Signature · 6.6% SNAP (13th pct in MO)
Stone County, MO
Stone County lands in the lower national band on low-access (14.6%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 14.6%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 6.6%
- on SNAP
- 32K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Stone County, MO
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-MODERATE 14.6% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -7.5 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 6.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Daviess County (+ 0.5 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Stone County lands in the lower national band (14.6%, #2,147 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,147
- national by low-access %
- #78
- in MO
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 6.6% SNAP (13th pct in MO) (-5.5 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Stone County compares nationally
Stone County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 14.6% low-access share that beats 31% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,147).
Stone County's lower-band USDA tier split
6 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Stone County has 1 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.
Stone County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Missouri, not a full county-board reprint
- Mercer
Mercer 99.8%
99.8 % low-access
- Perry 15.2
Perry 15.2%
15.2 % low-access
- Daviess 15.1
Daviess 15.1%
15.1 % low-access
- Stone 14.6
Stone 14.6%
14.6 % low-access
- Monroe 14.1
Monroe 14.1%
14.1 % low-access
- Worth 14
Worth 14%
14 % low-access
- Mississippi 3
Mississippi 3%
3 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 6 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 32,202 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 4,716 |
| Low-Access Share | 14.6%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,519 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 32,048 |
| Median Household Income | $63,520 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.9%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 899 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 6.6%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.9%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in Stone County
Stone County has 33 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 17 locations (52% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 17
- bobs market, lampe
- carr lane country stop, shell knob
- casey's general store 3948, branson west
- crane super stop, crane
- crossroads, galena
- fuel-r-up, reeds spring
- lakeway 1 stop, cape fair
- mo 6, blue eye
- murphy usa 5796, branson
- pocky's pickins, llc, blue eye
- rapid roberts 101, crane
- rapid roberts 120, kimberling city
- rapid roberts 132, crane
- signal 104, nixa
- spee-dees, galena
- westside conoco, blue eye
- y-76 handi mart, galena
Combination Grocery/Other · 11
- dollar general 13892, reeds spring
- dollartree 8764, branson west
- dollar general 17492, lampe
- dollar general 17672, cape fair
- dollar general 18021, galena
- dollar general 25571, blue eye
- dollar general 31249, shell knob
- dollar general 3653, reeds spring
- dollar general 4948, crane
- dollar general 6179, kimberling city
- walgreens 12062, reeds spring
Supermarket · 3
- harter house 2247, kimberling city
- king food saver 72, branson west
- sunfest market by g & w foods 2735, crane
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- powers farm meat market and processing, shell knob
Super Store · 1
- walmart sc 2175, branson west
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Missouri
One of 114 counties in Missouri, 6 are shown here.
Compare Stone County vs Adair County → · All Missouri counties →
Counties near Stone County's lower low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Stone County (6.6%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Missouri.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MO (14.6% here).
- Montgomery County, KY · 14.6% low-access
- Montgomery County, KY · 14.6% low-access
- Muskogee County, OK · 14.6% low-access
- Muskogee County, OK · 14.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MO (6.6% here).
- Clinton County, MI · 6.6% SNAP
- Clinton County, MI · 6.6% SNAP
- Hillsborough County, NH · 6.6% SNAP
- Hillsborough County, NH · 6.6% 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.
Stone County inside a lower low-access state context
Stone County sits inside Missouri (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 Stone County, MO are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 29209. 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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