Where does Oklahoma rank for food access among U.S. states?

According to USDA FARA (2019), Oklahoma ranks #20 of 50 by population-weighted low-access share.

What share of Oklahoma has low food access?

25.2% of Oklahoma residents live in low-access areas (population-weighted) (+3.1 pts vs U.S.), per USDA FARA 2019.

How many food deserts are in Oklahoma?

177 census tracts in Oklahoma are USDA food deserts (~333K low-income low-access residents); ~2.3 tracts per county.

What is the SNAP participation rate in Oklahoma?

Across Oklahoma, 14.0% of households receive SNAP (ACS 2024) (+1.9 pts vs U.S.) - high tercile among states.

Which county in Oklahoma has the worst food access?

Grant County has the highest low-access share at 65.3% (~0.3% of statewide low-access residents), with 11.8% SNAP.

Signature · 14.0% SNAP (83rd pct among states)

Food access in Oklahoma

Oklahoma stands out on SNAP (14.0%, +1.9 pts vs U.S.) alongside 25.2% population-weighted low-access across 77 counties.

Compiled by Plainfoodaccess, Food Access Editorial Process · December 31, 2024

25.2%
low-access pop.: 177
food-desert tracts: 14.0%
on SNAP: 77
counties

USDA FARA state access plate

State OK · Oklahoma

LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · BOOK-MID

LA-ELEVATED 25.2% low-access
ABOVE-NATIONAL +3.1 pts vs US
LILA-CLUSTER 177 food-desert tracts
SNAP-HEAVY 14.0% SNAP
VEH-OK 5.6% no vehicle
BOOK-MID 77 counties

Nearest low-access peer: Florida ( -0.1 pts)

Oklahoma's thick county book (77)

Oklahoma covers 77 counties among 51 states and DC (atlas inventory, not a food-access quality ranking). Orthogonal to the low-access / SNAP charts below.

Oklahoma vs all states by county count

Where this state's county inventory sits among every tracked jurisdiction

77 17th of 51 higher than 34 of 51 states

Jurisdictions, banded by county inventory

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source USDA Food Access Research Atlas / Census county inventory · 2026-06-23

Mid-band statewide picture

About 946K Oklahoma residents (25.2%) live low-access - #20 of 50, with 177 USDA food-desert tracts.

#20
among states by low-access: 946K
low-access residents: 333K
food-desert residents: 5.6%
households, no vehicle

Population-weighted tract shares. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural from a supermarket.

Where Oklahoma sits on low-access

Oklahoma ringed at #20 of 50 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

Signature read: 14.0% SNAP (83rd pct among states) (+1.9 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .

Oklahoma is in the middle third nationally on low-access (25.2% , #20 of 50). SNAP averages 14.0% of households (upper SNAP band) and 5.6% have no vehicle , with 177 LILA tracts. County pressure peaks in Grant County at 65.3%.

Nationwide peers for Oklahoma's low-access or SNAP share

SNAP-led peer set first for Oklahoma (14.0%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it.

Similar low-access share

Nearest population-weighted low-access rates (25.2% here).

Florida · 25.1% low-access
Ohio · 25.1% low-access
Texas · 25.0% low-access
Arkansas · 24.9% low-access

Similar SNAP participation

Nearest household SNAP rates (14.0% here), deduped against the low-access panel.

Pennsylvania · 14.2% SNAP
Rhode Island · 14.2% SNAP
Illinois · 13.7% SNAP
Alabama · 13.6% SNAP

Source: USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + Census ACS 2024 SNAP. Floor county_count ≥ 5.

