Signature · 7.8% low-access (15th pct)
Winnebago County, IA
Winnebago County lands in the lower national band on low-access (7.8%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 7.8%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 10.0%
- on SNAP
- 11K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Winnebago County, IA
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 7.8% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -14.3 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 10.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Adair County (+ 0.2 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Winnebago County lands in the lower national band (7.8%, #2,662 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,662
- national by low-access %
- #87
- in IA
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 309
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 7.8% low-access (15th pct) (-14.3 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Winnebago County compares nationally
Food access in Winnebago County compares favorably nationally: its 7.8% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 15% of them (rank #2,662).
Winnebago County's lower-band USDA tier split
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Winnebago County has 1 urban and 2 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.
Winnebago County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Iowa, not a full county-board reprint
- Fremont
Fremont 76%
76 % low-access
- Dickinson 8.4
Dickinson 8.4%
8.4 % low-access
- Worth 8.1
Worth 8.1%
8.1 % low-access
- Adair 8
Adair 8%
8 % low-access
- Winnebago 7.8
Winnebago 7.8%
7.8 % low-access
- Audubon 7.4
Audubon 7.4%
7.4 % low-access
- Grundy 0
Grundy 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 3 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 10,866 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 850 |
| Low-Access Share | 7.8%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 309 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 10,583 |
| Median Household Income | $67,642 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.2%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 466 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.0%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.8%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 5.4% |
SNAP retailers in Winnebago County
Winnebago County has 12 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 4 locations (33% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 4
- dollartree 8191, forest city
- dollar general 15914, buffalo center
- dollar general 2398, forest city
- dollar general 9048, lake mills
Convenience Store · 4
- casey's general store 1705, lake mills
- casey's general store 1798, forest city
- casey's general store 3262, buffalo center
- kwik star 940, forest city
Large Grocery Store · 2
- david's foods, lake mills
- main st market 7233, buffalo center
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- hometown market, thompson
Super Store · 1
- hy-vee 1190, forest city
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Iowa
One of 98 counties in Iowa, 6 are shown here.
Compare Winnebago County vs Adair County → · All Iowa counties →
Counties near Winnebago County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Winnebago County, both outside Iowa so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside IA (7.8% here).
- Anderson County, KY · 7.8% low-access
- Anderson County, KY · 7.8% low-access
- Carter County, KY · 7.8% low-access
- Carter County, KY · 7.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside IA (10.0% here).
- Rush County, IN · 10.0% SNAP
- Rush County, IN · 10.0% SNAP
- Jefferson County, IN · 10.0% SNAP
- Jefferson County, IN · 10.0% 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.
Winnebago County inside a lower low-access state context
Winnebago County sits inside Iowa (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 Winnebago County, IA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 19189. 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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