Signature · 9.8% low-access (20th pct)
Darke County, OH
Darke County lands in the lower national band on low-access (9.8%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 9.8%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 8.1%
- on SNAP
- 52K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Darke County, OH
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-MODERATE 9.8% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -12.3 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 8.1% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 8% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Auglaize County (+ 0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Darke County lands in the lower national band (9.8%, #2,495 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,495
- national by low-access %
- #70
- in OH
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 9.8% low-access (20th pct) (-12.3 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Darke County compares nationally
Darke County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 9.8% low-access share that beats 20% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,495).
Darke County's lower-band USDA tier split
12 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
Darke County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (8 rural, 4 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 4 urban tracts face the 1-mile one.
Darke 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
- Sandusky 10.7
Sandusky 10.7%
10.7 % low-access
- Fayette 10.6
Fayette 10.6%
10.6 % low-access
- Auglaize 9.9
Auglaize 9.9%
9.9 % low-access
- Darke 9.8
Darke 9.8%
9.8 % low-access
- Hardin 9.1
Hardin 9.1%
9.1 % low-access
- Morrow 2.2
Morrow 2.2%
2.2 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 12 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 52,959 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 5,167 |
| Low-Access Share | 9.8%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,850 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 51,594 |
| Median Household Income | $64,486 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.0%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,728 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 8.1%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.2%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Darke County
Darke County has 35 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 14 locations (40% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Where the store book sits, by town
11 towns share the 35 authorized stores; Greenville holds 51% of them. 7 of the 11 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Ansonia, Arcanum, Bradford, Gettysburg, New Weston, Palestine and 1 more.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Greenville | 18 | 5 |
| Versailles | 4 | 1 |
| New Madison | 3 | 1 |
| Ansonia | 2 | none |
| Arcanum | 2 | none |
| Bradford | 1 | none |
| Gettysburg | 1 | none |
| New Weston | 1 | none |
| Osgood | 1 | 1 |
| Palestine | 1 | none |
Top 10 of 11 towns by store count.
Combination Grocery/Other · 14
- cvs 6134, greenville
- dollar general 14085, bradford
- dollar general 2573, greenville
- dollar general 7406, versailles
- dollar general 12319, ansonia
- dollar general 12322, new madison
- dollar general 15405, arcanum
- dollar general 20027, new weston
- dollar general 25852, greenville
- dollar general store 16308, greenville
- dollar tree 6410, greenville
- family dollar 12758, arcanum
- family dollar store 6810, greenville
- walgreens 10327, greenville
Convenience Store · 11
- casey's general store 3607, versailles
- casey's general store 3556, union city
- casey's general store 3706, greenville
- caseys general store 3551, ansonia
- greenville sunoco, greenville
- lavy's corner mart, gettysburg
- palestine community store, palestine
- s and g stores llc 69, versailles
- s and g stores llc 78, greenville
- speedway 6327 6327, greenville
- speedway 9654 9654, greenville
Supermarket · 3
- aldi 61061 61061, greenville
- eikenberrys south towne foodliner, greenville
- johns foodliner inc, versailles
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- ketring meat., new madison
- winner's meat farm, greenville
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- becks' market, greenville
- new madison super valu, new madison
Super Store · 2
- kroger 833, greenville
- walmart supercenter 2035, greenville
Large Grocery Store · 1
- osgood supermarket, osgood
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 Darke County vs Adams County → · All Ohio counties →
Counties near Darke County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Darke 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 (9.8% here).
- Genesee County, NY · 9.8% low-access
- Jasper County, SC · 9.8% low-access
- Hickman County, TN · 9.8% low-access
- Orange County, VT · 9.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside OH (8.1% here).
- Iredell County, NC · 8.1% SNAP
- Pennington County, SD · 8.1% SNAP
- Montgomery County, TN · 8.1% SNAP
- Brazoria County, TX · 8.1% 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%). Darke County, at 9.8%, runs 15.3 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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