Signature · 36.4% low-access (83rd pct)
Bartholomew County, IN
Bartholomew County sits in the upper national band on low-access (36.4%, +14.3 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 36.4%
- low-access pop.
- 4
- food-desert tracts
- 7.4%
- on SNAP
- 84K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Bartholomew County, IN
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 36.4% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +14.3 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 4 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.4% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 27% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Hancock County ( -0.3 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Bartholomew County sits in the upper national band (36.4%, #536 of 3,079) with 4 LILA tracts.
- #536
- national by low-access %
- #9
- in IN
- 10
- low-access tracts
- 8K
- food-desert residents
Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.
Signature read: 36.4% low-access (83rd pct) (+14.3 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Bartholomew County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Bartholomew County's 36.4% low-access share is elevated, higher than 83% of them and ranked #539 most-affected nationwide.
Bartholomew County's elevated USDA tier split
15 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 4 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Bartholomew County has 11 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.
Bartholomew County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Indiana, not a full county-board reprint
- Hendricks
Hendricks 51.5%
51.5 % low-access
- Vanderburgh
Vanderburgh 37.9%
37.9 % low-access
- Allen
Allen 37.8%
37.8 % low-access
- Bartholomew
Bartholomew 36.4%
36.4 % low-access
- Hancock
Hancock 36.1%
36.1 % low-access
- Madison
Madison 35.4%
35.4 % low-access
- Harrison 0
Harrison 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 15 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 76,794 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 10 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 4 |
| Low-Access Population | 27,973 |
| Low-Access Share | 36.4%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 8,053 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 83,536 |
| Median Household Income | $79,901 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.5%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,474 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.4%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.2%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.3% |
Thick SNAP store book in Bartholomew County
Bartholomew County has 64 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 10 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 29 locations (45% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 29
- casey's 3335, columbus
- circle k 4702457, columbus
- circle k 4700002, columbus
- circle k 4700010, columbus
- circle k 4700053, columbus
- circle k 4700060, columbus
- circle k 4700063, columbus
- circle k 4702342, columbus
- hartsville food mart, hartsville
- huck's 301, hope
- jack's place, columbus
- krishna food mart inc, edinburgh
- mapco 1960, columbus
- mapco 967, columbus
- mapco 993, taylorsville
- marathon food mart, columbus
- mi tierra, columbus
- murphy usa 6844, columbus
- national shell, columbus
- quickway columbus inc, columbus
- qwik stop, columbus
- rickers 7519, columbus
- rickers 7520, edinburgh
- sh petroleum, columbus
- speedway 5521, columbus
- speedway 6092, taylorsville
- t & p petroleum llc, edinburgh
- thorntons 106, edinburgh
- village pantry 5376, columbus
Combination Grocery/Other · 20
- 7k farms, inc., taylorsville
- apna bazaar 1, columbus
- cvs 6707, edinburgh
- cvs 6757, columbus
- cvs 6792, columbus
- dollar general 11235, columbus
- dollar general 2656, columbus
- dollar general 4232, columbus
- dollar general 9252, columbus
- dollartree 10329, columbus
- dollar general 21235, columbus
- dollar general 24511, columbus
- dollar general 3874, columbus
- dollar general 4972, hope
- dollar general store 17435, columbus
- dollar tree 161, columbus
- dollar tree 8360, columbus
- swiss maid country market, hope
- walgreens 3524, columbus
- walgreens 10857, columbus
Super Store · 7
- jay c 79, edinburgh
- jay c 8, columbus
- kroger 710, columbus
- sam's club 4926, columbus
- target store 1911, columbus
- walmart 1371, columbus
- walmart supercenter 4216, columbus
Supermarket · 2
- aldi 44008 44008, columbus
- supermercado morales corp 2, columbus
Bakery Specialty · 1
- papa murphy's pizza in049, columbus
Farmers' Market · 1
- columbus farmer's markets nafmnp, columbus
Large Grocery Store · 1
- la guanajuato grocery store, columbus
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- bush farm enterprizes, columbus
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- farmhouse favorites, columbus
Small Grocery Store · 1
- oriental market in columbus, columbus
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Indiana
One of 91 counties in Indiana, 6 are shown here.
Compare Bartholomew County vs Adams County → · All Indiana counties →
Counties near Bartholomew County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Bartholomew County, both outside Indiana so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside IN (36.4% here).
- Kenton County, KY · 36.4% low-access
- Kenton County, KY · 36.4% low-access
- Polk County, FL · 36.4% low-access
- Polk County, FL · 36.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside IN (7.4% here).
- McHenry County, IL · 7.4% SNAP
- McHenry County, IL · 7.4% SNAP
- DuPage County, IL · 7.4% SNAP
- DuPage County, IL · 7.4% 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.
Bartholomew County inside a higher low-access state context
Bartholomew County sits inside Indiana (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 Bartholomew County, IN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 18005. 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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