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 #1,333 most-affected nationwide.
Franklin County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
284 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 42 LILA.
Franklin County is mostly urban by USDA tract type (278 urban, 6 rural), so most of its low-access count comes from the 1-mile test; the 6 rural tracts are held to 10 miles.
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 11 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 472 locations (47% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
21 towns share the 1,008 authorized stores; Columbus holds 71% of them. 4 of the 21 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Obetz, Lockbourne, Urbancrest, Orient.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Columbus | 711 | 164 |
| Reynoldsburg | 46 | 12 |
| Hilliard | 40 | 13 |
| Grove City | 38 | 8 |
| Dublin | 32 | 14 |
| Westerville | 31 | 7 |
| Canal Winchester | 23 | 5 |
| New Albany | 13 | 4 |
| Galloway | 12 | 2 |
| Whitehall | 11 | 4 |
Top 10 of 21 towns by store count.
Convenience Store · 472 (250 shown)
- 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
- alum creek duchess 1246, columbus
- alum creek petroleum, columbus
- alum creek sunoco, columbus
- amar mart llc, columbus
- amarvarso llc, columbus
- ambleside mart, columbus
- ameen marathon, columbus
- american eagle discount inc, columbus
- ameristop food mart, reynoldsburg
- amin zaghlol inc, columbus
- arirang oriental market 1, columbus
- asmarina meat market & cafe, reynoldsburg
- au market, columbus
- b & d ohio llc 1, columbus
- b and m market, columbus
- beer frame carry out, columbus
- big r market, columbus
- broad & hague marathon, columbus
- beechwood market, columbus
- beer dock, columbus
- beer dock, columbus
- bellstores 1123, columbus
- bellstores 1124, columbus
- belvidere fast mart, columbus
- best drive thru, columbus
- bethel 610, columbus
- beverage dock, grove city
- billmans sunoco, columbus
- bman corporation, reynoldsburg
- bp gas station na, columbus
- briggs mart inc, columbus
- briggs stop mart, columbus
- broadway shell, grove city
- buckeye supermarket, columbus
- busch center smoke & more, columbus
- circle k 4705719, columbus
- circle k 5707, columbus
- cirk 3539, columbus
- camps carry out 1, columbus
- canal winchester duchess 1614, canal winchester
- casablanca meat market 1, hilliard
- cassady market, columbus
- certified oil 400004, columbus
- certified oil 400388, columbus
- certified oil 400488, columbus
- certified oil 400489, columbus
- certified oil 400491, columbus
- certified oil co 400235, columbus
- certified oil corp 400219, columbus
- certified oil corp 400324, westerville
- certified oil corp 400354, columbus
- certified oil corp 400432, groveport
- certified oil corp 400485, columbus
- certified oil corporation 400340, columbus
- chaudhary mart, columbus
- chuck's carryout, columbus
- circle k 4705265, westerville
- circle k 4705267, columbus
- circle k 4705667, hilliard
- circle k 4705698, columbus
- circle k 5266, grove city
- circle k 5268, columbus
- circle k 5269, columbus
- circle k 5686, columbus
- circle mart, columbus
- circle v, columbus
- columbus duchess 1631, columbus
- come and go, columbus
- convenient plus food mart, columbus
- convenient plus food mart, columbus
- convenient plus food mart, columbus
- cruz & booze drive thru, columbus
- dairy mart 5466, bexley
- dairy family, columbus
- dairyland express, obetz
- darby mart, galloway
- demorest market, columbus
- destore 1, canal winchester
- dido african food supplier, llc, columbus
- dollar plus, columbus
- dons quick stop, columbus
- down town convenience, columbus
- drive n go drive thru, columbus
- dublin 611, dublin
- dublin grandview duchess 1616, columbus
- e & e market, columbus
- e broad st duchess 1619, columbus
- e&s market, columbus
- eagle grocery inc, columbus
- eakin road market, columbus
- east 5th duchess 1259, columbus
- east broad & new albany rd duchess 1610, columbus
- east main smokeshop &carryout, columbus
- east state street duchess 1273, westerville
- eastland market, columbus
- eastland valero, columbus
- eastman family inc, columbus
- easton 602, columbus
- easton duchess 1634, columbus
- easton mart 5464, columbus
- ehab express market llc, columbus
- el tulipan grocery store, columbus
