Signature · 4.8% low-access (10th pct)
Clinton County, IN
Clinton County lands in the lower national band on low-access (4.8%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 4.8%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 6.9%
- on SNAP
- 33K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Clinton County, IN
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 4.8% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -17.3 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 6.9% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Vermillion County ( -0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Clinton County lands in the lower national band (4.8%, #2,819 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,819
- national by low-access %
- #75
- in IN
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 392
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 4.8% low-access (10th pct) (-17.3 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Clinton County compares nationally
Food access in Clinton County compares favorably nationally: its 4.8% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 10% of them (rank #2,821).
Clinton County's lower-band USDA tier split
8 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Clinton County has 4 urban and 4 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.
Clinton 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
- Clinton 4.8
Clinton 4.8%
4.8 % low-access
- Vermillion 4.7
Vermillion 4.7%
4.7 % low-access
- Gibson 4.6
Gibson 4.6%
4.6 % low-access
- Switzerland 4.6
Switzerland 4.6%
4.6 % low-access
- Whitley 4.5
Whitley 4.5%
4.5 % low-access
- Harrison 0
Harrison 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 8 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 33,224 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,609 |
| Low-Access Share | 4.8%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 392 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 32,944 |
| Median Household Income | $65,019 |
| Poverty Rate | 9.8%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 861 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 6.9%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.1%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in Clinton County
Clinton County has 33 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 16 locations (48% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 16
- aj foodmart corp, frankfort
- colfax food mart, colfax
- family express 55, frankfort
- frankfort pantry inc, frankfort
- frankfort petro llc, frankfort
- friendly market frankfort, frankfort
- good to go 11, frankfort
- good to go 22, frankfort
- good to go 24, frankfort
- j a petro, frankfort
- kirklin valero, kirklin
- mulberry marathon, mulberry
- rossville market, rossville
- shoup country foods, inc., frankfort
- speedway 1300, frankfort
- walnut petroleum inc, frankfort
Combination Grocery/Other · 10
- cvs 6667, frankfort
- dollartree 9713, frankfort
- dollar general 11859, frankfort
- dollar general 21041, kirklin
- dollar general 23076, rossville
- dollar general 23582, frankfort
- dollar general 24190, michigantown
- dollar general 25817, mulberry
- dollar tree 3521, frankfort
- family dollar store 1530, frankfort
Medium Grocery Store · 3
- farmers fresh market 2, frankfort
- la altena, inc, frankfort
- plaza mexicana inc, frankfort
Super Store · 3
- ruler 267, frankfort
- schultz market, frankfort
- walmart 854, frankfort
Supermarket · 1
- aldi 44021 44021, frankfort
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 Clinton County vs Adams County → · All Indiana counties →
Counties near Clinton County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Clinton 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 (4.8% here).
- Potter County, PA · 4.8% low-access
- Potter County, PA · 4.8% low-access
- New Madrid County, MO · 4.7% low-access
- Franklin County, AR · 4.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside IN (6.9% here).
- Jackson County, KS · 6.9% SNAP
- Jackson County, KS · 6.9% SNAP
- Coweta County, GA · 6.9% SNAP
- Coweta County, GA · 6.9% 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.
Clinton County inside a lower low-access state context
Clinton 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 Clinton County, IN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 18023. 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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