Signature · 25.6% SNAP (86th pct in KY)
Lawrence County, KY
Lawrence County stands out on SNAP (25.6%, +13.5 pts vs U.S.) with 9.3% low-access from USDA FARA 2019.
- 9.3%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 25.6%
- on SNAP
- 16K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Lawrence County, KY
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 9.3% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -12.8 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 25.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 20% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Owen County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Lawrence County lands in the lower national band (9.3%, #2,534 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,534
- national by low-access %
- #59
- in KY
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 906
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 25.6% SNAP (86th pct in KY) (+13.5 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Lawrence County compares nationally
Lawrence County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 9.3% low-access share that beats 19% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,542).
Lawrence County's lower-band USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Lawrence County has 0 urban and 5 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.
Lawrence County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Kentucky, not a full county-board reprint
- Robertson
Robertson 74.8%
74.8 % low-access
- Casey 9.5
Casey 9.5%
9.5 % low-access
- Lawrence 9.3
Lawrence 9.3%
9.3 % low-access
- Owen 9.3
Owen 9.3%
9.3 % low-access
- Marshall 9.2
Marshall 9.2%
9.2 % low-access
- Hart 9
Hart 9%
9 % low-access
- Ballard 0
Ballard 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 15,860 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,474 |
| Low-Access Share | 9.3%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 906 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 16,077 |
| Median Household Income | $46,772 |
| Poverty Rate | 21.8%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,621 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 25.6%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.6%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.9% |
SNAP retailers in Lawrence County
Lawrence County has 23 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 13 locations (57% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 13
- cardinal country store 12, lowmansville
- case mart, inc, louisa
- community market & more, martha
- daniel & bessie's market, llc, martha
- falls creek exxon market place 11, louisa
- fallsburg country store, louisa
- kash stop 3 kash stop, louisa
- kash stop 4, louisa
- louisa truck stop llc, louisa
- speedway 9522, louisa
- sun expre food mart 10, louisa
- three rivers food mart, louisa
- zip zone express 22, louisa
Combination Grocery/Other · 5
- dollar general 0340, louisa
- dollar general 9676, louisa
- dollar general 18149, lomansville
- dollar general 20725, louisa
- dollar tree 8418, louisa
Supermarket · 2
- food city 433, louisa
- houchens save a lot 243, louisa
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- jack's produce, louisa
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- dw meat shack, louisa
Super Store · 1
- walmart 4461, louisa
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 Lawrence County vs Adair County → · All Kentucky counties →
Counties near Lawrence County's lower low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Lawrence County (25.6%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Kentucky.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside KY (9.3% here).
- Somerset County, ME · 9.3% low-access
- Somerset County, ME · 9.3% low-access
- Oceana County, MI · 9.3% low-access
- Oceana County, MI · 9.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside KY (25.6% here).
- Rolette County, ND · 25.6% SNAP
- Rolette County, ND · 25.6% SNAP
- Gadsden County, FL · 25.7% SNAP
- Hampden County, MA · 25.5% 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.
Lawrence County inside a lower low-access state context
Lawrence County sits inside Kentucky (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 Lawrence County, KY are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 21127. 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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