Signature · 5 LILA tracts (55.6% of tracts)
Sequoyah County, OK
Sequoyah County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 5 LILA tracts (55.6% of the book) alongside 20.3% low-access.
- 20.3%
- low-access pop.
- 5
- food-desert tracts
- 21.2%
- on SNAP
- 40K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Sequoyah County, OK
LA-ELEVATED · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 20.3% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -1.8 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 5 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 21.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 56% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Delaware County (+ 0.8 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Sequoyah County ranks #1,667 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #55 of 77 counties in OK (20.3% low-access; 5 food-desert tracts).
- #1,667
- national by low-access %
- #55
- in OK
- 5
- low-access tracts
- 4K
- 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: 5 LILA tracts (55.6% of tracts) .
How Sequoyah County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Sequoyah County's 20.3% low-access share is elevated, higher than 47% of them and ranked #1,668 most-affected nationwide.
Sequoyah County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
9 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 5 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Sequoyah County has 4 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.
Sequoyah County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Oklahoma, not a full county-board reprint
- Grant
Grant 65.3%
65.3 % low-access
- Delaware 21.1
Delaware 21.1%
21.1 % low-access
- Sequoyah 20.3
Sequoyah 20.3%
20.3 % low-access
- Latimer 19.5
Latimer 19.5%
19.5 % low-access
- Love 19.4
Love 19.4%
19.4 % low-access
- Garfield 19.1
Garfield 19.1%
19.1 % 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) | 42,391 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 5 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 5 |
| Low-Access Population | 8,598 |
| Low-Access Share | 20.3%near the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 4,308 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 39,860 |
| Median Household Income | $51,093 |
| Poverty Rate | 20.2%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,283 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 21.2%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.2%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in Sequoyah County
Sequoyah County has 52 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 24 locations (46% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 24
- arena plaza, muldrow
- best-mart, sallisaw
- caseys general store 3510, sallisaw
- cox's corner, muldrow
- gans git n go, muldrow
- hwy 64 express, roland
- jiff mart, sallisaw
- littlefieldexpress #23 923, roland
- littlefieldexpress #4 904, muldrow
- love's country store 120, vian
- maple st corner store, sallisaw
- muldrow corner store, muldrow
- murphy usa 7822, sallisaw
- pic n tote diamond, sallisaw
- pier 7, sallisaw
- pilot travel center 196, roland
- pit fuel llc, sallisaw
- quick stop market, sallisaw
- quik stop grocery & gas llc, gore
- quiktrip 7017, sallisaw
- ranger express 2, roland
- short stop, vian
- sallisaw travel stop, sallisaw
- w w grocery, muldrow
Combination Grocery/Other · 20
- braum's 213, sallisaw
- dollar general 1870, sallisaw
- dollar general 19517, muldrow
- dollar general 1983, muldrow
- dollar tree 2576, sallisaw
- dollar general 13466, gore
- dollar general 17199, sallisaw
- dollar general 19864, vian
- dollar general 21734, roland
- dollar general 22285, gans
- dollar general 23993, sallisaw
- dollar general 30512, roland
- dollar general 31029, muldrow
- dollar general 3967, gore
- dollar general 6783, vian
- dollar general 7803, sallisaw
- dollar general store 17921, sallisaw
- family dollar 13281, muldrow
- family dollar 13413, gore
- family dollar 13414, vian
Super Store · 5
- 10box cost-plus 506, sallisaw
- harps food store 187, gore
- harps food store 510, roland
- harps food store 546, vian
- walmart supercenter 47, sallisaw
Farmers' Market · 1
- marble city farmers and art market, marble city
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- p&p produce & more, sallisaw
Supermarket · 1
- piggly wiggly, muldrow
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 Sequoyah County vs Adair County → · All Oklahoma counties →
Nationwide peers for Sequoyah County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Sequoyah 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 (20.3% here).
- Knox County, OH · 20.3% low-access
- Knox County, OH · 20.3% low-access
- Clark County, OH · 20.3% low-access
- Clark County, OH · 20.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside OK (21.2% here).
- Roosevelt County, NM · 21.2% SNAP
- Roosevelt County, NM · 21.2% SNAP
- Marshall County, WV · 21.2% SNAP
- Marshall County, WV · 21.2% 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
Sequoyah 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 Sequoyah County, OK are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 40135. 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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