Signature · 1 LILA tracts (25% of tracts)
Larue County, KY
Larue County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 1 LILA tracts (25% of the book) alongside 19.0% low-access.
- 19.0%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 13.2%
- on SNAP
- 15K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Larue County, KY
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 19.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -3.1 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-TYPICAL 13.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 25% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Daviess County ( -0.1 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Larue County ranks #1,765 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #33 of 110 counties in KY (19.0% low-access; 1 food-desert tracts).
- #1,765
- national by low-access %
- #33
- in KY
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 958
- 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: 1 LILA tracts (25% of tracts) .
How Larue County compares nationally
Larue County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 19.0% low-access share that beats 44% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,765).
Larue County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
4 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
Larue County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (3 rural, 1 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 1 urban tract faces the 1-mile one.
Larue County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Kentucky, not a full county-board reprint
- Robertson
Robertson 74.8%
74.8 % low-access
- Hopkins 19.4
Hopkins 19.4%
19.4 % low-access
- Wayne 19.4
Wayne 19.4%
19.4 % low-access
- Larue 19
Larue 19%
19 % low-access
- Daviess 18.9
Daviess 18.9%
18.9 % low-access
- Hancock 18.5
Hancock 18.5%
18.5 % low-access
- Ballard 0
Ballard 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 4 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 14,193 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,693 |
| Low-Access Share | 19.0%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 958 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 15,107 |
| Median Household Income | $67,067 |
| Poverty Rate | 17.9%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 789 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 13.2%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.3%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.7% |
SNAP retailers in Larue County
Larue County has 16 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 7 locations (44% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Where the store book sits, by town
3 towns share the 16 authorized stores; Hodgenville holds 81% of them. 2 of the 3 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Magnolia, Upton.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Hodgenville | 13 | 2 |
| Magnolia | 2 | none |
| Upton | 1 | none |
Combination Grocery/Other · 7
- dollar general 10791, upton
- dollar general 550, hodgenville
- dollar general 12575, magnolia
- dollar general 21302, hodgenville
- dollar general 30691, hodgenville
- family dollar store 904, hodgenville
- walgreens 17478, hodgenville
Convenience Store · 7
- casey's 4655, hodgenville
- circle k 4703252, hodgenville
- fast n fuel, hodgenville
- hometown convenient, hodgenville
- j umiya 3 llc, hodgenville
- lincoln's general store, hodgenville
- why not stop 2, magnolia
Supermarket · 2
- hodgenville save a lot 23114, hodgenville
- houchens market 015, hodgenville
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.
Compare Larue County vs Adair County → · All Kentucky counties →
Nationwide peers for Larue County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Larue County, both outside Kentucky so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside KY (19.0% here).
- Miami County, IN · 19.0% low-access
- Phelps County, MO · 19.0% low-access
- Clark County, NV · 19.0% low-access
- Elmore County, AL · 19.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside KY (13.2% here).
- Saline County, MO · 13.2% SNAP
- Silver Bow County, MT · 13.2% SNAP
- Marion County, FL · 13.2% SNAP
- Broward County, FL · 13.2% 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.
Kentucky among East South Central states
Kentucky ranks 4th of 4 East South Central states by population-weighted low-access (19.8%). Larue County, at 19.0%, runs 0.8 pts below the Kentucky rate.
- Tennessee 27.2%
- Mississippi 26.4%
- Alabama 24.5%
- Kentucky 19.8%
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
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 Larue County, KY are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 21123. 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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