Signature · 168 SNAP-authorized stores
Scott County, IA
Scott County lands in the lower national band on low-access (13.9%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 13.9%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 10.3%
- on SNAP
- 175K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Scott County, IA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-MODERATE 13.9% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -8.2 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 10.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 4% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Buchanan County (+ 0.2 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Scott County lands in the lower national band (13.9%, #2,211 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,211
- national by low-access %
- #59
- in IA
- 11
- low-access tracts
- 6K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 168 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Scott County compares nationally
Scott County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 13.9% low-access share that beats 29% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,211).
Scott County's lower-band USDA tier split
47 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Scott County has 41 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.
Scott County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Iowa, not a full county-board reprint
- Fremont
Fremont 76%
76 % low-access
- Clay 14.9
Clay 14.9%
14.9 % low-access
- Buchanan 14.1
Buchanan 14.1%
14.1 % low-access
- Scott 13.9
Scott 13.9%
13.9 % low-access
- Mills 13.3
Mills 13.3%
13.3 % low-access
- Lyon 12.8
Lyon 12.8%
12.8 % low-access
- Grundy 0
Grundy 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 47 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 165,224 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 11 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 22,928 |
| Low-Access Share | 13.9%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 5,705 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 174,608 |
| Median Household Income | $78,277 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.5%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 7,544 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.3%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.7%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in Scott County
Scott County has 168 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 100 locations (60% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 100
- as food and gas inc, davenport
- bettendorf fast & fresh 1037, bettendorf
- big 10 mart 18, davenport
- big 10 mart 22, davenport
- big 10 mart 24, davenport
- big 10 mart 25, eldridge
- big 10 mart 27, eldridge
- big 10 mart 62, bettendorf
- big 10 mart 69, bettendorf
- brady mart, davenport
- brady shell inc, davenport
- casey's 3288, blue grass
- casey's general store 1922, walcott
- casey's general store 2077, davenport
- casey's general store 2092, davenport
- casey's general store 2168, davenport
- casey's general store 2429, bettendorf
- casey's general store 2493, buffalo
- casey's general store 2531, eldridge
- casey's general store 3523, eldridge
- caseys general store 1020, le claire
- caseys general store 1061, princeton
- caseys general store 1068, davenport
- cody mart gas & liquor, le claire
- davenport #1 fast and fresh 7530, davenport
- dhakals llc, davenport
- division mart, davenport
- express lane gas & food mart 41, davenport
- express lane gas & food mart 44, buffalo
- express lane gas & food mart 62, bettendorf
- express lane gas & food mart 77, davenport
- express lane gas & food mart 83, davenport
- express lane gas & food mart 84, davenport
- express lane gas & food mart 86, davenport
- express lane gas & food mart 87, davenport
- expresslane 26, bettendorf
- expresslane 79, pleasant valley
- expresslane 85, le claire
- ez stop, davenport
- gd xprss, davenport
- golden mart inc., davenport
- hilltop grocery llc, davenport
- hp fuels, bettendorf
- hy-vee gas 5109, davenport
- i-80 shell inc, davenport
- india mart, bettendorf
- iowa mini mart, davenport
- jesses mart, davenport
- kc brothers, davenport
- keya foodmart inc, davenport
- kwik star 1005, le claire
- kwik star 1007, bettendorf
- kwik star 1039, bettendorf
- kwik star 1071, davenport
- kwik star 123, davenport
- kwik star 167, davenport
- kwik star 1705, bettendorf
- kwik star 215, davenport
- kwik star 280, davenport
- kwik star 291, davenport
