Signature · 2 LILA tracts (40% of tracts)
Casey County, KY
Casey County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 2 LILA tracts (40% of the book) alongside 9.5% low-access.
- 9.5%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 14.8%
- on SNAP
- 16K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Casey County, KY
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 9.5% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -12.6 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 14.8% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 9.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 40% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Henderson County (+ 0.2 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Casey County lands in the lower national band (9.5%, #2,518 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,518
- national by low-access %
- #58
- in KY
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 886
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 2 LILA tracts (40% of tracts) .
How Casey County compares nationally
Casey County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 9.5% low-access share that beats 19% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,518).
Casey County's lower-band USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
All 5 of Casey 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.
Casey 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
- 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
- Lawrence 9.3
Lawrence 9.3%
9.3 % low-access
- Owen 9.3
Owen 9.3%
9.3 % low-access
- Ballard 0
Ballard 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 15,955 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,514 |
| Low-Access Share | 9.5%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 886 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 15,914 |
| Median Household Income | $45,510 |
| Poverty Rate | 21.7%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 959 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 14.8%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 9.6%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.8% |
SNAP retailers in Casey County
Casey County has 24 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 9 locations (38% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Where the store book sits, by town
4 towns share the 24 authorized stores; Liberty holds 79% of them. 3 of the 4 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Windsor, Yosemite, Hustonville.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 19 | 6 |
| Windsor | 2 | none |
| Yosemite | 2 | none |
| Hustonville | 1 | none |
Combination Grocery/Other · 9
- cvs pharmacy 10278, liberty
- central kentucky custom meats, liberty
- dollar general 0110, liberty
- dollar general 14451, liberty
- dollar general 18443, liberty
- dollar general 15328, yosemite
- dollar general 30475, yosemite
- dollar general 30545, hustonville
- family dollar store 1129, liberty
Convenience Store · 8
- a & d supermarket, liberty
- country store, liberty
- fivestar 5150, liberty
- hickory hills market, liberty
- jack's express mart, liberty
- liberty shell, liberty
- s&t market, liberty
- windsor grocery inc, windsor
Medium Grocery Store · 4
- casey county discount foods, liberty
- laverns country market llc, liberty
- sunny valley llc, liberty
- sunny valley salvage #1, liberty
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- showalter's country meats llc, windsor
Super Store · 1
- liberty iga llc, liberty
Supermarket · 1
- save-a-lot 24678, liberty
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 Casey County vs Adair County → · All Kentucky counties →
Counties near Casey County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Casey 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 (9.5% here).
- Evangeline Parish, LA · 9.5% low-access
- Pulaski County, IN · 9.5% low-access
- Troup County, GA · 9.5% low-access
- Haywood County, NC · 9.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside KY (14.8% here).
- Plaquemines Parish, LA · 14.8% SNAP
- LaSalle County, IL · 14.8% SNAP
- Crawford County, MI · 14.8% SNAP
- Iosco County, MI · 14.8% 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.
Kentucky among East South Central states
Kentucky ranks 4th of 4 East South Central states by population-weighted low-access (19.8%). Casey County, at 9.5%, runs 10.3 pts below the Kentucky rate.
- Tennessee 27.2%
- Mississippi 26.4%
- Alabama 24.5%
- Kentucky 19.8%
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 Casey County, KY are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 21045. 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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