County food-access profile · Ohio
Greene County, OH
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Greene County residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 29.4%
- low-access pop.
- 4
- food-desert tracts
- 7.7%
- on SNAP
- 170K
- residents (ACS 2024)
The food-access picture
29.4% of Greene County residents live in a low-access area, and 4 of its 35 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts.
- 16
- low-access tracts
- 10K
- food-desert residents
- 4.4%
- households, no vehicle
- 9.8%
- below poverty line
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, 1-and-10-mile measure).
USDA data puts Greene County's low-access share at 29.4%, above the national share. 16 of the county's 35 census tracts are classified low-access, meaning residents there live far from a supermarket, an area covering about 47,442 people. 4 of those also meet the low-income condition that defines a food desert, home to roughly 10,046 low-income residents.
How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts
The USDA measures food access by distance to the nearest supermarket. A census tract is "low-access" when a meaningful share of residents live more than one mile from a supermarket in urban areas, or more than ten miles in rural areas. A tract becomes a "food desert" only when it is both low-access and low-income, because distance is far harder to overcome for households without a car or a cushion in the budget. Counts on this page are aggregated from the tract level, where the federal data is actually published, so a single county figure can hide neighbourhoods that are much better or much worse served than the average. Distance also does not capture everything that shapes whether a family eats well: the presence of a full-service grocer rather than a convenience store, public transit, food pantries, and the price and quality of what is on the shelf all matter beyond the radius the Atlas can draw.
How Greene County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Greene County's 29.4% low-access share is elevated, higher than 69% of them and ranked #972 most-affected nationwide.
Greene County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
All 35 census tracts in Greene County, grouped by USDA classification (see "How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts" above for what each tier means).
Greene County vs. other Ohio counties
Share of the population living in low-access areas, compared with other counties in Ohio
- Greene
Greene County, OH
29.4 % low-access
- Adams
Adams County, OH
22 % low-access
- Allen
Allen County, OH
17.4 % low-access
- Ashland 5
Ashland County, OH
5 % low-access
- Ashtabula
Ashtabula County, OH
21.9 % low-access
- Athens
Athens County, OH
17 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 35 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 161,573 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 16 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 4 |
| Low-Access Population | 47,442 |
| Low-Access Share | 29.4%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 10,046 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 169,688 |
| Median Household Income | $87,309 |
| Poverty Rate | 9.8%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 5,229 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.7%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.4%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 4.2% |
About 7.7% of Greene County households receive SNAP, versus a U.S. county median in the 11–13% range (Census ACS).
What this means
- 29.4% of residents are low-access, above the national share for U.S. counties.
- 7.7% of households receive SNAP, the federal program that offsets food costs for 5,229 households here.
- 4.4% of households have no vehicle, the hidden multiplier that turns distance into a real barrier.
- 4 tracts meet the USDA food-desert threshold (low-income and low-access).
USDA low-access figures reflect the 2019 Atlas (2010 tract populations); socioeconomic context is the latest Census ACS 5-year (2024).
What the food-access data shows for Greene County
above the national share
4 of Greene County's 35 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts, low-income areas where many residents also live far from a supermarket, about 11.4% of all its tracts.
A further 12 tracts are low-access but not low-income, bringing the total low-access tract count to 16.
An estimated 47,442 residents, roughly 29.4% of the county's 2010 population, live in one of these low-access areas.
Of those, 10,046 are also low-income, the group most exposed to genuine food hardship, since limited transportation compounds a limited budget.
The remaining 19 tracts (54.3%) meet the USDA's adequate-access threshold.
