Signature · 0.0% low-access (0th pct)
Garrard County, KY
Garrard County lands in the lower national band on low-access (0.0%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 0.0%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 12.4%
- on SNAP
- 18K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Garrard County, KY
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 0.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -22.1 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 12.4% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Ballard County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Garrard County lands in the lower national band (0.0%); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 0
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 0.0% low-access (0th pct) (-22.1 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Garrard County compares nationally
Food access in Garrard County compares favorably nationally: its 0.0% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 0% of them (rank #3,133).
Garrard County's lower-band USDA tier split
4 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
All 4 of Garrard County's tracts are rural in the USDA classification, so every one is judged on the 10-mile test: a resident counts as low-access only when the nearest supermarket is more than 10 miles away.
Garrard 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
- Ballard 0
Ballard 0%
0 % low-access
- Garrard 0
Garrard 0%
0 % low-access
- Carroll 0
Carroll 0%
0 % low-access
- Elliott 0
Elliott 0%
0 % low-access
- Gallatin 0
Gallatin 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 4 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 16,912 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 0 |
| Low-Access Share | 0.0%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 0 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 17,568 |
| Median Household Income | $63,087 |
| Poverty Rate | 15.9%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 830 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 12.4%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.7%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.6% |
SNAP retailers in Garrard County
Garrard County has 16 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 10 locations (63% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
4 towns share the 16 authorized stores; Lancaster holds 75% of them. 3 of the 4 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Paint Lick, Berea, Bryantsville.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Lancaster | 12 | 1 |
| Paint Lick | 2 | none |
| Berea | 1 | none |
| Bryantsville | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 10
- anderson brothers, paint lick
- ez mart, lancaster
- fivestar 4945, lancaster
- go time 5, llc, lancaster
- jay narsanga veer inc - countryside bp, lancaster
- lancaster food mart, lancaster
- lancaster foodmart, lancaster
- quick stop, lancaster
- rocky top 1016, lancaster
- vip grocery & tobacco, lancaster
Combination Grocery/Other · 5
- dollar general 0940, lancaster
- dollar general 9981, bryantsville
- dollar general 20232, paint lick
- dollar general 31219, berea
- family dollar store 3360, lancaster
Supermarket · 1
- save a lot lancaster 45147, lancaster
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 Garrard County vs Adair County → · All Kentucky counties →
Counties near Garrard County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Garrard 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 (0.0% here).
- Grundy County, IA · 0.0% low-access
- Harrison County, IN · 0.0% low-access
- Arenac County, MI · 0.0% low-access
- Barry County, MI · 0.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside KY (12.4% here).
- West Baton Rouge Parish, LA · 12.4% SNAP
- Fulton County, IN · 12.4% SNAP
- Douglas County, IL · 12.4% SNAP
- Adams County, IL · 12.4% 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.
Kentucky among East South Central states
Kentucky ranks 4th of 4 East South Central states by population-weighted low-access (19.8%). Garrard County, at 0.0%, runs 19.8 pts below the Kentucky rate.
- Tennessee 27.2%
- Mississippi 26.4%
- Alabama 24.5%
- Kentucky 19.8%
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 Garrard County, KY are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 21079. 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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