Signature · 12.4% low-access (26th pct)
Wright County, IA
Wright County lands in the lower national band on low-access (12.4%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 12.4%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 9.5%
- on SNAP
- 13K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Wright County, IA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 12.4% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -9.7 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 9.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 20% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Chickasaw County (+ 0.2 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Wright County lands in the lower national band (12.4%, #2,314 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,314
- national by low-access %
- #63
- in IA
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 519
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 12.4% low-access (26th pct) (-9.7 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Wright County compares nationally
Wright County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 12.4% low-access share that beats 26% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,314).
Wright County's lower-band USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Wright County has 2 urban and 3 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.
Wright County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Iowa, not a full county-board reprint
- Fremont
Fremont 76%
76 % low-access
- Mills 13.3
Mills 13.3%
13.3 % low-access
- Lyon 12.8
Lyon 12.8%
12.8 % low-access
- Chickasaw 12.6
Chickasaw 12.6%
12.6 % low-access
- Wright 12.4
Wright 12.4%
12.4 % low-access
- O'Brien 12
O'Brien 12%
12 % low-access
- Grundy 0
Grundy 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 13,229 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,643 |
| Low-Access Share | 12.4%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 519 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 12,791 |
| Median Household Income | $67,190 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.8%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 511 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 9.5%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.4%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.5% |
SNAP retailers in Wright County
Wright County has 18 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 7 locations (39% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 7
- casey's 2305, belmond
- casey's 2552, goldfield
- casey's 2494, eagle grove
- casey's general store 3052, clarion
- jalapeno mexican store and grill, clarion
- yesway 10029, clarion
- yesway 10034, belmond
Combination Grocery/Other · 4
- dollar general 15491, clarion
- dollar general 1969, belmond
- dollar general 2406, eagle grove
- dollar general 25760, eagle grove
Small Grocery Store · 2
- dows community grocery inc, dows
- variedades hernandez llc, clarion
Super Store · 2
- fareway stores, inc. 551, eagle grove
- fareway stores, inc. 879, belmond
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- clarion locker, clarion
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- el valle tienda y carniceria, eagle grove
Supermarket · 1
- brothers market 715, clarion
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 Wright County vs Adair County → · All Iowa counties →
Counties near Wright County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Wright 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 (12.4% here).
- Pope County, MN · 12.4% low-access
- Pope County, MN · 12.4% low-access
- Simpson County, MS · 12.4% low-access
- Simpson County, MS · 12.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside IA (9.5% here).
- Pike County, IN · 9.5% SNAP
- Pike County, IN · 9.5% SNAP
- Washington County, IL · 9.5% SNAP
- Washington County, IL · 9.5% 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.
Wright County inside a lower low-access state context
Wright 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 Wright County, IA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 19197. 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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