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 #2,335).
Washington County's lower-band USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Washington County has 0 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.
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.
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
- Winona County, MN · 12.1% low-access
- Lawrence County, OH · 12.1% low-access
- Lawrence County, OH · 12.1% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MO (20.1% here).
- De Soto Parish, LA · 20.1% SNAP
- De Soto Parish, LA · 20.1% SNAP
- Caswell County, NC · 20.1% SNAP
- Caswell 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.
Washington County inside a lower low-access state context
Washington 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 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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