Signature · 2 LILA tracts (66.7% of tracts)
Scott County, AR
Scott County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 2 LILA tracts (66.7% of the book) alongside 34.4% low-access.
- 34.4%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 12.6%
- on SNAP
- 10K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Scott County, AR
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 34.4% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +12.3 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 12.6% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 7.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 67% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Crawford County (+ 0.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Scott County sits in the upper national band (34.4%, #640 of 3,079) with 2 LILA tracts.
- #640
- national by low-access %
- #14
- in AR
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- 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: 2 LILA tracts (66.7% of tracts) .
How Scott County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Scott County's 34.4% low-access share is elevated, higher than 79% of them and ranked #640 most-affected nationwide.
Scott County's elevated USDA tier split
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
Scott County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (2 rural, 1 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 1 urban tract faces the 1-mile one.
Scott County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Arkansas, not a full county-board reprint
- Calhoun
Calhoun 65.5%
65.5 % low-access
- Howard
Howard 34.8%
34.8 % low-access
- Ouachita
Ouachita 34.7%
34.7 % low-access
- Sharp
Sharp 34.7%
34.7 % low-access
- Scott
Scott 34.4%
34.4 % low-access
- Crawford
Crawford 34.4%
34.4 % low-access
- Izard 0.9
Izard 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 3 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 11,233 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 3,862 |
| Low-Access Share | 34.4%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,338 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 9,816 |
| Median Household Income | $43,270 |
| Poverty Rate | 18.7%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 501 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 12.6%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.3%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.9% |
SNAP retailers in Scott County
Scott County has 12 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 6 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
3 towns share the 12 authorized stores; Waldron holds 58% of them. 1 of the 3 towns has no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Boles.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Waldron | 7 | 1 |
| Mansfield | 4 | 1 |
| Boles | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 6
- 71 express, mansfield
- casey's 4626, waldron
- casey's general store 3690, mansfield
- corner mart, waldron
- e z mart 4437, boles
- waldron country express, waldron
Combination Grocery/Other · 4
- dollar general 4143, waldron
- dollar general 4432, mansfield
- dollar general 25472, waldron
- family dollar 12175, waldron
Super Store · 2
- harps food store 180, waldron
- harps food store 529, mansfield
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 Scott 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%). Scott County, at 34.4%, runs 9.5 pts above 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 Scott County, AR are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 05127. 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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