Signature · 6.5% low-access (13th pct)
Adair County, KY
Adair County lands in the lower national band on low-access (6.5%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 6.5%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 16.9%
- on SNAP
- 19K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Adair County, KY
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ADEQUATE 6.5% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -15.6 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 16.9% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 14% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Fleming County (+ 0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Adair County lands in the lower national band (6.5%, #2,727 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,727
- national by low-access %
- #74
- in KY
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 635
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 6.5% low-access (13th pct) (-15.6 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Adair County compares nationally
Food access in Adair County compares favorably nationally: its 6.5% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 13% of them (rank #2,731).
Adair County's lower-band USDA tier split
7 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Adair County has 0 urban and 7 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.
Adair County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Kentucky, not a full county-board reprint
- Robertson
Robertson 74.8%
74.8 % low-access
- Ohio 6.9
Ohio 6.9%
6.9 % low-access
- Fleming 6.6
Fleming 6.6%
6.6 % low-access
- Adair 6.5
Adair 6.5%
6.5 % low-access
- Floyd 6.4
Floyd 6.4%
6.4 % low-access
- Harlan 6.2
Harlan 6.2%
6.2 % low-access
- Ballard 0
Ballard 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 7 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 18,656 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,206 |
| Low-Access Share | 6.5%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 635 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 19,089 |
| Median Household Income | $53,553 |
| Poverty Rate | 18.4%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,208 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 16.9%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.1%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 6.3% |
SNAP retailers in Adair County
Adair County has 25 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 11 locations (44% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 11
- casey's 4567, columbia
- casey's 5193, columbia
- fivestar 2240, columbia
- fivestar 2242, columbia
- fivestar 2249, columbia
- fivestar 2250, columbia
- hwy 206 food mart, columbia
- kelley's general, llc., columbia
- mustard seed country store, columbia
- shree umiya 3 inc, knifley
- speedway 9348, columbia
Combination Grocery/Other · 9
- cvs pharmacy 10049, columbia
- dollar general 19740, columbia
- dollar general 2185, columbia
- dollar general 11967, columbia
- dollar general 20663, columbia
- dollar general 23162, breeding
- dollar tree 7709, columbia
- family dollar store 814, columbia
- udell's fruit market, columbia
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- hometown butcher, columbia
- sano meat processing, columbia
Supermarket · 2
- houchens iga 011, columbia
- houchens save a lot 151, columbia
Super Store · 1
- walmart supercenter 569, columbia
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Kentucky
One of 119 counties in Kentucky, 6 are shown here.
Compare Adair County vs Allen County → · All Kentucky counties →
Counties near Adair County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Adair County, both outside Kentucky so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside KY (6.5% here).
- Stephenson County, IL · 6.5% low-access
- Stephenson County, IL · 6.5% low-access
- Los Angeles County, CA · 6.5% low-access
- Los Angeles County, CA · 6.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside KY (16.9% here).
- Wexford County, MI · 16.9% SNAP
- Wexford County, MI · 16.9% SNAP
- Taylor County, FL · 16.9% SNAP
- Taylor County, FL · 16.9% 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.
Adair County inside a lower low-access state context
Adair County sits inside Kentucky (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 Adair County, KY are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 21001. 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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