Signature · 415 SNAP-authorized stores
Lucas County, OH
Lucas County's food-access picture is close to the national norm, with pockets that qualify as low-access. This profile breaks down who qualifies as a food desert and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it.
- 18.3%
- low-access pop.
- 20
- food-desert tracts
- 16.4%
- on SNAP
- 428K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Lucas County, OH
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 18.3% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -3.8 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 20 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 16.4% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 8.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 16% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Columbiana County ( -0.5 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Lucas County ranks #1,830 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #44 of 88 counties in OH (18.3% low-access; 20 food-desert tracts).
- #1,830
- national by low-access %
- #44
- in OH
- 38
- low-access tracts
- 30K
- 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: 415 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Lucas County compares nationally
Lucas County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 18.3% low-access share that beats 41% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,830).
Lucas County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
127 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 20 LILA.
Lucas County is mostly urban by USDA tract type (118 urban, 9 rural), so most of its low-access count comes from the 1-mile test; the 9 rural tracts are held to 10 miles.
Lucas County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Ohio, not a full county-board reprint
- Warren
Warren 45.7%
45.7 % low-access
- Lucas
Lucas 18.3%
18.3 % low-access
- Columbiana 17.8
Columbiana 17.8%
17.8 % low-access
- Fulton 17.8
Fulton 17.8%
17.8 % low-access
- Allen 17.4
Allen 17.4%
17.4 % low-access
- Defiance 17.3
Defiance 17.3%
17.3 % low-access
- Morrow 2.2
Morrow 2.2%
2.2 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 127 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 441,815 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 38 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 20 |
| Low-Access Population | 80,754 |
| Low-Access Share | 18.3%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 30,248 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 428,018 |
| Median Household Income | $62,224 |
| Poverty Rate | 17.7%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 29,998 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 16.4%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 8.6%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in Lucas County
Lucas County has 415 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 10 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 252 locations (61% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
12 towns share the 415 authorized stores; Toledo holds 79% of them. 6 of the 12 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Monclova, Neapolis, Swanton, Curtice, Sylvania Twp., Whitehouse.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Toledo | 326 | 47 |
| Oregon | 23 | 6 |
| Maumee | 21 | 5 |
| Sylvania | 18 | 4 |
| Holland | 14 | 5 |
| Waterville | 4 | 2 |
| Monclova | 2 | none |
| Neapolis | 2 | none |
| Swanton | 2 | none |
| Curtice | 1 | none |
Top 10 of 12 towns by store count.
Convenience Store · 252 (250 shown)
- 3 pyramids llc, toledo
- 419 brands co, toledo
- 5 star mini market, toledo
- 7-eleven 19774m, toledo
- 7-eleven 17534, toledo
- 7-eleven 19775-d, toledo
- 7-eleven store no. 19776e, toledo
- 7th heaven, toledo
- 7th heaven 2, toledo
- a dollar saved is a dollar earned, toledo
- airport market, toledo
- airport mini mart, toledo
- al nur market & grill, toledo
- alexis carryout, toledo
- alexis express, toledo
- american petroleum, toledo
- american petroleum, toledo
- andy's carry out, toledo
- arrowhead 505, maumee
- assel llc, toledo
- azar mini market, toledo
- beer dock, toledo
- berdan mini mart 1, toledo
- big market llc, toledo
- bush quick stop, toledo
- butter roll's & carryout, toledo
- central market, toledo
- circle k 4705727, toledo
- captains carryout, toledo
- cigarette outlet, toledo
- circle k 4705322, toledo
- circle k 4705571, holland
- circle k 4705671, waterville
- circle k 4705720, oregon
- circle k 4705721, toledo
- circle k 4705722, toledo
- circle k 5634, oregon
- circle k 5635, toledo
- circle k 5638, toledo
- circle k 5639, toledo
- circle k 5648, toledo
- circle k 5651, toledo
- clark gas station, toledo
- convenience express, toledo
- crissey rd marketplace llc, monclova
- crosstown carry out, toledo
- discount beer and cigarettes, toledo
- dollar dollar plus, toledo
- dairy mart 5480, toledo
- daridi inc 121, maumee
- daridi inc 4, toledo
- daridi inc 6, toledo
- deano's mini-mart too 1, toledo
- dearborn carryout, toledo
- douglas carryout, toledo
- downtown 518, toledo
- east side mini mart, toledo
- eastborn mini mart, toledo
- eastgate carry out, toledo
- ebroadway cash & go, toledo
- erie market & deli llc, toledo
- express food mart, toledo
- expressway convenience, toledo
- ez 4, toledo
- ez mart, toledo
- family pantry, toledo
- family pantry ii, toledo
- fassett carryout, toledo
- friendship 79, oregon
- friendship foods stores 74, toledo
- friendship kitchen 69, maumee
- gm food mart, toledo
- gas & express marts, toledo
- gas & express marts, toledo
- gas & express marts bp, toledo
- gas & express marts ottawa, toledo
- gas & express marts suder, toledo
- gas express, toledo
- gas express 1921, toledo
- gas express marts, toledo
- gas express marts monroe, toledo
- gas-n-go, toledo
