Signature · 6.6% low-access (13th pct)
Fleming County, KY
Fleming County lands in the lower national band on low-access (6.6%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 6.6%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 20.3%
- on SNAP
- 15K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Fleming County, KY
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ADEQUATE 6.6% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -15.5 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 20.3% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 9.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 25% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Adair County ( -0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Fleming County lands in the lower national band (6.6%, #2,723 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,723
- national by low-access %
- #73
- in KY
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 445
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 6.6% low-access (13th pct) (-15.5 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Fleming County compares nationally
Food access in Fleming County compares favorably nationally: its 6.6% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 13% of them (rank #2,723).
Fleming County's lower-band USDA tier split
4 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
All 4 of Fleming County's tracts are rural in the USDA classification, so every one is judged on the 10-mile test: a resident counts as low-access only when the nearest supermarket is more than 10 miles away.
Fleming 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
- Ohio 6.9
Ohio 6.9%
6.9 % low-access
- Fleming 6.6
Fleming 6.6%
6.6 % low-access
- Adair 6.5
Adair 6.5%
6.5 % low-access
- Floyd 6.4
Floyd 6.4%
6.4 % low-access
- Harlan 6.2
Harlan 6.2%
6.2 % low-access
- Ballard 0
Ballard 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 4 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 14,348 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 947 |
| Low-Access Share | 6.6%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 445 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 15,323 |
| Median Household Income | $49,307 |
| Poverty Rate | 21.2%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,192 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 20.3%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 9.2%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.7% |
SNAP retailers in Fleming County
Fleming County has 21 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 11 locations (52% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
4 towns share the 21 authorized stores; Flemingsburg holds 57% of them. 3 of the 4 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Ewing, Wallingford, Hillsboro.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Flemingsburg | 12 | 3 |
| Ewing | 4 | none |
| Wallingford | 3 | none |
| Hillsboro | 2 | none |
Convenience Store · 11
- blue licks grocery, ewing
- clark's pump-n-shop 18, flemingsburg
- fleming mart, flemingsburg
- fox valley grocery & gas, wallingford
- handi mart ewing, ewing
- jps gasoline llc handimart, hillsboro
- liberty mart, flemingsburg
- oak ridge grocery, wallingford
- shivmart inc, flemingsburg
- w h shelley gen mdse, hillsboro
- watson's grocery, wallingford
Combination Grocery/Other · 7
- dollar general 0347, flemingsburg
- dollar general 23372, ewing
- dollar general 25340, ewing
- dollar general 25848, flemingsburg
- dollar general 30305, flemingsburg
- dollar general store 17758, flemingsburg
- family dollar store 1026, flemingsburg
Supermarket · 2
- kens new market, flemingsburg
- save a lot 24147, flemingsburg
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- yoders dinner bell market llc, flemingsburg
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 Fleming County vs Adair County → · All Kentucky counties →
Counties near Fleming County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Fleming 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 (6.6% here).
- Acadia Parish, LA · 6.6% low-access
- Seneca County, NY · 6.6% low-access
- Curry County, OR · 6.6% low-access
- Northumberland County, PA · 6.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside KY (20.3% here).
- Jefferson Davis Parish, LA · 20.3% SNAP
- Grady County, GA · 20.3% SNAP
- Butler County, MO · 20.3% SNAP
- Las Animas County, CO · 20.3% 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.
Kentucky among East South Central states
Kentucky ranks 4th of 4 East South Central states by population-weighted low-access (19.8%). Fleming County, at 6.6%, runs 13.2 pts below the Kentucky rate.
- Tennessee 27.2%
- Mississippi 26.4%
- Alabama 24.5%
- Kentucky 19.8%
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 .
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 Fleming County, KY are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 21069. 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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