Signature · 5 LILA tracts (31.3% of tracts)
Grant County, IN
Grant County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 5 LILA tracts (31.3% of the book) alongside 17.2% low-access.
- 17.2%
- low-access pop.
- 5
- food-desert tracts
- 13.8%
- on SNAP
- 66K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Grant County, IN
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 17.2% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -4.9 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 5 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 13.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 31% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Adams County (+ 0.3 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Grant County ranks #1,930 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #48 of 89 counties in IN (17.2% low-access; 5 food-desert tracts).
- #1,930
- national by low-access %
- #48
- in IN
- 7
- low-access tracts
- 6K
- 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: 5 LILA tracts (31.3% of tracts) .
How Grant County compares nationally
Grant County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 17.2% low-access share that beats 38% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,933).
Grant County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
16 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 5 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Grant County has 10 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.
Grant County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Indiana, not a full county-board reprint
- Hendricks
Hendricks 51.5%
51.5 % low-access
- Boone 17.9
Boone 17.9%
17.9 % low-access
- Randolph 17.6
Randolph 17.6%
17.6 % low-access
- Adams 17.5
Adams 17.5%
17.5 % low-access
- Grant 17.2
Grant 17.2%
17.2 % low-access
- Shelby 16.6
Shelby 16.6%
16.6 % low-access
- Harrison 0
Harrison 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 16 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 70,061 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 7 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 5 |
| Low-Access Population | 12,080 |
| Low-Access Share | 17.2%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 5,781 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 66,295 |
| Median Household Income | $53,522 |
| Poverty Rate | 19.8%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,698 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 13.8%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.4%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 8.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Grant County
Grant County has 83 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 51 locations (61% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 51
- branson food mart, marion
- casey's 3735, gas city
- cardinals oil inc, upland
- casey's general store 2917, marion
- circle k 4702201, marion
- circle k 4702202, gas city
- circle k 4702212, marion
- circle k 4702214, marion
- circle k 4702221, jonesboro
- drakes fast lane, swayzee
- food mart, marion
- gas city oil inc, gas city
- good to go 14, marion
- happy discount tobacco shop inc, marion
- jn14 inc, marion
- johnson's amoco 2, matthews
- love's travel stop 323, marion
- mj95 incorporated, marion
- marion bp, marion
- marion c mart inc, marion
- marion go mart llc, marion
- marion mart llc, marion
- marion petroleum inc, marion
- marion stop n go inc, marion
- mcclure oil 10, gas city
- mcclure oil 11, upland
- mcclure oil 12, marion
- mcclure oil 2, marion
- mcclure oil 3, marion
- mcclure oil 4, marion
- mcclure oil 59, gas city
- mcclure oil 06, marion
- mcclure oil 15, marion
- mcclure oil 7, gas city
- meijer gas station 153, marion
- mv mart, gas city
- pilot travel center 1086, marion
- ps upland inc, upland
- quickway marion inc, marion
- rai bro corporation, marion
- route22 petroleum inc, marion
- speedway 1038, marion
- speedway 6050, marion
- speedway 6051, marion
- station 50 llc, gas city
- sunoco quick mart, marion
- swayzee stop, swayzee
- sweetser food mart inc, sweetser
- village pantry 5579, fairmount
- village pantry 5636, gas city
- way to go inc, marion
Combination Grocery/Other · 20
- cvs 2484, marion
- cvs 6621, marion
- cvs 6626, gas city
- dollar general 131, marion
- dollar general 18562, sweetser
- dollar general 19797, marion
- dollar general 2612, gas city
- dollar general 3332, marion
- dollar general 7369, marion
- dollartree 8967, marion
- dollar general 19589, upland
- dollar general 22835, swayzee
- dollar general 23100, van buren
- dollar general store 17289, fairmount
- dollar tree 1285, marion
- family dollar 8786, marion
- family dollar store 3691, gas city
- family dollar store 3844, marion
- family dollar store 5451, marion
- walgreens 05663, marion
Super Store · 4
- meijer 153, marion
- needler's fresh market 922, marion
- ruler 239, marion
- walmart 1294, marion
Supermarket · 3
- aldi 44018 44018, marion
- horner's butcher block, marion
- neighborhood fresh 3444, gas city
Large Grocery Store · 2
- dollarsmart, upland
- fairmount market n/a, fairmount
Bakery Specialty · 1
- papa murphy's pizza in041, marion
Delivery Route · 1
- marden's dairy products, marion
Small Grocery Store · 1
- la mexicana, marion
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 Grant County vs Adams County → · All Indiana counties →
Nationwide peers for Grant County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Grant 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 (17.2% here).
- Jo Daviess County, IL · 17.2% low-access
- Jo Daviess County, IL · 17.2% low-access
- Brown County, MN · 17.2% low-access
- Brown County, MN · 17.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside IN (13.8% here).
- Hopkins County, KY · 13.8% SNAP
- Hopkins County, KY · 13.8% SNAP
- Washington County, AL · 13.8% SNAP
- Washington County, AL · 13.8% 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, Indiana in context
Grant 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 Grant County, IN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 18053. 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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