- gass express and marts, toledo
- gayatri317 inc., toledo
- glass city food market, toledo
- holland 519, holland
- holland carryout, holland
- howard's-n-co. n/a, toledo
- island variety, toledo
- in & out mart, toledo
- jai maa umiya llc, toledo
- jb's food mart, toledo
- jennifer snack, toledo
- johnny's mini mart, toledo
- kt mart, toledo
- l w market 1, toledo
- la mexicana, toledo
- lincoln market, toledo
- la paloma - toledo, ltd, toledo
- lewis food mart, toledo
- lucky dollar, toledo
- moe's market, toledo
- madison market, toledo
- magnolia & huron inc..dba huron market, toledo
- malik and malik enterprise inc., toledo
- max mart, toledo
- meijer gas station 116, oregon
- meijer gas station 117, toledo
- meijer gas station 118, toledo
- midtown food mart 3, toledo
- midtown food mart ii, toledo
- mike's place, toledo
- mike's vip mini mart, toledo
- mikes corner store, toledo
- mikes corner store, toledo
- miles c-stores 2446, toledo
- monroe 511, toledo
- monroe carryout, toledo
- new gold star market, toledo
- nala inc, toledo
- neapolis market, neapolis
- new king blvd ltd, toledo
- nidos carryout, toledo
- o z mart, toledo
- our time carryout, toledo
- ozzie's general market, sylvania
- point stop, toledo
- pilot travel center 15, toledo
- qusra of ohio llc, holland
- rainbow market, toledo
- raed of ohio llc 45, toledo
- reynold mini mart, toledo
- reynold's carryout, toledo
- reynolds 501, toledo
- reynolds mart, toledo
- ridis #19 19, toledo
- ridis 16, maumee
- rocket fuel, toledo
- rocket mart, toledo
- s & g #46, toledo
- s and g dl ltd, holland
- s and g stores llc 55, toledo
- s and g stores ii llc 104, oregon
- s and g stores ii llc 120, holland
- s and g stores ii llc 122, toledo
- s and g stores ii llc 123, toledo
- s and g stores ii llc 124, toledo
- s and g stores ii llc 125, toledo
- s and g stores ii llc 126, toledo
- s and g stores ii llc 80, toledo
- s and g stores ii llc 81, toledo
- s and g stores ii llc 82, toledo
- s and g stores ii llc 83, toledo
- s and g stores ii llc 84, toledo
- s and g stores ii llc 85, monclova
- s and g stores ii llc 86, toledo
- s and g stores ii llc 88, toledo
- s and g stores ii llc 93, toledo
- s and g stores ii llc 94, toledo
- s and g stores ii llc 95, toledo
- s and g stores ii llc 96, maumee
- s and g stores ii llc 97, maumee
- s and g stores ii llc 98, maumee
- s and g stores llc 17, toledo
- s and g stores llc 20, toledo
- s and g stores llc 26, toledo
- s and g stores llc 3, toledo
- s and g stores llc 32, toledo
- s and g stores llc 33, oregon
- s and g stores llc 34, toledo
- s and g stores llc 35, toledo
- s and g stores llc 37, toledo
- s and g stores llc 38, toledo
- s and g stores llc 40, sylvania
- s and g stores llc 41, maumee
- s and g stores llc 42, sylvania
- s and g stores llc 43, sylvania
- s and g stores llc 44, toledo
- s and g stores llc 47, toledo
- s and g stores llc 48, toledo
- s and g stores llc 50, toledo
- s and g stores llc 56, toledo
- s and g stores llc 57, toledo
- s and g stores llc 63, toledo
- s and g stores llc 92, oregon
- stop and go #4, toledo
- sammy's mart, toledo
- save-way red & white, toledo
- seaman stop, toledo
- sheetz 848, toledo
- sheetz 854, maumee
- sheetz 870, toledo
- sheetz 880, sylvania
- sheetz 889, maumee
- sheetz 895, oregon
- sheetz 906, toledo
- shell, toledo
- shop and go mini mart, toledo
- short stop, toledo
- six-12 mini mart, toledo
- smoke king, toledo
- southwyck 504, toledo
- speedway 1070, toledo
- speedway 1140, maumee
- speedway 1192, swanton
- speedway 1264, toledo
- speedway 1401 1401, toledo
- speedway 3556, toledo
- speedway 3602 3602, toledo
- speedway 3605, holland
- speedway 3613 3613, toledo
- speedway 3615 3615, toledo
- speedway 3670, sylvania
- speedway 3683, maumee
- speedway 5264 5264, toledo
- speedway 5269, toledo
- speedway 5299, toledo
- speedway 6395, waterville
- speedway 8594, sylvania
- speedway 8610, toledo
- speedway 9299, holland
- speedy mart, toledo
- stop & shop # 9, toledo
- stop by, toledo
- sunoco, oregon
- sunoco byrn, toledo
- sunoco gas station, toledo
- sunoco heatherdowns, toledo
- sunoco reynolds, toledo
- sunoco woodville, oregon
- sunset mini mart, toledo
- sylvan pantry, sylvania
- sylvania food mart, toledo
- tj mart, toledo
- tamz mart, toledo
- taqueria la michoacana, toledo
- teddy p's convenience store, toledo
- the spot mart, toledo
- thirst point, toledo
- tobacco stop, toledo
- toms carryout, toledo
- universal mini mart, toledo
- university carry out, toledo
- up market, toledo
- upton express, toledo
- vermaas carryout, toledo
- walnut carryout, toledo
- wally's carry out, toledo
- wallys market, swanton
- western mini mart 1, toledo
Showing 250 of 415 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
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 Lucas County vs Adams County → · All Ohio counties →
Nationwide peers for Lucas County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Lucas 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 (18.3% here).
- Henderson County, TX · 18.3% low-access
- Scott County, MO · 18.3% low-access
- Braxton County, WV · 18.3% low-access
- Somerset County, MD · 18.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside OH (16.4% here).
- Tyler County, TX · 16.4% SNAP
- Lewis County, WA · 16.4% SNAP
- Okeechobee County, FL · 16.4% SNAP
- Colusa County, CA · 16.4% 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.
Ohio among East North Central states
Ohio ranks 2nd of 5 East North Central states by population-weighted low-access (25.1%). Lucas County, at 18.3%, runs 6.8 pts below the Ohio rate.
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 Lucas County, OH are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 39095. 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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