County food-access profile · Ohio
Clermont County, OH
Clermont County sits among the counties with the widest food-access gaps the USDA tracks, most residents here live well outside a comfortable walk or drive to a supermarket. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it.
- 45.4%
- low-access pop.
- 5
- food-desert tracts
- 7.9%
- on SNAP
- 211K
- residents (ACS 2024)
The food-access picture
45.4% of Clermont County residents live in a low-access area, and 5 of its 40 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts.
- 27
- low-access tracts
- 19K
- food-desert residents
- 4.6%
- households, no vehicle
- 9.1%
- below poverty line
Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA, 1-and-10-mile measure).
Clermont County carries one of the more serious food-access burdens the USDA Atlas tracks: its low-access share of 45.4% is well above the national share. 27 of the county's 40 census tracts fall into that category, areas where residents live far from a supermarket, covering about 89,554 people. 5 of those also meet the low-income condition that defines a food desert, home to roughly 19,067 low-income residents.
How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts
The USDA measures food access by distance to the nearest supermarket. A census tract is "low-access" when a meaningful share of residents live more than one mile from a supermarket in urban areas, or more than ten miles in rural areas. A tract becomes a "food desert" only when it is both low-access and low-income, because distance is far harder to overcome for households without a car or a cushion in the budget. Counts on this page are aggregated from the tract level, where the federal data is actually published, so a single county figure can hide neighbourhoods that are much better or much worse served than the average. Distance also does not capture everything that shapes whether a family eats well: the presence of a full-service grocer rather than a convenience store, public transit, food pantries, and the price and quality of what is on the shelf all matter beyond the radius the Atlas can draw.
How Clermont County compares nationally
Clermont County sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 45.4% low-access share outpaces 91% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #279 most-affected nationwide.
Clermont County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
All 40 census tracts in Clermont County, grouped by USDA classification (see "How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts" above for what each tier means).
Clermont County vs. other Ohio counties
Share of the population living in low-access areas, compared with other counties in Ohio
- Clermont
Clermont County, OH
45.4 % low-access
- Adams
Adams County, OH
22 % low-access
- Allen 17.4
Allen County, OH
17.4 % low-access
- Ashland 5
Ashland County, OH
5 % low-access
- Ashtabula
Ashtabula County, OH
21.9 % low-access
- Athens 17
Athens County, OH
17 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 40 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 197,363 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 27 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 5 |
| Low-Access Population | 89,554 |
| Low-Access Share | 45.4%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 19,067 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 211,181 |
| Median Household Income | $85,510 |
| Poverty Rate | 9.1%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 6,700 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.9%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.6%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.0% |
About 7.9% of Clermont County households receive SNAP, versus a U.S. county median in the 11–13% range (Census ACS).
What this means
- 45.4% of residents are low-access, well above the national share for U.S. counties.
- 7.9% of households receive SNAP, the federal program that offsets food costs for 6,700 households here.
- 4.6% of households have no vehicle, the hidden multiplier that turns distance into a real barrier.
- 5 tracts meet the USDA food-desert threshold (low-income and low-access).
USDA low-access figures reflect the 2019 Atlas (2010 tract populations); socioeconomic context is the latest Census ACS 5-year (2024).
What the food-access data shows for Clermont County
well above the national share
5 of Clermont County's 40 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts, low-income areas where many residents also live far from a supermarket, about 12.5% of all its tracts.
A further 22 tracts are low-access but not low-income, bringing the total low-access tract count to 27.
An estimated 89,554 residents, roughly 45.4% of the county's 2010 population, live in one of these low-access areas.
Of those, 19,067 are also low-income, the group most exposed to genuine food hardship, since limited transportation compounds a limited budget.
The remaining 13 tracts (32.5%) meet the USDA's adequate-access threshold.
