Signature · 77 SNAP-authorized stores
Sheboygan County, WI
Sheboygan County lands in the lower national band on low-access (10.9%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 10.9%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 8.8%
- on SNAP
- 118K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Sheboygan County, WI
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-MODERATE 10.9% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -11.2 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 8.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Trempealeau County ( -0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Sheboygan County lands in the lower national band (10.9%, #2,417 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,417
- national by low-access %
- #56
- in WI
- 6
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 77 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Sheboygan County compares nationally
Sheboygan County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 10.9% low-access share that beats 23% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,417).
Sheboygan County's lower-band USDA tier split
26 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
Sheboygan County is mostly urban by USDA tract type (14 urban, 12 rural), so most of its low-access count comes from the 1-mile test; the 12 rural tracts are held to 10 miles.
Sheboygan 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
- St. Croix 11.7
St. Croix 11.7%
11.7 % low-access
- Sheboygan 10.9
Sheboygan 10.9%
10.9 % low-access
- Trempealeau 10.8
Trempealeau 10.8%
10.8 % low-access
- Iron 10.1
Iron 10.1%
10.1 % low-access
- Oneida 10.1
Oneida 10.1%
10.1 % low-access
- Pepin 0
Pepin 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 26 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 115,507 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 6 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 12,588 |
| Low-Access Share | 10.9%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,578 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 117,991 |
| Median Household Income | $73,094 |
| Poverty Rate | 8.5%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 4,354 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 8.8%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.2%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Sheboygan County
Sheboygan County has 77 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 10 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 41 locations (53% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
11 towns share the 77 authorized stores; Sheboygan holds 62% of them. 6 of the 11 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Cascade, Cleveland, Elkhart Lake, Glenbeulah, Howards Grove, Random Lake.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Sheboygan | 48 | 12 |
| Plymouth | 11 | 3 |
| Sheboygan Falls | 7 | 1 |
| Oostburg | 3 | 1 |
| Cedar Grove | 2 | 1 |
| Cascade | 1 | none |
| Cleveland | 1 | none |
| Elkhart Lake | 1 | none |
| Glenbeulah | 1 | none |
| Howards Grove | 1 | none |
Top 10 of 11 towns by store count.
Convenience Store · 41
- aaa cg travel center inc, cedar grove
- alex's corner market, sheboygan
- casey's 3794, random lake
- fast fill, sheboygan
- fountainpark stop-n-go, sheboygan
- harbor petro of sheboygan, sheboygan
- j mart 2, sheboygan falls
- j mart 3, sheboygan
- j mart 5, sheboygan
- jai marketing, sheboygan
- kwik trip 361, sheboygan
- kwik trip 470, plymouth
- kwik trip 780, sheboygan
- kwik trip 112, sheboygan falls
- kwik trip 1138, sheboygan
- kwik trip 1198, oostburg
- kwik trip 139, sheboygan
- kwik trip 679, sheboygan
- kwik trip 873, sheboygan
- kwik trip 897, sheboygan
- lesleys tax service inc & store, sheboygan
- loves travel stop 640, sheboygan
- meijer gas station 305, sheboygan
- paul food mart, sheboygan
- plymouth bp gas, plymouth
- plymouth shell 3, plymouth
- rstore 4514, elkhart lake
- rstore 4515, cascade
- rstore 4516, glenbeulah
- rstore 4518, plymouth
- rstore 4519, plymouth
- sheboygan minimart llc, sheboygan
- shell, sheboygan falls
- speedup 11, sheboygan
- speedup 7, sheboygan
- speedup 8, sheboygan falls
- speedup 9, sheboygan
- speedup10 mini mart, oostburg
- station 26, howards grove
- the pig stop, sheboygan
- union avenue bp, sheboygan
Combination Grocery/Other · 13
- cvs 10549, sheboygan
- dollar tree 4686, sheboygan
- dollartree 10253, sheboygan
- dollar tree 1772, sheboygan falls
- dollar tree 6643, sheboygan
- dollar tree 956, plymouth
- la conquistadora, sheboygan
- lucky star food market llc, sheboygan
- piggly wiggly 116, sheboygan falls
- walgreens 6570, sheboygan
- walgreens 01497, plymouth
- walgreens 06097, sheboygan
- walgreens 12020, sheboygan
Super Store · 11
- festival foods 21, sheboygan
- meijer store 305, sheboygan
- pick 'n save 432, sheboygan
- pick 'n save 6343, plymouth
- piggly wiggly #336, plymouth
- piggly wiggly supermarket 331, sheboygan
- piggly wiggly supermarket 332, sheboygan
- target store 1880, sheboygan falls
- walmart 1276, sheboygan
- walmart 3497, plymouth
- walmart supercenter 3324, sheboygan
Supermarket · 4
- aldi 64094, sheboygan
- miesfelds market, sheboygan
- piggly wiggly 160, oostburg
- piggly wiggly 333, sheboygan
Bakery Specialty · 2
- papa murphy's take 'n' bake pizza wi068, plymouth
- papa murphy's wi020, sheboygan
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- toys grocery, sheboygan
- union asian market, sheboygan
Farmers' Market · 1
- sheboygan county interfaith organization, sheboygan
Large Grocery Store · 1
- piggly wiggly #159, cedar grove
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- vinai butcher shop, cleveland
Small Grocery Store · 1
- bees oriental store, sheboygan
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 Sheboygan County vs Adams County → · All Wisconsin counties →
Counties near Sheboygan County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Sheboygan 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 (10.9% here).
- Marion County, TN · 10.9% low-access
- Anderson County, TN · 10.9% low-access
- Person County, NC · 10.9% low-access
- Aroostook County, ME · 10.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside WI (8.8% here).
- Snohomish County, WA · 8.8% SNAP
- Brown County, SD · 8.8% SNAP
- Shelby County, OH · 8.8% SNAP
- Union County, NJ · 8.8% 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.
Wisconsin among East North Central states
Wisconsin ranks 4th of 5 East North Central states by population-weighted low-access (21.4%). Sheboygan County, at 10.9%, runs 10.5 pts below the Wisconsin rate.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
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 .
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