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Jessamine County, KY

Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Jessamine County residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).

25.0%
low-access pop.
1
food-desert tracts
9.3%
on SNAP
55K
residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA 2019 Census ACS 2024 KY

USDA FARA access plate

County Jessamine County, KY

LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED

  • LA-ELEVATED 25.0% low-access
  • ABOVE-NATIONAL +2.9 pts vs US
  • LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
  • SNAP-LIGHT 9.3% SNAP
  • VEH-OK 4.0% no vehicle
  • DENSITY-MIXED 11% tracts LILA

Nearest low-access peer: Clay County (+ 0.2 pts)

The food-access picture

According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Jessamine County ranks #1,293 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #18 of 110 counties in KY (25.0% low-access; 1 food-desert tracts).

#1,293
national by low-access %
#18
in KY
4
low-access tracts
4K
food-desert residents

Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA).

Signature read: 9.3% SNAP (9th pct in KY) (-2.8 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .

How Jessamine County compares nationally

Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Jessamine County's 25.0% low-access share is elevated, higher than 59% of them and ranked #1,296 most-affected nationwide.

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Jessamine County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown

9 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.

Food access tier distribution for Jessamine County, KY USDA-defined food-access tiers: 5 census tracts adequate (within distance threshold), 3 limited, 1 severe (low-income low-access food desert). Total 9 tracts evaluated. 5 tracts adequate (55.6%) 3 tracts limited (33.3%) 1 tracts severe / food desert (11.1%) Adequate 56% Limited 33% Severe 11% Food-access tier distribution: Jessamine County, KY
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas 2019

By USDA urbanicity classification, Jessamine County has 6 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.

Jessamine County low-access neighbourhood

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

Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)

USDA Food Access Research Atlas 2019 indicators for Jessamine County
IndicatorValue
Census Tracts9
Atlas Population (2010 basis)48,586
Low-Access Tracts4
Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access)1
Low-Access Population12,165
Low-Access Share25.0%above the national average
Low-Income & Low-Access Population3,738

ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band

Census ACS 2024 demographic and SNAP data for Jessamine County
IndicatorValue
Population54,588
Median Household Income$74,576
Poverty Rate11.3%below the national average
SNAP Households1,858
SNAP Participation Rate9.3%below the national average
Households Without a Vehicle4.0%well below the national average
Group-Quarters Population2.6%

Thick SNAP store book in Jessamine County

Jessamine County has 44 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 24 locations (55% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.

Convenience Store · 24

  • all star gas, nicholasville
  • ar enterprises #4, nicholasville
  • bell place 10, nicholasville
  • big apple bp, nicholasville
  • catnip double kwik 1062, nicholasville
  • circle k 2723247, nicholasville
  • circle k 2723248, nicholasville
  • clark's pump-n-shop 78, nicholasville
  • corner food mart, nicholasville
  • e-z mart & deli, nicholasville
  • elis shell, nicholasville
  • european market and deli 1, nicholasville
  • fivestar 6700, nicholasville
  • home run marathon, nicholasville
  • isaac's express mart, nicholasville
  • joe's food mart, nicholasville
  • kluckers, wilmore
  • main street blue bird llc, nicholasville
  • minit mart 4463, nicholasville
  • murphy usa 6598, nicholasville
  • raady daddy's llc, nicholasville
  • speedway 9330, nicholasville
  • tates creek mini-mart, nicholasville
  • wawa store 7606, nicholasville

Combination Grocery/Other · 10

  • cvs pharmacy 3995, nicholasville
  • dollar general 0950, nicholasville
  • dollar general 14677, nicholasville
  • dollar general 2851, nicholasville
  • dollar general 7822, wilmore
  • dollar general 22845, nicholasville
  • dollar tree 1992, nicholasville
  • family dollar store 10425, nicholasville
  • walgreen 9712, nicholasville
  • walgreens 17150, nicholasville

Super Store · 5

  • kroger #l-00708 l708, nicholasville
  • kroger #l-00713 l713, nicholasville
  • kroger 766, nicholasville
  • sam's club 4728, nicholasville
  • walmart 1210, nicholasville

Medium Grocery Store · 3

  • european food mart, nicholasville
  • marketplace at fitch's square, wilmore
  • supermercado las nortenas 2 2, nicholasville

Farmers' Market · 1

  • dodd's corner farmer's market 12087, nicholasville

Large Grocery Store · 1

  • nicholasville save a lot 23424, nicholasville

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.

Adair County
6.5% low-access · 16.9% SNAP
Allen County
21.7% low-access · 14.1% SNAP
Anderson County
7.8% low-access · 7.5% SNAP
Ballard County
0.0% low-access · 11.9% SNAP
Barren County
15.5% low-access · 16.3% SNAP
Bath County
1.7% low-access · 19.6% SNAP

Compare Jessamine County vs Adair County → · All Kentucky counties →

Nationwide peers for Jessamine County's low-access or SNAP share

SNAP-led peer set first for Jessamine County (9.3%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Kentucky.

Similar low-access share

Nearest low-access rates outside KY (25.0% here).

Similar SNAP participation

Nearest household SNAP rates outside KY (9.3% 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.

Food access nationally, Kentucky in context

Jessamine County sits inside Kentucky (ringed). Each state is colored by population-weighted low-access; click any state to compare.

AK 31 ME 13 VT 11 NH 28 WA 23 ID 26 MT 22 ND 29 MN 27 IL 20 WI 21 MI 23 NY 12 RI 24 MA 28 OR 17 NV 23 WY 30 SD 29 IA 20 IN 29 OH 25 PA 21 NJ 24 CT - CA 13 UT 24 CO 22 NE 22 MO 25 KY 20 WV 21 VA 20 MD 23 DE 27 AZ 27 NM 32 KS 26 AR 25 TN 27 NC 23 SC 29 DC 5 OK 25 LA 26 MS 26 AL 25 GA 31 HI 27 TX 25 FL 25

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 Jessamine County, KY are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 21113. 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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