Signature · 4 LILA tracts (44.4% of tracts)
Seminole County, OK
Seminole County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 4 LILA tracts (44.4% of the book) alongside 23.2% low-access.
- 23.2%
- low-access pop.
- 4
- food-desert tracts
- 22.9%
- on SNAP
- 23K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Seminole County, OK
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 23.2% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +1.1 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 4 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 22.9% SNAP
- VEH-OK 7.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 44% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Caddo County ( -0.3 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Seminole County ranks #1,430 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #49 of 77 counties in OK (23.2% low-access; 4 food-desert tracts).
- #1,430
- national by low-access %
- #49
- in OK
- 5
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- food-desert residents
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).
Signature read: 4 LILA tracts (44.4% of tracts) .
How Seminole County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Seminole County's 23.2% low-access share is elevated, higher than 54% of them and ranked #1,430 most-affected nationwide.
Seminole County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
9 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 4 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Seminole County has 2 urban and 7 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.
Seminole County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Oklahoma, not a full county-board reprint
- Grant
Grant 65.3%
65.3 % low-access
- Pushmataha 24.5
Pushmataha 24.5%
24.5 % low-access
- Cotton 23.5
Cotton 23.5%
23.5 % low-access
- Seminole 23.2
Seminole 23.2%
23.2 % low-access
- Caddo 22.9
Caddo 22.9%
22.9 % low-access
- Cleveland 22.5
Cleveland 22.5%
22.5 % low-access
- Pawnee 5.6
Pawnee 5.6%
5.6 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 9 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 25,482 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 5 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 4 |
| Low-Access Population | 5,913 |
| Low-Access Share | 23.2%near the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 3,112 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 23,494 |
| Median Household Income | $48,062 |
| Poverty Rate | 21.7%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,014 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 22.9%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.0%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Seminole County
Seminole County has 29 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 16 locations (55% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 16
- brake time 753, wewoka
- casey's 3702, seminole
- country corner, seminole
- cowboys convenience store, llc 1, bowlegs
- e-z mart 4351, seminole
- little grocery& deli junction, seminole
- love's travel stops & country stores inc 219, seminole
- murphy usa 6966, seminole
- richards quick stop, seminole
- sasakwa general store, sasakwa
- seminole mart, seminole
- ss food mart, seminole
- stuckeys travel center & rv park seminole, seminole
- village, wewoka
- willis quick stop #2, seminole
- wewoka mart, wewoka
Combination Grocery/Other · 9
- braum's 95, seminole
- dollar general 0458, wewoka
- dollar general 4438, konawa
- dollar general 21435, cromwell
- dollar general 31537, seminole
- dollar tree 7031, seminole
- family dollar 13693, konawa
- family dollar store 1438, wewoka
- family dollar store 3753, seminole
Large Grocery Store · 1
- sonny's grocery afiama 643, wewoka
Small Grocery Store · 1
- broadway meat market, konawa
Super Store · 1
- walmart 123, seminole
Supermarket · 1
- cash saver 146, seminole
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Oklahoma
One of 76 counties in Oklahoma, 6 are shown here.
Compare Seminole County vs Adair County → · All Oklahoma counties →
Nationwide peers for Seminole County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Seminole County, both outside Oklahoma so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside OK (23.2% here).
- Douglas County, OR · 23.2% low-access
- Douglas County, OR · 23.2% low-access
- Medina County, OH · 23.2% low-access
- Medina County, OH · 23.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside OK (22.9% here).
- Kings County, NY · 22.9% SNAP
- Kings County, NY · 22.9% SNAP
- Bienville Parish, LA · 22.9% SNAP
- Bienville Parish, LA · 22.9% 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.
Food access nationally, Oklahoma in context
Seminole County sits inside Oklahoma (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 Seminole County, OK are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 40133. 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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