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 #2,974).
Benton County's lower-band USDA tier split
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
All 3 of Benton County's tracts are rural in the USDA classification, so every one is judged on the 10-mile test: a resident counts as low-access only when the nearest supermarket is more than 10 miles away.
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.
Where the store book sits, by town
4 towns share the 7 authorized stores; Fowler holds 43% of them. None of the towns has a supermarket or large/medium grocery on the SNAP list.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Fowler | 3 | none |
| Boswell | 2 | none |
| Otterbein | 1 | none |
| Oxford | 1 | none |
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 →
Indiana among East North Central states
Indiana ranks 1st of 5 East North Central states by population-weighted low-access (28.7%). Benton County, at 1.7%, runs 27.0 pts below the Indiana rate.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
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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