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 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 #2,884).
Henry County's lower-band USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
All 5 of Henry County's tracts are rural in the USDA classification, so every one is judged on the 10-mile test: a resident counts as low-access only when the nearest supermarket is more than 10 miles away.
Henry 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
- Nelson 3.9
Nelson 3.9%
3.9 % low-access
- Hickman 3.7
Hickman 3.7%
3.7 % low-access
- Henry 3.6
Henry 3.6%
3.6 % low-access
- Monroe 3.5
Monroe 3.5%
3.5 % low-access
- Lyon 3.3
Lyon 3.3%
3.3 % low-access
- Ballard 0
Ballard 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 15,416 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 554 |
| Low-Access Share | 3.6%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 181 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 15,856 |
| Median Household Income | $63,347 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.4%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 720 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.7%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.9%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.6% |
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.
Where the store book sits, by town
8 towns share the 21 authorized stores; Eminence holds 33% of them. 6 of the 8 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Lockport, Pendleton, Pleasureville, New Castle, Smithfield, Supher.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Eminence | 7 | 1 |
| Campbellsburg | 5 | 1 |
| Lockport | 2 | none |
| Pendleton | 2 | none |
| Pleasureville | 2 | none |
| New Castle | 1 | none |
| Smithfield | 1 | none |
| Supher | 1 | none |
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).
- Camden County, NC · 3.6% low-access
- Perry County, OH · 3.6% low-access
- Union County, GA · 3.7% low-access
- Heard County, GA · 3.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside KY (11.7% here).
- Montgomery County, KS · 11.7% SNAP
- Crawford County, IN · 11.7% SNAP
- Midland County, MI · 11.7% SNAP
- Grenada County, MS · 11.7% 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.
Kentucky among East South Central states
Kentucky ranks 4th of 4 East South Central states by population-weighted low-access (19.8%). Henry County, at 3.6%, runs 16.2 pts below the Kentucky rate.
- Tennessee 27.2%
- Mississippi 26.4%
- Alabama 24.5%
- Kentucky 19.8%
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 .
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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