Signature · 6.3% low-access (12th pct)
Cass County, IN
Cass County lands in the lower national band on low-access (6.3%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 6.3%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 9.4%
- on SNAP
- 38K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Cass County, IN
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ADEQUATE 6.3% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -15.8 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 9.4% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 18% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Daviess County (+ 0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Cass County lands in the lower national band (6.3%, #2,743 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,743
- national by low-access %
- #73
- in IN
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 1K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 6.3% low-access (12th pct) (-15.8 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Cass County compares nationally
Food access in Cass County compares favorably nationally: its 6.3% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 12% of them (rank #2,746).
Cass County's lower-band USDA tier split
11 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Cass County has 5 urban and 6 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.
Cass 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
- Lawrence 7.2
Lawrence 7.2%
7.2 % low-access
- Daviess 6.4
Daviess 6.4%
6.4 % low-access
- Warren 6.4
Warren 6.4%
6.4 % low-access
- Cass 6.3
Cass 6.3%
6.3 % low-access
- LaGrange 5.2
LaGrange 5.2%
5.2 % low-access
- Harrison 0
Harrison 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 11 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 38,966 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,449 |
| Low-Access Share | 6.3%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,046 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 37,680 |
| Median Household Income | $56,403 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.2%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,420 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 9.4%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.0%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.3% |
Thick SNAP store book in Cass County
Cass County has 38 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 16 locations (42% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 16
- casey's 2159, logansport
- carniceria la fiesta, logansport
- express stop, logansport
- fast lane foods 4, galveston
- good to go 32, royal center
- logansport convenience store, logansport
- logansport petroleum inc, logansport
- mcclure oil 60, logansport
- mcclure oil 61, logansport
- mcclure oil 62, logansport
- mcclure oil 63, logansport
- mcclure oil 64, logansport
- one stop food & gas, logansport
- quick pantry llc, logansport
- speedway 6060, logansport
- speedway 8043, galveston
Combination Grocery/Other · 12
- cvs 6534, logansport
- dollar general 11262, galveston
- dollar general 1140, logansport
- dollar general 19544, logansport
- dollar general 2606, logansport
- dollar general 15024, logansport
- dollar general 21308, walton
- dollar general 22959, logansport
- dollar tree 4322, logansport
- family dollar 10447, royal center
- family dollar store 2401, logansport
- walgreens 3148, logansport
Small Grocery Store · 3
- jehovah-jireh haitian market, logansport
- naga asian market, logansport
- sejours caribbean grocery, logansport
Super Store · 3
- martin's super markets 2318, logansport
- ruler 325, logansport
- walmart supercenter 1329, logansport
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- farmers fresh market, logansport
- tienda la bendicion inc, logansport
Supermarket · 2
- aldi 44027 44027, logansport
- d & r fruit market, logansport
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 Cass County vs Adams County → · All Indiana counties →
Counties near Cass County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Cass 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 (6.3% here).
- Plumas County, CA · 6.3% low-access
- Plumas County, CA · 6.3% low-access
- Perry County, PA · 6.3% low-access
- Perry County, PA · 6.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside IN (9.4% here).
- Lake County, IL · 9.4% SNAP
- Lake County, IL · 9.4% SNAP
- Clay County, IA · 9.4% SNAP
- Clay County, IA · 9.4% 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.
Cass County inside a lower low-access state context
Cass 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 Cass County, IN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 18017. 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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