Signature · 5.5% SNAP (16th pct in MN)
Wabasha County, MN
Wabasha County lands in the lower national band on low-access (10.5%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 10.5%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 5.5%
- on SNAP
- 22K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Wabasha County, MN
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 10.5% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -11.6 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 5.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 17% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Lac qui Parle County (+ 0.9 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Wabasha County lands in the lower national band (10.5%, #2,456 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,456
- national by low-access %
- #80
- in MN
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 466
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 5.5% SNAP (16th pct in MN) (-6.6 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Wabasha County compares nationally
Wabasha County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 10.5% low-access share that beats 22% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,457).
Wabasha County's lower-band USDA tier split
6 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Wabasha County has 2 urban and 4 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.
Wabasha County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Minnesota, not a full county-board reprint
- Red Lake
Red Lake 99.2%
99.2 % low-access
- Pine 12
Pine 12%
12 % low-access
- Kanabec 11.9
Kanabec 11.9%
11.9 % low-access
- Lake 11.6
Lake 11.6%
11.6 % low-access
- Lac qui Parle 11.4
Lac qui Parle 11.4%
11.4 % low-access
- Wabasha 10.5
Wabasha 10.5%
10.5 % low-access
- Fillmore 2.7
Fillmore 2.7%
2.7 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 6 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 21,676 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,276 |
| Low-Access Share | 10.5%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 466 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 21,565 |
| Median Household Income | $82,007 |
| Poverty Rate | 7.1%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 507 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 5.5%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.2%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.3% |
SNAP retailers in Wabasha County
Wabasha County has 16 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 7 locations (44% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 7
- gurek inc, elgin
- kwik trip 600, lake city
- kwik trip 814, kellogg
- kwik trip 843, wabasha
- kwik trip 844, lake city
- kwik trip 245, plainview
- refuel pantry- wabasha, wabasha
Combination Grocery/Other · 3
- dollar general store 17644, wabasha
- family dollar 11338, plainview
- family dollar 3039, lake city
Farmers' Market · 3
- lake city thursday market, lake city
- wabasha downtown farmers market, wabasha
- wabasha farmer's market, wabasha
Super Store · 2
- bennett's food center, plainview
- lake city fresh market, lake city
Supermarket · 1
- wabasha fresh market, wabasha
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 Wabasha County vs Aitkin County → · All Minnesota counties →
Counties near Wabasha County's lower low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Wabasha County (5.5%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Minnesota.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MN (10.5% here).
- Pike County, MS · 10.5% low-access
- Pike County, MS · 10.5% low-access
- Houghton County, MI · 10.5% low-access
- Houghton County, MI · 10.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MN (5.5% here).
- Rankin County, MS · 5.5% SNAP
- Rankin County, MS · 5.5% SNAP
- Dallas County, IA · 5.5% SNAP
- Dallas County, IA · 5.5% 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.
Wabasha County inside a lower low-access state context
Wabasha County sits inside Minnesota (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 Wabasha County, MN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 27157. 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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