 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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