Signature · 6.4% low-access (13th pct)
Floyd County, KY
Floyd County lands in the lower national band on low-access (6.4%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 6.4%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 24.1%
- on SNAP
- 35K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Floyd County, KY
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ADEQUATE 6.4% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -15.7 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 24.1% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 10.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 10% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Adair County (+ 0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Floyd County lands in the lower national band (6.4%, #2,736 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,736
- national by low-access %
- #75
- in KY
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 1K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 6.4% low-access (13th pct) (-15.7 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Floyd County compares nationally
Food access in Floyd County compares favorably nationally: its 6.4% 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 #2,740).
Floyd County's lower-band USDA tier split
10 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Floyd County has 1 urban and 9 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.
Floyd 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 | 10 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 39,451 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,525 |
| Low-Access Share | 6.4%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,063 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 35,224 |
| Median Household Income | $41,279 |
| Poverty Rate | 28.0%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,538 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 24.1%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 10.5%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.4% |
Thick SNAP store book in Floyd County
Floyd County has 61 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 30 locations (49% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 30
- adkins kwik stop, honaker
- allen double kiwk 2026, allen
- aarvi mart 1, wayland
- adi parashakti inc, prestonsburg
- billys variety sales, prestonsburg
- cardinal country store 4, prestonsburg
- cardinal country store 6, prestonsburg
- cardinal mart #1, stanville
- cardinal mart, #2, wheelright
- d's grocery, teaberry
- fast track 1, garrett
- fast track 3, prestonsburg
- flowers bakery outlet 465, prestonsburg
- garrett grocery, garrett
- harold double kwik 2024, harold
- hometown convenience llc 2076, prestonsburg
- ivel double kwik 2058, ivel
- martin kwik mart 1076, martin
- mcdowell stop & shop, mcdowell
- prestonsburg double kwik #1 2057, prestonsburg
- prestonburg tiger mart 17, prestonsburg
- prestonsburg double kwik #23 2077, prestonsburg
- redi mart 32, lackey
- rusty's pit stop, hi hat
- speedway 9566, prestonsburg
- speedway 9588, martin
- the hardware inc, hueysville
- vip fuels 3, grethal
- yogini inc, prestonsburg
- zip zone express 17, eastern
Combination Grocery/Other · 21
- dollar general 0133, martin
- dollar general 0175, prestonsburg
- dollar general 0371, mcdowell
- dollar general 18906, prestonsburg
- dollar general 19607, grethel
- dollar general 4642, stanville
- dollar general 4761, allen
- dollartree 9357, prestonsburg
- dollar general 00094, bypro
- dollar general 14913, eastern
- dollar general 21560, harold
- dollar general 30362, david
- dollar general 3566, prestonsburg
- dollar tree 990, prestonsburg
- family dollar 11812, lackey
- family dollar 13261, mcdowell
- family dollar store 12135, prestonsburg
- family dollar store 1713, martin
- family dollar store 5941, betsy lane
- natures pantry foods, allen
- walgreens 17404, martin
Supermarket · 5
- food city 471, prestonsburg
- mcdowell iga, mc dowell
- save a lot martin 23505, martin
- save a lot prestonsburg 21614, prestonsburg
- super dollar discount foods 2457, prestonsburg
Large Grocery Store · 1
- martins iga 1854, martin
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- appalachian meats, prestonsburg
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- hall's community market, #2, bypro
Small Grocery Store · 1
- trishas produce, langley
Super Store · 1
- walmart store 696, prestonsburg
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 Floyd County vs Adair County → · All Kentucky counties →
Counties near Floyd County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Floyd 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 (6.4% here).
- Daviess County, IN · 6.4% low-access
- Daviess County, IN · 6.4% low-access
- Richland County, IL · 6.4% low-access
- Richland County, IL · 6.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside KY (24.1% here).
- Doña Ana County, NM · 24.1% SNAP
- Doña Ana County, NM · 24.1% SNAP
- Tulare County, CA · 24.1% SNAP
- Tulare County, CA · 24.1% 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.
Floyd County inside a lower low-access state context
Floyd 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 Floyd County, KY are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 21071. 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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