Signature · 3.6% low-access (8th pct)

Henry County, KY

Henry County lands in the lower national band on low-access (3.6%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.

3.6%
low-access pop.
0
food-desert tracts
11.7%
on SNAP
16K
residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA 2019 Census ACS 2024 KY

USDA FARA access plate

County Henry County, KY

LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR

  • LA-ADEQUATE 3.6% low-access
  • BELOW-NATIONAL -18.5 pts vs US
  • LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
  • SNAP-TYPICAL 11.7% SNAP
  • VEH-OK 5.9% no vehicle
  • DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA

Nearest low-access peer: Hickman County (+ 0.1 pts)

Lower-band low-access

Henry County lands in the lower national band (3.6%, #2,884 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.

#2,884
national by low-access %
#84
in KY
0
low-access tracts
181
food-desert residents

Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.

Signature read: 3.6% low-access (8th pct) (-18.5 pts vs U.S. low-access).

How Henry County compares nationally

Food access in Henry County compares favorably nationally: its 3.6% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 8% of them (rank #2,885).

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Henry County's lower-band USDA tier split

5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .

Food access tier distribution for Henry County, KY USDA-defined food-access tiers: 5 census tracts adequate (within distance threshold), 0 limited, 0 severe (low-income low-access food desert). Total 5 tracts evaluated. 5 tracts adequate (100.0%) Adequate 100% Limited 0% Severe 0% Food-access tier distribution: Henry County, KY
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas 2019

By USDA urbanicity classification, Henry 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.

Henry County vs nearby low low-access peers

Poles + nearest peers in Kentucky, not a full county-board reprint

% low-access
Source USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas As of 2019 edition

FARA 2019 · lower low-access

USDA Food Access Research Atlas 2019 indicators for Henry County
IndicatorValue
Census Tracts5
Atlas Population (2010 basis)15,416
Low-Access Tracts0
Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access)0
Low-Access Population554
Low-Access Share3.6%well below the national average
Low-Income & Low-Access Population181

ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band

Census ACS 2024 demographic and SNAP data for Henry County
IndicatorValue
Population15,856
Median Household Income$63,347
Poverty Rate16.4%above the national average
SNAP Households720
SNAP Participation Rate11.7%near the national average
Households Without a Vehicle5.9%below the national average
Group-Quarters Population0.6%

SNAP retailers in Henry County

Henry County has 21 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 11 locations (52% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.

Convenience Store · 11

  • aces grocery and hardware, lockport
  • cowboys food store 103, campbellsburg
  • campbellsburg food express, campbellsburg
  • campbellsburg hop shop 1406, campbellsburg
  • country express, eminence
  • countryboys, eminence
  • fivestar 3330, eminence
  • pilot travel center 440, pendleton
  • pilot travel center 50, supher
  • pleasureville food express, pleasureville
  • sharp's grocery, lockport

Combination Grocery/Other · 8

  • cvs pharmacy 10205, eminence
  • dollar general 0345, eminence
  • dollar general 11790, campbellsburg
  • dollar general 11870, pendleton
  • dollar general 19983, pleasureville
  • dollar general 25104, new castle
  • dollar general 25583, smithfield
  • family dollar store 7677, eminence

Medium Grocery Store · 1

  • campbellsburg grocery, campbellsburg

Supermarket · 1

  • save a lot eminence 45106, eminence

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 Henry County vs Adair County → · All Kentucky counties →

Counties near Henry County's lower low-access or SNAP band

Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Henry 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 (3.6% here).

Similar SNAP participation

Nearest household SNAP rates outside KY (11.7% here).

Source: USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + Census ACS 2024 SNAP. Peers floor at 10,000 residents so stub counties cannot own the match.

Henry County inside a lower low-access state context

Henry 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 Henry County, KY are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 21103. 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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