Signature · 5.5% low-access (11th pct)
Edmonson County, KY
Edmonson County lands in the lower national band on low-access (5.5%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 5.5%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 13.1%
- on SNAP
- 12K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Edmonson County, KY
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 5.5% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -16.6 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 13.1% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Wolfe County (+ 0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Edmonson County lands in the lower national band (5.5%, #2,787 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,787
- national by low-access %
- #78
- in KY
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 245
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 5.5% low-access (11th pct) (-16.6 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Edmonson County compares nationally
Food access in Edmonson County compares favorably nationally: its 5.5% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 11% of them (rank #2,789).
Edmonson County's lower-band USDA tier split
4 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Edmonson County has 0 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.
Edmonson County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Kentucky, not a full county-board reprint
- Robertson
Robertson 74.8%
74.8 % low-access
- Floyd 6.4
Floyd 6.4%
6.4 % low-access
- Harlan 6.2
Harlan 6.2%
6.2 % low-access
- Wolfe 5.6
Wolfe 5.6%
5.6 % low-access
- Edmonson 5.5
Edmonson 5.5%
5.5 % low-access
- Grant 4.9
Grant 4.9%
4.9 % low-access
- Ballard 0
Ballard 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 4 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 12,161 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 665 |
| Low-Access Share | 5.5%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 245 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 12,355 |
| Median Household Income | $54,937 |
| Poverty Rate | 15.3%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 670 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 13.1%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.7%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.6% |
SNAP retailers in Edmonson County
Edmonson County has 10 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 5 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 5
- chalybeate food mart, smiths grove
- hilltop quick mart, brownsville
- mills country store, bowling green
- minit mart 4422, brownsville
- saling's gro & bait shop, mammoth cave
Combination Grocery/Other · 4
- dollar general 4088, brownsville
- dollar general 12703, smiths grove
- dollar general 23701, sweeden
- family dollar store 6241, brownsville
Large Grocery Store · 1
- the cee bee food store, brownsville
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 Edmonson County vs Adair County → · All Kentucky counties →
Counties near Edmonson County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Edmonson 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 (5.5% here).
- Gloucester County, VA · 5.5% low-access
- Gloucester County, VA · 5.5% low-access
- Hillsdale County, MI · 5.4% low-access
- Greene County, MS · 5.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside KY (13.1% here).
- Cherokee County, KS · 13.1% SNAP
- Cherokee County, KS · 13.1% SNAP
- De Witt County, IL · 13.1% SNAP
- De Witt County, IL · 13.1% 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.
Edmonson County inside a lower low-access state context
Edmonson 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 Edmonson County, KY are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 21061. 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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