Signature · 3.0% low-access (7th pct)
Brown County, IN
Brown County lands in the lower national band on low-access (3.0%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 3.0%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 4.9%
- on SNAP
- 16K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Brown County, IN
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 3.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -19.1 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 4.9% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Pike County ( -0.4 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Brown County lands in the lower national band (3.0%, #2,915 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,915
- national by low-access %
- #81
- in IN
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 162
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 3.0% low-access (7th pct) (-19.1 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Brown County compares nationally
Food access in Brown County compares favorably nationally: its 3.0% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 7% of them (rank #2,918).
Brown County's lower-band USDA tier split
4 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Brown County has 0 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.
Brown 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
- Brown 3
Brown 3%
3 % low-access
- Pike 2.6
Pike 2.6%
2.6 % 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
- Harrison 0
Harrison 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 4 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 15,242 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 450 |
| Low-Access Share | 3.0%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 162 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 15,606 |
| Median Household Income | $78,528 |
| Poverty Rate | 7.8%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 332 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 4.9%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.5%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.9% |
SNAP retailers in Brown County
Brown County has 7 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 3 locations (43% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 3
- cvs 6712, nashville
- dollar general store 17985, morgantown
- family dollar store 7914, nashville
Convenience Store · 2
- circle k 4700005, nashville
- speedway 1211, nashville
Farmers' Market · 1
- nashville farmer's market inc, nashville
Super Store · 1
- hometown iga 449, nashville
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 Brown County vs Adams County → · All Indiana counties →
Counties near Brown County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Brown 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 (3.0% here).
- Mississippi County, MO · 3.0% low-access
- Mississippi County, MO · 3.0% low-access
- Marion County, AL · 3.0% low-access
- Marion County, AL · 3.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside IN (4.9% here).
- Dakota County, MN · 4.9% SNAP
- Dakota County, MN · 4.9% SNAP
- Andrew County, MO · 4.9% SNAP
- Andrew County, MO · 4.9% 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.
Brown County inside a lower low-access state context
Brown 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 Brown County, IN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 18013. 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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