Signature · 7.5% SNAP (13th pct in OH)
Lake County, OH
Lake County sits in the upper national band on low-access (38.3%, +16.2 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 38.3%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 7.5%
- on SNAP
- 232K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Lake County, OH
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ELEVATED 38.3% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +16.2 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 3% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Union County (+ 0.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Lake County sits in the upper national band (38.3%, #468 of 3,079) with 2 LILA tracts.
- #468
- national by low-access %
- #6
- in OH
- 31
- low-access tracts
- 18K
- 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: 7.5% SNAP (13th pct in OH) (-4.6 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Lake County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Lake County's 38.3% low-access share is elevated, higher than 85% of them and ranked #469 most-affected nationwide.
Lake County's elevated USDA tier split
58 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Lake County has 54 urban and 4 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.
Lake County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Ohio, not a full county-board reprint
- Warren
Warren 45.7%
45.7 % low-access
- Lake
Lake 38.3%
38.3 % low-access
- Union
Union 38.3%
38.3 % low-access
- Richland
Richland 36.4%
36.4 % low-access
- Madison
Madison 36.3%
36.3 % low-access
- Mahoning
Mahoning 35.5%
35.5 % low-access
- Morrow 2.2
Morrow 2.2%
2.2 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 58 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 230,041 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 31 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 88,021 |
| Low-Access Share | 38.3%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 18,045 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 232,216 |
| Median Household Income | $80,925 |
| Poverty Rate | 8.3%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 7,547 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.5%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.1%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.2% |
Thick SNAP store book in Lake County
Lake County has 183 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 10 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 84 locations (46% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 84
- 29849 lakeland llc, wickliffe
- 7-eleven 36228b 36228b, wickliffe
- 7-eleven 36233j, willoughby hills
- 7-eleven, inc. 36221h, mentor
- 7-eleven 36227a, mentor
- 7-eleven store no. 36234b, mentor
- 7-eleven, inc. store #36233b, wickliffe
- avenue food & beverage, wickliffe
- c store, willowick
- convenient fd mart 3-114, willowick
- chestnut food mart, painesville
- circle k 4705712, willowick
- circle k 5252, eastlake
- circle k 5616, willoughby
- clark avenue groceries, willoughby
- convenient deli and beverage, wickliffe
- convenient fd mart 3008, eastlake
- convenient food mart 3-141, willowick
- convenient food mart 3039, painesville
- convenient food mart 3077, madison
- convenient food mart 3085, mentor
- dairy express food mart, painesville
- dairymart kirtland, willoughby
- dannys quick stop, painesville
- falcone's convenient mart, painesville
- five star convenient, painesville
- getgo 3216, willowick
- getgo 3350, mentor
- getgo 3357, painesville
- getgo 3638, mentor
- grand river foods, grand river
- harry's beverage, willoughby
- harry's drive thru, painesville
- jordan gas inc, painesville
- lost nation convenient mart, willoughby
- lakeshore express, mentor
- lighthouse beverage & deli, mentor
- mapco 986, madison
- madison 128, madison
- mentor food mart, mentor
- mentor sunoco, mentor
- north ridge marathon, painesville
- painesville 127, painesville
- perry one stop, painesville
- perry village cafe, perry
- prime food mart, mentor
- rebel 902, mentor
- rebel 907, willoughby
- redigo food mart, madison
- redigo food mart 5, fairport harbor
- redigo foodmart 9, perry
- richmond foodmart, painesville
- riyadiya inc, mentor on the lake
- shahan inc, wickliffe
- sheetz 394, mentor
- sheetz 404, perry
- sheetz 526, mentor
- sheetz 693, willoughby
- sheetz 731, willoughby
- sheetz 745, madison
- sheetz 786, painesville
- sheetz 792, madison
- sheetz 799, painesville
- sheetz 810, willoughby hills
- shore sunoco 1, willowick
- speedway 3027, wickliffe
- speedway 3060, willowick
- speedway 3083, mentor
- speedway 3350, willoughby
- speedway 3529, willoughby
- speedway 3685, mentor
- speedway 5402, mentor
- steele's drive thru beverage & deli, fairport harbor
