Signature · 651 SNAP-authorized stores
Hamilton County, OH
Hamilton County sits in the upper national band on low-access (31.1%, +9 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 31.1%
- low-access pop.
- 39
- food-desert tracts
- 12.2%
- on SNAP
- 831K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Hamilton County, OH
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 31.1% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +9.0 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 39 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 12.2% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 10.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 18% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Summit County (+ 0.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Hamilton County sits in the upper national band (31.1%, #868 of 3,079) with 39 LILA tracts.
- #868
- national by low-access %
- #16
- in OH
- 106
- low-access tracts
- 64K
- food-desert residents
Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.
Signature read: 651 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Hamilton County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Hamilton County's 31.1% low-access share is elevated, higher than 72% of them and ranked #868 most-affected nationwide.
Hamilton County's elevated USDA tier split
222 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 39 LILA.
Hamilton County is mostly urban by USDA tract type (216 urban, 6 rural), so most of its low-access count comes from the 1-mile test; the 6 rural tracts are held to 10 miles.
Hamilton County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Ohio, not a full county-board reprint
- Warren
Warren 45.7%
45.7 % low-access
- Crawford
Crawford 31.5%
31.5 % low-access
- Hamilton
Hamilton 31.1%
31.1 % low-access
- Summit
Summit 31.1%
31.1 % low-access
- Ottawa
Ottawa 31%
31 % low-access
- Wood
Wood 30.8%
30.8 % low-access
- Morrow 2.2
Morrow 2.2%
2.2 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 222 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 802,374 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 106 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 39 |
| Low-Access Population | 249,868 |
| Low-Access Share | 31.1%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 63,556 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 830,774 |
| Median Household Income | $72,470 |
| Poverty Rate | 15.0%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 43,374 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 12.2%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 10.3%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.3% |
Thick SNAP store book in Hamilton County
Hamilton County has 651 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 11 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 300 locations (46% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
22 towns share the 651 authorized stores; Cincinnati holds 87% of them. 11 of the 22 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Loveland, Norwood, Reading, Cheviot, Anderson, Mount Carmel and 5 more.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati | 568 | 98 |
| Harrison | 23 | 3 |
| Loveland | 10 | none |
| Blue Ash | 7 | 2 |
| Sharonville | 7 | 1 |
| Norwood | 6 | none |
| Cleves | 5 | 1 |
| Springdale | 4 | 1 |
| Montgomery | 3 | 1 |
| Reading | 3 | none |
Top 10 of 22 towns by store count.
Convenience Store · 300 (250 shown)
- 1 stop market, cincinnati
- a to z wireless center & grocery, cincinnati
- abyssinia food mart, cincinnati
- adama pam convenience store, cincinnati
- ajm discount shop, cincinnati
- alfaa 12 12, cincinnati
- alfaa 2, cincinnati
- alfaa 26 26, cincinnati
- all n 1, cincinnati
- amali's mini mart, cincinnati
- amarshop, cincinnati
- ameristop, cincinnati
- ameristop food market, cincinnati
- ameristop food mart, cincinnati
- ameristop food mart, cincinnati
- ameristop food mart 1, cincinnati
- ameristop food mart 29032, cincinnati
- ameristop food mart 29096, cincinnati
- ameristop foodmart, cincinnati
