Signature · 9.1% low-access (18th pct)
Hardin County, OH
Hardin County lands in the lower national band on low-access (9.1%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 9.1%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 12.4%
- on SNAP
- 30K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Hardin County, OH
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-MODERATE 9.1% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -13.0 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 12.4% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Henry County ( -0.3 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Hardin County lands in the lower national band (9.1%, #2,553 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,553
- national by low-access %
- #71
- in OH
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 1K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 9.1% low-access (18th pct) (-13 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Hardin County compares nationally
Hardin County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 9.1% low-access share that beats 18% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,553).
Hardin County's lower-band USDA tier split
7 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
Hardin County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (4 rural, 3 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 3 urban tracts face the 1-mile one.
Hardin 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
- Auglaize 9.9
Auglaize 9.9%
9.9 % low-access
- Darke 9.8
Darke 9.8%
9.8 % low-access
- Hardin 9.1
Hardin 9.1%
9.1 % low-access
- Henry 8.8
Henry 8.8%
8.8 % low-access
- Coshocton 8.1
Coshocton 8.1%
8.1 % low-access
- Morrow 2.2
Morrow 2.2%
2.2 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 7 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 32,058 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,931 |
| Low-Access Share | 9.1%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,057 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 30,475 |
| Median Household Income | $62,484 |
| Poverty Rate | 17.3%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,448 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 12.4%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.6%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 6.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Hardin County
Hardin County has 27 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 15 locations (56% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
7 towns share the 27 authorized stores; Kenton holds 52% of them. 5 of the 7 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Mount Victory, Dunkirk, Forest, Alger, Ridgeway.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Kenton | 14 | 2 |
| Ada | 4 | 1 |
| Mount Victory | 3 | none |
| Dunkirk | 2 | none |
| Forest | 2 | none |
| Alger | 1 | none |
| Ridgeway | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 15
- ada express mart, ada
- alger carry out, alger
- kenton food mart, kenton
- kenton food mart, kenton
- kenton marathon gas station, kenton
- l.t. distributing, kenton
- martins meat mart, forest
- marathon food center, kenton
- mount victory drive thru, mount victory
- porterhouse drive thru & co, kenton
- s&k mini mart, ridgeway
- southside six, dunkirk
- speedway 45490, ada
- trident plazza, mount victory
- village pantry 5714, kenton
Combination Grocery/Other · 8
- cvs 6172, kenton
- dollar general 18072, mount victory
- dollar general 3096, kenton
- dollar general 7297, ada
- dollar general 12114, forest
- dollar general 20694, dunkirk
- dollar tree 7171, kenton
- family dollar store 5845, kenton
Supermarket · 2
- community markets 4, ada
- save a lot 21736, kenton
Small Grocery Store · 1
- the mouse house llc, kenton
Super Store · 1
- walmart supercenter 5355, kenton
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 Hardin County vs Adams County → · All Ohio counties →
Counties near Hardin County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Hardin 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 (9.1% here).
- Patrick County, VA · 9.1% low-access
- Shenandoah County, VA · 9.1% low-access
- Noble County, IN · 9.1% low-access
- Pitkin County, CO · 9.1% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside OH (12.4% here).
- Franklin County, NC · 12.4% SNAP
- Delaware County, NY · 12.4% SNAP
- Tipton County, TN · 12.4% SNAP
- Howard County, TX · 12.4% 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%). Hardin County, at 9.1%, runs 16.0 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 .
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