Signature · 9.7% low-access (20th pct)
Sauk County, WI
Sauk County lands in the lower national band on low-access (9.7%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 9.7%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 10.1%
- on SNAP
- 66K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Sauk County, WI
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-MODERATE 9.7% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -12.4 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 10.1% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 8% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Jefferson County ( -0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Sauk County lands in the lower national band (9.7%, #2,508 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,508
- national by low-access %
- #63
- in WI
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 9.7% low-access (20th pct) (-12.4 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Sauk County compares nationally
Sauk County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 9.7% low-access share that beats 20% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,511).
Sauk County's lower-band USDA tier split
13 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Sauk County has 6 urban and 7 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.
Sauk County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Wisconsin, not a full county-board reprint
- Richland
Richland 52.9%
52.9 % low-access
- Iron 10.1
Iron 10.1%
10.1 % low-access
- Adams 9.9
Adams 9.9%
9.9 % low-access
- Burnett 9.8
Burnett 9.8%
9.8 % low-access
- Sauk 9.7
Sauk 9.7%
9.7 % low-access
- Jefferson 9.6
Jefferson 9.6%
9.6 % low-access
- Pepin 0
Pepin 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 13 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 61,976 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 5,986 |
| Low-Access Share | 9.7%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,740 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 66,009 |
| Median Household Income | $79,541 |
| Poverty Rate | 8.1%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,830 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.1%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.1%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.2% |
Thick SNAP store book in Sauk County
Sauk County has 60 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 23 locations (38% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 23
- casey's 3773, reedsburg
- casey's general store 1904, baraboo
- dells quick mart, wisconsin dells
- ederer's do it best certco #47, plain
- hartje farm and home, la valle
- jams 2, reedsburg
- kwik trip 657, baraboo
- kwik trip 763, sauk city
- kwik trip 838, reedsburg
- kwik trip 839, reedsburg
- kwik star 1205, baraboo
- kwik trip 1038, prairie du sac
- kwik trip 1113, wisconsin dells
- kwik trip 583, wisconsin dells
- kwik trip 834, baraboo
- kwik trip 838, reedsburg
- kwik trip 855, baraboo
- lake delton citgo, wisconsin dells
- refuel pantry- american world, wisconsin dells
- refuel pantry- get n go, baraboo
- refuel pantry-loganville, loganville
- refuel pantry-r&g, wisconsin dells
- viking express mart, reedsburg
Combination Grocery/Other · 12
- dollar general 25774, reedsburg
- dollar general 30527, plain
- dollar general 31116, loganville
- dollar general store 13318, reedsburg
- dollar tree 2059, baraboo
- dollar tree 6807, reedsburg
- family dollar store 5526, sauk city
- piggly wiggly 206, sauk city
- walgreens 06885, wisconsin dells
- walgreens 07882, baraboo
- walgreens 10237, reedsburg
- walgreens 11277, sauk city
Small Grocery Store · 5
- bombita llc, reedsburg
- emma's mexican market, baraboo
- la bombita, sauk city
- las milpas llc, baraboo
- pierce's west express, baraboo
Bakery Specialty · 4
- papa murphys prairie du sac wi118, prairie du sac
- papa murphys reedsburg wi111, reedsburg
- papa murphys wi038, baraboo
- the mixing bowl bakery n/a, sauk city
Super Store · 4
- festival foods 37, baraboo
- hansen's iga-prairie du sac 12, prairie du sac
- viking village foods, reedsburg
- walmart supercenter 1396, baraboo
Supermarket · 4
- aldi 64012, baraboo
- molter's fresh market of spring green 8808, spring green
- prem meats, spring green
- quillin's inc. awg 19, reedsburg
Farmers' Market · 3
- bluffview farmers' market, north freedom
- kruse farms 6089637737, hillpoint
- tutti noi farmers market, wonewoc
Medium Grocery Store · 3
- express market, baraboo
- la canasta mexicana, wisconsin dells
- the grainery, baraboo
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- straka meats inc., plain
- the meat market, baraboo
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 Sauk County vs Adams County → · All Wisconsin counties →
Counties near Sauk County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Sauk 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 (9.7% here).
- Adair County, OK · 9.7% low-access
- Adair County, OK · 9.7% low-access
- Henderson County, KY · 9.7% low-access
- Henderson County, KY · 9.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside WI (10.1% here).
- Manassas Park city, VA · 10.1% SNAP
- Manassas Park city, VA · 10.1% SNAP
- Washington County, VT · 10.1% SNAP
- Washington County, VT · 10.1% 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.
Sauk County inside a lower low-access state context
Sauk 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 Sauk County, WI are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 55111. 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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