- ameristop good mart, cincinnati
- ameristore carry out, cincinnati
- andreas grocery llc, cincinnati
- anna enterprise llc, cincinnati
- avondale food mart, cincinnati
- b&d asian nepali market, cincinnati
- b&d asian plaza 1, cincinnati
- bp northside, cincinnati
- bs market llc, cincinnati
- bank street market, cincinnati
- beechwood bp 0000965488, cincinnati
- beekman market #1, cincinnati
- billies pony keg, cincinnati
- bj fish & chicken., cincinnati
- blair market inc, cincinnati
- blue ash marathon, blue ash
- boudinot bp, cincinnati
- bp foodmart, cincinnati
- bp gas station, cincinnati
- bp glenway, cincinnati
- bpmitchell, cincinnati
- bramble market, cincinnati
- brauns deli, cincinnati
- bud's pony keg, cincinnati
- casey's 4380, whitewater twp
- central park market, cincinnati
- canasta supermarket, cincinnati
- cee kay ii, llc, cincinnati
- chester rd sunoco 44, cincinnati
- circle k 4700059, harrison
- circle k 4705288, cincinnati
- circle k 4705557, loveland
- circle k 4705704, cincinnati
- circle k 5292, cincinnati
- cleves bp, cleves
- clifton mini mart, cincinnati
- cold n quick drive thru n/a, cincinnati
- colerain corner carryout, cincinnati
- colerain shell, cincinnati
- compton bp, cincinnati
- compton food mart inc, cincinnati
- deer park delicatessen inc, cincinnati
- daily mart, cincinnati
- daly rd sunoco, cincinnati
- dawraka llc, cincinnati
- deer park shell, cincinnati
- delhi shell 33, cincinnati
- dolton marathon, cincinnati
- dry fork bp 27, harrison
- dry fork marathon 1, harrison
- el diamante groceries llc, cincinnati
- elmore gas, cincinnati
- elmwood drive thru, cincinnati
- elmwood quick stop, cincinnati
- emanuel supermercado latino, cincinnati
- express deli mart, loveland
- express mart shell, cincinnati
- express tobacco and vape - food mart, cincinnati
- exxon gas and food mart, cincinnati
- fast lane food mart, cincinnati
- fairmount carryout, cincinnati
- ferguson express food mart, cincinnati
- fey's grocery, cincinnati
- fields ertel sunoco, sharonville
- five mile marathon, cincinnati
- five points 34, cincinnati
- food mart, cincinnati
- food mart, blue ash
- freedom hopple, cincinnati
- freedom queens, cincinnati
- g & r market, cleves
- galbraith sunoco, cincinnati
- gilbert marathon, cincinnati
- glenway food mart, cincinnati
- glenway market, cincinnati
- goga 2 corp, cincinnati
- gracely food mart, cincinnati
- greenhills ameristop, cincinnati
- h & a market, cincinnati
- harrison ave shell, cincinnati
- harrison food mart llc, cincinnati
- harrison shell 28, harrison
- harrison sunoco 24, harrison
- hawthorne market 1, cincinnati
- heyab inc no, cincinnati
- hinal market llc, cincinnati
- hslv inc, cincinnati
- hyde park shell, cincinnati
- jet-in, jet-out market, cincinnati
- jacobs market, cincinnati
- jasica grocery llc, cincinnati
- jaydada, cincinnati
- jefferson market, cincinnati
- joe's kwik marts 218, cincinnati
- joe's kwik marts 227, cincinnati
- joe's kwik marts 229, cincinnati
- joe's kwik marts 230, cincinnati
- johnny's puff n stuff 1, cincinnati
- kirby oil, cincinnati
- kellogg ave. shell 19, cincinnati
- kilby crossings, harrison
- kwik n kold, cincinnati
- l&b multani's, cincinnati
- la oaxaquena minimarket llc, cincinnati
- layan express inc, cincinnati
- lindy st drive- thru llc, cincinnati
- lockland marathon, cincinnati
- loveland bp, loveland
- loveland quick stop, loveland
- loveland shell, loveland
- madeira beverage, cincinnati
- marathon food mart, cincinnati
- marathon gas & food mart, cincinnati
- marina's international deli, cincinnati
- mattie and maxine's market, cincinnati
- mchenry retail llc, cincinnati
- mchenry quality inc, cincinnati
- metro mart, cincinnati
- miamitown food mart, cleves
- mitchell amoco, cincinnati
- mitchell ave shell, cincinnati
- mitchell sunoco, cincinnati
- monfort heights shell 30, cincinnati
- montgomery marathon, cincinnati
- ms.p's mini market 1, cincinnati
- mt healthy food mart, cincinnati
- mukta jivan corporation, cincinnati
- n & i market, inc, cincinnati
- nivi llc, cincinnati
- north bend supermarket, cincinnati
- new haven bp 26, harrison
