Signature · 32 SNAP-authorized stores
Defiance County, OH
Defiance 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.
- 17.3%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 9.3%
- on SNAP
- 38K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Defiance County, OH
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 17.3% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -4.8 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 9.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 11% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Allen County (+ 0.1 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Defiance County ranks #1,922 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #48 of 88 counties in OH (17.3% low-access; 1 food-desert tracts).
- #1,922
- national by low-access %
- #48
- in OH
- 4
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- 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: 32 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Defiance County compares nationally
Defiance County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 17.3% low-access share that beats 38% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,928).
Defiance County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
9 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Defiance County has 5 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.
Defiance County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Ohio, not a full county-board reprint
- Warren
Warren 45.7%
45.7 % 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
- Athens 17
Athens 17%
17 % low-access
- Morrow 2.2
Morrow 2.2%
2.2 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 9 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 39,037 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 4 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 6,742 |
| Low-Access Share | 17.3%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,238 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 38,343 |
| Median Household Income | $73,064 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.5%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,431 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 9.3%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.0%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Defiance County
Defiance County has 32 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 14 locations (44% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 14
- american food mart, defiance
- circle k 5658, defiance
- hicksville shell, hicksville
- j and j stores inc, defiance
- k & l stores inc, defiance
- la michoacana foods ltd, sherwood
- maadola llc, hicksville
- meijer gas station 189, defiance
- one stop shop, defiance
- phil's one stop 23, hicksville
- s and g stores ii llc 87, defiance
- short stop, defiance
- speedway 1182, defiance
- stop & shop, defiance
Combination Grocery/Other · 10
- dollar general 8352, defiance
- dollartree 10805, defiance
- dollar general 12320, defiance
- dollar general 21315, defiance
- dollar general 3431, hicksville
- dollar general 9704, defiance
- dollar general store 18078, sherwood
- dollar tree 60, defiance
- jacob's meat inc, defiance
- walgreens 09483, defiance
Super Store · 4
- chief supermarket 105, defiance
- kroger j-936, defiance
- meijer inc 189, defiance
- walmart 5385, defiance
Small Grocery Store · 2
- la jaliscence mexican grocerie, defiance
- village food emporium, sherwood
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- hershberger's fine foods 001, hicksville
Supermarket · 1
- aldi 63067 63067, defiance
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 Defiance County vs Adams County → · All Ohio counties →
Nationwide peers for Defiance County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Defiance 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 (17.3% here).
- Pottawatomie County, OK · 17.3% low-access
- Pottawatomie County, OK · 17.3% low-access
- Clackamas County, OR · 17.3% low-access
- Clackamas County, OR · 17.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside OH (9.3% here).
- Mercer County, NJ · 9.3% SNAP
- Mercer County, NJ · 9.3% SNAP
- Dickson County, TN · 9.3% SNAP
- Dickson County, TN · 9.3% 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
Defiance 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 Defiance County, OH are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 39039. 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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