SNAP retailers in Clermont County
Clermont County has 145 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 62 locations (43% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 62
- a.j.'s general store, inc., new richmond
- ameristop #29051, new richmond
- amelia carryout, amelia
- ameristop food mart 29026, milford
- boar's head bait & carryout, batavia
- batavia marathon, batavia
- batavia sunoco, batavia
- batavia sunoco, batavia
- bennett marathon, cincinnati
- bethel bp, bethel
- big daddy, amelia
- bucs quick stop, pleasant plain
- casey's general store 3737, amelia
- casey's general store 3743, cincinnati
- corner store of laurel, new richmond
- circle k 4705228, loveland
- circle k 4705229, milford
- circle k 4705558, milford
- circle k 5227, amelia
- circle k 5687, cincinnati
- clinger marathon llc, felicity
- clough pike shell, cincinnati
- eastgate sunoco, cincinnati
- fast mart marathon, amelia
- friends convenience store, milford
- good to go 111, batavia
- goshen hop shop 1408, goshen
- grab n go 74, batavia
- grab n go obs, batavia
- guatemex grocery store llc, cincinnati
- hilltop one quick stop, williamsburg
- hilltop one stop, cincinnati
- lindale grocery, amelia
- marathon, batavia
- marshall marathon, amelia
- mckinney food & fuel mart, hamersville
- meijer gas station 148, cincinnati
- meijer gas station 150, loveland
- meijer gas station 157, milford
- moscow 1st stop 56, moscow
- mt. carmel exxon, cincinnati
- murphy usa 7292, amelia
- new richmond fuel, inc, new richmond
- nicholsville grocery 1, bethel
- ohio foodmart, cincinnati
- owensville bp, owensville
- payless mini mart, felicity
- super sam food mart, amelia
- sams food market, amelia
- shell 1217, cincinnati
- shell food mart, batavia
- speedway 1183, amelia
- speedway 5074, milford
- speedway 5075, milford
- speedway 9579, cincinnati
- speedway 9595, new richmond
- speedway 9631, bethel
- speedway 9641, cincinnati
- speedway 9674, batavia
- tealtown exxon, batavia
- thorntons 554, milford
- wawa store 7210, cincinnati
Combination Grocery/Other · 57
- cvs 3978, milford
- cvs 5431, bethel
- cvs 7776, amelia
- cvs 7790, cincinnati
- dollar general 11104, bethel
- dollar general 14519, loveland
- dollar general 19345, batavia
- dollar general 3924, batavia
- dollar general 8799, amelia
- dollartree 10359, amelia
- dollar general 10906, hamersville
- dollar general 15766, newtonsville
- dollar general 17874, goshen
- dollar general 20205, felicity
- dollar general 20352, new richmond
- dollar general 21500, cincinnati
- dollar general 23616, bethel
- dollar general 25272, milford
- dollar general 30020, cincinnati
- dollar general 6022, owensville
- dollar general 6353, williamsburg
- dollar generaldollar general 22228, goshen
- dollar tree 2001, cincinnati
- dollar tree 568, milford
- dollar tree 6402, amelia
- dollar tree 6636, milford
- dollar tree 6888, day heights
- dollar tree 7501, bethel
- dollar tree 8417, batavia
- family dollar 10322, batavia
- family dollar 12287, bethel
- family dollar 12465, batavia
- family dollar 7529, felicity
- family dollar 8929, cincinnati
- family dollar store 2130, new richmond
- family dollar store 4195, amelia
- the meat store, batavia
- united dairy farmers 006, batavia
- united dairy farmers 020, milford
- united dairy farmers 033, milford
- united dairy farmers 102, goshen
- united dairy farmers 116, batavia
- united dairy farmers 122, cincinnati
- united dairy farmers 126, amelia
- united dairy farmers 130, batavia
- united dairy farmers 133, milford
- united dairy farmers 136, loveland
- united dairy farmers 137, loveland
- united dairy farmers 139, batavia
- united dairy farmers 159, milford
- united dairy farmers 174, owensville
- united dairy farmers 194, amelia
- walgreens 03792, loveland
- walgreens 03864, cincinnati
- walgreens 07489, amelia
- walgreens 07637, milford
- walgreens 09636, loveland
Super Store · 15
- jungle jims eastgate, cincinnati
- kroger 344, goshen
- kroger 411, milford
- kroger 413, loveland
- kroger 902, cincinnati
- kroger 921, milford
- kroger 435, loveland
- kroger 468, amelia
- meijer inc 148, cincinnati
- meijer inc 157, milford
- sam's club 6528, cincinnati
- target store 1393, milford
- walmart 1443, cincinnati
- walmart 5499, milford
- walmart supercenter 3342, amelia
Supermarket · 9
- aldi 61057, milford
- aldi 61059, cincinnati
- aldi 61095, amelia
- felicity 1st stop 44, felicity
- gordon food service store mp117, cincinnati
- grocery outlet of cincinnati 767, cincinnati
- rivertown iga, new richmond
- rivertown market, new richmond
- save a lot bethel 45071, bethel
Farmers' Market · 1
- loveland farmers' market, loveland
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- emir's farm market, loveland
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator, currently authorized retailers.
Other Counties in Ohio
Compare Clermont County vs Adams County → · All Ohio counties →
Food access nationally, Ohio in context
Clermont County sits inside Ohio (ringed). Each state is colored by its population-weighted low-access share; click any state to compare.
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context
Understand the Data
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Data Sources & Methodology
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019): low-access and food-desert tract classifications, low-access population, and low-income low-access counts. ers.usda.gov/food-access-research-atlas
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates: population, median income, poverty, SNAP participation, vehicle access, and group quarters. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
Low access is defined as living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket; a food desert adds a low-income condition. Read the full methodology →
Data current as of (most recent source-data vintage; figures reflect the 2019 USDA Atlas and 2024 Census ACS).
Note: This page presents public USDA and Census data for informational purposes and is not professional advice. Figures reflect the cited dataset vintages and may differ from the most recent local conditions. How this data is sourced & verified.