Signature · 2.3% SNAP (11th pct in SD)
Stanley County, SD
Stanley County lands in the lower national band on low-access (13.5%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 13.5%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 2.3%
- on SNAP
- 3K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Stanley County, SD
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-MODERATE 13.5% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -8.6 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 2.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 2.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Hyde County (+ 1.3 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Stanley County lands in the lower national band (13.5%, #2,241 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,241
- national by low-access %
- #60
- in SD
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 141
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 2.3% SNAP (11th pct in SD) (-9.8 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Stanley County compares nationally
Stanley County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 13.5% low-access share that beats 28% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,242).
Stanley County's lower-band USDA tier split
1 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Stanley County has 0 urban and 1 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.
Stanley County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in South Dakota, not a full county-board reprint
- Jones
Jones 100%
100 % low-access
- Kingsbury 16.8
Kingsbury 16.8%
16.8 % low-access
- Lincoln 16.6
Lincoln 16.6%
16.6 % low-access
- Meade 15.3
Meade 15.3%
15.3 % low-access
- Hyde 14.8
Hyde 14.8%
14.8 % low-access
- Stanley 13.5
Stanley 13.5%
13.5 % low-access
- Oglala Lakota 0
Oglala Lakota 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 1 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 2,966 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 399 |
| Low-Access Share | 13.5%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 141 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 3,015 |
| Median Household Income | $87,712 |
| Poverty Rate | 5.1%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 30 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 2.3%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 2.6%well below the national average |
Slim SNAP store book in Stanley County
Stanley County has 4 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 2 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 2
- casey's 3785, fort pierre
- yesway 1176, fort pierre
Combination Grocery/Other · 1
- family dollar 11958, fort pierre
Supermarket · 1
- dakotamart martin, fort pierre
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in South Dakota
One of 65 counties in South Dakota, 6 are shown here.
Compare Stanley County vs Aurora County → · All South Dakota counties →
Stanley County inside a lower low-access state context
Stanley County sits inside South Dakota (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 Stanley County, SD are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 46117. 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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