Signature · 114 SNAP-authorized stores
Columbiana County, OH
Columbiana County's food-access picture is close to the national norm, with pockets that qualify as low-access. This profile breaks down who qualifies as a food desert and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it.
- 17.8%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 15.2%
- on SNAP
- 101K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Columbiana County, OH
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 17.8% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -4.3 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 15.2% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 7.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 13% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Fulton County (+ 0.0 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Columbiana County ranks #1,875 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #45 of 88 counties in OH (17.8% low-access; 3 food-desert tracts).
- #1,875
- national by low-access %
- #45
- in OH
- 10
- low-access tracts
- 7K
- food-desert residents
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).
Signature read: 114 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Columbiana County compares nationally
Columbiana County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 17.8% low-access share that beats 40% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,885).
Columbiana County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
24 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Columbiana County has 12 urban and 12 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.
Columbiana County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Ohio, not a full county-board reprint
- Warren
Warren 45.7%
45.7 % low-access
- Lucas
Lucas 18.3%
18.3 % low-access
- Columbiana 17.8
Columbiana 17.8%
17.8 % low-access
- Fulton 17.8
Fulton 17.8%
17.8 % low-access
- Allen 17.4
Allen 17.4%
17.4 % low-access
- Defiance 17.3
Defiance 17.3%
17.3 % low-access
- Morrow 2.2
Morrow 2.2%
2.2 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 24 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 107,841 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 10 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 19,153 |
| Low-Access Share | 17.8%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 6,608 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 100,704 |
| Median Household Income | $58,180 |
| Poverty Rate | 15.2%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 6,288 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 15.2%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.6%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Columbiana County
Columbiana County has 114 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 54 locations (47% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 54
- 2630 st. clair, llc, east liverpool
- 7 & 30 superette, east liverpool
- b & s country carryout, salineville
- bfs foods 86, wellsville
- bk beverage, salineville
- barnett's market, salem
- barnetts drive thru, salem
- big w drive thru, wellsville
- circle k 4705230, columbiana
- circle k 4705231, salem
- circle k 4705232, e palestine
- circle k 4705233, lisbon
- circle k 4705234, salem
- columbiana duchess 1167, columbiana
- down on main, leetonia
- gilkinson short stop, e liverpool
- glenmoor superette, east liverpool
- gorby's, e palestine
- gorby's grocery inc, negley
- glasgow carryout, wellsville
- glenmore fuel mart, east liverpool
- kendrick croner carry out 1, salem
- kings carryout, wellsville
- kings food mart, east liverpool
- leetonia market & drive thru, leetonia
- lisbon petroleum llc, lisbon
- mapco 992, salem
- murphy usa 6946, salem
- new waterford food and fuel, new waterford
- nikki's market, llc, east liverpool
- pep's carry out, wellsville
- quik mart & more, inc, lisbon
- quik mart & more, inc, columbiana
- quik mart & more, inc, columbiana
- rayl's market, east liverpool
- reb 2nd drive thru llc, east liverpool
- rich oil 3774, wellsville
- rivercity fill up, east liverpool
- s.k. market, washingtonville
- sheetz 251, east liverpool
- sheetz 909, columbiana
- smith oil #105, east liverpool
- smith oil 106 106, lisbon
- smith oil company, inc. 109, salem
- speedway 9401, salem
- steel valley gas mart, hanoverton
- suburban mart no, salem
- sunoco mini mart, leetonia
- super usa food store, salem
- tic toc food mart #206, columbiana
- thomas market, hanoverton
- uni- mart 2109, east liverpool
- uni- marts 2101, lisbon
- uni- marts oh0111, east liverpool
Combination Grocery/Other · 36
- beresford's, calcutta
- dollar general 10224, salineville
- dollar general 19403, salem
- dollar general 2410, salem
- dollar general 3049, east liverpool
- dollar general 469, east palestine
- dollar general 7041, salem
- dollar general 7227, lisbon
- dollar general 8273, east liverpool
- dollar general 8410, columbiana
- dollartree 10009, columbiana
- dollartree 10741, east palestine
- discount drug mart 88, lisbon
- dollar general 10869, east liverpool
- dollar general 12426, wellsville
- dollar general 14957, new waterford
- dollar general 16096, hanoverton
- dollar general 16232, e liverpool
- dollar general 20511, salem
- dollar general 20799, beloit
- dollar general 21790, salem
- dollar general 22289, east palestine
- dollar general 30195, kisbon
- dollar general store 12518, rogers
- dollar tree 1748, calcutta
- dollar tree 2539, salem
- dollar tree 7462, east liverpool
- family dollar 11158, leetonia
- family dollar 11968, lisbon
- family dollar 12799, salineville
- family dollar store 3124, lisbon
- family dollar store 3986, wellsville
- giant eagle, east liverpool
- pondi's market, lisbon
- village plaza sparkle, columbiana
- walgreens 09377, salem
Supermarket · 6
- aldi 69023 69023, east liverpool
- aldi 75078 75078, salem
- hull's super duper, east rochester
- marc's 48, salem
- penn sparkle, east liverpool
- save a lot wellsville 23647, wellsville
Super Store · 5
- east palestine sparkle, east palestine
- giant eagle, e liverpool
- giant eagle salem 1664, salem
- walmart 2910, salem
- walmart supercenter 1707, east liverpool
Medium Grocery Store · 4
- cook's corner llc, columbiana
- doyles fresh meat & deli, east palestine
- trickling springs country store, llc, leetonia
- vanpelts farm market, salem
Small Grocery Store · 3
- mi bandera guatemala 1, salem
- s and d foor outlet, salem
- woolf farms fruit market store, salem
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 2
- jeff's produce, lisbon
- wards market, east palestine
Large Grocery Store · 2
- columbiana market, inc. 24991, columbiana
- lisbon save-a-lot 24705, lisbon
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- harstine meats, lisbon
- winona frozen foods, winona
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 Columbiana County vs Adams County → · All Ohio counties →
Nationwide peers for Columbiana County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Columbiana 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 (17.8% here).
- Pasquotank County, NC · 17.8% low-access
- Pasquotank County, NC · 17.8% low-access
- Florence County, SC · 17.8% low-access
- Florence County, SC · 17.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside OH (15.2% here).
- Randolph County, NC · 15.2% SNAP
- Randolph County, NC · 15.2% SNAP
- Pitt County, NC · 15.2% SNAP
- Pitt County, NC · 15.2% 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.
Food access nationally, Ohio in context
Columbiana County sits inside Ohio (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 Columbiana County, OH are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 39029. 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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