Signature · 9.8% SNAP (13th pct in KY)
Hardin County, KY
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Hardin 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).
- 27.7%
- low-access pop.
- 5
- food-desert tracts
- 9.8%
- on SNAP
- 112K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Hardin County, KY
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 27.7% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +5.6 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 5 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 9.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 23% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Webster County (+ 0.0 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Hardin County ranks #1,097 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #13 of 110 counties in KY (27.7% low-access; 5 food-desert tracts).
- #1,097
- national by low-access %
- #13
- in KY
- 14
- low-access tracts
- 9K
- 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: 9.8% SNAP (13th pct in KY) (-2.3 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Hardin County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Hardin County's 27.7% low-access share is elevated, higher than 65% of them and ranked #1,104 most-affected nationwide.
Hardin County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
22 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 5 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Hardin County has 16 urban and 6 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.
Hardin County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Kentucky, not a full county-board reprint
- Robertson
Robertson 74.8%
74.8 % low-access
- Knox 27.9
Knox 27.9%
27.9 % low-access
- Hardin 27.7
Hardin 27.7%
27.7 % low-access
- Webster 27.7
Webster 27.7%
27.7 % low-access
- Bourbon 26.7
Bourbon 26.7%
26.7 % low-access
- Madison 25.7
Madison 25.7%
25.7 % low-access
- Ballard 0
Ballard 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 22 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 105,543 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 14 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 5 |
| Low-Access Population | 29,277 |
| Low-Access Share | 27.7%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 9,415 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 111,942 |
| Median Household Income | $67,647 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.1%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 4,385 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 9.8%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.6%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.6% |
Thick SNAP store book in Hardin County
Hardin County has 104 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 50 locations (48% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 50
- 62 mart, elizabethtown
- brooks express, radcliff
- bhramani three llc, radcliff
- circle k 2723219, cecilia
- circle k 4703371, elizabethtown
- eastview foodmart, eastview
- fivestar 3321, elizabethtown
- fivestar 3322, elizabethtown
- fivestar 3323, elizabethtown
- fivestar 3326, elizabethtown
- fivestar 3327, elizabethtown
- fivestar 3328, elizabethtown
- fivestar 8710, radcliff
- fivestar 8718, radcliff
- fivestar 8734, radcliff
- fivestar 8800, rineyville
- fivestar 9838, sonora
- fivestar 9920, vine grove
- huck's 405, elizabethtown
- j & h mart, elizabethtown
- jay shree krishna llc, rineyville
- kaival inc dba brook's market, radcliff
- ksp 912, elizabethtown
- kuljit inc dba t mart 513, elizabethtown
- liuji asian food market, elizabethtown
- logsdon foodmart, radcliff
- love's travel stop 716, elizabethtown
- m&s food mart, elizabethtown
- main st. deli, elizabethtown
- murphy express 8821, elizabethtown
- murphy usa 6943, radcliff
- mustangs mart #10, elizabethtown
- neighborhood market, elizabethtown
- petro glendale 330, glendale
- pilot travel center 392, sonora
- pilot travel center 48, glendale
- quiktrip 7169, elizabethtown
- racetrac 2597, elizabethtown
- radcliff mini mart, radcliff
- s & m mart inc, elizabethtown
- speedway 9622, elizabethtown
- speedway 9656, elizabethtown
- speedway 5504, elizabethtown
- ta porter 220, glendale
- three t, cecilia
- tmart#7, elizabethtown
- upton quick stop, radcliff
- vithal investments llc, radcliff
- warrens vine grove food mart, vine grove
- west point valero food mart, west point
Combination Grocery/Other · 34
- big lots 3101, elizabethtown
- cvs pharmacy 10048, elizabethtown
- dollar general 0180, radcliff
- dollar general 0556, radcliff
- dollar general 0657, elizabethtown
- dollar general 11233, cecilia
- dollar general 1459, vine grove
- dollar general 18561, elizabethtown
- dollar general 19615, elizabethtown
- dollar general 6466, rineyville
- dollar general 6651, sonora
- desi bazar, elizabethtown
- dollar general 0566, elizabethtown
- dollar general 11873, elizabethtown
- dollar general 15133, elizabethtown
- dollar general 16576, eastview
- dollar general 20454, glendale
- dollar general 21441, cecilia
- dollar general 21769, elizabethtown
- dollar general 23927, elizabethtown
- dollar general 2528, elizabethtown
- dollar general 25367, elizabethtown
- dollar general 31436, west point
- dollar tree 2767, radcliff
- dollar tree 7731, elizabethtown
- dollar tree 9, elizabethtown
- family dollar 1286, radcliff
- family dollar 12985, sonora
- family dollar 9047, radcliff
- family dollar store 11155, vine grove
- walgreens 11761, radcliff
- walgreens 12775, elizabethtown
- walgreens 2225, elizabethtown
- walgreens 4123, elizabethtown
Super Store · 7
- kroger #l-00717 l717, elizabethtown
- kroger 362, elizabethtown
- sam's club 4992, elizabethtown
- target store 779, elizabethtown
- walmart 709, elizabethtown
- walmart neighborhood market 5135, radcliff
- walmart store 1165, radcliff
Supermarket · 6
- aldi 44011, elizabethtown
- aldi 44035, radcliff
- cash saver grocery, vine grove
- price less 61, radcliff
- price less foods 69, elizabethtown
- upton iga 29, upton
Small Grocery Store · 3
- mexico lindo, elizabethtown
- souv's grocery store, radcliff
- sun's market, radcliff
Bakery Specialty · 1
- papa murphys pizza ky020, elizabethtown
Farmers' Market · 1
- rineyville farmer's market, rineyville
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- asian food & gifts, radcliff
Military Commissary · 1
- fort knox commissary 2709, fort knox
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.
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Nationwide peers for Hardin County's low-access or SNAP share
SNAP-led peer set first for Hardin County (9.8%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Kentucky.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside KY (27.7% here).
- Sedgwick County, KS · 27.7% low-access
- Sedgwick County, KS · 27.7% low-access
- Sabine Parish, LA · 27.7% low-access
- Sabine Parish, LA · 27.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside KY (9.8% here).
- Seward County, KS · 9.8% SNAP
- Seward County, KS · 9.8% SNAP
- Pottawattamie County, IA · 9.8% SNAP
- Pottawattamie County, IA · 9.8% 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
Hardin 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 Hardin County, KY are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 21093. 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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