Signature · 130 SNAP-authorized stores
Sebastian County, AR
Sebastian County lands in the lower national band on low-access (13.2%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 13.2%
- low-access pop.
- 5
- food-desert tracts
- 11.6%
- on SNAP
- 129K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Sebastian County, AR
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 13.2% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -8.9 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 5 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 11.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 19% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Fulton County (+ 0.7 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Sebastian County lands in the lower national band (13.2%, #2,259 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,259
- national by low-access %
- #67
- in AR
- 9
- low-access tracts
- 7K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 130 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Sebastian County compares nationally
Sebastian County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 13.2% low-access share that beats 28% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,259).
Sebastian County's lower-band USDA tier split
26 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 5 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Sebastian County has 20 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.
Sebastian County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Arkansas, not a full county-board reprint
- Calhoun
Calhoun 65.5%
65.5 % low-access
- Perry 14.3
Perry 14.3%
14.3 % low-access
- Washington 14
Washington 14%
14 % low-access
- Fulton 13.9
Fulton 13.9%
13.9 % low-access
- Sebastian 13.2
Sebastian 13.2%
13.2 % low-access
- Independence 12.1
Independence 12.1%
12.1 % low-access
- Izard 0.9
Izard 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 26 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 125,744 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 9 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 5 |
| Low-Access Population | 16,620 |
| Low-Access Share | 13.2%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 6,906 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 128,900 |
| Median Household Income | $57,790 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.0%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 6,031 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.6%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.0%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.5% |
Thick SNAP store book in Sebastian County
Sebastian County has 130 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 10 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 55 locations (42% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 55
- casey's 3267, fort smith
- casey's 3750, fort smith
- casey's 4637, fort smith
- casey's 4638, fort smith
- casey's 4639, fort smith
- casey's general store 3511, lavaca
- captains food mart 30, lavaca
- casey's 3487, barling
- casey's general store 3480, fort smith
- casey's general store 3692, greenwood
- circle k 358, fort smith
- circle k 359, fort smith
- circle k 360, fort smith
- dunn's deals, fort smith
- e-z mart 4209, fort smith
- e-z mart 4238, fort smith
- e-z mart 4239, fort smith
- flash market 17186, fort smith
- g slam 2, greenwood
- happy food mart, fort smith
- hare krishna food mart, fort smith
- hp foodmart, fort smith
- hugs & biscuits, hackett
- iqbal and sons llc, huntington
- j mart 2 fort smith llc, fort smith
- j mart valero, fort smith
- j mart valero, fort smith
- jannat llc, fort smith
- jenny lind express, fort smith
- jetaway, fort smith
- jiffy trip 711, fort smith
- kelly mart, llc, fort smith
- littlefieldexpress #2 902, fort smith
- mackie's one stop shop na, fort smith
- maverik 5041, fort smith
- murphy usa 6896, greenwood
- murphy usa 7133, fort smith
- murphy usa 7447, fort smith
- murphy usa 7939, fort smith
- north o food mart, fort smith
- oak crest food mart llc, fort smith
- olde fashioned food, fort smith
- pn enterprise llc, fort smith
- pic n tote, fort smith
- pic n tote cavanaugh 2, fort smith
- pic n tote grand ave 7, fort smith
- pick n tote rye hill 9, fort smith
- pick n tote us 71 4, fort smith
- r&c satellite tec and more llc, fort smith
- roosters at 50th street, fort smith
- shop n go, fort smith
- the hydration station, fort smith
- the hydration station store 1, fort smith
- uptown shop n go, fort smith
- valero, fort smith
Combination Grocery/Other · 39
- braum's 229, fort smith
- braum's 230, fort smith
- braum's 244, fort smith
- dollar general 0625, fort smith
- dollar general 10446, fort smith
- dollar general 14391, fort smith
- dollar general 1644, barling
- dollar general 19374, fort smith
- dollar general 2213, greenwood
- dollar general 2632, fort smith
- dollar general 4602, fort smith
- dollar general 4603, fort smith
- dollar general 4623, lavaca
- dollartree 8751, fort smith
- dollar general 11523, hackett
- dollar general 15384, fort smith
- dollar general 17147, fort smith
- dollar general 20922, midland
- dollar general 22515, fort smith
- dollar general 22626, fort smith
- dollar general 22805, hartford
- dollar general 23638, fort smith
- dollar general 24516, huntington
- dollar general 25932, greenwood
- dollar general 30104, fort smith
- dollar general 4319, fort smith
- dollar tree 526, fort smith
- dollar tree 6101, fort smith
- dollar tree 7174, greenwood
- dollar tree 811, fort smith
- family dollar 13509, lavaca
- family dollar 3377, fort smith
- family dollar 3496, fort smith
- family dollar 8571, fort smith
- thanh long asian market, fort smith
- walgreens 07234, fort smith
- walgreens 09594, fort smith
- walgreens 5260, fort smith
- walgreens 12912, greenwood
Super Store · 16
- 10 box cost-plus 172, fort smith
- harps food store 137, fort smith
- harps food store 174, fort smith
- harps food store 513, fort smith
- harps food store 514, fort smith
- harps food store 531, greenwood
- harps food store 532, lavaca
- harps food store 551, fort smith
- sam's club 8134, fort smith
- target t 2284, fort smith
- walmart 141, fort smith
- walmart neighborhood market 2744, fort smith
- walmart neighborhood market 4579, fort smith
- walmart supercenter 3231, greenwood
- walmart supercenter 125, fort smith
- walmart supercenter 388, fort smith
Medium Grocery Store · 8
- guanatos supermercado, fort smith
- la hacienda market, fort smith
- las palmas supermarket, fort smith
- midland market, fort smith
- mercado tinajero, llc, fort smith
- super market la guadalupana, fort smith
- truong son asian center, fort smith
- the butcher block, fort smith
Small Grocery Store · 5
- bariedades salvadorena 1, fort smith
- carniceria guanatos, fort smith
- downtown corner market, fort smith
- mi barquita #2, fort smith
- mi barquita #3 #3, fort smith
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- poultry direct, fort smith
- poultry direct, fort smith
Supermarket · 2
- aldi 46005, fort smith
- aldi 75073 75073, fort smith
Farmers' Market · 1
- fort smith farmers market, fort smith
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- twin city produce inc 1, fort smith
Large Grocery Store · 1
- a to z variety, fort smith
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 Sebastian County vs Arkansas County → · All Arkansas counties →
Counties near Sebastian County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Sebastian County, both outside Arkansas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside AR (13.2% here).
- Marshall County, IL · 13.2% low-access
- Marshall County, IL · 13.2% low-access
- Jefferson Parish, LA · 13.2% low-access
- Jefferson Parish, LA · 13.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside AR (11.6% here).
- La Paz County, AZ · 11.6% SNAP
- La Paz County, AZ · 11.6% SNAP
- Fulton County, GA · 11.6% SNAP
- Fulton County, GA · 11.6% 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.
Sebastian County inside a lower low-access state context
Sebastian 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 Sebastian County, AR are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 05131. 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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