Signature · 8.2% low-access (16th pct)
Indiana County, PA
Indiana County lands in the lower national band on low-access (8.2%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 8.2%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 16.3%
- on SNAP
- 83K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Indiana County, PA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-MODERATE 8.2% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -13.9 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 16.3% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 7.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Columbia County (+ 0.2 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Indiana County lands in the lower national band (8.2%, #2,627 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,627
- national by low-access %
- #51
- in PA
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 8.2% low-access (16th pct) (-13.9 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Indiana County compares nationally
Indiana County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 8.2% low-access share that beats 16% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,629).
Indiana County's lower-band USDA tier split
23 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Indiana County has 8 urban and 15 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.
Indiana County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Pennsylvania, not a full county-board reprint
- Chester
Chester 45.1%
45.1 % low-access
- Columbia 8.4
Columbia 8.4%
8.4 % low-access
- Schuylkill 8.4
Schuylkill 8.4%
8.4 % low-access
- Indiana 8.2
Indiana 8.2%
8.2 % low-access
- Jefferson 7.9
Jefferson 7.9%
7.9 % low-access
- Cameron 7.6
Cameron 7.6%
7.6 % low-access
- Wyoming 0.9
Wyoming 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 23 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 88,880 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 7,322 |
| Low-Access Share | 8.2%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,252 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 83,042 |
| Median Household Income | $60,208 |
| Poverty Rate | 14.0%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 5,289 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 16.3%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.5%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 6.4% |
Thick SNAP store book in Indiana County
Indiana County has 63 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 29 locations (46% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 29
- 400 philadelphia, indiana
- back street outlet llc, black lick
- coy's convenience, penn run
- coen markets 1203, shelocta
- country convenience, hillsdale
- dixonville food n gas, clymer
- ez-mart na, indiana
- fahari allmart, indiana
- getgo 3608, indiana
- kwik fill 253, clymer
- kwik fill 254, indiana
- martin general stores 212, home
- one stop, armagh
- par mar store 63, indiana
- par mar store 64, saltsburg
- pbjs country market 01, indiana
- plumville minimart, home
- rt 22 pit stop llc, blairsville
- sheetz 170, indiana
- sheetz 29, blairsville
- sheetz 31, indiana
- sheetz 369, homer city
- sheetz 498, blairsville
- sheetz 61, clymer
- snax glen campbell, glen campbell
- sunoco indiana, indiana
- teamz xpress black lick inc, blairsville
- werner's general store, clarksburg
- weaver's market & cafe, cherry tree
Combination Grocery/Other · 19
- cvs pharmacy 4000, indiana
- dollar general 2679, clymer
- dollar general 4242, indiana
- dollar general 4419, homer city
- dollar general 8892, saltsburg
- dollar general 12765, indiana
- dollar general 15390, plumville
- dollar general 16630, blairsville
- dollar general 18226, marion center
- dollar general 20406, marion center
- dollar general 22999, home
- dollar general 23001, josephine
- dollar general 24019, indiana
- dollar general 24248, alverda
- dollar general 24715, indiana
- dollar general 30993, homer city
- dollar general store 16863, strongstown
- dollar tree 3677, blairsville
- dollar tree 461, indiana
Supermarket · 5
- aldi 69030, indiana
- homer city ideal market, homer city
- martins food market 6308, indiana
- saltsburg shop n save, saltsburg
- tate's supermarket, inc., clymer
Super Store · 4
- giant eagle 1678, indiana
- valeski's 4th st. mkt., indiana
- walmart supercenter 2318, indiana
- walmart supercenter 5356, blairsville
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 3
- bork farms, homer city
- dixon meats, shelocta
- the meat cooler, saltsburg
Farmers' Market · 1
- indiana county farmers' market, indiana
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- cunningham meats llc, indiana
Small Grocery Store · 1
- pudliners country corner llc, armagh
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Pennsylvania
One of 66 counties in Pennsylvania, 6 are shown here.
Compare Indiana County vs Adams County → · All Pennsylvania counties →
Counties near Indiana County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Indiana County, both outside Pennsylvania so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside PA (8.2% here).
- Columbus County, NC · 8.2% low-access
- Columbus County, NC · 8.2% low-access
- Johnson County, TN · 8.2% low-access
- Johnson County, TN · 8.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside PA (16.3% here).
- Cuyahoga County, OH · 16.3% SNAP
- Cuyahoga County, OH · 16.3% SNAP
- Madison County, TN · 16.3% SNAP
- Madison County, TN · 16.3% 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.
Indiana County inside a lower low-access state context
Indiana County sits inside Pennsylvania (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 Indiana County, PA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 42063. 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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