- kwik star 299, bettendorf
- kwik star 929, bettendorf
- kwik stop 1, davenport
- kwik trip 294, davenport
- loves travel stop 476, davenport
- moti's food n/a, davenport
- murphy usa 6973, davenport
- perfect value liquor mart, eldridge
- pilot travel center 268, walcott
- pilot travel center 43, walcott
- pilot travel center 636, davenport
- qc mart, davenport
- qc mart, davenport
- qc mart, davenport
- qc mart elmore, davenport
- qc mart rockingham 13, davenport
- qc marts, davenport
- qc marts, leclaire
- qc mart - grant 20, bettendorf
- qc mart - middle 19, bettendorf
- qc marts, davenport
- ridhi rose mart 1, davenport
- sc mini mart, davenport
- sam food llc, davenport
- speedway 4221, davenport
- state food mart, bettendorf
- stop-n-go 562, davenport
- super market, davenport
- super saver tobacco & liquor, davenport
- the gas spot 5516, eldridge
- the gas spot 5517, davenport
- the gas spot 5519, davenport
- the gas spot 5521, davenport
- the goods spot 5522, davenport
- the goods spot 5524, davenport
- tobacco outlet plus 502, bettendorf
- w mart, davenport
- westside grocery, davenport
- y r inc, bettendorf
- yana mart llc, davenport
Combination Grocery/Other · 34
- cvs pharmacy 8633, bettendorf
- cvs pharmacy 8658, davenport
- dollar general 19449, davenport
- dollar general 19514, princeton
- dollartree 10463, davenport
- dollartree 9360, bettendorf
- dollar general 0254, davenport
- dollar general 10772, eldridge
- dollar general 10776, bettendorf
- dollar general 10846, davenport
- dollar general 12897, blue grass
- dollar general 18154, walcott
- dollar general 25818, davenport
- dollar general 25959, bettendorf
- dollar general 2772, davenport
- dollar general 2913, davenport
- dollar general 30307, davenport
- dollar general 30700, davenport
- dollar general 4010, davenport
- dollar general 9381, davenport
- dollar tree 3378, davenport
- dollar tree 5423, davenport
- dollar tree 736, davenport
- dollar tree 7619, davenport
- dollartree 9121, davenport
- family dollar 1879, davenport
- family dollar 1907, davenport
- great midwest seafood company, davenport
- walgreens 04041, davenport
- walgreens 06553, bettendorf
- walgreens 3595, davenport
- walgreens 5239, davenport
- walgreens 5512, bettendorf
- walgreens 6186, davenport
Super Store · 17
- costco wholesale 1325, davenport
- davenport fast and fresh #2 7531, davenport
- fareway stores, inc. 044, bettendorf
- fareway stores, inc. 237, le claire
- fareway stores, inc. 987, davenport
- fresh thyme market 952dav, davenport
- hy-vee 1167, eldridge
- hy-vee food & drugstore 1107, davenport
- hy-vee food store 1037, bettendorf
- hy-vee food store 1105, davenport
- hy-vee food store 1106, davenport
- hy-vee food store 1108, davenport
- hy-vee food store 1109, davenport
- sam's club 8238, davenport
- target stores t- 0533, davenport
- walmart sc 1241, davenport
- walmart sc 5115, davenport
Supermarket · 7
- aldi 60041 60041, davenport
- aldi 68015, davenport
- aldi 68079, bettendorf
- aldi 68081, davenport
- gordon restaurant market m239, davenport
- save more, davenport
- vitamin cottage natural food market u139, davenport
Medium Grocery Store · 5
- abarrotes carrillo, davenport
- jeffs market, blue grass
- mawua food market, davenport
- oriental food, davenport
- qc india market, bettendorf
Bakery Specialty · 2
- papa murphy's ia 008, bettendorf
- papa murphy's ia 046, davenport
Farmers' Market · 1
- freight house farmers' market, davenport
Large Grocery Store · 1
- tpc cash & carry, davenport
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- johnnies market inc, davenport
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Iowa
One of 98 counties in Iowa, 6 are shown here.
Compare Scott County vs Adair County → · All Iowa counties →
Counties near Scott County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Scott County, both outside Iowa so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside IA (13.9% here).
- Decatur County, IN · 13.9% low-access
- Decatur County, IN · 13.9% low-access
- Dorchester County, MD · 13.9% low-access
- Dorchester County, MD · 13.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside IA (10.3% here).
- Perry County, IN · 10.3% SNAP
- Perry County, IN · 10.3% SNAP
- Daviess County, IN · 10.3% SNAP
- Daviess County, IN · 10.3% 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.
Scott County inside a lower low-access state context
Scott County sits inside Iowa (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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