Signature · 12.6% SNAP (89th pct in IA)
Woodbury County, IA
Woodbury County stands out on SNAP (12.6%, +0.5 pts vs U.S.) with 19.2% low-access from USDA FARA 2019.
- 19.2%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 12.6%
- on SNAP
- 106K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Woodbury County, IA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 19.2% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -2.9 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 12.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 12% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Polk County (+ 0.2 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Woodbury County ranks #1,755 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #43 of 98 counties in IA (19.2% low-access; 3 food-desert tracts).
- #1,755
- national by low-access %
- #43
- in IA
- 11
- 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: 12.6% SNAP (89th pct in IA) (+0.5 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Woodbury County compares nationally
Woodbury County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 19.2% low-access share that beats 44% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,755).
Woodbury County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
25 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Woodbury County has 20 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.
Woodbury County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Iowa, not a full county-board reprint
- Fremont
Fremont 76%
76 % low-access
- Franklin 19.7
Franklin 19.7%
19.7 % low-access
- Harrison 19.7
Harrison 19.7%
19.7 % low-access
- Madison 19.7
Madison 19.7%
19.7 % low-access
- Polk 19.4
Polk 19.4%
19.4 % low-access
- Woodbury 19.2
Woodbury 19.2%
19.2 % low-access
- Grundy 0
Grundy 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 25 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 102,172 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 11 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 19,603 |
| Low-Access Share | 19.2%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 5,483 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 106,247 |
| Median Household Income | $73,658 |
| Poverty Rate | 14.0%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 5,147 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 12.6%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.1%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Woodbury County
Woodbury County has 95 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 38 locations (40% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 38
- 75 pronto express, sioux city
- abarrotes la esquinita, sioux city
- brew correctionville 12, correctionville
- brew floyd 3, sioux city
- brew riverside 5, sioux city
- casey's 2607, sioux city
- casey's 2447, sergeant bluff
- casey's 2608, sioux city
- casey's 2889, sioux city
- casey's 3962, sioux city
- casey's 50, moville
- casey's general store 2275, sioux city
- casey's general store 3009, sioux city
- casey's general store 3674, sioux city
- cenex-pump n pak, sergeant bluff
- circle s riverside, sioux city
- floyd food & fuel, sioux city
- hy-vee fast & fresh 5615, sioux city
- hy-vee gas 5610, sioux city
- kwik star 1293, sioux city
- kwik star 1737, sergeant bluff
- loves travel stop 479, sioux city
- maverik 5035, sioux city
- maverik 5036, sioux city
- maverik 5037, sioux city
- maverik 5169, sloan
- maverik 5274, sioux city
- morningside food and fuel, sioux city
- murphy usa 6843, sioux city
- murphy usa 6921, sioux city
- one stop food & fuel, sioux city
- pg mini mart, sioux city
- pilot travel center 594, sioux city
- sargs mini mart 2, sioux city
- select mart, sioux city
- select mart, sioux city
- select mart, sioux city
- suarez bakery, sioux city
Combination Grocery/Other · 28
- abarrotes el arcoiris, sioux city
- african general grocery, sioux city
- aimee international foods, sioux city
- dollar general 18699, sloan
- dollartree 11029, sioux city
- dollartree 9238, sioux city
- delina grocery store llc, sioux city
- dollar general 0405, sioux city
- dollar general 16607, correctionville
- dollar general 16936, moville
- dollar general 22191, sioux city
- dollar general 2900, sioux city
- dollar general 2936, sioux city
- dollar general 3009, sioux city
- dollar general 5857, sioux city
- dollar general 5881, sioux city
- dollar general 6709, sergeant bluff
- dollar tree 2513, sioux city
- dollar tree 3202, sioux city
- dollar tree 4342, sioux city
- dollar tree 7637, sioux city
- family dollar 5720, sioux city
- fireside meat market, anthon
- gulela grocery store, sioux city
- habesha grocery store, sioux city
- walgreens 15647, sioux city
- walgreens 5470, sioux city
- walgreens 910, sioux city
Super Store · 12
- fareway stores, inc. 019, sioux city
- fareway stores, inc. 022, sioux city
- fareway stores, inc. 14, sergeant bluff
- fareway stores, inc. 829, sioux city
- hy-vee food store 1610, sioux city
- hy-vee food store 1614, sioux city
- hy-vee food store 1615, sioux city
- hy-vee mainstreet 7070, sioux city
- sam's club 6432, sioux city
- target stores t- 1800, sioux city
- walmart sc 1361, sioux city
- walmart sc 3590, sioux city
Medium Grocery Store · 9
- colberts market, danbury
- global food market llc, sioux city
- guanajuato market, sioux city
- hong kong supermarket, sioux city
- international market, sioux city
- la pinata, sioux city
- la plazita latina, sioux city
- laurances foods inc, sioux city
- mireille's tropical food market, sioux city
Supermarket · 3
- aldi 72025, sioux city
- aldi 72126, sioux city
- save a lot 24967, sioux city
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- braunger market, sioux city
- the butcher shop, sioux city
Bakery Specialty · 1
- papa murphy's ia037, sioux city
Large Grocery Store · 1
- great wall oriental food store, sioux city
Small Grocery Store · 1
- la victoria llc, sioux 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 Woodbury County vs Adair County → · All Iowa counties →
Nationwide peers for Woodbury County's low-access or SNAP share
SNAP-led peer set first for Woodbury County (12.6%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Iowa.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside IA (19.2% here).
- Alachua County, FL · 19.2% low-access
- Alachua County, FL · 19.2% low-access
- Clay County, MN · 19.2% low-access
- Clay County, MN · 19.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside IA (12.6% here).
- Cheboygan County, MI · 12.6% SNAP
- Cheboygan County, MI · 12.6% SNAP
- Sanilac County, MI · 12.6% SNAP
- Sanilac County, MI · 12.6% 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, Iowa in context
Woodbury 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 Woodbury County, IA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 19193. 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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