County food-access profile · Kansas
Sedgwick County, KS
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Sedgwick County residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 27.7%
- low-access pop.
- 28
- food-desert tracts
- 9.3%
- on SNAP
- 528K
- residents (ACS 2024)
The food-access picture
27.7% of Sedgwick County residents live in a low-access area, and 28 of its 124 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts.
- 59
- low-access tracts
- 47K
- food-desert residents
- 5.7%
- households, no vehicle
- 13.9%
- below poverty line
Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA, 1-and-10-mile measure).
USDA data puts Sedgwick County's low-access share at 27.7%, above the national share. 59 of the county's 124 census tracts are classified low-access, meaning residents there live far from a supermarket, an area covering about 138,234 people. 28 of those also meet the low-income condition that defines a food desert, home to roughly 46,833 low-income residents.
How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts
The USDA measures food access by distance to the nearest supermarket. A census tract is "low-access" when a meaningful share of residents live more than one mile from a supermarket in urban areas, or more than ten miles in rural areas. A tract becomes a "food desert" only when it is both low-access and low-income, because distance is far harder to overcome for households without a car or a cushion in the budget. Counts on this page are aggregated from the tract level, where the federal data is actually published, so a single county figure can hide neighbourhoods that are much better or much worse served than the average. Distance also does not capture everything that shapes whether a family eats well: the presence of a full-service grocer rather than a convenience store, public transit, food pantries, and the price and quality of what is on the shelf all matter beyond the radius the Atlas can draw.
How Sedgwick County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Sedgwick County's 27.7% low-access share is elevated, higher than 65% of them and ranked #1,104 most-affected nationwide.
Sedgwick County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
All 124 census tracts in Sedgwick County, grouped by USDA classification (see "How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts" above for what each tier means).
Sedgwick County vs. other Kansas counties
Share of the population living in low-access areas, compared with other counties in Kansas
- Sedgwick
Sedgwick County, KS
27.7 % low-access
- Allen
Allen County, KS
15.4 % low-access
- Anderson
Anderson County, KS
18.5 % low-access
- Atchison
Atchison County, KS
28.7 % low-access
- Barber 11.5
Barber County, KS
11.5 % low-access
- Barton
Barton County, KS
34.4 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 124 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 498,365 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 59 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 28 |
| Low-Access Population | 138,234 |
| Low-Access Share | 27.7%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 46,833 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 528,226 |
| Median Household Income | $69,365 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.9%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 19,278 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 9.3%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.7%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.7% |
About 9.3% of Sedgwick County households receive SNAP, versus a U.S. county median in the 11–13% range (Census ACS).
What this means
- 27.7% of residents are low-access, above the national share for U.S. counties.
- 9.3% of households receive SNAP, the federal program that offsets food costs for 19,278 households here.
- 5.7% of households have no vehicle, the hidden multiplier that turns distance into a real barrier.
- 28 tracts meet the USDA food-desert threshold (low-income and low-access).
USDA low-access figures reflect the 2019 Atlas (2010 tract populations); socioeconomic context is the latest Census ACS 5-year (2024).
What the food-access data shows for Sedgwick County
above the national share
28 of Sedgwick County's 124 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts, low-income areas where many residents also live far from a supermarket, about 22.6% of all its tracts.
A further 31 tracts are low-access but not low-income, bringing the total low-access tract count to 59.
An estimated 138,234 residents, roughly 27.7% of the county's 2010 population, live in one of these low-access areas.
Of those, 46,833 are also low-income, the group most exposed to genuine food hardship, since limited transportation compounds a limited budget.
The remaining 65 tracts (52.4%) meet the USDA's adequate-access threshold.
