Signature · 44 SNAP-authorized stores
Stephens County, OK
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Stephens County residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 27.4%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 17.6%
- on SNAP
- 44K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Stephens County, OK
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 27.4% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +5.3 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 17.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 18% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Coal County (+ 0.0 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Stephens County ranks #1,123 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #36 of 77 counties in OK (27.4% low-access; 2 food-desert tracts).
- #1,123
- national by low-access %
- #36
- in OK
- 7
- 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: 44 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Stephens County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Stephens County's 27.4% low-access share is elevated, higher than 64% of them and ranked #1,123 most-affected nationwide.
Stephens County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
11 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Stephens County has 6 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.
Stephens County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Oklahoma, not a full county-board reprint
- Grant
Grant 65.3%
65.3 % low-access
- Cherokee
Cherokee 27.9%
27.9 % low-access
- Stephens
Stephens 27.4%
27.4 % low-access
- Coal
Coal 27.4%
27.4 % low-access
- Lincoln
Lincoln 27.3%
27.3 % low-access
- Okmulgee
Okmulgee 27%
27 % low-access
- Pawnee 5.6
Pawnee 5.6%
5.6 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 11 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 45,048 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 7 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 12,334 |
| Low-Access Share | 27.4%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 3,852 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 43,551 |
| Median Household Income | $61,620 |
| Poverty Rate | 18.0%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,096 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 17.6%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.7%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.4% |
Thick SNAP store book in Stephens County
Stephens County has 44 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 19 locations (43% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 19
- braum's 42, duncan
- brooks meat market, duncan
- cvs pharmacy 10274, duncan
- cable meat center, inc., marlow
- dollar general 0294, duncan
- dollar general 3175, duncan
- dollar general 3841, marlow
- dollar general 4909, comanche
- dollar general 9434, duncan
- dollar tree 1816, duncan
- dollar general 21300, duncan
- dollar general 22331, duncan
- dollar general 31080, duncan
- family dollar 11718, velma
- family dollar 13512, comanche
- family dollar store 3885, duncan
- family dollar store 4682, marlow
- garden market, duncan
- walgreens 05142, duncan
Convenience Store · 18
- asap general stores 313, duncan
- casey's 4584, marlow
- chisholm corner 7931, duncan
- chisholm corner 7932, duncan
- chisholm corner 7933, duncan
- chisholm corner 7935, marlow
- chisholm corner 7941, duncan
- chisholm corner 7943, marlow
- chisholm corner 7948, duncan
- duncan food mart, duncan
- egdewood napolis 9, comanche
- love's travel stops & country stores inc 55, comanche
- love's travel stops & country stores inc 56, marlow
- love's travel stops & country stores, inc 29, duncan
- loves travel stops & country stores, inc. 13, marlow
- nak's store, comanche
- napolis 3, marlow
- speedy g's convenience store, llc, velma
Supermarket · 3
- delberts discount foods, comanche
- homeland 182, duncan
- marlow food market, marlow
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- joes market place, velma
- ridley's butcher shop, inc., duncan
Farmers' Market · 1
- think ability farmers market, duncan
Super Store · 1
- walmart supercenter 1116, duncan
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 Stephens County vs Adair County → · All Oklahoma counties →
Nationwide peers for Stephens County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Stephens 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 (27.4% here).
- Lafayette Parish, LA · 27.4% low-access
- Lafayette Parish, LA · 27.4% low-access
- Jackson County, AR · 27.4% low-access
- Jackson County, AR · 27.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside OK (17.6% here).
- Pasquotank County, NC · 17.6% SNAP
- Pasquotank County, NC · 17.6% SNAP
- Cumberland County, NJ · 17.6% SNAP
- Cumberland County, NJ · 17.6% 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
Stephens 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 Stephens County, OK are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 40137. 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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