Signature · 1.7% low-access (5th pct)
Benton County, IN
Benton County lands in the lower national band on low-access (1.7%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 1.7%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 11.7%
- on SNAP
- 9K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Benton County, IN
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 1.7% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -20.4 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 11.7% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Carroll County (+ 0.2 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Benton County lands in the lower national band (1.7%, #2,974 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,974
- national by low-access %
- #86
- in IN
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 98
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 1.7% low-access (5th pct) (-20.4 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Benton County compares nationally
Food access in Benton County compares favorably nationally: its 1.7% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 5% of them (rank #2,979).
Benton County's lower-band USDA tier split
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Benton County has 0 urban and 3 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.
Benton County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Indiana, not a full county-board reprint
- Hendricks
Hendricks 51.5%
51.5 % low-access
- Starke 2
Starke 2%
2 % low-access
- White 2
White 2%
2 % low-access
- Carroll 1.9
Carroll 1.9%
1.9 % low-access
- Benton 1.7
Benton 1.7%
1.7 % low-access
- Orange 1.1
Orange 1.1%
1.1 % low-access
- Harrison 0
Harrison 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 3 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 8,854 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 153 |
| Low-Access Share | 1.7%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 98 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 8,735 |
| Median Household Income | $65,875 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.9%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 403 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.7%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.8%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.2% |
SNAP retailers in Benton County
Benton County has 7 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 2 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 4 locations (57% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 4
- dollar general 2607, fowler
- dollar general 11937, oxford
- dollar general 21018, otterbein
- dollar general 21911, boswell
Convenience Store · 3
- casey's general store 2056, fowler
- hub plaza, boswell
- jsa foodmart inc, fowler
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 Benton County vs Adams County → · All Indiana counties →
Benton County inside a lower low-access state context
Benton 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 Benton County, IN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 18007. 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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