SNAP retailers in Sedgwick County
Sedgwick County has 350 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 141 locations (40% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 141
- 13th street market, wichita
- 21st street market, wichita
- american eagle, wichita
- american gas, wichita
- bnb llc, wichita
- broadway smoke and convenience store 2, wichita
- casey's 1964, haysville
- casey's 3308, valley center
- casey's 3312, wichita
- casey's general store 3912, wichita
- casey's 3423, derby
- casey's 4392, goddard
- casey's general store 2871, clearwater
- casey's general store 2948, cheney
- casey's general store 2953, derby
- casey's general store 2958, mulvane
- casey's general store 2965, wichita
- casey's general store 3261, wichita
- casey's general store 3599, wichita
- corner market 1, wichita
- corner market 115269, park city
- corner market 123 llc, wichita
- corner market 2, wichita
- corner market 3, wichita
- dak's market 1004, wichita
- discount cigarettes 0, wichita
- dollar plus grocery & smoke shop, wichita
- dollar plus grocery & smoke shop 02, wichita
- express mart, wichita
- food mart 01, wichita
- global smoke and grocery, wichita
- harry grocery & smoke shop, wichita
- in the air smokes & snacks, wichita
- jump start 13, wichita
- jump start 15, clearwater
- jump start 17, colwich
- jump start 25, wichita
- jump start 26, wichita
- jump start 27, wichita
- jump start 30, wichita
- jump start 34, wichita
- jump start 36, wichita
- jump start 39, wichita
- jump start 4, wichita
- jump start store 11, wichita
- jump start stores 5, haysville
- jump start stores inc, wichita
- jump start stores inc 16, kechi
- jump start stores inc 20, mulvane
- jump start stores inc 6, park city
- jump start stores inc 7, wichita
- jump start, inc 23, wichita
- ks smoke shop & grocery, wichita
- kc gas & groceries, wichita
- kc gas station, wichita
- kraus af 1, colwich
- krish llc dba stop & shop, wichita
- kwik shop 350706, wichita
- kwik shop 350711, park city
- kwik shop 350716, wichita
- kwik shop 350722, wichita
- kwik shop 350727, wichita
- kwik shop 350728, maize
- kwik shop 350731, wichita
- kwik shop 350746, wichita
- kwik shop 350748, wichita
- kwik shop 350749, wichita
- kwik shop 350750, derby
- kwik shop 350751, derby
- kwik shop 350754, wichita
- kwik shop 350756, goddard
- kwik shop 350758, wichita
- kwik shop 350771, valley center
- kwik shop 350772, wichita
- kwik shop 350776, haysville
- kwik shop 350790, wichita
- kwik shop 350792, wichita
- kwik shop 350794, wichita
- kwik stop smoke and convenience store, wichita
- la michoacana llc, wichita
- love's travel stop 958, wichita
- lucky stop, wichita
- mr. mc's market, wichita
- murphy express 8770, goddard
- nelsons market, wichita
- one stop, wichita
- out run, wichita
- p & g corner, wichita
- pp station, wichita
- pe station n/a, wichita
- petro america #3 3, wichita
- petro america 1, wichita
- petro america 2, wichita
- pribbenow variety store, bentley
- quick gas 2, wichita
- quick pick 0, wichita
- quik trip 0359, wichita
- quik trip 357, witchita
- quiktrip 0322, wichita
- quiktrip 313r, wichita
- quiktrip 314, derby
- quiktrip 315, wichita
- quiktrip 316, wichita
- quiktrip 320, wichita
- quiktrip 321, wichita
- quiktrip 326, wichita
- quiktrip 327, wichita
- quiktrip 328, wichita
- quiktrip 329r, wichita
- quiktrip 343, wichita
- quiktrip 345, wichita
- quiktrip 347, wichita
- quiktrip 349, wichita
- quiktrip 353, wichita
- quiktrip 353r, wichita
- quiktrip 356r, wichita
- quiktrip 358, wichita
- quiktrip 360, wichita
- quiktrip 363, derby
- quiktrip 366, wichita
- quiktrip 368, wichita
- quiktrip 372, wichita
- quiktrip 373, wichita
- quiktrip 374r, wichita
- quiktrip 376, wichita
- quiktrip 378, wichita
- quiktrip 383, wichita
- quiktrip 384, wichita
- quiktrip 386, wichita
- quiktrip 388, wichita
- quiktrip 389, wichita
- quiktrip 394, park city
- quiktrip 396, wichita
- quiktrip 369r, wichita
- ray sales company, wichita
- schulte food mart, wichita
- seneca general store, wichita
- shakey jakes place, wichita
- shockers mart and deli, wichita
- short stop 28, wichita
- snacks, park city
Combination Grocery/Other · 105
- braum's 211, wichita
- braum's 296, goddard
- braum's 309, wichita
- braum's 169, derby
- braum's 301, wichita
- braum's 78, wichita
- braums 002, wichita
- braums 008, wichita
- braums 103, wichita
- braums 121, wichita
- braums 144, wichita
