Signature · 94 SNAP-authorized stores
Daviess County, KY
Daviess 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.
- 18.9%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 11.4%
- on SNAP
- 104K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Daviess County, KY
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-MODERATE 18.9% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -3.2 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-TYPICAL 11.4% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 4% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Larue County (+ 0.1 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Daviess County ranks #1,774 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #34 of 110 counties in KY (18.9% low-access; 1 food-desert tracts).
- #1,774
- national by low-access %
- #34
- in KY
- 7
- low-access tracts
- 5K
- 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: 94 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Daviess County compares nationally
Daviess County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 18.9% low-access share that beats 43% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,783).
Daviess County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
23 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Daviess County has 17 urban and 6 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.
Daviess County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Kentucky, not a full county-board reprint
- Robertson
Robertson 74.8%
74.8 % low-access
- Hopkins 19.4
Hopkins 19.4%
19.4 % low-access
- Wayne 19.4
Wayne 19.4%
19.4 % low-access
- Larue 19
Larue 19%
19 % low-access
- Daviess 18.9
Daviess 18.9%
18.9 % low-access
- Hancock 18.5
Hancock 18.5%
18.5 % low-access
- Ballard 0
Ballard 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 23 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 96,656 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 7 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 18,233 |
| Low-Access Share | 18.9%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 5,434 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 103,648 |
| Median Household Income | $68,214 |
| Poverty Rate | 14.7%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 4,761 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.4%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.9%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.4% |
Thick SNAP store book in Daviess County
Daviess County has 94 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 42 locations (45% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 42
- citgo gas station 1, owensboro
- casey's general store 3240, owensboro
- circle k 4703353, owensboro
- doodlebug foodmart, philpot
- eagles, owensboro
- even steven 1, owensboro
- fivestar 7500, owensboro
- fivestar 7520, owensboro
- fivestar 7530, owensboro
- giant 831, owensboro
- guru waheguru kripa singh inc, owensboro
- huck's 372, owensboro
- huck's 374, owensboro
- jumpin jack 1538, owensboro
- jumpin' jack's #418, owensboro
- kaival food mart, owensboro
- kaival food mart # 2, owensboro
- la bamba inc, owensboro
- mahantji llc - get go express 3, owensboro
- meijer gas station 288, owensboro
- murphy usa 7887, owensboro
- navjot inc, owensboro
- om ppp llc, owensboro
- oshn llc, owensboro
- prabhukrupa llc, owensboro
- qq food mart, owensboro
- quicky mart, owensboro
- quality convenience, owensboro
- quality convenience 17, owensboro
- quality food mart, owensboro
- quality quick 1, owensboro
- quality quick 12, owensboro
- quality quick 14, owensboro
- quality quick 21, owensboro
- quality quick 8 8, owensboro
- shivansh inc, owensboro
- shree khodal krupa llc - vessels mini market, whitesville
- super a food mart, owensboro
- super usa 3, owensboro
- super usa #2, owensboro
- thruston food mart, owensboro
- utica food mart, utica
Combination Grocery/Other · 31
- cvs pharmacy 6264, owensboro
- cvs pharmacy 7940, owensboro
- dollar general 1181, owensboro
- dollar general 1182, owensboro
- dollar general 18706, owensboro
- dollar general 18829, owensboro
- dollar general 2454, owensboro
- dollar general 5893, owensboro
- dollar general 6053, owensboro
- dollar general 7356, owensboro
- dollar general 8647, whitesville
- dollar tree 3427, owensboro
- dollartree 10645, owensboro
- dollartree plus 9043, owensboro
- dollartree plus 9187, owensboro
- dollar general 12433, utica
- dollar general 12934, utica
- dollar general 16354, owensboro
- dollar general 17956, owensboro
- dollar general 19784, philpot
- dollar general 24475, maceo
- dollar general 30516, owensboro
- dollar general 30516, owensboro
- dollar general store 16366, owensboro
- dollar tree 97, owensboro
- family dollar store 1632, owensboro
- family dollar store 1686, owensboro
- family dollar 7778, owensboro
- oowensboro inter market 1, owensboro
- walgreens 19331, owensboro
- walgreens 7657, owensboro
Super Store · 8
- kroger #l-00718 l718, owensboro
- kroger l336, owensboro
- kroger 770, owensboro
- meijer 288, owensboro
- sam's club 4908, owensboro
- target store t-757, owensboro
- walmart 701, owensboro
- walmart supercenter 3363, owensboro
Supermarket · 5
- aldi 4, owensboro
- houchens whitesville iga 46, whitesville
- hometown iga 20, owensboro
- hometown iga 21, owensboro
- price less foods 25, owensboro
Medium Grocery Store · 4
- kinsman asian grocery store llc, owensboro
- layihmon llc, owensboro
- saw asian market, owensboro
- tienda las veracruzana, owensboro
Small Grocery Store · 3
- el mercadito llc, owensboro
- the market at hill view farms, owensboro
- tienda mexicana lorena 2, owensboro
Farmers' Market · 1
- owensboro farmers market inc, owensboro
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Kentucky
One of 119 counties in Kentucky, 6 are shown here.
Compare Daviess County vs Adair County → · All Kentucky counties →
Nationwide peers for Daviess County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Daviess County, both outside Kentucky so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside KY (18.9% here).
- West Baton Rouge Parish, LA · 18.9% low-access
- West Baton Rouge Parish, LA · 18.9% low-access
- Parke County, IN · 18.9% low-access
- Parke County, IN · 18.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside KY (11.4% here).
- Finney County, KS · 11.4% SNAP
- Finney County, KS · 11.4% SNAP
- Des Moines County, IA · 11.4% SNAP
- Des Moines County, IA · 11.4% 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, Kentucky in context
Daviess County sits inside Kentucky (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 Daviess County, KY are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 21059. 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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