Signature · 36.7% low-access (83rd pct)
Sarpy County, NE
Sarpy County sits in the upper national band on low-access (36.7%, +14.6 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 36.7%
- low-access pop.
- 6
- food-desert tracts
- 4.7%
- on SNAP
- 197K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Sarpy County, NE
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 36.7% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +14.6 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 6 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 4.7% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 14% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Boyd County ( -0.4 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Sarpy County sits in the upper national band (36.7%, #531 of 3,079) with 6 LILA tracts.
- #531
- national by low-access %
- #28
- in NE
- 26
- low-access tracts
- 11K
- food-desert residents
Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.
Signature read: 36.7% low-access (83rd pct) (+14.6 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Sarpy County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Sarpy County's 36.7% low-access share is elevated, higher than 83% of them and ranked #531 most-affected nationwide.
Sarpy County's elevated USDA tier split
43 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 6 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Sarpy County has 39 urban and 4 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.
Sarpy County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Nebraska, not a full county-board reprint
- Thomas
Thomas 100%
100 % low-access
- Garden 37.9
Garden 37.9%
37.9 % low-access
- Frontier 37.8
Frontier 37.8%
37.8 % low-access
- Nuckolls 37.3
Nuckolls 37.3%
37.3 % low-access
- Sarpy 36.7
Sarpy 36.7%
36.7 % low-access
- Boyd 36.3
Boyd 36.3%
36.3 % low-access
- Burt 0.7
Burt 0.7%
0.7 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 43 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 158,840 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 26 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 6 |
| Low-Access Population | 58,353 |
| Low-Access Share | 36.7%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 10,954 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 197,389 |
| Median Household Income | $103,321 |
| Poverty Rate | 5.6%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,519 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 4.7%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.0%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.5% |
Thick SNAP store book in Sarpy County
Sarpy County has 90 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 46 locations (51% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 46
- casey's 2441, papillion
- casey's 2454, la vista
- casey's 2966, bellevue
- casey's 3805, omaha
- casey's 3813, papillion
- casey's 3815, omaha
- casey's 3820, la vista
- casey's 3830, bellevue
- casey's general store 3913, la vista
- casey's 3444, omaha
- casey's 3943, gretna
- casey's 6133, bellevue
- casey's 6145, omaha
- casey's 6173, la vista
- casey's general store 2853, springfield
- hy-vee fast & fresh express 5227, gretna
- hy-vee fast and fresh 5515, papillion
- kwik shop 350664, lavista
- kwik shop 350670, bellevue
- kwik shop 350675, bellevue
- kwik shop 350687, papillion
- kwik shop 350689, bellevue
- la vista mart, la vista
- love's travel stop 730, omaha
- maverik 5122, gretna
- maverik 5141, bellevue
- maverik 5155, papillion
- maverik 5374, papillion
- mega saver, gretna
- mega saver, springfield
- mega saver, omaha
- mega saver 15, bellevue
- mega saver 30, omaha
- mega saver 36, bellevue
- mega saver 47, la vista
- mega saver 51, omaha
- pilot travel center 686, gretna
- pump & pantry 38, gretna
- pump & pantry 50, bellevue
- quiktrip 577, la vista
- quiktrip 586, bellevue
- quiktrip 598, omaha
- sapp bros travel center, omaha
- select mart giles, omaha
- speedee mart 2885 2885, papillion
- tobacco hut 9, bellevue
Combination Grocery/Other · 19
- cvs pharmacy 2741, la vista
- dollartree 10600, bellevue
- dollar general 15042, springfield
- dollar general 2749, bellevue
- dollar general 2768, bellevue
- dollar general 7463, gretna
- dollar tree 2258, la vista
- dollar tree 4103, bellevue
- dollar tree 4246, papillion
- dollar tree 7963, bellevue
- dollar tree 8808, bellevue
- family dollar 11720, bellevue
- misons oriental food mart, bellevue
- walgreens 03694, bellevue
- walgreens 04754, lavista
- walgreens 05540, bellevue
- walgreens 11355, papillion
- walgreens 11356, papillion
- walgreens 21446, gretna
Super Store · 18
- bakers supermarket 300, bellevue
- bakers supermarket 318, bellevue
- costco wholesale 1237, la vista
- family fare 788, bellevue
- fareway 223, gretna
- fareway stores, inc. 043, omaha
- fareway stores, inc. 049, papillion
- hy-vee 1227, gretna
- hy-vee food store 1514, papillion
- sam's club 6181, papillion
- supermercado nuestra familia 3776, omaha
- target 0532, papillion
- target stores t- 1537, bellevue
- walmart neighborhood market 3154, bellevue
- walmart neighborhood market 3173, la vista
- walmart sc 1671, papillion
- walmart sc 2847, bellevue
- walmart sc 4600, gretna
Supermarket · 3
- aldi 46040, bellevue
- aldi 46105, papillion
- aldi 46114, gretna
Bakery Specialty · 2
- papa murphys pizza ne030, papillion
- papa murphys pizza ne24, bellevue
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- nairobi grocery mart inc, bellevue
Military Commissary · 1
- offutt afb commissary 1026, offutt a f b
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Nebraska
One of 92 counties in Nebraska, 6 are shown here.
Compare Sarpy County vs Adams County → · All Nebraska counties →
Counties near Sarpy County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Sarpy County, both outside Nebraska so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside NE (36.7% here).
- Fayette County, GA · 36.7% low-access
- Fayette County, GA · 36.7% low-access
- Catoosa County, GA · 36.7% low-access
- Catoosa County, GA · 36.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NE (4.7% here).
- Leelanau County, MI · 4.7% SNAP
- Leelanau County, MI · 4.7% SNAP
- Blanco County, TX · 4.7% SNAP
- Blanco County, TX · 4.7% 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.
Sarpy County inside a higher low-access state context
Sarpy County sits inside Nebraska (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 .
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