Signature · 35.1% low-access (81st pct)
Licking County, OH
Licking County sits in the upper national band on low-access (35.1%, +13 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 35.1%
- low-access pop.
- 6
- food-desert tracts
- 11.9%
- on SNAP
- 182K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Licking County, OH
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 35.1% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +13.0 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 6 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 11.9% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 19% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Mahoning County (+ 0.4 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Licking County sits in the upper national band (35.1%, #588 of 3,079) with 6 LILA tracts.
- #588
- national by low-access %
- #11
- in OH
- 20
- low-access tracts
- 14K
- 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: 35.1% low-access (81st pct) (+13 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Licking County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Licking County's 35.1% low-access share is elevated, higher than 81% of them and ranked #589 most-affected nationwide.
Licking County's elevated USDA tier split
32 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 6 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Licking County has 22 urban and 10 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.
Licking 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
- Madison
Madison 36.3%
36.3 % low-access
- Mahoning
Mahoning 35.5%
35.5 % low-access
- Licking
Licking 35.1%
35.1 % low-access
- Portage
Portage 34.7%
34.7 % low-access
- Meigs
Meigs 33.9%
33.9 % low-access
- Morrow 2.2
Morrow 2.2%
2.2 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 32 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 166,492 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 20 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 6 |
| Low-Access Population | 58,515 |
| Low-Access Share | 35.1%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 13,652 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 181,837 |
| Median Household Income | $84,426 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.2%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 8,177 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.9%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.2%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in Licking County
Licking County has 134 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 67 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 67
- alfaa 24 24, newark
- alfaa 25 25, newark
- babananak fuel inc, alexandria
- bellstores 1155, johnstown
- bellstores 1160, thornville
- best fuels, newark
- big corner store 1, newark
- buckeye lake duchess 1256, buckeye lake
- certified oil co 400486, granville
- certified oil corp 400073, newark
- certified oil corp 400274, granville
- certified oil corp 400274, granville
- certified oil corp 400404, summit station
- certified oil corp 400423, hebron
- church street 1124, newark
- circle k 4705302, newark
- circle k 4705692, utica
- circle k 4705695, johnstown
- circle k 5304, reynoldsburg
- dayton road duchess 1253, newark
- deo drive duchess 1248, newark
- duchess 1278, new albany
- duchess shoppe 1252, etna
- east main street 1227, newark
- etna duchess 1203, pataskala
- etna shell, pataskla
- fredonia general store llc, newark
- getgo 3523, heath
- heath duchess 1238, heath
- hebron 1113, hebron
- jefferson woods 1201, newark
- johnstown duchess 1217, johnstown
- love's travel stop 892, etna
- mc market, newark
- murphy usa 6859, newark
- partyhouse carryout, newark
- pataskala duchess 1105, pataskala
- pataskala shell 50, pataskala
- pilot travel center 285, hebron
- r 13 duchess 1202, newark
- r carryout, heath
- rocky fork grocery, newark
- stop mart, newark
- saks market llc, newark
- shannon's carryout, newark
- sheetz 730, newark
- sheetz 768, etna
- sheetz 781, heath
- sheetz 822, reynoldsburg
- speedway 1129 1129, newark
- speedway 1170, heath
- speedway 1878, kirkersville
- speedway 5108 5108, newark
- speedway 8015, heath
- speedway 8600, etna
- speedway 8640, newark
- speedway 9194 9194, newark
- speedway 9312 9312, newark
- speedway 9385, hebron
- sunoco village crossing, newark
- ta hebron 039, hebron
- thornville duchess 1072, thornville
- turkey hill midwest 850702, heath
- union street duchess 1155, newark
- utica duchess 1225, utica
- vannatta's right choice, newark
- village market, saint louisville
Combination Grocery/Other · 37
- cvs 1756, reynoldsburg
- cvs 2405, newark
- cvs 3094, newark
- cvs 3174, newark
- cvs 396, granville
- cvs 5425, pataskala
- cvs 5654, johnstown
- dollar general 10711, johnstown
- dollar general 13821, newark
- dollar general 14289, gratiot
- dollar general 1688, heath
- dollar general 539, pataskala
- dollar general 8977, buckeye lake
- dollar general 9236, newark
- dollar general 15444, reynoldsburg
- dollar general 16965, hebron
- dollar general 22147, etna
- dollar general 22427, newark
- dollar general 24772, newark
- dollar general 30110, newark
- dollar general 30196, kirkersville
- dollar general 30557, granville
- dollar tree 15, heath
- dollar tree 4957, newark
- dollar tree 5066, pataskala
- dollar tree 6600, johnstown
- family dollar 11245, hanover
- family dollar 11283, newark
- family dollar 3165, newark
- family dollar 5964, newark
- family dollar store 9184, utica
- gurung mart, etna
- ross' granville market, granville
- united dairy farmers 657, newark
- united dairy farmers 668, pataskala
- walgreens 7541, newark
- walgreens 10810, heath
Super Store · 10
- giant eagle 6523, newark
- kroger 543, reynoldsburg
- kroger 926, newark
- kroger n-591, pataskala
- kroger n-621, hebron
- kroger 128, newark
- kroger n-546, johnstown
- target store 989, heath
- walmart 1594, heath
- walmart 3580, newark
Medium Grocery Store · 7
- al's meat market, newark
- fresh international market, etna
- pataskala meats, pataskala
- rittberger market at the lake, buckeye lake
- sk mart llc, pataskala
- stop & save carryout 2024 llc, newark
- taylor rd asian market, reynoldsburg
Small Grocery Store · 5
- glenn's market, newark
- haat bazar llc, reynoldsburg
- makalu enterprises ohio llc, pataskala
- market basket, newark
- white feather farms of ohio, inc., pataskala
Supermarket · 4
- aldi 61054 61054, heath
- aldi 75058 75058, newark
- gordon food service store mp106, heath
- save a lot 21694, newark
Farmers' Market · 2
- canal market district and enterprise hub, newark
- johnstown farmers market, johnstown
Large Grocery Store · 1
- suvidha international grocery 002, etna
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- the block & cleaver, newark
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.
Compare Licking County vs Adams County → · All Ohio counties →
Counties near Licking County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Licking County, both outside Ohio so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside OH (35.1% here).
- Chowan County, NC · 35.1% low-access
- Chowan County, NC · 35.1% low-access
- Caldwell County, NC · 35.1% low-access
- Caldwell County, NC · 35.1% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside OH (11.9% here).
- Cherokee County, NC · 11.9% SNAP
- Cherokee County, NC · 11.9% SNAP
- Catawba County, NC · 11.9% SNAP
- Catawba County, NC · 11.9% 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.
Licking County inside a higher low-access state context
Licking 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 .
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