Signature · 30.9% households with no vehicle
Holmes County, OH
Holmes County lands in the lower national band on low-access (5.2%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 5.2%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 4.8%
- on SNAP
- 44K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Holmes County, OH
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 5.2% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -16.9 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 4.8% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 30.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Ashland County ( -0.2 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Holmes County lands in the lower national band (5.2%, #2,798 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,798
- national by low-access %
- #82
- in OH
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 932
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 30.9% households with no vehicle .
How Holmes County compares nationally
Food access in Holmes County compares favorably nationally: its 5.2% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 10% of them (rank #2,805).
Holmes County's lower-band USDA tier split
8 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Holmes County has 1 urban and 7 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.
Holmes County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Ohio, not a full county-board reprint
- Warren
Warren 45.7%
45.7 % low-access
- Jackson 5.7
Jackson 5.7%
5.7 % low-access
- Holmes 5.2
Holmes 5.2%
5.2 % low-access
- Ashland 5
Ashland 5%
5 % low-access
- Vinton 5
Vinton 5%
5 % low-access
- Pike 4.9
Pike 4.9%
4.9 % low-access
- Morrow 2.2
Morrow 2.2%
2.2 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 8 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 42,366 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,197 |
| Low-Access Share | 5.2%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 932 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 44,418 |
| Median Household Income | $76,140 |
| Poverty Rate | 9.3%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 645 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 4.8%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 30.9%well above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in Holmes County
Holmes County has 26 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 10 locations (38% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 10
- bellstores 1110, holmesville
- bellstores 1114, millersburg
- bellstores 1136, millersburg
- bellstores 1138, millersburg
- bellstores 1142, millersburg
- bellstores 1163, millersburg
- marathon killbuk, killbuck
- millersburg mart llc, millersburg
- par mar store 237, dundee
- speedway 6247, millersburg
Combination Grocery/Other · 7
- dollar general 211, millersburg
- dollar general 14775, berlin
- dollar general 21410, dundee
- dollar general 22508, big prairie
- dollar general store 17319, killbuck
- dollar tree 7118, millersburg
- walnut creek cheese, walnut creek
Medium Grocery Store · 4
- harvey's market, holmesville
- harveys market, big prairie
- killbuck valley market llc, killbuck
- trail side deli llc, millersburg
Super Store · 4
- rodhes iga foodliner, millersburg
- troyer a country market, millersburg
- walmart 1724, millersburg
- walnut creek cheese, millersburg
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- winesburg meats, inc., dundee
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Ohio
One of 87 counties in Ohio, 6 are shown here.
Compare Holmes County vs Adams County → · All Ohio counties →
Counties near Holmes County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Holmes County, both outside Ohio so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside OH (5.2% here).
- Stanly County, NC · 5.2% low-access
- Stanly County, NC · 5.2% low-access
- Armstrong County, PA · 5.2% low-access
- Armstrong County, PA · 5.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside OH (4.8% here).
- Ralls County, MO · 4.8% SNAP
- Ralls County, MO · 4.8% SNAP
- Cache County, UT · 4.8% SNAP
- Cache County, UT · 4.8% 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.
Holmes County inside a lower low-access state context
Holmes County sits inside Ohio (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
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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 Holmes County, OH are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 39075. 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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