Signature · 3 LILA tracts (42.9% of tracts)
Gallia County, OH
Gallia County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 3 LILA tracts (42.9% of the book) alongside 14.0% low-access.
- 14.0%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 19.0%
- on SNAP
- 29K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Gallia County, OH
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 14.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -8.1 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 19.0% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 8.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 43% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Hocking County (+ 0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Gallia County lands in the lower national band (14.0%, #2,195 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,195
- national by low-access %
- #58
- in OH
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 3 LILA tracts (42.9% of tracts) .
How Gallia County compares nationally
Gallia County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 14.0% low-access share that beats 30% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,204).
Gallia County's lower-band USDA tier split
7 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Gallia County has 1 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.
Gallia County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Ohio, not a full county-board reprint
- Warren
Warren 45.7%
45.7 % low-access
- Hocking 14.1
Hocking 14.1%
14.1 % low-access
- Gallia 14
Gallia 14%
14 % low-access
- Preble 13.5
Preble 13.5%
13.5 % low-access
- Ross 13.4
Ross 13.4%
13.4 % low-access
- Huron 13.3
Huron 13.3%
13.3 % low-access
- Morrow 2.2
Morrow 2.2%
2.2 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 7 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 30,934 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 4,339 |
| Low-Access Share | 14.0%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,074 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 29,068 |
| Median Household Income | $56,830 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.4%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,206 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 19.0%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 8.2%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Gallia County
Gallia County has 41 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 20 locations (49% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 20
- bodimer's inc dba jc's market iii, gallipolis
- cheshire fuel stop llc, cheshire
- clark's pump-n-shop 30, rio grande
- eagles stores 12548 6, gallipolis
- fast stop rt 7, cheshire
- gallipolis food mart 258, gallipolis
- go mart 39, gallipolis
- jcs convenience plus llc 2, rio grande
- love's travel stop 594, bidwell
- par mar store 151, mercerville
- par mar store 160, gallipolis
- par mar store 42, vinton
- par mar store 43, gallipolis
- par mar store 44, gallipolis
- speedway 9168, gallipolis
- speedway 9232, gallipolis
- speedway 9241, gallipolis
- silver star / r & r takhar operations.inc, crown city
- the eagle rock carryout two llc 1, crown city
- williams korner store, bidwell
Combination Grocery/Other · 13
- big lots 3036, gallipolis
- cvs 4400, gallipolis
- dollar general 1932, gallipolis
- dollar general 19367, gallipolis
- dollar general 901, gallipolis
- dollar general 10423, crown city
- dollar general 10650, bidwell
- dollar tree 1133, gallipolis
- family dollar 7683, rio grande
- family dollar store 2256, gallipolis
- family dollar store 3381, gallipolis
- fruth pharmacy 21, gallipolis
- fruth pharmacy 3, gallipolis
Supermarket · 3
- aldi 61011 61011, gallipolis
- ohio valley piggly wiggly, gallipolis
- piggly wiggly, gallipolis
Large Grocery Store · 2
- bidwell save a lot 24804, bidwell
- wholesale meat outlet, gallipolis
Super Store · 2
- guinther's custom cuts, inc., gallipolis
- walmart supercenter 2605, gallipolis
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- r&c packing, inc, bidwell
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 Gallia County vs Adams County → · All Ohio counties →
Counties near Gallia County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Gallia 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 (14.0% here).
- Westchester County, NY · 14.0% low-access
- Westchester County, NY · 14.0% low-access
- Macon County, TN · 14.0% low-access
- Macon County, TN · 14.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside OH (19.0% here).
- Okfuskee County, OK · 19.0% SNAP
- Okfuskee County, OK · 19.0% SNAP
- Passaic County, NJ · 19.0% SNAP
- Passaic County, NJ · 19.0% 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.
Gallia County inside a lower low-access state context
Gallia 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 Gallia County, OH are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 39053. 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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