Signature · 3.3% SNAP (1st pct in IN)
Hendricks County, IN
Hendricks County sits in the upper national band on low-access (51.5%, +29.4 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 51.5%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 3.3%
- on SNAP
- 183K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Hendricks County, IN
LA-SEVERE · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-SEVERE 51.5% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +29.4 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 3.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 5% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Hamilton County ( -0.2 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Hendricks County sits in the upper national band (51.5%, #186 of 3,079) with 1 LILA tracts.
- #186
- national by low-access %
- #1
- in IN
- 12
- low-access tracts
- 10K
- food-desert residents
Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.
Signature read: 3.3% SNAP (1st pct in IN) (-8.8 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Hendricks County compares nationally
Hendricks County sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 51.5% low-access share outpaces 94% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #186 most-affected nationwide.
Hendricks County's elevated USDA tier split
21 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Hendricks County has 15 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.
Hendricks County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Indiana, not a full county-board reprint
- Hendricks
Hendricks 51.5%
51.5 % low-access
- Hamilton
Hamilton 51.3%
51.3 % low-access
- Porter
Porter 40.4%
40.4 % low-access
- Tippecanoe
Tippecanoe 40.2%
40.2 % low-access
- Vigo
Vigo 38.8%
38.8 % low-access
- Harrison 0
Harrison 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 21 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 145,448 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 12 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 74,972 |
| Low-Access Share | 51.5%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 10,149 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 183,344 |
| Median Household Income | $101,144 |
| Poverty Rate | 5.3%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,220 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 3.3%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.3%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Hendricks County
Hendricks County has 84 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 37 locations (44% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 37
- brownsburg shell, brownsburg
- casey's general store 2338, danville
- casey's general store 2432, brownsburg
- circle k 4702282, avon
- circle k 4702369, pittsboro
- circle k 4702411, danville
- dala mart, brownsburg
- getgo 3663, plainfield
- hometown shell, clayton
- love's travel stop 319, pittsboro
- mapco 988, brownsburg
- marathon foodmart, avon
- meijer gas station 133, avon
- meijer gas station 204, camby
- meijer gas station 256, plainfield
- my coatesville food store, coatesville
- plainfield dairyland, plainfield
- plainfield oil co - plainfield phillips 66, plainfield
- rapid fuel inc, danville
- rickers 7535, brownsburg
- rickers 7537, plainfield
- rickers 7540, avon
- rickers 7541, plainfield
- shell food mart, brownsburg
- speedway 3338, plainfield
- speedway 4018, brownsburg
- speedway 5390, brownsburg
- speedway 5514, plainfield
- speedway 6023, plainfield
- speedway 6125, avon
- speedway 6384, danville
- speedway 8030, avon
- speedway 8101, plainfield
- thorntons 141, plainfield
- village pantry 5623, plainfield
- wawa store 7401, plainfield
- wawa store 7403, brownsburg
Combination Grocery/Other · 24
- cvs 6550, plainfield
- cvs 6555, brownsburg
- cvs 6556, danville
- cvs 6559, avon
- cvs pharmacy 1658, avon
- cvs pharmacy 5067, plainfield
- dollar general 14499, danville
- dollar general 3389, brownsburg
- dollar general 7403, plainfield
- dollartree 9452, avon
- dollar general 13212, stilesville
- dollar general 15463, pittsboro
- dollar general 22063, north salem
- dollar general 23705, brownsburg
- dollar general 24155, danville
- dollar general 9114, danville
- dollar general store 12684, lizton
- dollar tree 2086, brownsburg
- dollar tree 2997, camby
- dollar tree 3546, avon
- dollar tree 739, plainfield
- dollar tree 7473, danville
- walgreens #6454 06454, brownsburg
- walgreens 05753, avon
Super Store · 16
- costco wholesale 1577, avon
- kroger 985, avon
- kroger co 215, brownsburg
- kroger j-118, plainfield
- kroger j-947, danville
- meijer 256, plainfield
- meijer inc 133, avon
- meijer inc 204, camby
- target store 1788, avon
- target store 773, plainfield
- walmart 2786, avon
- walmart 2788, brownsburg
- walmart 828, plainfield
- walmart neighborhood market 6470, plainfield
- walmart supercenter 4417, camby
- walmart supercenter 6476, danville
Supermarket · 3
- aldi 44051, brownsburg
- aldi 44055 44055, plainfield
- aldi 60012 60012, avon
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- redias african market, avon
- virsa indian grocery store inc, plainfield
Bakery Specialty · 1
- papa murphy's pizza in044, plainfield
Farmers' Market · 1
- brownsburg farmers market, brownsburg
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Indiana
One of 91 counties in Indiana, 6 are shown here.
Compare Hendricks County vs Adams County → · All Indiana counties →
Counties near Hendricks County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Hendricks County (3.3%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Indiana.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside IN (51.5% here).
- Fremont County, CO · 51.6% low-access
- Camden County, GA · 51.3% low-access
- Tallahatchie County, MS · 51.2% low-access
- Flagler County, FL · 52.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside IN (3.3% here).
- Nemaha County, KS · 3.3% SNAP
- Nemaha County, KS · 3.3% SNAP
- Rockingham County, NH · 3.3% SNAP
- Rockingham County, NH · 3.3% 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.
Hendricks County inside a higher low-access state context
Hendricks County sits inside Indiana (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 Hendricks County, IN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 18063. 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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