Signature · 9.7% low-access (20th pct)
Henderson County, KY
Henderson County lands in the lower national band on low-access (9.7%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 9.7%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 15.4%
- on SNAP
- 44K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Henderson County, KY
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-MODERATE 9.7% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -12.4 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 15.4% SNAP
- VEH-OK 7.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 9% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Logan County (+ 0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Henderson County lands in the lower national band (9.7%, #2,506 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,506
- national by low-access %
- #57
- in KY
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 1K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 9.7% low-access (20th pct) (-12.4 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Henderson County compares nationally
Henderson County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 9.7% low-access share that beats 20% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,511).
Henderson County's lower-band USDA tier split
11 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Henderson County has 7 urban and 4 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.
Henderson 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
- Logan 9.8
Logan 9.8%
9.8 % low-access
- Henderson 9.7
Henderson 9.7%
9.7 % low-access
- Casey 9.5
Casey 9.5%
9.5 % low-access
- Lawrence 9.3
Lawrence 9.3%
9.3 % low-access
- Owen 9.3
Owen 9.3%
9.3 % low-access
- Ballard 0
Ballard 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 11 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 46,250 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 4,484 |
| Low-Access Share | 9.7%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,478 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 44,280 |
| Median Household Income | $58,851 |
| Poverty Rate | 14.6%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,851 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 15.4%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.0%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Henderson County
Henderson County has 44 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 26 locations (59% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 26
- aj food mart and tobacco, henderson
- casey's general store 3094, henderson
- chevron food mart, henderson
- circle k 27295, henderson
- circle k 4703343, henderson
- circle k 4703344, henderson
- dacia store inc, henderson
- dodge store 6403, henderson
- enanita iii inc/ eagles viii, corydon
- express mart, henderson
- giant 828, henderson
- giant 830, henderson
- giant 832, henderson
- ideal market 30, henderson
- ideal market 31, henderson
- ideal market 32, henderson
- ideal market 33, henderson
- j's quick stop, henderson
- jbb inc, henderson
- murphy usa 7569, henderson
- quality quick 9, henderson
- sam's market, henderson
- thorntons #263079 263079, henderson
- thorntons 087, henderson
- tienda mexicana lorena llc, henderson
- zion country store, henderson
Combination Grocery/Other · 10
- dollar general 11081, henderson
- dollar general 19425, robards
- dollar general 8686, henderson
- dollar general 11395, corydon
- dollar general 12124, henderson
- dollar general 12929, spottsville
- dollar tree 404, henderson
- dollar tree 6647, henderson
- walgreens 07925, henderson
- walgreens 17148, henderson
Super Store · 3
- dollar general market 13643, henderson
- ruler's 234, henderson
- walmart supercenter 694, henderson
Supermarket · 3
- sureway food store 524, henderson
- sureway food store 525, henderson
- sureway food store 526, henderson
Farmers' Market · 1
- henderson farmers market, henderson
Small Grocery Store · 1
- b&c discount outlet llc, henderson
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 Henderson County vs Adair County → · All Kentucky counties →
Counties near Henderson County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Henderson 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 (9.7% here).
- Shoshone County, ID · 9.7% low-access
- Shoshone County, ID · 9.7% low-access
- Stanislaus County, CA · 9.7% low-access
- Stanislaus County, CA · 9.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside KY (15.4% here).
- Franklin County, ME · 15.4% SNAP
- Franklin County, ME · 15.4% SNAP
- Montgomery County, IL · 15.4% SNAP
- Montgomery County, IL · 15.4% 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.
Henderson County inside a lower low-access state context
Henderson 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 Henderson County, KY are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 21101. 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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