Signature · 7.7% SNAP (10th pct in WI)
Walworth County, WI
Walworth County sits in the upper national band on low-access (33.2%, +11.1 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 33.2%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 7.7%
- on SNAP
- 106K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Walworth County, WI
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ELEVATED 33.2% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +11.1 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.7% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 9% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Jackson County (+ 0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Walworth County sits in the upper national band (33.2%, #727 of 3,079) with 2 LILA tracts.
- #727
- national by low-access %
- #10
- in WI
- 11
- low-access tracts
- 10K
- 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: 7.7% SNAP (10th pct in WI) (-4.4 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Walworth County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Walworth County's 33.2% low-access share is elevated, higher than 77% of them and ranked #728 most-affected nationwide.
Walworth County's elevated USDA tier split
22 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Walworth County has 13 urban and 9 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.
Walworth County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Wisconsin, not a full county-board reprint
- Richland
Richland 52.9%
52.9 % low-access
- Taylor
Taylor 33.4%
33.4 % low-access
- Jackson
Jackson 33.3%
33.3 % low-access
- Walworth
Walworth 33.2%
33.2 % low-access
- Washington
Washington 33%
33 % low-access
- Sawyer
Sawyer 32.7%
32.7 % low-access
- Pepin 0
Pepin 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 22 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 102,228 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 11 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 33,921 |
| Low-Access Share | 33.2%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 9,824 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 105,657 |
| Median Household Income | $80,520 |
| Poverty Rate | 9.4%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,316 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.7%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.9%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in Walworth County
Walworth County has 72 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 36 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 36
- bayside mart, williams bay
- casey's general store 1923, elkhorn
- casey's general store 3711, elkhorn
- casey's general store 3714, whitewater
- casey's general store 3715, whitewater
- country mobil, elkhorn
- darien corner mart 1, darien
- delavan mobil mart, delavan
- east troy 827, east troy
- east troy mobil 0006, east troy
- geneva gas mart, lake geneva
- kwik star 493, whitewater
- kwik trip 1029, east troy
- kwik trip 1046, delavan
- kwik trip 1065, whitewater
- kwik trip 1199, darien
- kwik trip 1520, lake geneva
- kwik trip 218, delavan
- kwik trip 219, lake geneva
- kwik trip 485, elkhorn
- lake geneva mobil 54, lake geneva
- lakefront mart inc, delavan
- lakeside country store, genoa city
- love's travel stop 752, elkhorn
- lyons shell plaza inc, lyons
- maxi shell inc, delavan
- mobil, whitewater
- northside mobil, lake geneva
- pell lake mobil, pell lake
- r&s del mart llc, delavan
- rightful king corporation, sharon
- road ranger 236, east troy
- speedway 4086, elkhorn
- speedway 4476, delavan
- walworth kelley's market mobil 56, walworth
- williams bay mobil, williams bay
Combination Grocery/Other · 17
- dollartree 10121, whitewater
- dollar general 10921, east troy
- dollar general 21320, elkhorn
- dollar general 21877, lake geneva
- dollar general 21943, genoa city
- dollar general 24216, whitewater
- dollar general store 17613, genoa city
- dollar tree 1198, delavan
- dollar tree 4191, lake geneva
- dollar tree 5548, elkhorn
- family dollar store 1395, delavan
- family dollar store 5848, walworth
- walgreens 05600, lake geneva
- walgreens 09210, delavan
- walgreens 10714, elkhorn
- walgreens 12638, whitewater
- wilson farm meats, elkhorn
Super Store · 9
- hansen's iga market east troy 13, east troy
- hansen's iga market elkhorn 14, elkhorn
- piggly wiggly #207, lake geneva
- piggly wiggly #208, delavan
- sentry foods 2883, walworth
- target store 2348, lake geneva
- walmart 3247, delavan
- walmart 910, lake geneva
- walmart supercenter 1274, whitewater
Medium Grocery Store · 6
- best bargains, elkhorn
- el super burrito llc 1, elkhorn
- guanajuato produce 2, whitewater
- la guanajuato, delavan
- rivera's market, walworth
- tienda el rancho, lake geneva
Supermarket · 3
- aldi, whitewater
- aldi 44032 44032, delavan
- aldi 64056, lake geneva
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- sorg farm packing inc, darien
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Wisconsin
One of 71 counties in Wisconsin, 6 are shown here.
Compare Walworth County vs Adams County → · All Wisconsin counties →
Counties near Walworth County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Walworth County (7.7%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Wisconsin.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside WI (33.2% here).
- Nueces County, TX · 33.2% low-access
- Nueces County, TX · 33.2% low-access
- Gaston County, NC · 33.2% low-access
- Gaston County, NC · 33.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside WI (7.7% here).
- Island County, WA · 7.7% SNAP
- Island County, WA · 7.7% SNAP
- Miami County, OH · 7.7% SNAP
- Miami County, OH · 7.7% 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.
Walworth County inside a higher low-access state context
Walworth County sits inside Wisconsin (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 Walworth County, WI are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 55127. 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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