Signature · 1,008 SNAP-authorized stores
Franklin County, OH
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Franklin County residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 24.4%
- low-access pop.
- 42
- food-desert tracts
- 10.9%
- on SNAP
- 1.3M
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Franklin County, OH
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 24.4% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +2.3 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 42 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 10.9% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 7.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 15% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Geauga County (+ 0.0 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Franklin County ranks #1,333 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #29 of 88 counties in OH (24.4% low-access; 42 food-desert tracts).
- #1,333
- national by low-access %
- #29
- in OH
- 112
- low-access tracts
- 76K
- 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: 1,008 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Franklin County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Franklin County's 24.4% low-access share is elevated, higher than 57% of them and ranked #1,341 most-affected nationwide.
Franklin County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
284 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 42 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Franklin County has 278 urban and 6 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.
Franklin County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Ohio, not a full county-board reprint
- Warren
Warren 45.7%
45.7 % low-access
- Fairfield
Fairfield 24.6%
24.6 % low-access
- Franklin
Franklin 24.4%
24.4 % low-access
- Geauga
Geauga 24.4%
24.4 % low-access
- Seneca
Seneca 24.1%
24.1 % low-access
- Putnam
Putnam 23.9%
23.9 % low-access
- Morrow 2.2
Morrow 2.2%
2.2 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 284 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 1,163,414 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 112 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 42 |
| Low-Access Population | 283,762 |
| Low-Access Share | 24.4%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 76,129 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 1,333,048 |
| Median Household Income | $75,176 |
| Poverty Rate | 14.7%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 60,349 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.9%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.4%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.2% |
Thick SNAP store book in Franklin County
Franklin County has 1,008 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 222 locations (22% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 222
- afrique foods warehouse, inc., columbus
- addisu bakery & carryout, columbus
- asian grocery mart, reynoldsburg
- berekum african market, columbus
- big lots 3027, columbus
- big lots 3029, grove city
- bantama market llc, columbus
- bazyani market and bakery llc, columbus
- bellawood farm, canal winchester
- cvs 1223, grove city
- cvs 2518, columbus
- cvs 2540, hilliard
- cvs 2677, new albany
- cvs 2735, columbus
- cvs 3381, hilliard
- cvs 3407, worthington
- cvs 3410, columbus
- cvs 3484, columbus
- cvs 3992, westerville
- cvs 4483, columbus
- cvs 4621, galloway
- cvs 5434, columbus
- cvs 5436, columbus
- cvs 5458, grove city
- cvs 5717, canal winchester
- cvs 5918, columbus
- cvs 5949, columbus
- cvs 6147, columbus
- cvs 6149, upper arlington
- cvs 6150, dublin
- cvs 6153, columbus
- cvs 6155, westerville
- cvs 6158, columbus
- cvs 6161, columbus
- cvs 6192, grove city
- cvs 6198, columbus
- cvs 6411, upper arlington
- cvs 6946, whitehall
- cvs 6949, columbus
- cvs 6950, columbus
- cvs 6953, reynoldsburg
- cvs 7097, hilliard
- cvs 7247, gahanna
- cvs pharmacy 06162, westerville
- cvs pharmacy 4223, columbus
- cvs pharmacy 5060, columbus
- cvs pharmacy 6182, columbus
- cvs pharmacy 9898, columbus
- cecilou african market 1, columbus
- clintonville natural foods 1, columbus
- dollar general 10181, columbus
- dollar general 13865, groveport
- dollar general 14153, columbus
- dollar general 14771, columbus
- dollar general 18705, reynoldsburg
- dollar general 3235, columbus
- dollar general 3341, columbus
- dollar general 7381, columbus
- dollar general 7676, columbus
- dollar general 8184, columbus
- dollar general 8351, columbus
- dollar general 8357, columbus
- dollar general 8422, columbus
- dollar general 9923, columbus
- dollar tree 1086, columbus
- dollar tree 1975, columbus
- dollar tree 2226, dublin
- dollar tree 3367, westerville
- dollar tree 4646, columbus
- dollar tree 806, columbus
- dollartree 10789, westerville
- dollartree 5512, westerville
- dollartree 6938, galloway
- dollartree 8028, columbus
- dollartree 8450, hilliard
- dollartree 8637, columbus
- dollartree 8716, columbus
- dollartree 9092, columbus
- dollartree 9210, grove city
- darshan mart, columbus
- discount drug mart 76, grove city
- dollar general 10722, columbus
- dollar general 10953, columbus
- dollar general 11851, columbus
- dollar general 11972, westerville
- dollar general 12259, columbus
- dollar general 12721, columbus
- dollar general 14198, columbus
- dollar general 16090, grove city
- dollar general 16888, orient
- dollar general 17278, columbus
- dollar general 17396, columbus
- dollar general 19258, columbus
- dollar general 19263, whitehall
- dollar general 20240, columbus
- dollar general 20932, columbus
- dollar general 21592, columbus
- dollar general 22898, columbus
- dollar general 22948, columbus
- dollar general 23287, columbus
- dollar general 30414, hilliard
- dollar general 30505, hilliard
- dollar general 30639, columbus