SNAP retailers in Greene County
Greene County has 108 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 54 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 54
- $1.00 store, dayton
- a2 east dayton dr, fairborn
- arco 750 4, fairborn
- bellbrook roaddog llc 103, bellbrook
- casey's 4274, beavercreek
- casey's general store 3907, fairborn
- casey's 3736, xenia
- casey's drive thru, fairborn
- cedarville shell, cedarville
- central state grocery, wilberforce
- circle k 4705280, xenia
- circle k 4705281, dayton
- circle k 5282, fairborn
- dairy food mart, fairborn
- dhak dhak llc, fairborn
- ez stop food mart, xenia
- fairborn shell llc, fairborn
- hall's corner carryout, dayton
- healthy alternative beavercreek inc, beavercreek
- hometown sunoco, xenia
- jasper road food mart inc, jamestown
- maharaja food mart, xenia
- marathon, fairborn
- marathon food center, beavercreek
- marathon food mart, fairborn
- meijer gas station 107, fairborn
- monak 1011 llc, beavercreek
- murphy usa 7397, xenia
- rosie's natural foods, yellow springs
- speed zone carryout, xenia
- ss fairborn carryout, fairborn
- sheetz 812, beavercreek
- sheetz 816, fairborn
- sheetz 855, beavercreek township
- shell 1235, beavercreek
- short stop food mart, fairborn
- short stop food mart, fairborn
- speedway 1154, beavercreek
- speedway 1172, fairborn
- speedway 1201, xenia
- speedway 1202, yellow springs
- speedway 1262 1262, fairborn
- speedway 5222, fairborn
- speedway 5332, beavercreek
- speedway 5333 5333, fairborn
- speedway 5839, wilberforce
- speedway 8584, xenia
- spring valley roaddog 102, spring valley
- svr petroleum llc, fairborn
- true north energy 720, dayton
- valero, fairborn
- xenia marathon, xenia
- xenia shell, xenia
- xenia sunoco, xenia
Combination Grocery/Other · 28
- cvs 3404, xenia
- cvs 3411, fairborn
- cvs 3458, beavercreek
- dollar general 10770, fairborn
- dollar general 1637, fairborn
- dollar general 282, xenia
- dollar general 414, fairborn
- dollar general 604, jamestown
- dollar general 7430, fairborn
- dollar general 7647, yellow springs
- dollartree 8658, fairborn
- discount drug mart 57, bellbrook
- dollar general 15572, cedarville
- dollar general 20435, beavercreek
- dollar general 21852, xenia
- dollar general 22897, xenia
- dollar general 25764, dayton
- dollar general store 16854, xenia
- dollar tree 2055, xenia
- dollar tree 2367, beavercreek
- family dollar store 4284, dayton
- family dollar store 6506, fairborn
- family dollar store 918, xenia
- united dairy farmers 237, xenia
- united dairy farmers 242, fairborn
- walgreens 06990, fairborn
- walgreens 11510, dayton
- walgreens 12703, xenia
Super Store · 12
- fresh thyme market 302fbn, beavercreek
- kroger 829, xenia
- kroger 935, centerville
- kroger 811, beavercreek
- kroger 838, fairborn
- meijer inc 107, fairborn
- sam's club 6517, beavercreek
- target store 1128, beavercreek
- target store 1940, dayton
- walmart 1503, dayton
- walmart supercenter 2124, beavercreek
- walmart supercenter 1463, xenia
Supermarket · 5
- aldi 61017 61017, xenia
- aldi 61075 61075, beavercreek
- dot's bellbrook market, bellbrook
- grocerylan, xenia
- toms market, yellow springs
Medium Grocery Store · 3
- hanguk market, fairborn
- pleasing market llc, fairborn
- shree-g grocers shreeg2, fairborn
Farmers' Market · 2
- this old farmer's market, beavercreek
- yellow springs farmers market, yellow springs
Large Grocery Store · 2
- jamestown village market 01, jamestown
- save a lot 24314, fairborn
Military Commissary · 1
- wright patterson afb commissary 2730, wright patterson
Small Grocery Store · 1
- yaffa market, beavercreek
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator, currently authorized retailers.
Other Counties in Ohio
Compare Greene County vs Adams County → · All Ohio counties →
Food access nationally, Ohio in context
Greene County sits inside Ohio (ringed). Each state is colored by its population-weighted low-access share; click any state to compare.
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context
Understand the Data
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Data Sources & Methodology
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019): low-access and food-desert tract classifications, low-access population, and low-income low-access counts. ers.usda.gov/food-access-research-atlas
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates: population, median income, poverty, SNAP participation, vehicle access, and group quarters. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
Low access is defined as living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket; a food desert adds a low-income condition. Read the full methodology →
Data current as of (most recent source-data vintage; figures reflect the 2019 USDA Atlas and 2024 Census ACS).
Note: This page presents public USDA and Census data for informational purposes and is not professional advice. Figures reflect the cited dataset vintages and may differ from the most recent local conditions. How this data is sourced & verified.