Signature · 4.9% low-access (10th pct)
Grant County, KY
Grant County lands in the lower national band on low-access (4.9%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 4.9%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 12.2%
- on SNAP
- 25K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Grant County, KY
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ADEQUATE 4.9% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -17.2 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-TYPICAL 12.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 25% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Edmonson County (+ 0.6 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Grant County lands in the lower national band (4.9%, #2,816 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,816
- national by low-access %
- #79
- in KY
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 571
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 4.9% low-access (10th pct) (-17.2 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Grant County compares nationally
Food access in Grant County compares favorably nationally: its 4.9% 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 #2,818).
Grant County's lower-band USDA tier split
4 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Grant County has 0 urban and 4 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 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
- Wolfe 5.6
Wolfe 5.6%
5.6 % low-access
- Edmonson 5.5
Edmonson 5.5%
5.5 % low-access
- Grant 4.9
Grant 4.9%
4.9 % low-access
- Whitley 4.2
Whitley 4.2%
4.2 % low-access
- Russell 4
Russell 4%
4 % low-access
- Ballard 0
Ballard 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 4 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 24,662 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,198 |
| Low-Access Share | 4.9%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 571 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 25,418 |
| Median Household Income | $69,178 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.7%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,128 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 12.2%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.8%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.1% |
SNAP retailers in Grant County
Grant County has 24 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 11 locations (46% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 11
- crittenden shell 14, crittenden
- dail investments llc, crittenden
- darshi llc, glencoe
- ezy stop shell, williamstown
- fas mart 5178, dry ridge
- hop shop #1401 - crittenden 1401, crittenden
- la morenita meat market, williamstown
- murphy usa 7631, dry ridge
- peg's pit stop, corinth
- speedway 7404, dry ridge
- speedway 8608, dry ridge
Combination Grocery/Other · 9
- dollar general 0356, dry ridge
- dollar general 14478, corinth
- dollar general 18820, dry ridge
- dollar general 14783, williamstown
- dollar general 24080, williamstown
- dollar general 30681, dry ridge
- dollar general 6933, crittenden
- dollar tree 8374, dry ridge
- family dollar 9271, glencoe
Small Grocery Store · 2
- edmondson's grocery, williamstown
- la guadalupana 2, crittenden
Super Store · 2
- ruler 360, williamstown
- walmart 584, dry ridge
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 Grant County vs Adair County → · All Kentucky counties →
Counties near Grant County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Grant 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 (4.9% here).
- Van Buren County, MI · 4.9% low-access
- Van Buren County, MI · 4.9% low-access
- Pike County, OH · 4.9% low-access
- Pike County, OH · 4.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside KY (12.2% here).
- Ascension Parish, LA · 12.2% SNAP
- Ascension Parish, LA · 12.2% SNAP
- Prince George's County, MD · 12.2% SNAP
- Prince George's County, MD · 12.2% 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.
Grant County inside a lower low-access state context
Grant County sits inside Kentucky (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, KY are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 21081. 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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