Signature · 13.2% SNAP (80th pct in WI)
Wood County, WI
Wood County stands out on SNAP (13.2%, +1.1 pts vs U.S.) with 24.7% low-access from USDA FARA 2019.
- 24.7%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 13.2%
- on SNAP
- 74K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Wood County, WI
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 24.7% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +2.6 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 13.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 12% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Dane County (+ 0.2 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Wood County ranks #1,314 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #24 of 71 counties in WI (24.7% low-access; 2 food-desert tracts).
- #1,314
- national by low-access %
- #24
- in WI
- 10
- low-access tracts
- 5K
- food-desert residents
Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA).
Signature read: 13.2% SNAP (80th pct in WI) (+1.1 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Wood County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Wood County's 24.7% low-access share is elevated, higher than 58% of them and ranked #1,315 most-affected nationwide.
Wood County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
17 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Wood County has 9 urban and 8 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.
Wood County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Wisconsin, not a full county-board reprint
- Richland
Richland 52.9%
52.9 % low-access
- Calumet
Calumet 25.3%
25.3 % low-access
- Outagamie
Outagamie 25.3%
25.3 % low-access
- Brown
Brown 25%
25 % low-access
- Dane
Dane 24.9%
24.9 % low-access
- Wood
Wood 24.7%
24.7 % low-access
- Pepin 0
Pepin 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 17 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 74,749 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 10 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 18,492 |
| Low-Access Share | 24.7%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 5,156 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 74,004 |
| Median Household Income | $67,989 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.8%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 4,244 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 13.2%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.5%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.5% |
Thick SNAP store book in Wood County
Wood County has 60 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 35 locations (58% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 35
- bread & butter shop 4528, marshfield
- bread & butter shop 4529, marshfield
- bread & butter shop 4530, nekoosa
- bread & butter shop 4531, marshfield
- bread & butter shop 4532, wisconsin rapids
- bread & butter shop 4533, wisconsin rapids
- bread & butter shop 4534, marshfield
- dr mart, wisconsin rapids
- express lane 9516, marshfield
- friends and neighbors country store, arpin
- gr8 store, wisconsin rapids
- k mini mart, wisconsin rapids
- kwik trip 310, wisconsin rapids
- kwik trip 331, wisconsin rapids
- kwik trip 347, wisconsin rapids
- kwik trip 719, marshfield
- kwik trip 1084, marshfield
- kwik trip 1193, marshfield
- kwik trip 128, wisconsin rapids
- kwik trip 142, marshfield
- la queretana, marshfield
- mart phillips66, nekoosa
- reliance fuel, wisconsin rapids
- reliance fuel, wisconsin rapids
- reliance fuel llc the store 81, auburndale
- rstore 4500, rudolph
- saratoga mini mart, wisconsin rapids
- shambhu, nekoosa
- southside discount groceries, marshfield
- swetz country corner mart, milladore
- the market, pittsville
- the store 82, marshfield
- weiler convenience stores 1, marshfield
- weiler convenience stores 2, marshfield
- westside express mart, wisconsin rapids
Combination Grocery/Other · 13
- cvs 10163, wisconsin rapids
- dollar general 10309, wisconsin rapids
- dollar general 18554, pittsville
- dollar general 13775, nekoosa
- dollar general 21068, wisconsin rapids
- dollar general 21853, marshfield
- dollar general 23115, wisconsin rapids
- dollar general 25089, rudolph
- dollar general 25294, grand rapids
- dollar tree 2437, wisconsin rapids
- quality foods hometown markets, wisconsin rapids
- walgreens 09009, wisconsin rapids
- walgreens 13066, marshfield
Super Store · 5
- festival foods 9, marshfield
- pick 'n save 121, wisc rapids
- pick 'n save 6379, marshfield
- target store 805, marshfield
- walmart supercenter 1202, wisconsin rapids
Supermarket · 4
- aldi 64008, wisconsin rapids
- aldi 64020, marshfield
- piggly wiggly #218, nekoosa
- quality foods, wisconsin rapids
Bakery Specialty · 1
- papa murphy's of wisconsin rapids wi009, wisconsin rapids
Farmers' Market · 1
- wisconsin rapids downtown farmers market, wisconsin rapids
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- tong's asian market, wisconsin rapids
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Wisconsin
One of 71 counties in Wisconsin, 6 are shown here.
Compare Wood County vs Adams County → · All Wisconsin counties →
Nationwide peers for Wood County's low-access or SNAP share
SNAP-led peer set first for Wood County (13.2%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Wisconsin.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside WI (24.7% here).
- Pike County, MO · 24.7% low-access
- Pike County, MO · 24.7% low-access
- Douglas County, MN · 24.7% low-access
- Douglas County, MN · 24.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside WI (13.2% here).
- Radford city, VA · 13.2% SNAP
- Radford city, VA · 13.2% SNAP
- Wythe County, VA · 13.2% SNAP
- Wythe County, VA · 13.2% 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.
Food access nationally, Wisconsin in context
Wood County sits inside Wisconsin (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 Wood County, WI are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 55141. 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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