Signature · 1.9% low-access (5th pct)
Carroll County, IN
Carroll County lands in the lower national band on low-access (1.9%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 1.9%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 5.2%
- on SNAP
- 21K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Carroll County, IN
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 1.9% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -20.2 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 5.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Starke County (+ 0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Carroll County lands in the lower national band (1.9%, #2,963 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,963
- national by low-access %
- #85
- in IN
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 89
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 1.9% low-access (5th pct) (-20.2 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Carroll County compares nationally
Food access in Carroll County compares favorably nationally: its 1.9% 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 #2,963).
Carroll County's lower-band USDA tier split
7 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
Carroll County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (6 rural, 1 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 1 urban tract faces the 1-mile one.
Carroll 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
- 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
- Benton 1.7
Benton 1.7%
1.7 % low-access
- Harrison 0
Harrison 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 7 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 20,155 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 384 |
| Low-Access Share | 1.9%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 89 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 20,535 |
| Median Household Income | $65,645 |
| Poverty Rate | 8.8%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 423 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 5.2%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.6%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.6% |
SNAP retailers in Carroll County
Carroll County has 20 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 9 locations (45% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
5 towns share the 20 authorized stores; Delphi holds 60% of them. 3 of the 5 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Burlington, Camden, Monticello.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Delphi | 12 | 2 |
| Flora | 3 | 1 |
| Burlington | 2 | none |
| Camden | 2 | none |
| Monticello | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 9
- 303 petroleum, delphi
- burlington petroleum inc, burlington
- camden market llc, camden
- delphi food mart 1, delphi
- flora arco inc., flora
- friendly market delphi, delphi
- quick pantry v, delphi
- quick pantry vii, delphi
- snap stop, delphi
Combination Grocery/Other · 8
- cvs 6674, delphi
- dollar general 14253, burlington
- dollar general 3725, flora
- dollar general 3985, delphi
- dollar general 25948, delphi
- dollar general 30754, monticello
- dollar general 30841, camden
- family dollar 13320, delphi
Supermarket · 2
- massingill's market, delphi
- save-a-lot food store 24278, delphi
Large Grocery Store · 1
- flora super valu 002, flora
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 Carroll County vs Adams County → · All Indiana counties →
Counties near Carroll County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Carroll 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 (1.9% here).
- Union County, TN · 1.9% low-access
- Buchanan County, VA · 1.9% low-access
- Greene County, IL · 1.8% low-access
- Rowan County, KY · 1.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside IN (5.2% here).
- Pike County, GA · 5.2% SNAP
- Sarasota County, FL · 5.2% SNAP
- Carroll County, MD · 5.2% SNAP
- Lafayette County, MS · 5.2% 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.
Indiana among East North Central states
Indiana ranks 1st of 5 East North Central states by population-weighted low-access (28.7%). Carroll County, at 1.9%, runs 26.8 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 Carroll County, IN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 18015. 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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