Signature · 4.5% SNAP (7th pct in MN)
Scott County, MN
Scott County sits in the upper national band on low-access (29.1%, +7 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 29.1%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 4.5%
- on SNAP
- 155K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Scott County, MN
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ELEVATED 29.1% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +7.0 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 4.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 5% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Wilkin County (+ 0.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Scott County sits in the upper national band (29.1%, #996 of 3,079) with 1 LILA tracts.
- #996
- national by low-access %
- #37
- in MN
- 12
- low-access tracts
- 6K
- 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: 4.5% SNAP (7th pct in MN) (-7.6 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Scott County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Scott County's 29.1% low-access share is elevated, higher than 68% of them and ranked #999 most-affected nationwide.
Scott County's elevated USDA tier split
21 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Scott County has 16 urban and 5 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 high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Minnesota, not a full county-board reprint
- Red Lake
Red Lake 99.2%
99.2 % low-access
- Pipestone 30.8
Pipestone 30.8%
30.8 % low-access
- Benton 30
Benton 30%
30 % low-access
- Nobles 29.5
Nobles 29.5%
29.5 % low-access
- Scott 29.1
Scott 29.1%
29.1 % low-access
- Wilkin 29.1
Wilkin 29.1%
29.1 % low-access
- Fillmore 2.7
Fillmore 2.7%
2.7 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 21 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 129,928 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 12 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 37,785 |
| Low-Access Share | 29.1%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 5,552 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 154,557 |
| Median Household Income | $119,314 |
| Poverty Rate | 4.6%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,463 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 4.5%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.1%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in Scott County
Scott County has 69 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 33 locations (48% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 33
- casey's 2399, new prague
- casey's 4322, belle plaine
- holiday stationstore 2746083, shakopee
- holiday stationstore 2746246, shakopee
- holiday stationstores 2746330, savage
- holiday stationstores 2746391, prior lake
- holiday stationstore 2746198, prior lake
- holiday stationstore 2746250, shakopee
- holiday stationstore 2746339, shakopee
- holiday stationstore 2746364, shakopee
- holiday stationstore 2746397, new prague
- holiday stationstore 2746439, jordan
- holiday stationstore 2746513, savage
- holiday stationstore 2746557, shakopee
- hy-vee c-store 1559, savage
- hy-vee gas 5562, shakopee
- kwik trip 441, shakopee
- kwik trip 447, shakopee
- kwik trip 663, savage
- kwik trip 1090, new prague
- kwik trip 1116, elko new market
- kwik trip 281, prior lake
- kwik trip 330, belle plaine
- kwik trip 926, new prague
- speedway 4491, savage
- speedway 4546, shakopee
- speedway 4551, savage
- speedway 4552, savage
- speedway 4799, new prague
- speedway 8510, shakopee
- super usa savage, savage
- superamerica # 4035 4035, shakopee
- top star market llc, shakopee
Combination Grocery/Other · 14
- cvs 3344, shakopee
- dollar general 10811, shakopee
- dollartree 8678, savage
- dollar general 22961, shakopee
- dollar general 30311, belle plaine
- dollartree 6303, shakopee
- l & f grocery & dollar store, savage
- marshall store llc, shakopee
- shakopee market llc n/a, shakopee
- von hanson's meats of savage, savage
- von hanson's meats of shakopee, shakopee
- walgreens 04879, savage
- walgreens 06489, shakopee
- walgreens 12972, new prague
Super Store · 11
- coborn's 2038, new prague
- coborn's 2042, belle plaine
- cub foods 31354, shakopee
- fresh thyme market 506sge, savage
- hy-vee 1559, savage
- hy-vee 1562, shakopee
- radermachers fresh market, jordan
- sam's club 6311, shakopee
- target store 1272, shakopee
- target store 1833, savage
- walmart 3513, shakopee
Supermarket · 4
- aldi 52, shakopee
- asian direct market savage inc, savage
- cub foods 1640, savage
- lunds & byerlys 51017, prior lake
Bakery Specialty · 3
- papa murphy's take 'n' bake pizza mn009, savage
- papa murphy's take 'n' bake pizza mn017, shakopee
- papa murphy's take 'n' bake pizza mn104, new prague
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- los ranchos market, shakopee
- mz market, shakopee
Farmers' Market · 1
- new prague farmers market, new prague
Large Grocery Store · 1
- supermercado la loma, savage
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Minnesota
One of 86 counties in Minnesota, 6 are shown here.
Compare Scott County vs Aitkin County → · All Minnesota counties →
Counties near Scott County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Scott County (4.5%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Minnesota.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MN (29.1% here).
- Leflore County, MS · 29.1% low-access
- Leflore County, MS · 29.1% low-access
- Washington County, MS · 29.1% low-access
- Washington County, MS · 29.1% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MN (4.5% here).
- Saline County, NE · 4.5% SNAP
- Saline County, NE · 4.5% SNAP
- Dickinson County, IA · 4.5% SNAP
- Dickinson County, IA · 4.5% 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 higher low-access state context
Scott County sits inside Minnesota (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 Scott County, MN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 27139. 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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