Signature · 4.6% low-access (10th pct)
Gibson County, IN
Gibson County lands in the lower national band on low-access (4.6%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 4.6%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 8.2%
- on SNAP
- 33K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Gibson County, IN
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 4.6% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -17.5 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 8.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Switzerland County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Gibson County lands in the lower national band (4.6%, #2,830 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,830
- national by low-access %
- #77
- in IN
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 539
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 4.6% low-access (10th pct) (-17.5 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Gibson County compares nationally
Food access in Gibson County compares favorably nationally: its 4.6% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 10% of them (rank #2,834).
Gibson County's lower-band USDA tier split
7 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Gibson County has 2 urban and 5 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.
Gibson 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
- Clinton 4.8
Clinton 4.8%
4.8 % low-access
- Vermillion 4.7
Vermillion 4.7%
4.7 % low-access
- Gibson 4.6
Gibson 4.6%
4.6 % low-access
- Switzerland 4.6
Switzerland 4.6%
4.6 % low-access
- Whitley 4.5
Whitley 4.5%
4.5 % low-access
- Harrison 0
Harrison 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 7 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 33,503 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,535 |
| Low-Access Share | 4.6%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 539 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 33,000 |
| Median Household Income | $67,573 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.8%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,096 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 8.2%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.0%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Gibson County
Gibson County has 38 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 17 locations (45% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 17
- casey's general store 2438, princeton
- casey's general store 3021, fort branch
- circle j, francisco
- fastbreak 1, fort branch
- fastbreak convenience store 2, princeton
- fastbreak convenience store 4, princeton
- giant 808, princeton
- huck's 323, ft. branch
- love's travel stop 414, haubstadt
- om mart, princeton
- pick-n-pump, oakland city
- pilot travel center 447, haubstadt
- pilot travel center 647, haubstadt
- sam food mart 1, princeton
- sunrise haubstadt 837, haubstadt
- trade mart, patoka
- varahi swami two food mart llc, oakland city
Combination Grocery/Other · 13
- cvs 6876, princeton
- dollar general 1156, princeton
- dollar general 1598, oakland city
- dollar general 6089, haubstadt
- dollar general 8658, owensville
- dollar general 14540, fort branch
- dollar general 21969, patoka
- dollar general 22221, princeton
- dollar general 23137, francisco
- dollar general store 16414, princeton
- dollar tree 4041, princeton
- family dollar 12993, oakland city
- walgreens 11882, princeton
Super Store · 4
- hometown iga 451, princeton
- hometown iga 461, oakland city
- ruler food store 232, princeton
- walmart supercenter 1783, princeton
Supermarket · 3
- dewig bros packing co, haubstadt
- holiday foods 8, haubstadt
- save a lot 142, princeton
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- berry's produce and country market, princeton
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 Gibson County vs Adams County → · All Indiana counties →
Counties near Gibson County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Gibson 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 (4.6% here).
- District of Columbia, DC · 4.6% low-access
- District of Columbia, DC · 4.6% low-access
- Kalkaska County, MI · 4.6% low-access
- Kalkaska County, MI · 4.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside IN (8.2% here).
- Camden County, MO · 8.2% SNAP
- Camden County, MO · 8.2% SNAP
- Custer County, MT · 8.2% SNAP
- Custer County, MT · 8.2% 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.
Gibson County inside a lower low-access state context
Gibson 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 Gibson County, IN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 18051. 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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