Signature · 2 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts)

Price County, WI

Price County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 2 LILA tracts (33.3% of the book) alongside 14.2% low-access.

14.2%
low-access pop.
2
food-desert tracts
13.2%
on SNAP
14K
residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA 2019 Census ACS 2024 WI

USDA FARA access plate

County Price County, WI

LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE

  • LA-MODERATE 14.2% low-access
  • BELOW-NATIONAL -7.9 pts vs US
  • LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
  • SNAP-TYPICAL 13.2% SNAP
  • VEH-OK 5.3% no vehicle
  • DENSITY-DENSE 33% tracts LILA

Nearest low-access peer: Door County (+ 0.5 pts)

Lower-band low-access

Price County lands in the lower national band (14.2%, #2,184 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.

#2,184
national by low-access %
#46
in WI
2
low-access tracts
711
food-desert residents

Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.

Signature read: 2 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts) .

How Price County compares nationally

Price County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 14.2% low-access share that beats 30% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,184).

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Price County's lower-band USDA tier split

6 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.

Food access tier distribution for Price County, WI USDA-defined food-access tiers: 4 census tracts adequate (within distance threshold), 0 limited, 2 severe (low-income low-access food desert). Total 6 tracts evaluated. 4 tracts adequate (66.7%) 2 tracts severe / food desert (33.3%) Adequate 67% Limited 0% Severe 33% Food-access tier distribution: Price County, WI
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas 2019

By USDA urbanicity classification, Price County has 0 urban and 6 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.

Price County vs nearby low low-access peers

Poles + nearest peers in Wisconsin, not a full county-board reprint

% low-access
Source USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas As of 2019 edition

FARA 2019 · lower low-access

USDA Food Access Research Atlas 2019 indicators for Price County
IndicatorValue
Census Tracts6
Atlas Population (2010 basis)14,159
Low-Access Tracts2
Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access)2
Low-Access Population2,006
Low-Access Share14.2%below the national average
Low-Income & Low-Access Population711

ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band

Census ACS 2024 demographic and SNAP data for Price County
IndicatorValue
Population14,092
Median Household Income$60,546
Poverty Rate11.9%below the national average
SNAP Households861
SNAP Participation Rate13.2%near the national average
Households Without a Vehicle5.3%below the national average
Group-Quarters Population1.2%

SNAP retailers in Price County

Price County has 18 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 8 locations (44% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.

Convenience Store · 8

  • catawba feed and food supply, catawba
  • krist food mart 064, park falls
  • krist food mart 069, phillips
  • kwik trip 1067, phillips
  • kwik trip 138, park falls
  • rstore 4478, prentice
  • rstore 4483, phillips
  • rstore 4503, park falls

Combination Grocery/Other · 3

  • dollar general 10540, park falls
  • dollar general 17471, phillips
  • dollar general 25395, prentice

Medium Grocery Store · 3

  • fifield grocery, fifield
  • fraziers mercantile llc, catawba
  • panasia oriental market, park falls

Super Store · 2

  • pick 'n save 8127, phillips
  • prentice market & deli, prentice

Farmers' Market · 1

  • park falls farmers market, park falls

Supermarket · 1

  • super one foods 533, park falls

Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).

Other Counties in Wisconsin

One of 71 counties in Wisconsin, 6 are shown here.

Compare Price County vs Adams County → · All Wisconsin counties →

Counties near Price County's lower low-access or SNAP band

Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Price County, both outside Wisconsin so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.

Similar low-access share

Nearest low-access rates outside WI (14.2% here).

Similar SNAP participation

Nearest household SNAP rates outside WI (13.2% here).

Source: USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + Census ACS 2024 SNAP. Peers floor at 10,000 residents so stub counties cannot own the match.

Price County inside a lower low-access state context

Price County sits inside Wisconsin (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 Price County, WI are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 55099. 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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