Signature · 7.5% SNAP (5th pct in KY)
Anderson County, KY
Anderson County lands in the lower national band on low-access (7.8%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 7.8%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 7.5%
- on SNAP
- 24K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Anderson County, KY
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 7.8% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -14.3 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Carter County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Anderson County lands in the lower national band (7.8%, #2,657 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,657
- national by low-access %
- #68
- in KY
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 500
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 7.5% SNAP (5th pct in KY) (-4.6 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Anderson County compares nationally
Food access in Anderson County compares favorably nationally: its 7.8% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 15% of them (rank #2,662).
Anderson County's lower-band USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Anderson County has 1 urban and 4 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.
Anderson 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
- Jackson 8.1
Jackson 8.1%
8.1 % low-access
- Carlisle 7.9
Carlisle 7.9%
7.9 % low-access
- Anderson 7.8
Anderson 7.8%
7.8 % low-access
- Carter 7.8
Carter 7.8%
7.8 % low-access
- Morgan 7.6
Morgan 7.6%
7.6 % low-access
- Ballard 0
Ballard 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 21,421 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,670 |
| Low-Access Share | 7.8%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 500 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 24,353 |
| Median Household Income | $74,488 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.5%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 724 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.5%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.8%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.4% |
SNAP retailers in Anderson County
Anderson County has 19 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 9 locations (47% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 9
- 4 way stop n go, lawrenceburg
- fivestar 4947, lawrenceburg
- fivestar 5546, lawrenceburg
- hari het ky corporation, lawrenceburg
- hill of bar-b-que, lawrenceburg
- murphy usa 7341, lawrenceburg
- prime star 3, lawrenceburg
- prime star 6, lawrenceburg
- u mart, lawrenceburg
Combination Grocery/Other · 6
- dollar general 10822, lawrenceburg
- dollar general 2274, lawrenceburg
- dollar general 15276, lawrenceburg
- dollar general 31457, lawrenceburg
- dollar tree 5170, lawrenceburg
- walgreens 17950, lawrenceburg
Super Store · 2
- kroger #l-00913 913, lawrenceburg
- walmart supercenter 507, lawrenceburg
Farmers' Market · 1
- anderson county farmers market, lawrenceburg
Large Grocery Store · 1
- lawrenceburg save a lot 23910, lawrenceburg
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 Anderson County vs Adair County → · All Kentucky counties →
Counties near Anderson County's lower low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Anderson County (7.5%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Kentucky.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside KY (7.8% here).
- Winnebago County, IA · 7.8% low-access
- Winnebago County, IA · 7.8% low-access
- Mille Lacs County, MN · 7.8% low-access
- Mille Lacs County, MN · 7.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside KY (7.5% here).
- Cumberland County, ME · 7.5% SNAP
- Cumberland County, ME · 7.5% SNAP
- Jefferson County, ID · 7.5% SNAP
- Jefferson County, ID · 7.5% 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.
Anderson County inside a lower low-access state context
Anderson 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 Anderson County, KY are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 21005. 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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