Signature · 6.8% SNAP (10th pct in OH)
Auglaize County, OH
Auglaize County lands in the lower national band on low-access (9.9%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 9.9%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 6.8%
- on SNAP
- 46K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Auglaize County, OH
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-MODERATE 9.9% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -12.2 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 6.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Darke County ( -0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Auglaize County lands in the lower national band (9.9%, #2,486 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,486
- national by low-access %
- #69
- in OH
- 4
- low-access tracts
- 997
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 6.8% SNAP (10th pct in OH) (-5.3 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Auglaize County compares nationally
Auglaize County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 9.9% low-access share that beats 20% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,493).
Auglaize County's lower-band USDA tier split
11 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Auglaize County has 5 urban and 6 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.
Auglaize County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Ohio, not a full county-board reprint
- Warren
Warren 45.7%
45.7 % low-access
- Sandusky 10.7
Sandusky 10.7%
10.7 % low-access
- Fayette 10.6
Fayette 10.6%
10.6 % low-access
- Auglaize 9.9
Auglaize 9.9%
9.9 % low-access
- Darke 9.8
Darke 9.8%
9.8 % low-access
- Hardin 9.1
Hardin 9.1%
9.1 % low-access
- Morrow 2.2
Morrow 2.2%
2.2 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 11 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 45,949 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 4 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 4,537 |
| Low-Access Share | 9.9%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 997 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 46,125 |
| Median Household Income | $78,660 |
| Poverty Rate | 7.1%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,289 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 6.8%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.0%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Auglaize County
Auglaize County has 31 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 15 locations (48% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 15
- casey's general store 3535, cridersville
- certified oil 400359, saint marys
- certified oil 400359, saint marys
- circle k 4705661, saint marys
- gastown 2 llc, wapakoneta
- hutchison shell, wapakoneta
- pump n pack none, saint marys
- s and g stores llc 66, minster
- s and g stores llc 67, minster
- schneider grocery, wapakoneta
- st marys marathon 1, saint marys
- ta wapakoneta, wapakoneta
- ti new knoxville llc, new knoxville
- wapak marathon, wapakoneta
- waynesfield carryout 1, waynesfield
Combination Grocery/Other · 9
- cvs 5666, wapakoneta
- dollar general 18628, waynesfield
- dollar general 2015, new bremen
- dollar general 7099, saint marys
- dollar general 25129, saint marys
- dollar general 3822, wapakoneta
- dollar tree 4117, saint marys
- dollar tree 7231, wapakoneta
- family dollar 13143, minster
Super Store · 3
- community markets 3, wapakoneta
- kroger 910, saint marys
- walmart supercenter 3300, wapakoneta
Supermarket · 2
- aldi 40082 40082, wapakoneta
- pantry pride markets, saint marys
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- kah & co inc, wapakoneta
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- walter & sons inc, wapakoneta
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Ohio
One of 87 counties in Ohio, 6 are shown here.
Compare Auglaize County vs Adams County → · All Ohio counties →
Counties near Auglaize County's lower low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Auglaize County (6.8%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Ohio.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside OH (9.9% here).
- Ontario County, NY · 9.9% low-access
- Ontario County, NY · 9.9% low-access
- Wise County, TX · 9.9% low-access
- Wise County, TX · 9.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside OH (6.8% here).
- Ellis County, TX · 6.8% SNAP
- Ellis County, TX · 6.8% SNAP
- Erath County, TX · 6.8% SNAP
- Erath County, TX · 6.8% 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.
Auglaize County inside a lower low-access state context
Auglaize County sits inside Ohio (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 Auglaize County, OH are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 39011. 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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