Signature · 3 LILA tracts (27.3% of tracts)
Shawano County, WI
Shawano County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 3 LILA tracts (27.3% of the book) alongside 12.7% low-access.
- 12.7%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 11.0%
- on SNAP
- 41K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Shawano County, WI
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 12.7% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -9.4 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 11.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 27% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Lincoln County (+ 0.4 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Shawano County lands in the lower national band (12.7%, #2,290 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,290
- national by low-access %
- #49
- in WI
- 4
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 3 LILA tracts (27.3% of tracts) .
How Shawano County compares nationally
Shawano County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 12.7% low-access share that beats 27% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,290).
Shawano County's lower-band USDA tier split
11 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Shawano County has 2 urban and 9 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.
Shawano County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Wisconsin, not a full county-board reprint
- Richland
Richland 52.9%
52.9 % low-access
- Lincoln 13.1
Lincoln 13.1%
13.1 % low-access
- Waupaca 13.1
Waupaca 13.1%
13.1 % low-access
- Shawano 12.7
Shawano 12.7%
12.7 % low-access
- Green 12.2
Green 12.2%
12.2 % low-access
- Dodge 12
Dodge 12%
12 % low-access
- Pepin 0
Pepin 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 11 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 41,949 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 4 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 5,332 |
| Low-Access Share | 12.7%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,875 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 41,039 |
| Median Household Income | $66,479 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.1%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,901 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.0%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.3%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.4% |
Thick SNAP store book in Shawano County
Shawano County has 36 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 13 locations (36% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 13
- angelica mini mart, pulaski
- bonduel citgo, bonduel
- kwik trip 620, shawano
- kwik trip 621, bonduel
- krakow one stop, krakow
- lakeview convenience 0, cecil
- reliance fuel, shawano
- rstore 4486, tigerton
- rstore 4499, wittenberg
- shawano mini mart llc, shawano
- true north energy 850, shawano
- true north energy 851, wittenberg
- true north energy 852, wittenberg
Combination Grocery/Other · 9
- dollar general 10517, bonduel
- dollar general 18755, birnamwood
- dollar general 13790, wittenberg
- dollar general 20206, gresham
- dollar general 24987, cecil
- dollar tree 957, shawano
- family dollar 13591, marion
- family dollar store 1570, shawano
- walgreens #7615 07615, shawano
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 4
- kropf's meat processing, bowler
- pingel processing, shawano
- pond hill processing llc, wittenberg
- schmidt's slaughter house, bonduel
Super Store · 3
- charlie's county market, shawano
- walmart 2271, shawano
- wittenberg sentry foods, wittenberg
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- jpl bowler 1, bowler
- mattoon food market, mattoon
Small Grocery Store · 2
- cedar street market & discount foods, tigerton
- gresham mini mart llc, gresham
Bakery Specialty · 1
- papa murphys wi107, shawano
Farmers' Market · 1
- shawano farmers market, shawano
Supermarket · 1
- aldi 64029, shawano
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Wisconsin
One of 71 counties in Wisconsin, 6 are shown here.
Compare Shawano County vs Adams County → · All Wisconsin counties →
Counties near Shawano County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Shawano County, both outside Wisconsin so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside WI (12.7% here).
- Hampton County, SC · 12.7% low-access
- Hampton County, SC · 12.7% low-access
- Macoupin County, IL · 12.7% low-access
- Macoupin County, IL · 12.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside WI (11.0% here).
- Prince George County, VA · 11.0% SNAP
- Prince George County, VA · 11.0% SNAP
- Van Zandt County, TX · 11.0% SNAP
- Van Zandt County, TX · 11.0% 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.
Shawano County inside a lower low-access state context
Shawano County sits inside Wisconsin (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 Shawano County, WI are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 55115. 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.
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.