- dollar general 30929, columbus
- dollar general 6024, columbus
- dollar general 6035, columbus
- dollar general store 13063, columbus
- dollar general store 16681, canal winchester
- dollar general store 17176, grove city
- dollar general store 17280, columbus
- dollar tree 1092, columbus
- dollar tree 1774, canal winchester
- dollar tree 2218, columbus
- dollar tree 2478, columbus
- dollar tree 3350, whitehall
- dollar tree 3393, reynoldsburg
- dollar tree 4147, columbus
- dollar tree 5336, hilliard
- dollar tree 561, reynoldsburg
- dollar tree 5980, grove city
- dollar tree 6225, reynoldsburg
- dollar tree 6625, columbus
- dollar tree 6748, columbus
- dollar tree 6907, columbus
- dollar tree 7446, columbus
- dollar tree 7597, columbus
- dollar tree 7636, columbus
- dollar tree 7869, westerville
- dollar tree 8449, westerville
- dollar tree 8659, columbus
- dorceline international market llc, reynoldsburg
- family dollar store 10064, canal winchester
- family dollar 0973, columbus
- family dollar 10703, columbus
- family dollar 11024, columbus
- family dollar 11767, grove city
- family dollar 12242, columbus
- family dollar 1264, columbus
- family dollar 1304, columbus
- family dollar 13958, columbus
- family dollar 2244, columbus
- family dollar 2738, grove city
- family dollar 3018, columbus
- family dollar 3601, westerville
- family dollar 3980, columbus
- family dollar 4540, columbus
- family dollar 4764, columbus
- family dollar 4932, reynoldsburg
- family dollar 5765, columbus
- family dollar 6750, columbus
- family dollar 7108, columbus
- family dollar 7745, columbus
- family dollar 8375, columbus
- family dollar 8449, reynoldsburg
- family dollar store 10063, columbus
- family dollar store 10095, columbus
- family dollar store 2481, columbus
- family dollar store 6200, hilliard
- family dollar store 7934, columbus
- gihon grocery llc, reynoldsburg
- happy market llc 1, columbus
- hiwot bakery & deli, hiwot injera llc, columbus
- kanchi mart llc, reynoldsburg
- kumasi kejetia african market, inc, columbus
- lalibela spices, meats, & bakery, llc, columbus
- mbulizaga grocery store, columbus
- mecca mall market and bakery llc 1, columbus
- roses 497, columbus
- russian home, columbus
- santiago supermarket llc, hilliard
- tiirow llc, columbus
- united dairy farmers 610, hilliard
- united dairy farmers 612, columbus
- united dairy farmers 613, columbus
- united dairy farmers 614, grove city
- united dairy farmers 615, columbus
- united dairy farmers 616, reynoldsburg
- united dairy farmers 622, columbus
- united dairy farmers 624, dublin
- united dairy farmers 628, columbus
- united dairy farmers 631, grove city
- united dairy farmers 632, columbus
- united dairy farmers 634, columbus
- united dairy farmers 635, columbus
- united dairy farmers 638, whitehall
- united dairy farmers 646, columbus
- united dairy farmers 652, worthington
- united dairy farmers 653, columbus
- united dairy farmers 654, reynoldsburg
- united dairy farmers 656, columbus
- united dairy farmers 659, dublin
- united dairy farmers 660, westerville
- united dairy farmers 663, columbus
- united dairy farmers 667, columbus
- united dairy farmers 669, galloway
- united dairy farmers 670, columbus
- united dairy farmers 671, gahanna
- united dairy farmers 676, columbus
- united dairy farmers 677, columbus
- united dairy farmers 678, gahanna
- united dairy farmers 679, reynoldsburg
- united dairy farmers 680, dublin
- walgreens #6981 06981, columbus
- walgreens 06119, blacklick
- walgreens 09540, columbus
- walgreens 6273, columbus
- walgreens 6378, columbus
- walgreens 7523, galloway
- walgreens 7942, whitehall
- walgreens 7973, grove city
- walgreens 01317, columbus
- walgreens 06115, dublin
- walgreens 07368, columbus
- walgreens 07524, canal winchester
- walgreens 07525, columbus
- walgreens 09093, columbus
- walgreens 09541, new albany
- walgreens 09904, hilliard
- walgreens 10050, columbus
- walgreens 10053, upper arlington
- walgreens 12083, columbus
- walgreens 21398, columbus
Convenience Store · 27
- 1019 west broad street inc, columbus
- 1615 e main inc, columbus
- 215 rich inc, columbus
- 23 lucky mart, lockbourne
- 3 c food mart, dublin
- 3 c plus food mart, columbus
- 3327 maize road llc, columbus
- 3c food & beverage, columbus
- 4341 e main llc, columbus
- 5600 alkire inc, galloway
- 5th ave mobil, columbus
- 5th avenue valero, columbus
- 786 livingston llc, reynoldsburg
- 920 shaden inc, columbus
- 99 cents plus beauty discount, columbus
- a & b market, columbus
- a and n cafe & grocery 1, columbus
- abbas azizi llc, columbus
- abdullah mart inc, columbus
- agg petroleum inc, columbus
- airport duchess 1250, columbus
- al safa halal meat and grocery inc, columbus
- alex market, columbus
- alfaa 21 21, columbus
- alfaa 22 22, hilliard
- ali gul market, columbus
- alma food inc, columbus
Bakery Specialty · 1
- columbus thrift bakery, columbus
Showing 250 of 1,008 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
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 Franklin County vs Adams County → · All Ohio counties →
Nationwide peers for Franklin County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Franklin 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 (24.4% here).
- Saratoga County, NY · 24.4% low-access
- Saratoga County, NY · 24.4% low-access
- Wayne County, TN · 24.4% low-access
- Wayne County, TN · 24.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside OH (10.9% here).
- Ramsey County, ND · 10.9% SNAP
- Ramsey County, ND · 10.9% SNAP
- Noble County, OK · 10.9% SNAP
- Noble County, OK · 10.9% 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
Franklin 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 Franklin County, OH are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 39049. 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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