Signature · 8.4% low-access (17th pct)
Fountain County, IN
Fountain County lands in the lower national band on low-access (8.4%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 8.4%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 8.8%
- on SNAP
- 17K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Fountain County, IN
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-MODERATE 8.4% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -13.7 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 8.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Jefferson County ( -0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Fountain County lands in the lower national band (8.4%, #2,608 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,608
- national by low-access %
- #67
- in IN
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 491
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 8.4% low-access (17th pct) (-13.7 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Fountain County compares nationally
Fountain County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 8.4% low-access share that beats 17% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,614).
Fountain County's lower-band USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Fountain County has 1 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.
Fountain County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Indiana, not a full county-board reprint
- Hendricks
Hendricks 51.5%
51.5 % low-access
- Washington 9.2
Washington 9.2%
9.2 % low-access
- Noble 9.1
Noble 9.1%
9.1 % low-access
- Knox 8.6
Knox 8.6%
8.6 % low-access
- Fountain 8.4
Fountain 8.4%
8.4 % low-access
- Jefferson 8.3
Jefferson 8.3%
8.3 % low-access
- Harrison 0
Harrison 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 17,240 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,449 |
| Low-Access Share | 8.4%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 491 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 16,617 |
| Median Household Income | $62,542 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.4%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 610 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 8.8%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.2%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.8% |
SNAP retailers in Fountain County
Fountain County has 20 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 8 locations (40% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 8
- cvs 6669, covington
- cvs 6673, attica
- dollar general 1133, attica
- dollar general 1381, covington
- dollar general 21501, kingman
- dollar general 23152, veedersburg
- family dollar 8238, veedersburg
- family dollar store 1435, attica
Convenience Store · 8
- attica food mart llc, attica
- attica super mart llc, attica
- casey's 4558, attica
- casey's general store 1994, covington
- casey's general store 3008, veedersburg
- covington marathon 1, covington
- gra corp - hillsboro grocery store, hillsboro
- veedersburg petroleum inc, veedersburg
Super Store · 2
- county market 506, attica
- county market 507, covington
Farmers' Market · 1
- attica community market, attica
Large Grocery Store · 1
- kingman red & white, kingman
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Indiana
One of 91 counties in Indiana, 6 are shown here.
Compare Fountain County vs Adams County → · All Indiana counties →
Counties near Fountain County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Fountain County, both outside Indiana so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside IN (8.4% here).
- Dickinson County, IA · 8.4% low-access
- Dickinson County, IA · 8.4% low-access
- Leslie County, KY · 8.4% low-access
- Leslie County, KY · 8.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside IN (8.8% here).
- Fremont County, ID · 8.8% SNAP
- Fremont County, ID · 8.8% SNAP
- Blue Earth County, MN · 8.8% SNAP
- Blue Earth County, MN · 8.8% 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.
Fountain County inside a lower low-access state context
Fountain County sits inside Indiana (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 Fountain County, IN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 18045. 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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