Signature · 2 LILA tracts (50% of tracts)
Wright County, MO
Wright County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 2 LILA tracts (50% of the book) alongside 18.0% low-access.
- 18.0%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 13.6%
- on SNAP
- 19K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Wright County, MO
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 18.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -4.1 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 13.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 7.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 50% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Montgomery County ( -0.3 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Wright County ranks #1,863 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #67 of 115 counties in MO (18.0% low-access; 2 food-desert tracts).
- #1,863
- national by low-access %
- #67
- in MO
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- 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: 2 LILA tracts (50% of tracts) .
How Wright County compares nationally
Wright County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 18.0% low-access share that beats 41% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,863).
Wright County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
4 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Wright County has 1 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 low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Missouri, not a full county-board reprint
- Mercer
Mercer 99.8%
99.8 % low-access
- Bates 18.6
Bates 18.6%
18.6 % low-access
- Lawrence 18.6
Lawrence 18.6%
18.6 % low-access
- Scott 18.3
Scott 18.3%
18.3 % low-access
- Wright 18
Wright 18%
18 % low-access
- Montgomery 17.7
Montgomery 17.7%
17.7 % low-access
- Mississippi 3
Mississippi 3%
3 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 4 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 18,815 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 3,379 |
| Low-Access Share | 18.0%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,902 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 18,965 |
| Median Household Income | $47,909 |
| Poverty Rate | 18.7%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 974 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 13.6%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.0%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.0% |
SNAP retailers in Wright County
Wright County has 23 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 10 locations (43% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 10
- casey's 1146, mountain grove
- casey's 1249, mansfield
- casey's 1369, hartville
- casey's 1497, mountain grove
- double eagle c-store, hartville
- murphy usa 7941, mountain grove
- red express, mountain grove
- signal food store 103, mansfield
- signal food store 110, mansfield
- ta express norwood ta norwood, norwood
Combination Grocery/Other · 7
- dollartree 8632, mountain grove
- dollar general 21184, norwood
- dollar general 402, mountain grove
- dollar general 7602, hartville
- dollar general 8277, mansfield
- dollar general store 17821, grovespring
- williams meat company, norwood
Supermarket · 3
- country mart 2447, mountain grove
- town & country 2420, mansfield
- town & country 2463, hartville
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- poletti custom meats, norwood
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- shetlers discount grocery, mountain grove
Super Store · 1
- walmart sc 88, mountain grove
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 Wright County vs Adair County → · All Missouri counties →
Nationwide peers for Wright County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Wright 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 (18.0% here).
- Livingston County, NY · 18.0% low-access
- Livingston County, NY · 18.0% low-access
- Le Flore County, OK · 18.0% low-access
- Le Flore County, OK · 18.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MO (13.6% here).
- Clark County, NV · 13.6% SNAP
- Clark County, NV · 13.6% SNAP
- Ionia County, MI · 13.6% SNAP
- Ionia County, MI · 13.6% 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, Missouri in context
Wright 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 Wright County, MO are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 29229. 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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