Signature · 5 LILA tracts (38.5% of tracts)
Boyd County, KY
Boyd County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 5 LILA tracts (38.5% of the book) alongside 34.2% low-access.
- 34.2%
- low-access pop.
- 5
- food-desert tracts
- 17.3%
- on SNAP
- 48K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Boyd County, KY
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 34.2% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +12.1 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 5 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 17.3% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 8.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 38% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Union County ( -0.7 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Boyd County sits in the upper national band (34.2%, #650 of 3,079) with 5 LILA tracts.
- #650
- national by low-access %
- #9
- in KY
- 7
- low-access tracts
- 6K
- 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: 5 LILA tracts (38.5% of tracts) .
How Boyd County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Boyd County's 34.2% low-access share is elevated, higher than 79% of them and ranked #656 most-affected nationwide.
Boyd County's elevated USDA tier split
13 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 5 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Boyd County has 10 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.
Boyd County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Kentucky, not a full county-board reprint
- Robertson
Robertson 74.8%
74.8 % low-access
- Oldham
Oldham 38.8%
38.8 % low-access
- Kenton
Kenton 36.4%
36.4 % low-access
- Boyd
Boyd 34.2%
34.2 % low-access
- Union
Union 33.5%
33.5 % low-access
- Christian
Christian 33.2%
33.2 % low-access
- Ballard 0
Ballard 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 13 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 49,542 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 7 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 5 |
| Low-Access Population | 16,950 |
| Low-Access Share | 34.2%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 6,243 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 47,911 |
| Median Household Income | $61,118 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.9%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,341 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 17.3%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 8.4%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 4.2% |
Thick SNAP store book in Boyd County
Boyd County has 54 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 30 locations (56% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 30
- americas quickmart #18, catlettsburg
- ashland quick stop n/a, ashland
- b&m market llc, ashland
- certified oil 4408, ashland
- clark's pump-n-shop 1, ashland
- clark's pump-n-shop 2, catlettsburg
- clark's pump-n-shop 21, ashland
- clark's pump-n-shop 23, ashland
- clark's pump-n-shop 32, catlettsburg
- clark's pump-n-shop 42, catlettsburg
- clark's pump-n-shop 43, ashland
- clark's pump-n-shop 49, ashland
- clark's pump-n-shop 58, rush
- clark's pump-n-shop 71, ashland
- exxon tiger express 14, ashland
- flowers bakery outlet 445, ashland
- galleria tiger mart 13, ashland
- j&r market llc, ashland
- mud slingers country store, rush
- par mar store 32 32, ashland
- pilot travel center 660, cannonsburg
- racers foodmart, ashland
- speedway 9517, ashland
- speedway 9550, ashland
- speedway 9569, catlettsburg
- speedway 9603, ashland
- super quik food store 009, ashland
- speedway 9924, ashland
- summit smart stop 06, ashland
- zip zone express 13, catlettsburg
Combination Grocery/Other · 16
- cvs pharmacy 6347, ashland
- dollar general 0337, ashland
- dollar general 18188, ashland
- dollar general 18940, ashland
- dollar general 3383, ashland
- dollar general 4960, ashland
- dollartree 8202, ashland
- dollar general 14731, catlettsburg
- dollar general 22833, ashland
- dollar tree 2304, ashland
- dollar tree 4063, ashland
- dollar tree 6744, ashland
- family dollar 12414, catlettsburg
- family dollar store 5682, ashland
- opell meats, llc, catlettsburg
- walgreens 19356, ashland
Super Store · 5
- ashland food fair, ashland
- kroger 783, ashland
- kroger 796, ashland
- walmart 2638, ashland
- walmart supercenter 1426, ashland
Supermarket · 2
- aldi 009, ashland
- houchens save a lot 120, ashland
Large Grocery Store · 1
- white's custom meats inc., ashland
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 Boyd County vs Adair County → · All Kentucky counties →
Counties near Boyd County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Boyd County, both outside Kentucky so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside KY (34.2% here).
- Dearborn County, IN · 34.2% low-access
- Dearborn County, IN · 34.2% low-access
- Peoria County, IL · 34.2% low-access
- Peoria County, IL · 34.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside KY (17.3% here).
- Union County, IL · 17.3% SNAP
- Union County, IL · 17.3% SNAP
- Fulton County, IL · 17.3% SNAP
- Fulton County, IL · 17.3% 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.
Boyd County inside a higher low-access state context
Boyd 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 Boyd County, KY are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 21019. 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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