Signature · 10.3% low-access (21st pct)
Butler County, KY
Butler County lands in the lower national band on low-access (10.3%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 10.3%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 17.6%
- on SNAP
- 12K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Butler County, KY
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 10.3% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -11.8 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 17.6% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 8.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 20% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Green County ( -0.2 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Butler County lands in the lower national band (10.3%, #2,463 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,463
- national by low-access %
- #54
- in KY
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 613
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 10.3% low-access (21st pct) (-11.8 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Butler County compares nationally
Butler County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 10.3% low-access share that beats 21% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,464).
Butler County's lower-band USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Butler County has 0 urban and 5 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.
Butler County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Kentucky, not a full county-board reprint
- Robertson
Robertson 74.8%
74.8 % low-access
- Butler 10.3
Butler 10.3%
10.3 % low-access
- Green 10.1
Green 10.1%
10.1 % low-access
- Logan 9.8
Logan 9.8%
9.8 % low-access
- Henderson 9.7
Henderson 9.7%
9.7 % low-access
- Casey 9.5
Casey 9.5%
9.5 % low-access
- Ballard 0
Ballard 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 12,690 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,304 |
| Low-Access Share | 10.3%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 613 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 12,393 |
| Median Household Income | $56,092 |
| Poverty Rate | 20.5%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 806 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 17.6%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 8.2%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.4% |
SNAP retailers in Butler County
Butler County has 12 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 4 locations (33% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 4
- dollar general 25171, morgantown
- dollar general 30543, morgantown
- family dollar 1878, morgantown
- walgreens 19620, morgantown
Convenience Store · 3
- aberdeen grocery, morgantown
- iga express shell 860, morgantown
- the corner market c/o raymer, roundhill
Small Grocery Store · 2
- el quetzal tienda hispana 2, morgantown
- tienda hispana guatemalteca, morgantown
Supermarket · 2
- houchens iga 036, morgantown
- houchens save a lot 136, morgantown
Super Store · 1
- dollar general market 14835, morgantown
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 Butler County vs Adair County → · All Kentucky counties →
Counties near Butler County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Butler 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 (10.3% here).
- Jackson County, FL · 10.3% low-access
- Jackson County, FL · 10.3% low-access
- Bergen County, NJ · 10.3% low-access
- Bergen County, NJ · 10.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside KY (17.6% here).
- Caroline County, MD · 17.6% SNAP
- Caroline County, MD · 17.6% SNAP
- Washington County, MS · 17.6% SNAP
- Washington County, MS · 17.6% 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.
Butler County inside a lower low-access state context
Butler 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 Butler County, KY are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 21031. 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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