Signature · 4 LILA tracts (50% of tracts)
Todd County, MN
Todd County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 4 LILA tracts (50% of the book) alongside 32.4% low-access.
- 32.4%
- low-access pop.
- 4
- food-desert tracts
- 7.3%
- on SNAP
- 26K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Todd County, MN
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 32.4% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +10.3 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 4 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 50% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Beltrami County ( -0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Todd County sits in the upper national band (32.4%, #785 of 3,079) with 4 LILA tracts.
- #785
- national by low-access %
- #26
- in MN
- 6
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- food-desert residents
Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.
Signature read: 4 LILA tracts (50% of tracts) .
How Todd County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Todd County's 32.4% low-access share is elevated, higher than 75% of them and ranked #785 most-affected nationwide.
Todd County's elevated USDA tier split
8 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 4 LILA.
Todd County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (7 rural, 1 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 1 urban tract faces the 1-mile one.
Todd County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Minnesota, not a full county-board reprint
- Red Lake
Red Lake 99.2%
99.2 % low-access
- Polk 33.4
Polk 33.4%
33.4 % low-access
- Todd 32.4
Todd 32.4%
32.4 % low-access
- Beltrami 32.3
Beltrami 32.3%
32.3 % low-access
- Yellow Medici… 32.3
Yellow Medici… 32.3%
32.3 % low-access
- Renville 31.8
Renville 31.8%
31.8 % low-access
- Fillmore 2.7
Fillmore 2.7%
2.7 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 8 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 24,895 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 6 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 4 |
| Low-Access Population | 8,057 |
| Low-Access Share | 32.4%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,834 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 25,575 |
| Median Household Income | $67,662 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.5%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 743 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.3%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.5%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.5% |
Thick SNAP store book in Todd County
Todd County has 27 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 10 locations (37% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
7 towns share the 27 authorized stores; Staples holds 33% of them. 3 of the 7 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Bertha, Eagle Bend, Grey Eagle.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Staples | 9 | 2 |
| Long Prairie | 8 | 2 |
| Browerville | 5 | 2 |
| Clarissa | 2 | 1 |
| Bertha | 1 | none |
| Eagle Bend | 1 | none |
| Grey Eagle | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 10
- casey's general store 1795, long prairie
- casey's general store 3655, browerville
- casey's general store 3740, staples
- cenex of long prairie, long prairie
- don & dave's store, staples
- holiday stationstore 2746055, long prairie
- lakes community coop clarissa store 19, clarissa
- nells floral gift and grocery, bertha
- orton staples holiday 420, staples
- southside mini mart, staples
Combination Grocery/Other · 7
- dollar general 14548, staples
- dollar general 16452, browerville
- dollar general 16930, eagle bend
- dollar general 20772, long prairie
- dollar general store 17518, grey eagle
- family dollar store 7623, long prairie
- family dollar store 7811, staples
Medium Grocery Store · 4
- chavez market, long prairie
- jons family foods, clarissa
- jon family foods, staples
- lunas country foods, browerville
Super Store · 2
- coborn's 2016, long prairie
- ernies food market, staples
Farmers' Market · 1
- staples area farmers market, staples
Large Grocery Store · 1
- cherry grove market, browerville
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- konetzko's meat market, browerville
Small Grocery Store · 1
- mi pueblito market, long prairie
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Minnesota
One of 86 counties in Minnesota, 6 are shown here.
Compare Todd County vs Aitkin County → · All Minnesota counties →
Counties near Todd County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Todd County, both outside Minnesota so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MN (32.4% here).
- Jackson County, MS · 32.4% low-access
- Gage County, NE · 32.4% low-access
- Seward County, NE · 32.4% low-access
- Curry County, NM · 32.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MN (7.3% here).
- Itawamba County, MS · 7.3% SNAP
- Fergus County, MT · 7.3% SNAP
- Strafford County, NH · 7.3% SNAP
- Bullitt County, KY · 7.3% 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.
Minnesota among West North Central states
Minnesota ranks 3rd of 7 West North Central states by population-weighted low-access (27.4%). Todd County, at 32.4%, runs 5.0 pts above the Minnesota rate.
- South Dakota 29.1%
- North Dakota 28.9%
- Minnesota 27.4%
- Kansas 26.4%
- Missouri 24.9%
- Nebraska 21.9%
- Iowa 20.0%
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 .
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 Todd County, MN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 27153. 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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