- sue z salvage l.l.c., madison
- sunoco gas station no, willoughby
- the wickliffe food mart, wickliffe
- true north energy, llc 363, willoughby
- true north energy, llc 372, willoughby hills
- uddhavadha enterprise, inc., willoughby
- wickliffe drive thru, wickliffe
- wickliffe one stop, wickliffe
- wickliffe shell, wickliffe
- willoughby 314, willoughby
- willow food mart, willoughby
Combination Grocery/Other · 50
- alesci's of shoregate, willowick
- cvs 3326, mentor
- cvs 4327, painesville
- cvs 4351, willoughby
- cvs 5941, painesville
- cvs 7686, mentor
- dollar general 10583, mentor
- dollar general 10601, mentor
- dollar general 10613, kirtland
- dollar general 14080, painesville
- dollar general 19506, willoughby
- dollar general 3, willowick
- dollar general 3115, willoughby
- dollar general 3343, willowick
- dollar general 9189, wickliffe
- dollar general 9396, madison
- dollartree 8076, painesville
- dollartree 9347, willoughby
- dollartree 9459, willowick
- discount drug mart 25, mentor
- discount drug mart 36, willowick
- discount drug mart 87, painesville
- dollar general 11977, eastlake
- dollar general 13853, painesville
- dollar general 15043, perry
- dollar general 16073, eastlake
- dollar general 20050, fairport harbor
- dollar general 20241, painesville twp
- dollar general 22391, madison
- dollar general 24289, mentor on the lake
- dollar general 30224, mentor
- dollar general store 16322, mentor
- dollar tree 0215, mentor
- dollar tree 2182, madison
- dollar tree 2407, wickliffe
- dollar tree 3578, willowick
- dollar tree 4282, mentor
- dollar tree 5206, willoughby hills
- dollar tree 5824, mentor on the lake
- dollar tree 6039, painesville
- dollar tree 7630, mentor
- family dollar store 6327, painesville
- miro's meat market, eastlake
- rideout's iga, painesville
- walgreens 04294, willoughby
- walgreens 05820, mentor on the lake
- walgreens 5821, painesville
- walgreens 04317, mentor
- walgreens 10518, madison
- walgreens 13058, eastlake
Super Store · 17
- bj's wholesale club 96, willoughby
- giant eagle 4097, madison
- giant eagle 1217, mentor on the lake
- giant eagle 1282, mentor
- giant eagle 216, willowick
- giant eagle 6377, painesville
- giant eagle 6381, willoughby
- lucky's concord 21, concord township
- meijer store 309, mentor
- mentor supermarket, inc., mentor
- sam's club 4846, mentor
- sweetberry fresh market, wickliffe
- target store 1112, willoughby
- target store 2322, mentor
- walmart 1857, mentor
- walmart supercenter 3608, madison
- walmart supercenter 1863, willowick
Supermarket · 17
- aldi 63016 63016, painesville
- aldi 63042 63042, madison
- aldi 63056 63056, willowick
- aldi 63087, willoughby
- aldi 77, willoughby hills
- aldi 39, mentor
- gordon food service store mp088, mentor
- heinen's inc 12, willoughby
- heinen's inc 9, mentor
- marc's 16, mentor
- marc's 20, willowick
- marc's 32, willoughby hills
- marc's 57, madison
- marc's 61, mentor on the lake
- marc's 70, painesville
- marc's willoughby 75wy, willoughby
- trader joe's mentor 709, mentor
Medium Grocery Store · 7
- barb & patty's butcher palace, mentor
- discount supermarket, wickliffe
- evans quality meats 1, madison
- jai bhole shankar inc, fairport harbor
- la candelaria mexican store, painesville
- surfside convenient, eastlake
- taqueria el pipila dba la casita, painesville
Small Grocery Store · 3
- headlands iga, mentor
- redi go four inc, painesville
- redigo food mart 1, painesville
Large Grocery Store · 2
- la mexicana, painesville
- rudy's quality meats inc, willowick
Bakery Specialty · 1
- schwebel bakery outlet 18, mentor
Farmers' Market · 1
- painesville farmer's market, painesville
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- west orchards, llc, perry
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.
Counties near Lake County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Lake County (7.5%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Ohio.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside OH (38.3% here).
- Carver County, MN · 38.3% low-access
- Carver County, MN · 38.3% low-access
- Anoka County, MN · 38.3% low-access
- Anoka County, MN · 38.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside OH (7.5% here).
- Stark County, ND · 7.5% SNAP
- Stark County, ND · 7.5% SNAP
- Watauga County, NC · 7.5% SNAP
- Watauga County, NC · 7.5% 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.
Lake County inside a higher low-access state context
Lake 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
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 Lake County, OH are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 39085. 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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