- new york groceries 1, cincinnati
- northbend express 1, cincinnati
- northside drive thru, cincinnati
- northside express inc, cincinnati
- oakley bp, cincinnati
- olaa colerain inc, cincinnati
- om dada inc, cincinnati
- one stop shop, cincinnati
- paddock food mart, cincinnati
- parkway food mart, cincinnati
- peach grove market, cincinnati
- pit stop, cincinnati
- pitstop, cincinnati
- plainfield minimart, cincinnati
- pleasant ridge bp, cincinnati
- pleasant ridge mart, cincinnati
- pleasant ridge sunoco, cincinnati
- price hill express, cincinnati
- price hill marathon, cincinnati
- price hill petroleum llc 1, cincinnati
- queen city shell, cincinnati
- queensgate marathon, cincinnati
- quick mart, cincinnati
- quick pick, cincinnati
- quick stop bond hill family market, cincinnati
- redwood carryout, cincinnati
- ray's food mart 1, cincinnati
- reading shell, cincinnati
- reading village market, cincinnati
- red's deli, cincinnati
- rick vijay 2, cincinnati
- riddhi one corp, cincinnati
- riddle road market, cincinnati
- river rd shell, cincinnati
- river rd sunoco, cincinnati
- riverside shell, cincinnati
- rockdale mini mart, cincinnati
- rubix food mart llc 1, cincinnati
- rubix foodmart, cincinnati
- rybolt rd. shell 29, cincinnati
- sam's corner grocery, cincinnati
- shop qwik food mart, cincinnati
- speedway 9574, cincinnati
- saldigam corp, cincinnati
- salem marathon, cincinnati
- sam's mini mart, harrison
- sams corner store, harrison
- santosh oil llc, cincinnati
- scherpies produce & deli, cincinnati
- seven hills food mart llc, cincinnati
- seven star eleven petroleum, cincinnati
- seven star eleven vine llc, cincinnati
- seymour bp, cincinnati
- sharonville shell, cincinnati
- shell, cincinnati
- shell 1, cincinnati
- shell 1201, cincinnati
- shell 1202, cincinnati
- shell 1203, cincinnati
- shell 1204, cincinnati
- shell 1205, cincinnati
- shell 1210, cincinnati
- shell 1221, cincinnati
- shell 1222, blue ash
- shell 1225, cincinnati
- shell 1227, cincinnati
- shell 1231, cincinnati
- shell 1232, cincinnati
- shell 1233, cincinnati
- shell foodmart, cincinnati
- sherman food mart, cincinnati
- shop & save, cincinnati
- shop rite, cincinnati
- shree shanti llc, cincinnati
- si's carry out and drive thru, cincinnati
- singh's valley grocery, cincinnati
- sonoco gas, cincinnati
- speedway 1009, loveland
- speedway 1026 1026, cincinnati
- speedway 1083, cincinnati
- speedway 1086, cincinnati
- speedway 1181, cincinnati
- speedway 1259, blue ash
- speedway 1547, cincinnati
- speedway 3081, cincinnati
- speedway 5071, cincinnati
- speedway 5098, mount carmel
- speedway 5110, cincinnati
- speedway 5211, cincinnati
- speedway 5218, cincinnati
- speedway 5265, cincinnati
- speedway 5268, cincinnati
- speedway 5409, cincinnati
- speedway 5416, cincinnati
- speedway 7560, harrison
- speedway 9176, forest park
- speedway 9336, cincinnati
- speedway 9573, cincinnati
- speedway 9575, cincinnati
- speedway 9576, cincinnati
Showing 250 of 651 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Ohio
One of 87 counties in Ohio, 6 are shown here.
Compare Hamilton County vs Adams County → · All Ohio counties →
Counties near Hamilton County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Hamilton County, both outside Ohio so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside OH (31.1% here).
- Sanders County, MT · 31.1% low-access
- Clay County, MO · 31.1% low-access
- Yazoo County, MS · 31.1% low-access
- Martin County, MN · 31.1% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside OH (12.2% here).
- Grady County, OK · 12.2% SNAP
- Murray County, OK · 12.2% SNAP
- Madison County, NC · 12.2% SNAP
- Jackson County, NC · 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.
Ohio among East North Central states
Ohio ranks 2nd of 5 East North Central states by population-weighted low-access (25.1%). Hamilton County, at 31.1%, runs 6.0 pts above the Ohio rate.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
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 .
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