Signature · 8.9% low-access (18th pct)
Webster County, MO
Webster County lands in the lower national band on low-access (8.9%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 8.9%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 9.8%
- on SNAP
- 41K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Webster County, MO
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 8.9% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -13.2 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 9.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 13% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Gasconade County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Webster County lands in the lower national band (8.9%, #2,575 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,575
- national by low-access %
- #100
- in MO
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 1K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 8.9% low-access (18th pct) (-13.2 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Webster County compares nationally
Webster County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 8.9% low-access share that beats 18% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,575).
Webster County's lower-band USDA tier split
8 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Webster County has 1 urban and 7 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.
Webster 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
- Chariton 9
Chariton 9%
9 % low-access
- Dade 9
Dade 9%
9 % low-access
- Lincoln 9
Lincoln 9%
9 % low-access
- Webster 8.9
Webster 8.9%
8.9 % low-access
- Gasconade 8.9
Gasconade 8.9%
8.9 % low-access
- Mississippi 3
Mississippi 3%
3 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 8 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 36,202 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 3,210 |
| Low-Access Share | 8.9%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,166 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 40,500 |
| Median Household Income | $71,155 |
| Poverty Rate | 15.2%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,367 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 9.8%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.9%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Webster County
Webster County has 37 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 16 locations (43% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 16
- bills quick mart inc, rogersville
- c & r discount grocery, niangua
- casey's 1408, marshfield
- casey's 2838, seymour
- casey's general store 3222, marshfield
- country express, marshfield
- foodmart, seymour
- hannahs 1, niangua
- hannahs general store #2, elkland
- marshfield eagle stop 40, marshfield
- maverik 5184, rogersville
- maverik 5380, rogersville
- rapid roberts 119, marshfield
- signal food store 120, seymour
- spur eagle stop 39, marshfield
- zia express llc, marshfield
Combination Grocery/Other · 11
- dollar general 15615, fordland
- dollar general 2147, marshfield
- dollar general 21631, rogersville
- dollar general 25603, marshfield
- dollar general 30413, elkland
- dollar general 31036, niangua
- dollar general 3374, rogersville
- dollar general 7762, seymour
- dollar tree 5768, marshfield
- family dollar 2123, seymour
- walgreens 11502, marshfield
Supermarket · 3
- apple market 2730, rogersville
- price cutter 7, seymour
- price cutter 86, marshfield
Farmers' Market · 2
- marshfield farmers market, marshfield
- seymour missouri farmers market, seymour
Large Grocery Store · 1
- seymour discount grocery, seymour
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- gibson packing, seymour
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- penny pincher discount grocer, marshfield
Small Grocery Store · 1
- zimmerman meats 2, marshfield
Super Store · 1
- walmart sc 78, marshfield
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 Webster County vs Adair County → · All Missouri counties →
Counties near Webster County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Webster 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 (8.9% here).
- Washington County, IA · 8.9% low-access
- Washington County, IA · 8.9% low-access
- Carroll County, IA · 8.9% low-access
- Carroll County, IA · 8.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MO (9.8% here).
- Redwood County, MN · 9.8% SNAP
- Redwood County, MN · 9.8% SNAP
- Chippewa County, MN · 9.8% SNAP
- Chippewa County, MN · 9.8% 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.
Webster County inside a lower low-access state context
Webster 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 Webster County, MO are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 29225. 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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