Signature · 3.4% low-access (8th pct)
Champaign County, OH
Champaign County lands in the lower national band on low-access (3.4%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 3.4%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 10.2%
- on SNAP
- 39K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Champaign County, OH
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 3.4% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -18.7 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 10.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Perry County (+ 0.2 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Champaign County lands in the lower national band (3.4%, #2,888 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,888
- national by low-access %
- #87
- in OH
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 487
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 3.4% low-access (8th pct) (-18.7 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Champaign County compares nationally
Food access in Champaign County compares favorably nationally: its 3.4% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 8% of them (rank #2,888).
Champaign County's lower-band USDA tier split
10 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
Champaign County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (7 rural, 3 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 3 urban tracts face the 1-mile one.
Champaign County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Ohio, not a full county-board reprint
- Warren
Warren 45.7%
45.7 % low-access
- Ashland 5
Ashland 5%
5 % low-access
- Pike 4.9
Pike 4.9%
4.9 % low-access
- Perry 3.6
Perry 3.6%
3.6 % low-access
- Champaign 3.4
Champaign 3.4%
3.4 % low-access
- Morrow 2.2
Morrow 2.2%
2.2 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 10 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 40,097 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,354 |
| Low-Access Share | 3.4%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 487 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 38,804 |
| Median Household Income | $75,556 |
| Poverty Rate | 8.0%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,599 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.2%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.6%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.4% |
SNAP retailers in Champaign County
Champaign County has 24 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 9 locations (38% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Where the store book sits, by town
7 towns share the 24 authorized stores; Urbana holds 54% of them. 4 of the 7 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Saint Paris, Mechanicsburg, Christiansburg, Conover.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Urbana | 13 | 4 |
| Saint Paris | 4 | none |
| Mechanicsburg | 2 | none |
| North Lewisburg | 2 | 1 |
| Christiansburg | 1 | none |
| Columbus | 1 | 1 |
| Conover | 1 | none |
Combination Grocery/Other · 9
- cvs 3452, urbana
- dollar general 10344, saint paris
- dollar general 14388, north lewisburg
- dollar general 18442, saint paris
- dollar general 25179, urbana
- dollar general 3001, urbana
- dollar tree 5907, urbana
- family dollar store 7393, mechanicsburg
- united dairy farmers 241, urbana
Convenience Store · 6
- bjs drive thru, urbana
- christiansburg gen store, christiansburg
- kiser lake marathon, conover
- speedway 1001 1001, urbana
- speedway 3368, urbana
- st paris valero, saint paris
Super Store · 3
- kroger n-824, urbana
- target store 2086, columbus
- walmart supercenter 1239, urbana
Small Grocery Store · 2
- st.paris shoppers, saint paris
- winner's one stop, mechanicsburg
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- michael farms inc, urbana
Large Grocery Store · 1
- steve's market & deli, urbana
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- steves market & deli #3, north lewisburg
Supermarket · 1
- aldi 61069, urbana
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Ohio
One of 87 counties in Ohio, 6 are shown here.
Compare Champaign County vs Adams County → · All Ohio counties →
Counties near Champaign County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Champaign County, both outside Ohio so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside OH (3.4% here).
- Uinta County, WY · 3.4% low-access
- Monroe County, GA · 3.4% low-access
- Cayuga County, NY · 3.3% low-access
- Lawrence County, TN · 3.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside OH (10.2% here).
- Bedford County, TN · 10.2% SNAP
- Perry County, MO · 10.2% SNAP
- Emery County, UT · 10.2% SNAP
- St. Louis County, MN · 10.2% 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.
Ohio among East North Central states
Ohio ranks 2nd of 5 East North Central states by population-weighted low-access (25.1%). Champaign County, at 3.4%, runs 21.7 pts below the Ohio 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 .
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