- braums 172, wichita
- braums 173, wichita
- braums 267, wichita
- cvs 10075, wichita
- cvs 10077, wichita
- cvs 10159, wichita
- cvs pharmacy 10070, wichita
- dollar general 14446, clearwater
- dollar general 19778, sedgwick
- dollartree 10154, wichita
- dollartree 10356, wichita
- dollartree 8612, wichita
- dollartree 8735, wichita
- dollartree 8736, haysville
- dollartree 8914, wichita
- dollar general 0859, wichita
- dollar general 11447, wichita
- dollar general 11486, valley center
- dollar general 11701, wichita
- dollar general 11843, cheney
- dollar general 12533, wichita
- dollar general 12548, wichita
- dollar general 12646, wichita
- dollar general 12799, wichita
- dollar general 13101, wichita
- dollar general 16958, wichita
- dollar general 20607, wichita
- dollar general 20698, maize
- dollar general 21049, wichita
- dollar general 21238, bel aire
- dollar general 21355, wichita
- dollar general 22924, witicha
- dollar general 23167, garden plain
- dollar general 23604, wichita
- dollar general 2531, wichita
- dollar general 2551, haysville
- dollar general 2736, wichita
- dollar general 2752, wichita
- dollar general 3144, wichita
- dollar general 3145, wichita
- dollar general 3278, wichita
- dollar general 3317, derby
- dollar general 3987, wichita
- dollar general 4013, wichita
- dollar general 4047, wichita
- dollar general 4075, wichita
- dollar general 7488, mulvane
- dollar tree 1856, wichita
- dollar tree 1938, wichita
- dollar tree 1962, derby
- dollar tree 1983, wichita
- dollar tree 1995, wichita
- dollar tree 2073, wichita
- dollar tree 2312, wichita
- dollar tree 4574, wichita
- dollar tree 6387, wichita
- dollar tree 6607, wichita
- dollar tree 7729, wichita
- dollar tree 7829, derby
- dollar tree 7915, wichita
- dollar tree 8410, wichita
- dollar tree 8492, wichita
- dollar tree 9001, wichita
- dollartree plus 9111, wichita
- family dollar 11986, wichita
- family dollar 12136, wichita
- family dollar 12172, park city
- family dollar 1826, wichita
- family dollar 6504, wichita
- family dollar 6567, wichita
- family dollar 6623, wichita
- family dollar 8457, wichita
- family dollar 9405, wichita
- family dollar store 11067, wichita
- happy family african market, wichita
- juarez bakery, wichita
- lao food market, wichita
- leeker's family foods 150, park city
- spk - cheney, cheney
- uncle supermarket, wichita
- walgreens 02750, wichita
- walgreens 02751, wichita
- walgreens 05768, wichita
- walgreens 05769, wichita
- walgreens 05770, wichita
- walgreens 05793, wichita
- walgreens 06005, wichita
- walgreens 06006, wichita
- walgreens 06113, wichita
- walgreens 06170, wichita
- walgreens 06361, wichita
- walgreens 06362, wichita
- walgreens 06363, wichita
- walgreens 06707, derby
Bakery Specialty · 4
- papa murphy's take n bake pizza ks010, wichita
- papa murphy's take n bake pizza ks028, wichita
- papa murphy's take n bake pizza ks034, wichita
- papa murphy's take n bake pizza ks036, wichita
Showing 250 of 350 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator, currently authorized retailers.
Other Counties in Kansas
Compare Sedgwick County vs Allen County → · All Kansas counties →
Food access nationally, Kansas in context
Sedgwick County sits inside Kansas (ringed). Each state is colored by its population-weighted low-access share; click any state to compare.
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context
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Data Sources & Methodology
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019): low-access and food-desert tract classifications, low-access population, and low-income low-access counts. ers.usda.gov/food-access-research-atlas
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates: population, median income, poverty, SNAP participation, vehicle access, and group quarters. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
Low access is defined as living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket; a food desert adds a low-income condition. Read the full methodology →
Data current as of (most recent source-data vintage; figures reflect the 2019 USDA Atlas and 2024 Census ACS).
Note: This page presents public USDA and Census data for informational purposes and is not professional advice. Figures reflect the cited dataset vintages and may differ from the most recent local conditions. How this data is sourced & verified.