Signature · 2 LILA tracts (28.6% of tracts)
Grayson County, KY
Grayson County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 2 LILA tracts (28.6% of the book) alongside 19.6% low-access.
- 19.6%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 12.8%
- on SNAP
- 27K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Grayson County, KY
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 19.6% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -2.5 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 12.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 29% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Hopkins County ( -0.2 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Grayson County ranks #1,710 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #30 of 110 counties in KY (19.6% low-access; 2 food-desert tracts).
- #1,710
- national by low-access %
- #30
- in KY
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- 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: 2 LILA tracts (28.6% of tracts) .
How Grayson County compares nationally
Grayson County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 19.6% low-access share that beats 45% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,715).
Grayson County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
7 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Grayson County has 0 urban and 7 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.
Grayson County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Kentucky, not a full county-board reprint
- Robertson
Robertson 74.8%
74.8 % low-access
- Greenup 20.1
Greenup 20.1%
20.1 % low-access
- Grayson 19.6
Grayson 19.6%
19.6 % low-access
- Hopkins 19.4
Hopkins 19.4%
19.4 % low-access
- Wayne 19.4
Wayne 19.4%
19.4 % low-access
- Larue 19
Larue 19%
19 % low-access
- Ballard 0
Ballard 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 7 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 25,746 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 5,058 |
| Low-Access Share | 19.6%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,461 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 26,707 |
| Median Household Income | $50,757 |
| Poverty Rate | 20.1%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,292 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 12.8%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.6%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.2% |
Thick SNAP store book in Grayson County
Grayson County has 33 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 16 locations (48% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 16
- 62 stop-n-shop, leitchfield
- a&b fuels inc, clarkson
- baileys zip mart, leitchfield
- center court food mart, leitchfield
- days pro bass, clarkson
- fastway food mart 4 1, leitchfield
- fivestar 5125, leitchfield
- gulf food mart, leitchfield
- jay thakorji two llc, falls of rough
- marathon quick mart, leitchfield
- murphy usa 6922, leitchfield
- nu management one inc, leitchfield
- one stop, clarkson
- opa's market inc, big clifty
- tar hill quick sack, leitchfield
- valero fastway, leitchfield
Combination Grocery/Other · 12
- dollar general 11176, big clifty
- dollar general 13881, leitchfield
- dollar general 18679, leitchfield
- dollar general 6906, caneyville
- dollar general 9306, leitchfield
- dollar general 107, leitchfield
- dollar general 11861, leitchfield
- dollar general 16091, falls of rough
- dollar general 22858, clarkson
- dollar general 30132, leitchfield
- dollar tree 4064, leitchfield
- walgreens 13632, leitchfield
Small Grocery Store · 2
- corner salvage, leitchfield
- stevenson salvage grocery, leitchfield
Supermarket · 2
- houchens market 010, leitchfield
- houchens save a lot 134, leitchfield
Super Store · 1
- walmart store 445, leitchfield
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 Grayson County vs Adair County → · All Kentucky counties →
Nationwide peers for Grayson County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Grayson 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 (19.6% here).
- Fayette County, IN · 19.6% low-access
- Fayette County, IN · 19.6% low-access
- Payette County, ID · 19.6% low-access
- Payette County, ID · 19.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside KY (12.8% here).
- Page County, IA · 12.8% SNAP
- Page County, IA · 12.8% SNAP
- Clinton County, IA · 12.8% SNAP
- Clinton County, IA · 12.8% 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, Kentucky in context
Grayson 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 Grayson County, KY are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 21085. 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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