Signature · 29.2% households with no vehicle
LaGrange County, IN
LaGrange 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
- 4.6%
- on SNAP
- 41K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County LaGrange County, IN
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 4.6% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 29.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Clinton County ( -0.4 pts)
Lower-band low-access
LaGrange County lands in the lower national band (5.2%, #2,801 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,801
- national by low-access %
- #74
- in IN
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 642
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 29.2% households with no vehicle .
How LaGrange County compares nationally
Food access in LaGrange 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).
LaGrange County's lower-band USDA tier split
8 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, LaGrange 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.
LaGrange County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Indiana, not a full county-board reprint
- Hendricks
Hendricks 51.5%
51.5 % low-access
- LaGrange 5.2
LaGrange 5.2%
5.2 % low-access
- Clinton 4.8
Clinton 4.8%
4.8 % low-access
- Vermillion 4.7
Vermillion 4.7%
4.7 % low-access
- Gibson 4.6
Gibson 4.6%
4.6 % low-access
- Switzerland 4.6
Switzerland 4.6%
4.6 % low-access
- Harrison 0
Harrison 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 8 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 37,128 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,920 |
| Low-Access Share | 5.2%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 642 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 40,805 |
| Median Household Income | $84,487 |
| Poverty Rate | 5.9%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 597 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 4.6%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 29.2%well above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.6% |
SNAP retailers in LaGrange County
LaGrange County has 15 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 8 locations (53% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 8
- cvs 6501, lagrange
- dollar general 13333, lagrange
- dollar general 8478, shipshewana
- dollar general 12780, howe
- dollar general 16044, topeka
- dollar general 17945, lagrange
- dollar general 24808, wolcottville
- e & s sales, shipshewana
Convenience Store · 4
- 7-eleven 40506, howe
- 7-eleven 40509, howe
- lassus handy dandy 35, wolcottville
- sukhdeep oil and gas inc, lagrange
Super Store · 2
- forks county line store 2, shipshewana
- miller's super valu, lagrange
Supermarket · 1
- tcp save-a-lot llc 24815, topeka
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 LaGrange County vs Adams County → · All Indiana counties →
Counties near LaGrange County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for LaGrange 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 (5.2% here).
- Iberville Parish, LA · 5.2% low-access
- Iberville Parish, LA · 5.2% low-access
- Oglethorpe County, GA · 5.2% low-access
- Oglethorpe County, GA · 5.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside IN (4.6% here).
- Kossuth County, IA · 4.6% SNAP
- Kossuth County, IA · 4.6% SNAP
- Story County, IA · 4.6% SNAP
- Story County, IA · 4.6% 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.
LaGrange County inside a lower low-access state context
LaGrange 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 LaGrange County, IN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 18087. 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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