Signature · 2 LILA tracts (50% of tracts)
Wayne County, MO
Wayne County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 2 LILA tracts (50% of the book) alongside 34.7% low-access.
- 34.7%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 18.3%
- on SNAP
- 11K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Wayne County, MO
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 34.7% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +12.6 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 18.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 50% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Boone County ( -0.3 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Wayne County sits in the upper national band (34.7%, #612 of 3,079) with 2 LILA tracts.
- #612
- national by low-access %
- #17
- in MO
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- 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: 2 LILA tracts (50% of tracts) .
How Wayne County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Wayne County's 34.7% low-access share is elevated, higher than 80% of them and ranked #612 most-affected nationwide.
Wayne County's elevated USDA tier split
4 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
All 4 of Wayne 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.
Wayne County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Missouri, not a full county-board reprint
- Mercer
Mercer 99.8%
99.8 % low-access
- Wayne 34.7
Wayne 34.7%
34.7 % low-access
- Boone 34.4
Boone 34.4%
34.4 % low-access
- Holt 34.3
Holt 34.3%
34.3 % low-access
- Saline 34
Saline 34%
34 % low-access
- Harrison 33.6
Harrison 33.6%
33.6 % low-access
- Mississippi 3
Mississippi 3%
3 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 4 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 13,521 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 4,691 |
| Low-Access Share | 34.7%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,402 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 10,862 |
| Median Household Income | $47,226 |
| Poverty Rate | 25.7%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 844 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 18.3%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.5%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.7% |
SNAP retailers in Wayne County
Wayne County has 18 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 10 locations (56% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
6 towns share the 18 authorized stores; Piedmont holds 39% of them. 4 of the 6 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Wappapello, Patterson, Williamsville, Silva.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Piedmont | 7 | 2 |
| Greenville | 3 | 1 |
| Wappapello | 3 | none |
| Patterson | 2 | none |
| Williamsville | 2 | none |
| Silva | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 10
- break time convenience 3126, piedmont
- break time convenience 3127, silva
- casey's 2017, piedmont
- greenville gasmart, greenville
- korner kwik stop, williamsville
- millie station, wappapello
- patterson market, patterson
- piedmont gas mart, piedmont
- rhodes convenience stores 270, wappapello
- the corner store, williamsville
Combination Grocery/Other · 5
- dollar general 1237, piedmont
- dollar general 16848, greenville
- dollar general 20226, wappapello
- dollar general 21036, piedmont
- dollar general 25076, patterson
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- piedmont meat, piedmont
- richard's supermarket, greenville
Supermarket · 1
- town & country 2688, piedmont
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 Wayne County vs Adair County → · All Missouri counties →
Counties near Wayne County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Wayne 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 (34.7% here).
- Portage County, OH · 34.7% low-access
- Atoka County, OK · 34.7% low-access
- Linn County, OR · 34.7% low-access
- Bannock County, ID · 34.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MO (18.3% here).
- Ogemaw County, MI · 18.3% SNAP
- McDowell County, NC · 18.3% SNAP
- Nash County, NC · 18.3% SNAP
- Lincoln County, KY · 18.3% 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.
Missouri among West North Central states
Missouri ranks 5th of 7 West North Central states by population-weighted low-access (24.9%). Wayne County, at 34.7%, runs 9.8 pts above 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 Wayne County, MO are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 29223. 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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