Signature · 58 SNAP-authorized stores
Hancock County, OH
Hancock County lands in the lower national band on low-access (13.0%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 13.0%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 9.0%
- on SNAP
- 75K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Hancock County, OH
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 13.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -9.1 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 9.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 15% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Mercer County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Hancock County lands in the lower national band (13.0%, #2,268 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,268
- national by low-access %
- #62
- in OH
- 4
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 58 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Hancock County compares nationally
Hancock County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 13.0% low-access share that beats 28% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,268).
Hancock County's lower-band USDA tier split
13 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
Hancock County is mostly urban by USDA tract type (7 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.
Hancock County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Ohio, not a full county-board reprint
- Warren
Warren 45.7%
45.7 % low-access
- Preble 13.5
Preble 13.5%
13.5 % low-access
- Ross 13.4
Ross 13.4%
13.4 % low-access
- Huron 13.3
Huron 13.3%
13.3 % low-access
- Hancock 13
Hancock 13%
13 % low-access
- Mercer 13
Mercer 13%
13 % low-access
- Morrow 2.2
Morrow 2.2%
2.2 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 13 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 74,782 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 4 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 9,734 |
| Low-Access Share | 13.0%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,863 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 74,866 |
| Median Household Income | $73,141 |
| Poverty Rate | 9.9%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,838 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 9.0%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.1%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.4% |
Thick SNAP store book in Hancock County
Hancock County has 58 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 31 locations (53% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
7 towns share the 58 authorized stores; Findlay holds 83% of them. 6 of the 7 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Arlington, Bluffton, Mccomb, Vanlue, Findly, Fostoria.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Findlay | 48 | 10 |
| Arlington | 2 | none |
| Bluffton | 2 | none |
| Mccomb | 2 | none |
| Vanlue | 2 | none |
| Findly | 1 | none |
| Fostoria | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 31
- 5 k carryout & grill, findlay
- b & t's asian market, findlay
- bellstores 1145, findlay
- casey's 3778, findlay
- circle k 4705646, bluffton
- circle k 4705666, findlay
- circle k 4705684, findlay
- circle k 5569, findlay
- circle k 5657, findlay
- danny food mart 12, mccomb
- gas & express mart, findly
- hilton food mart, fostoria
- luceros mexican store, findlay
- marathon vanlue, vanlue
- meijer gas station 51, findlay
- murphy usa 7347, findlay
- pilot travel center 360, findlay
- racetrac 2652, findlay
- s and g stores llc 64, findlay
- sheetz 873, findlay
- sheetz 892, findlay
- shell 465 r & r takhar operations inc, bluffton
- som carry out, findlay
- speedway 1217, findlay
- speedway 5263, findlay
- speedway 5282, findlay
- speedway 8502, findlay
- thunderbird drive thru, findlay
- turkey hill midwest 850729, findlay
- westside carryout, findlay
- wolfies carry out, findlay
Combination Grocery/Other · 13
- cvs 5813, findlay
- d&h meats, vanlue
- dollar general 2119, findlay
- dollar general 4661, findlay
- dollartree 10753, findlay
- dollar general 14773, mccomb
- dollar general 20998, findlay
- dollar general 21084, findlay
- dollar general 21119, arlington
- dollar tree 119, findlay
- dollar tree 6670, findlay
- family dollar store 10641, findlay
- walgreens 7683, findlay
Super Store · 6
- great scot 80, findlay
- kroger n-327, findlay
- kroger n-510, findlay
- meijer inc 51, findlay
- walmart supercenter 1718, findlay
- walmart supercenter 3840, findlay
Supermarket · 4
- aldi 63041 63041, findlay
- brinkman's country corner, findlay
- gordon food service store mp069, findlay
- great scot 40, findlay
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- hurdwell, arlington
- miller's meat bbq and catering, findlay
Farmers' Market · 1
- hancock county farmers market nafmnp, findlay
Small Grocery Store · 1
- jin & dave's asian grocery, findlay
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 Hancock County vs Adams County → · All Ohio counties →
Counties near Hancock County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Hancock 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 (13.0% here).
- Buckingham County, VA · 13.0% low-access
- Rush County, IN · 13.0% low-access
- Boundary County, ID · 13.0% low-access
- Garvin County, OK · 12.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside OH (9.0% here).
- Carteret County, NC · 9.0% SNAP
- Butler County, PA · 9.0% SNAP
- Guadalupe County, TX · 9.0% SNAP
- Adair County, MO · 9.0% 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%). Hancock County, at 13.0%, runs 12.1 pts below 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 .
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 Hancock County, OH are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 39063. 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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