Signature · 38 SNAP-authorized stores
Jackson County, IN
Jackson County sits in the upper national band on low-access (33.0%, +10.9 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 33.0%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 8.7%
- on SNAP
- 47K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Jackson County, IN
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 33.0% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +10.9 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 8.7% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 10% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Wells County (+ 0.2 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Jackson County sits in the upper national band (33.0%, #734 of 3,079) with 1 LILA tracts.
- #734
- national by low-access %
- #17
- in IN
- 6
- low-access tracts
- 4K
- 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: 38 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Jackson County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Jackson County's 33.0% low-access share is elevated, higher than 76% of them and ranked #739 most-affected nationwide.
Jackson County's elevated USDA tier split
10 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Jackson County has 7 urban and 3 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.
Jackson 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
- Delaware
Delaware 34%
34 % low-access
- Wells
Wells 33.2%
33.2 % low-access
- Jackson
Jackson 33%
33 % low-access
- Marion
Marion 32.6%
32.6 % low-access
- St. Joseph
St. Joseph 31.8%
31.8 % low-access
- Harrison 0
Harrison 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 10 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 42,376 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 6 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 13,988 |
| Low-Access Share | 33.0%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 4,158 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 46,660 |
| Median Household Income | $70,262 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.3%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,571 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 8.7%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.7%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.5% |
Thick SNAP store book in Jackson County
Jackson County has 38 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 14 locations (37% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 14
- cvs 6696, brownstown
- cvs 6756, seymour
- dollar general 2617, seymour
- dollar general 2844, seymour
- dollar general 7546, crothersville
- dollar general 8054, brownstown
- dollar tree 3497, seymour
- dollartree 6709, brownstown
- dollar general 12608, brownstown
- dollar general 20580, freetown
- dollar general 21532, seymour
- dollar general 22426, medora
- family dollar store 4470, seymour
- walgreens 11454, seymour
Convenience Store · 14
- casey's general store 2386, seymour
- casey's general store 3603, seymour
- chapra inc, seymour
- circle k 2233, seymour
- circle k 4700006, seymour
- circle k 4700101, seymour
- circle k 4702231, seymour
- circle k 4702232, seymour
- circle k 4702421, seymour
- circle k 4702424, brownstown
- huck's 311, seymour
- huck's 313, brownstown
- murphy usa 7621, seymour
- speedway 5546, seymour
Super Store · 4
- jay c 53, brownstown
- jay c 73, seymour
- jay c 93, seymour
- walmart 1033, seymour
Medium Grocery Store · 3
- morales supermercado llc, seymour
- supermercado la mejor llc, seymour
- unidos mini mart, seymour
Farmers' Market · 1
- seymour area farmers market, seymour
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- darlage custom meats, seymour
Supermarket · 1
- aldi 44023 44023, seymour
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 Jackson County vs Adams County → · All Indiana counties →
Counties near Jackson County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Jackson County, both outside Indiana so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside IN (33.0% here).
- Monroe County, FL · 33.0% low-access
- Monroe County, FL · 33.0% low-access
- Kings County, CA · 33.0% low-access
- Kings County, CA · 33.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside IN (8.7% here).
- Sagadahoc County, ME · 8.7% SNAP
- Sagadahoc County, ME · 8.7% SNAP
- Bartow County, GA · 8.7% SNAP
- Bartow County, GA · 8.7% 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.
Jackson County inside a higher low-access state context
Jackson 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 Jackson County, IN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 18071. 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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