Food Access in Arkansas

Food desert and food access data for 75 counties in Arkansas (AR).

75
Counties
51.5%
Avg. Low Access %
1.3M
People in Food Deserts
13.6%
Avg. SNAP %

Counties in Arkansas

County Population Low Access % SNAP % No Vehicle % Poverty %
Phillips County 16K 78.6% 30.3% 13.9% 30.5%
Lee County 9K 77.8% 25.5% 21.7% 27.6%
St. Francis County 23K 77.1% 23.9% 12.9% 28.1%
Desha County 11K 76.4% 21.5% 14.6% 27.2%
Monroe County 7K 74.8% 20.2% 15.6% 23.8%
Chicot County 10K 74.5% 19.0% 11.4% 27.4%
Mississippi County 40K 70.8% 18.0% 10.4% 21.9%
Poinsett County 23K 70.2% 20.8% 8.7% 21.0%
Woodruff County 6K 69.5% 19.4% 10.9% 19.0%
Stone County 12K 68.3% 20.2% 7.6% 21.2%
Jackson County 17K 67.9% 19.5% 8.0% 20.4%
Ashley County 19K 67.8% 15.2% 8.9% 23.3%
Crittenden County 48K 67.3% 16.7% 9.6% 19.7%
Ouachita County 23K 65.7% 14.6% 12.4% 19.1%
Drew County 17K 64.6% 15.4% 7.6% 21.4%
Miller County 43K 63.8% 13.8% 8.9% 20.5%
Jefferson County 67K 63.3% 15.6% 7.7% 19.5%
Conway County 21K 62.7% 14.4% 7.5% 20.9%
Cross County 17K 62.3% 12.7% 9.3% 20.2%
Hempstead County 20K 62.1% 12.4% 7.8% 23.0%
Arkansas County 17K 61.9% 15.1% 9.7% 16.8%
Lafayette County 6K 61.9% 13.7% 7.4% 21.6%
Bradley County 10K 61.3% 19.6% 8.6% 15.2%
Scott County 10K 61.1% 14.3% 9.3% 17.1%
Nevada County 8K 60.5% 19.5% 4.6% 27.8%
Searcy County 8K 59.1% 9.9% 7.7% 26.6%
Izard County 14K 58.1% 12.5% 7.2% 19.7%
Clark County 21K 57.9% 14.0% 6.3% 20.0%
Sevier County 16K 57.0% 19.7% 4.7% 20.1%
Randolph County 19K 56.8% 14.5% 6.0% 19.2%
Clay County 15K 56.4% 14.2% 5.9% 19.4%
Franklin County 17K 56.0% 14.3% 5.6% 20.2%
Hot Spring County 33K 55.9% 13.7% 5.9% 19.7%
Craighead County 111K 55.7% 12.2% 6.8% 19.1%
Lawrence County 16K 55.0% 16.0% 5.5% 17.8%
Independence County 38K 53.2% 11.7% 6.1% 19.3%
Johnson County 26K 52.9% 12.6% 5.2% 21.2%
Pulaski County 398K 52.2% 11.1% 7.4% 16.6%
Columbia County 23K 51.8% 14.1% 4.2% 22.5%
Greene County 46K 51.8% 15.6% 4.9% 17.6%
Sebastian County 128K 51.2% 12.6% 6.3% 16.5%
Garland County 100K 50.1% 11.5% 6.2% 16.9%
White County 77K 49.9% 12.2% 6.3% 16.1%
Van Buren County 16K 49.4% 9.1% 6.4% 18.9%
Sharp County 17K 49.1% 16.4% 4.8% 15.9%
Cleveland County 8K 48.9% 13.6% 7.0% 13.6%
Montgomery County 9K 48.8% 13.7% 4.6% 18.2%
Fulton County 12K 48.7% 14.7% 5.4% 15.3%
Dallas County 6K 48.4% 15.0% 7.7% 11.9%
Polk County 19K 48.4% 11.7% 5.3% 17.8%
Pike County 10K 47.1% 12.3% 4.9% 17.5%
Crawford County 61K 45.3% 11.2% 4.8% 17.8%
Union County 39K 45.1% 9.3% 5.2% 18.6%
Howard County 13K 43.9% 10.9% 4.4% 18.3%
Lincoln County 13K 43.3% 10.0% 4.8% 17.7%
Logan County 21K 42.9% 12.4% 5.2% 14.5%
Perry County 10K 42.9% 9.2% 6.1% 15.3%
Pope County 63K 42.2% 10.0% 4.5% 17.9%
Yell County 20K 40.8% 12.5% 5.8% 12.4%
Marion County 17K 40.1% 9.5% 4.2% 17.8%
Faulkner County 125K 36.8% 8.4% 4.8% 15.5%
Boone County 38K 35.7% 9.0% 5.5% 13.2%
Madison County 17K 34.9% 9.9% 3.2% 16.5%
Carroll County 28K 32.5% 4.9% 5.0% 15.4%
Washington County 247K 31.8% 6.2% 4.6% 15.2%
Lonoke County 74K 30.8% 9.6% 4.9% 11.8%
Baxter County 42K 30.1% 7.9% 4.4% 13.5%
Cleburne County 25K 29.0% 9.2% 3.1% 14.1%
Prairie County 8K 28.0% 11.3% 4.6% 10.0%
Little River County 12K 27.7% 7.7% 4.9% 11.8%
Grant County 18K 26.5% 9.6% 2.4% 13.5%
Calhoun County 5K 25.5% 9.0% 3.3% 12.5%
Newton County 7K 24.5% 11.6% 2.2% 11.4%
Saline County 124K 15.5% 6.4% 3.7% 9.5%
Benton County 287K 7.2% 4.1% 2.8% 7.9%

Source: USDA ERS Food Access Research Atlas, U.S. Census Bureau. Sorted by low access percentage (highest first).