Signature · 0.0% low-access (0th pct)
Letcher County, KY
Letcher County lands in the lower national band on low-access (0.0%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 0.0%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 27.5%
- on SNAP
- 21K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Letcher County, KY
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 0.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -22.1 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 27.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Ballard County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Letcher County lands in the lower national band (0.0%); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 0
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 0.0% low-access (0th pct) (-22.1 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Letcher County compares nationally
Food access in Letcher County compares favorably nationally: its 0.0% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 0% of them (rank #3,133).
Letcher County's lower-band USDA tier split
7 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Letcher County has 0 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.
Letcher 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
- Ballard 0
Ballard 0%
0 % low-access
- Letcher 0
Letcher 0%
0 % low-access
- Carroll 0
Carroll 0%
0 % low-access
- Elliott 0
Elliott 0%
0 % low-access
- Gallatin 0
Gallatin 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 7 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 24,519 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 0 |
| Low-Access Share | 0.0%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 0 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 20,808 |
| Median Household Income | $41,793 |
| Poverty Rate | 24.4%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,331 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 27.5%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.5%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Letcher County
Letcher County has 29 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 11 locations (38% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 11
- barker's cash & carry, mc roberts
- deane stop & go, deane
- dry fork double kwik 2067, whitesburg
- ermine double kwik 1072, ermine
- isom double kwik 1044, isom
- jenkins double kwik 1032, jenkins
- neon double kwik 1034, neon
- pk's snack shack, cornettsville
- pine mountain double kwik 1042, whitesburg
- quickstop # 9, whitesburg
- whitesburg double kwik 1046, whitesburg
Combination Grocery/Other · 9
- dollar general 0226, whitesburg
- dollar general 0348, neon
- dollar general 0349, jenkins
- dollar general 13023, whitesburg
- dollar general 23868, blackey
- dollartree plus 8882, whitesburg
- family dollar 11384, isom
- family dollar store 739, whitesburg
- walgreens 17328, jenkins
Supermarket · 6
- food city 436, whitesburg
- food world iga, neon
- pic pac grocery & deli, isom
- price less foods 483, whitesburg
- save a lot jenkins 45107, jenkins
- save a lot whitesburg 23582, whitesburg
Farmers' Market · 1
- letcher county farmers market, whitesburg
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- the produce barn, whitesburg
Super Store · 1
- walmart store 552, whitesburg
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 Letcher County vs Adair County → · All Kentucky counties →
Counties near Letcher County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Letcher 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 (0.0% here).
- Grundy County, IA · 0.0% low-access
- Grundy County, IA · 0.0% low-access
- Harrison County, IN · 0.0% low-access
- Harrison County, IN · 0.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside KY (27.5% here).
- Mitchell County, GA · 27.4% SNAP
- Lee County, SC · 27.4% SNAP
- Mississippi County, MO · 27.3% SNAP
- Lenoir County, NC · 27.3% 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.
Letcher County inside a lower low-access state context
Letcher 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 Letcher County, KY are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 21133. 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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