Signature · 9.0% low-access (18th pct)
Hart County, KY
Hart County lands in the lower national band on low-access (9.0%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 9.0%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 18.7%
- on SNAP
- 20K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Hart County, KY
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 9.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -13.1 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 18.7% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 8.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 20% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Trigg County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Hart County lands in the lower national band (9.0%, #2,561 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,561
- national by low-access %
- #62
- in KY
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 825
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 9.0% low-access (18th pct) (-13.1 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Hart County compares nationally
Hart County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 9.0% low-access share that beats 18% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,566).
Hart County's lower-band USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Hart County has 0 urban and 5 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.
Hart County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Kentucky, not a full county-board reprint
- Robertson
Robertson 74.8%
74.8 % low-access
- Lawrence 9.3
Lawrence 9.3%
9.3 % low-access
- Owen 9.3
Owen 9.3%
9.3 % low-access
- Marshall 9.2
Marshall 9.2%
9.2 % low-access
- Hart 9
Hart 9%
9 % low-access
- Trigg 9
Trigg 9%
9 % low-access
- Ballard 0
Ballard 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 18,199 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,647 |
| Low-Access Share | 9.0%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 825 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 19,603 |
| Median Household Income | $52,285 |
| Poverty Rate | 19.3%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,380 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 18.7%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 8.7%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.3% |
Thick SNAP store book in Hart County
Hart County has 29 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 13 locations (45% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 13
- dollar general 13448, horse cave
- dollar general 14100, canmer
- dollar general 1770, munfordville
- dollar general 14636, bonnieville
- dollar general 22325, munfordville
- dollar general 22548, upton
- dollar general 30676, cub run
- dollar general 31037, horse cave
- dollar general 31061, munfordville
- family dollar 12257, cub run
- family dollar 12674, munfordville
- family dollar 12962, munfordville
- family dollar 641, horse cave
Convenience Store · 9
- aaryan inc, bonnieville
- convenient stop, horse cave
- fivestar 6850, munfordville
- horse cave shell, horse cave
- love's travel stops & country stores, inc 360, horse cave
- munfordville bp 85, munfordville
- munfordville shell 87, munfordville
- nk brother, inc, horse cave
- quick shop, munfordville
Supermarket · 3
- houchens foodland 064, munfordville
- houchens market 005, horse cave
- houchens save a lot 133, munfordville
Farmers' Market · 2
- hart county farmers' market, munfordville
- r & t farms beef, magnolia
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- dennison's roadside market, horse cave
Large Grocery Store · 1
- r and s grocery and bakery, horse cave
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.
Compare Hart County vs Adair County → · All Kentucky counties →
Counties near Hart County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Hart County, both outside Kentucky so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside KY (9.0% here).
- Vermilion Parish, LA · 9.0% low-access
- Vermilion Parish, LA · 9.0% low-access
- Warren County, IL · 9.0% low-access
- Warren County, IL · 9.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside KY (18.7% here).
- White County, IL · 18.7% SNAP
- White County, IL · 18.7% SNAP
- Jackson County, FL · 18.7% SNAP
- Jackson County, FL · 18.7% 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.
Hart County inside a lower low-access state context
Hart 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 Hart County, KY are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 21099. 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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