Signature · 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts)
Searcy County, AR
Searcy County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of the book) alongside 32.9% low-access.
- 32.9%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 12.6%
- on SNAP
- 8K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Searcy County, AR
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 32.9% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +10.8 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-TYPICAL 12.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 33% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Faulkner County ( -0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Searcy County sits in the upper national band (32.9%, #746 of 3,079) with 1 LILA tracts.
- #746
- national by low-access %
- #17
- in AR
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 1K
- 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: 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts) .
How Searcy County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Searcy County's 32.9% low-access share is elevated, higher than 76% of them and ranked #748 most-affected nationwide.
Searcy County's elevated USDA tier split
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Searcy County has 0 urban and 3 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.
Searcy 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
- Lincoln
Lincoln 33.2%
33.2 % low-access
- Pulaski
Pulaski 33%
33 % low-access
- Searcy
Searcy 32.9%
32.9 % low-access
- Faulkner
Faulkner 32.8%
32.8 % low-access
- Chicot
Chicot 32.6%
32.6 % 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) | 8,195 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,693 |
| Low-Access Share | 32.9%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,200 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 7,859 |
| Median Household Income | $44,426 |
| Poverty Rate | 23.0%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 402 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 12.6%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.9%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.0% |
SNAP retailers in Searcy County
Searcy County has 10 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 4 locations (40% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 4
- dollar general 0971, marshall
- dollar general 19424, saint joe
- dollar general store 17627, leslie
- family dollar 13119, marshall
Convenience Store · 4
- casey's 4537, marshall
- grice's, western grove
- marshall shell, marshall
- misty's shell, leslie
Small Grocery Store · 1
- serenity farm bread, leslie
Super Store · 1
- harps food store 188, marshall
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 Searcy County vs Arkansas County → · All Arkansas counties →
Searcy County inside a higher low-access state context
Searcy County sits inside Arkansas (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 Searcy County, AR are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 05129. 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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