Signature · 3 LILA tracts (60% of tracts)
Washington County, MO
Washington County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 3 LILA tracts (60% of the book) alongside 12.1% low-access.
- 12.1%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 20.1%
- on SNAP
- 23K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Washington County, MO
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 12.1% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -10.0 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 20.1% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 10.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 60% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Clinton County ( -0.4 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Washington County lands in the lower national band (12.1%, #2,334 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,334
- national by low-access %
- #84
- in MO
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 3 LILA tracts (60% of tracts) .
How Washington County compares nationally
Washington County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 12.1% low-access share that beats 25% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,334).
Washington County's lower-band USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
All 5 of Washington County's tracts are rural in the USDA classification, so every one is judged on the 10-mile test: a resident counts as low-access only when the nearest supermarket is more than 10 miles away.
Washington 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
- Clark 12.7
Clark 12.7%
12.7 % low-access
- Texas 12.6
Texas 12.6%
12.6 % low-access
- Warren 12.6
Warren 12.6%
12.6 % low-access
- Washington 12.1
Washington 12.1%
12.1 % low-access
- Clinton 11.7
Clinton 11.7%
11.7 % low-access
- Mississippi 3
Mississippi 3%
3 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 25,195 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 3,060 |
| Low-Access Share | 12.1%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,747 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 23,470 |
| Median Household Income | $56,043 |
| Poverty Rate | 17.4%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,792 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 20.1%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 10.0%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 4.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Washington County
Washington County has 28 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 17 locations (61% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
7 towns share the 28 authorized stores; Potosi holds 46% of them. 6 of the 7 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Cadet, Mineral Point, Caledonia, Richwoods, Belgrade, Irondale.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Potosi | 13 | 3 |
| Cadet | 5 | none |
| Mineral Point | 4 | none |
| Caledonia | 2 | none |
| Richwoods | 2 | none |
| Belgrade | 1 | none |
| Irondale | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 17
- b&m quickstop, mineral point
- casey's general store 2662, potosi
- cheap smoke and loans 1, potosi
- eaton on the run llc., potosi
- hoot's too, cadet
- hoots convenience inc, cadet
- lyubovs mercantile, potosi
- mahakal llc, potosi
- mineral point market, mineral point
- murphy usa 7830, potosi
- potosi c-store, potosi
- roy's #4, mineral point
- roy's 1, mineral point
- roy's 5, irondale
- roy's 6, richwoods
- roys 2, caledonia
- roys 3, belgrade
Combination Grocery/Other · 7
- dollar general 19381, richwoods
- dollar general 1239, potosi
- dollar general 15600, cadet
- dollar general 16251, caledonia
- dollar general 22907, cadet
- dollar tree 7875, potosi
- honeysuckle farms meat market, potosi
Super Store · 2
- harps food store 203, potosi
- walmart sc 173, potosi
Small Grocery Store · 1
- browns, cadet
Supermarket · 1
- potosi save a lot, potosi
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 Washington County vs Adair County → · All Missouri counties →
Counties near Washington County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Washington County, both outside Missouri so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MO (12.1% here).
- Winona County, MN · 12.1% low-access
- Lawrence County, OH · 12.1% low-access
- Union County, OR · 12.1% low-access
- Routt County, CO · 12.1% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MO (20.1% here).
- De Soto Parish, LA · 20.1% SNAP
- Caswell County, NC · 20.1% SNAP
- Hoke County, NC · 20.1% SNAP
- Martin County, NC · 20.1% 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.
Missouri among West North Central states
Missouri ranks 5th of 7 West North Central states by population-weighted low-access (24.9%). Washington County, at 12.1%, runs 12.8 pts below the Missouri 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 Washington County, MO are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 29221. 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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