NM

31.7
OK

25.2
FL

25.1
OH

25.1
TX

25
AR

24.9
DC

4.6

Grant

65.3
Dewey

64.1
Blaine

61.4
Alfalfa

58.5
Roger Mills

54.7
Logan

53.4
Harper

51.2
Washita

47.5

All counties in Oklahoma

County	Population	Low-access	SNAP	No vehicle	Poverty
Grant County	4K	65.3%	11.8%	3.9%	17.5%
Dewey County	4K	64.1%	9.1%	2.5%	14.1%
Blaine County	9K	61.4%	14.3%	3.3%	17.4%
Alfalfa County	6K	58.5%	9.4%	1.8%	16.5%
Roger Mills County	3K	54.7%	10.5%	1.7%	14.7%
Logan County	52K	53.4%	10.7%	3.4%	11.6%
Harper County	3K	51.2%	4.4%	1.4%	13.1%
Washita County	11K	47.5%	14.9%	3.0%	14.1%
Ellis County	4K	42.7%	11.5%	3.9%	13.0%
Custer County	28K	42.1%	11.8%	4.8%	16.4%
Kiowa County	8K	41.8%	20.8%	4.8%	22.9%
Tillman County	7K	40.7%	19.4%	9.6%	21.0%
Cimarron County	2K	40.4%	5.5%	3.7%	7.4%
Wagoner County	87K	40.4%	8.6%	2.7%	9.2%
Beaver County	5K	38.2%	4.2%	1.3%	13.3%
Haskell County	12K	38.2%	22.2%	5.5%	20.8%
Kay County	44K	38.2%	17.2%	6.0%	16.0%
Osage County	46K	37.6%	13.9%	5.7%	13.1%
Choctaw County	14K	37.2%	24.9%	8.0%	23.2%
Pittsburg County	44K	36.0%	18.2%	7.1%	17.7%
Atoka County	14K	34.7%	14.9%	7.5%	17.3%
Canadian County	169K	34.2%	8.4%	3.3%	8.0%
Johnston County	10K	33.7%	19.4%	5.7%	22.9%
Washington County	53K	33.5%	15.5%	5.3%	16.1%
Noble County	11K	31.8%	10.9%	2.3%	12.9%
Jackson County	25K	31.7%	15.3%	6.4%	16.2%
Woodward County	20K	30.1%	9.2%	4.0%	14.0%
Marshall County	16K	29.1%	12.1%	3.1%	16.1%
Texas County	21K	28.8%	6.7%	5.1%	15.7%
Pontotoc County	38K	28.6%	15.4%	6.4%	12.6%
McCurtain County	31K	28.4%	21.3%	7.2%	21.2%
Cherokee County	48K	27.9%	16.5%	6.9%	18.2%
Comanche County	122K	27.9%	16.1%	8.2%	18.1%
Grady County	57K	27.9%	12.2%	4.4%	12.2%
Coal County	5K	27.4%	17.6%	6.5%	20.8%
Stephens County	44K	27.4%	17.6%	5.7%	18.0%
Lincoln County	34K	27.3%	15.0%	3.4%	17.3%
Okmulgee County	37K	27.0%	21.4%	6.6%	18.0%
Craig County	14K	26.8%	14.5%	5.5%	19.0%
Woods County	9K	26.6%	9.2%	7.9%	19.9%
Beckham County	22K	26.5%	18.6%	5.2%	21.7%
Bryan County	48K	26.4%	13.5%	5.6%	16.6%
Jefferson County	5K	26.1%	22.5%	9.1%	23.1%
Tulsa County	681K	25.5%	12.8%	6.3%	14.7%
Payne County	83K	25.3%	10.1%	5.9%	22.6%
Nowata County	9K	24.9%	17.6%	4.0%	17.2%
Pushmataha County	11K	24.5%	17.7%	6.7%	20.7%
Cotton County	5K	23.5%	17.8%	6.2%	20.5%
Seminole County	23K	23.2%	22.9%	7.0%	21.7%
Caddo County	26K	22.9%	15.4%	6.9%	18.3%
Cleveland County	300K	22.5%	9.9%	4.3%	12.9%
Oklahoma County	806K	21.9%	14.8%	6.7%	16.0%
Rogers County	99K	21.9%	10.7%	2.8%	8.9%
Delaware County	41K	21.1%	15.6%	4.0%	19.0%
Sequoyah County	40K	20.3%	21.2%	5.2%	20.2%
Latimer County	10K	19.5%	18.7%	3.7%	20.7%
Love County	10K	19.4%	13.8%	3.2%	15.0%
Garfield County	62K	19.1%	15.6%	4.9%	12.5%
Kingfisher County	15K	18.9%	8.2%	4.1%	12.8%
Hughes County	13K	18.8%	15.8%	3.2%	20.2%
Carter County	49K	18.1%	16.2%	4.8%	16.2%
Le Flore County	49K	18.0%	20.9%	6.3%	19.4%
Pottawatomie County	73K	17.3%	18.6%	4.3%	15.9%
Greer County	5K	17.0%	25.4%	5.1%	16.9%
Creek County	73K	15.9%	14.8%	4.9%	14.5%
Murray County	14K	15.9%	12.2%	4.1%	12.7%
Ottawa County	30K	15.9%	17.6%	6.1%	20.9%
Okfuskee County	11K	14.8%	19.0%	8.4%	25.8%
Muskogee County	66K	14.6%	19.7%	7.5%	19.1%
McIntosh County	19K	14.2%	20.4%	5.0%	21.1%
Garvin County	26K	12.9%	14.2%	4.9%	17.0%
Mayes County	40K	12.6%	14.1%	4.5%	16.2%
Major County	8K	10.8%	12.7%	2.8%	11.0%
Adair County	20K	9.7%	25.3%	9.0%	21.5%
McClain County	45K	9.3%	7.8%	1.6%	8.5%
Harmon County	2K	8.3%	22.3%	9.8%	22.7%
Pawnee County	16K	5.6%	15.5%	3.9%	18.2%

Source: USDA ERS Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + U.S. Census Bureau ACS (2024 5-year). Sorted by low-access share, highest first.

Figures from USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and Census ACS 2024 5-year. Compiled 2026-06-23. Methodology · All states.

PlainFoodAccess renders this state summary 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. Statewide figures for Oklahoma are population-weighted aggregates of county Atlas and ACS records. 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.