Signature · 3 LILA tracts (50% of tracts)
Yell County, AR
Yell County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 3 LILA tracts (50% of the book) alongside 16.4% low-access.
- 16.4%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 10.2%
- on SNAP
- 20K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Yell County, AR
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 16.4% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -5.7 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 10.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 50% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Baxter County (+ 0.0 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Yell County ranks #2,001 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #60 of 75 counties in AR (16.4% low-access; 3 food-desert tracts).
- #2,001
- national by low-access %
- #60
- in AR
- 4
- 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: 3 LILA tracts (50% of tracts) .
How Yell County compares nationally
Yell County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 16.4% low-access share that beats 36% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,001).
Yell County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
6 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
Yell County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (5 rural, 1 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 1 urban tract faces the 1-mile one.
Yell County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Arkansas, not a full county-board reprint
- Calhoun
Calhoun 65.5%
65.5 % low-access
- Yell 16.4
Yell 16.4%
16.4 % low-access
- Baxter 16.4
Baxter 16.4%
16.4 % low-access
- Carroll 16.4
Carroll 16.4%
16.4 % low-access
- Lonoke 16.4
Lonoke 16.4%
16.4 % low-access
- Logan 16.2
Logan 16.2%
16.2 % low-access
- Izard 0.9
Izard 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 6 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 22,185 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 4 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 3,632 |
| Low-Access Share | 16.4%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,726 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 20,134 |
| Median Household Income | $55,934 |
| Poverty Rate | 15.6%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 853 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.2%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.5%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.7% |
SNAP retailers in Yell County
Yell County has 25 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 10 locations (40% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
9 towns share the 25 authorized stores; Danville holds 36% of them. 7 of the 9 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Ola, Centerville, Harvana, Havana, Mountainburg, Plainview and 1 more.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Danville | 9 | 1 |
| Dardanelle | 8 | 2 |
| Ola | 2 | none |
| Centerville | 1 | none |
| Harvana | 1 | none |
| Havana | 1 | none |
| Mountainburg | 1 | none |
| Plainview | 1 | none |
| Rover | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 10
- casey's 5146, danville
- casey's 3875, danville
- centerville country store, centerville
- emerson country store, inc, rover
- ever so fast, dardanelle
- giri's havana country store, havana
- jordans kwik stop 78, danville
- murphy usa 7540, dardanelle
- silvers food court, ola
- the gas spot 1007, dardanelle
Combination Grocery/Other · 9
- asian store, danville
- dollar general 18811, dardanelle
- dollar general 3172, dardanelle
- dollar general 4312, danville
- dollar general 11360, mountainburg
- dollar general 11464, ola
- dollar general 25217, dardanelle
- dollar general store 17282, harvana
- usa drug express 15703, danville
Small Grocery Store · 3
- panaderia guerrero, danville
- plainview superette, plainview
- vasquez meat market 1, danville
Super Store · 2
- harps food store 540, danville
- walmart 296, dardanelle
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- midway discount foods llc, dardanelle
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Arkansas
One of 74 counties in Arkansas, 6 are shown here.
Compare Yell County vs Arkansas County → · All Arkansas counties →
Nationwide peers for Yell County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Yell County, both outside Arkansas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside AR (16.4% here).
- Broome County, NY · 16.4% low-access
- St. Lawrence County, NY · 16.4% low-access
- Alleghany County, VA · 16.4% low-access
- Jefferson County, FL · 16.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside AR (10.2% here).
- Gordon County, GA · 10.2% SNAP
- Honolulu County, HI · 10.2% SNAP
- Hubbard County, MN · 10.2% SNAP
- St. Louis County, MN · 10.2% 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.
Arkansas among West South Central states
Arkansas ranks 4th of 4 West South Central states by population-weighted low-access (24.9%). Yell County, at 16.4%, runs 8.5 pts below the Arkansas rate.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
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 Yell County, AR are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 05149. 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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