- ernie's carry out, grove city
- ev market place #0001, canal winchester
- express dt n/a, columbus
- fast & friendly 2, columbus
- fast mart, columbus
- fm market, columbus
- family carry out, columbus
- family drive thru corp, columbus
- fast stop, columbus
- first tobacco discounters, columbus
- five brothers foods, columbus
- food mart, columbus
- foodmart express, columbus
- franklinton market, columbus
- friendship 82, canal winchester
- fuji fresh market 1, columbus
- gahanna 603, columbus
- gahanna duchess 1613, columbus
- gas light drive thru, columbus
- gateway mart, columbus
- georgesville gas station, columbus
- getgo 3401, dublin
- getgo 3511, columbus
- getgo 3519, columbus
- getgo 3528, new albany
- getgo 3529, dublin
- getgo 3531, hilliard
- getgo 3537, groveport
- gleason's market, columbus
- golden market, columbus
- great miami market, columbus
- groveport pike duchess 1630, columbus
- h and n market, columbus
- hague food mart, columbus
- hilliard rome 608, columbus
- hague market, columbus
- hall mart, columbus
- hamilton general store, lockbourne
- harrisburg food mart, columbus
- harrisburg pike duchess 1621, grove city
- herbert market 0, columbus
- high & greenlawn duchess 1615, columbus
- high & henderson duchess 1264, columbus
- highstop smokeshop and carryout, columbus
- hilltop carry out, columbus
- home market, columbus
- hometown market, columbus
- hudson market, columbus
- hydes market, columbus
- i70 & rome-hilliard duchess 1623, columbus
- infinity plus store, columbus
- j & n market, columbus
- j khan drive thru, columbus
- jsk food mart llc, hilliard
- jefferson smoke plus, columbus
- julian foods, columbus
- jungle juice bar, columbus
- karl road market, columbus
- kenan21 inc, columbus
- khan smoke and beer shop, columbus
- kimberly market, columbus
- kims market, columbus
- king lincoln drive thru llc, columbus
- l d sunoco, columbus
- livingston exxon, columbus
- livingston hamilton sunoco, columbus
- leader carryout inc, columbus
- linda's supermarket, columbus
- linworth duchess 1271, columbus
- livingston marathon, columbus
- livingston shell, columbus
- livingston sunoco inc, columbus
- lockbourne 677, columbus
- lockbourne market inc 1, columbus
- lockbourne smoke shop, columbus
- love's travel stop 744, obetz
- m & d store, columbus
- m & m food mart 1, grove city
- m & r wine shop, columbus
- m&m market & carryout llc, columbus
- m&s carryout 1, columbus
- maple market, columbus
- milhem market, columbus
- magical food, columbus
- main 605, columbus
- main street marathon, reynoldsburg
- maize market, columbus
- manakamana market inc, grove city
- manor carry out, columbus
- marathon, columbus
- marathon, canal winchester
- marathon, groveport
- marathon, columbus
- marathon express, columbus
- marathon gas station, columbus
- maryam carryout llc, columbus
- meadows carryout, columbus
- meijer gas station 104, columbus
- meijer gas station 114, columbus
- meijer gas station 212, reynoldsburg
- meijer gas station 234, grove city
- meijer gas station 246, canal winchester
- meijer gas station 58, dublin
- mesfin m llc, columbus
- mike's food mart, columbus
- minerva market, columbus
- miracle mart llc, columbus
- mobil, columbus
- mobil mart, columbus
- mobil mart, columbus
- mobil mart, columbus
- morse & cleveland shell no, columbus
- morse & maze 606, columbus
- morse quick mart, columbus
- morse road 1618, columbus
- mound st market, columbus
- mt vernon convenient mart inc, columbus
- murphy usa 7432, columbus
- n & n supermarket, columbus
- n high street bp, columbus
- new albany / rt. 62 duchess 1277, new albany
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
- Wayne County, TN · 24.4% low-access
- Jefferson County, TX · 24.4% low-access
- Jay County, IN · 24.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside OH (10.9% here).
- Ramsey County, ND · 10.9% SNAP
- Noble County, OK · 10.9% SNAP
- Rensselaer County, NY · 10.9% SNAP
- Spartanburg County, SC · 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.
Ohio among East North Central states
Ohio ranks 2nd of 5 East North Central states by population-weighted low-access (25.1%). Franklin County, at 24.4%, runs 0.7 pts below the Ohio rate.
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 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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