Signature · 12 LILA tracts (32.4% of tracts)
Madison County, IN
Madison County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 12 LILA tracts (32.4% of the book) alongside 35.4% low-access.
- 35.4%
- low-access pop.
- 12
- food-desert tracts
- 13.8%
- on SNAP
- 132K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Madison County, IN
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 35.4% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +13.3 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 12 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 13.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 32% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Hancock County (+ 0.7 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Madison County sits in the upper national band (35.4%, #574 of 3,079) with 12 LILA tracts.
- #574
- national by low-access %
- #11
- in IN
- 19
- low-access tracts
- 19K
- 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: 12 LILA tracts (32.4% of tracts) .
How Madison County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Madison County's 35.4% low-access share is elevated, higher than 82% of them and ranked #574 most-affected nationwide.
Madison County's elevated USDA tier split
37 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 12 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Madison County has 27 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.
Madison County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Indiana, not a full county-board reprint
- Hendricks
Hendricks 51.5%
51.5 % low-access
- Bartholomew
Bartholomew 36.4%
36.4 % low-access
- Hancock
Hancock 36.1%
36.1 % low-access
- Madison
Madison 35.4%
35.4 % low-access
- Lake
Lake 34.4%
34.4 % low-access
- Wayne
Wayne 34.4%
34.4 % low-access
- Harrison 0
Harrison 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 37 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 131,636 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 19 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 12 |
| Low-Access Population | 46,555 |
| Low-Access Share | 35.4%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 19,346 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 131,900 |
| Median Household Income | $63,037 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.4%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 7,365 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 13.8%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.1%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in Madison County
Madison County has 128 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 11 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 70 locations (55% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 70
- 712 market inc, anderson
- 8th street mini mart, anderson
- a & h star inc, anderson
- an1629 inc, anderson
- anderson pantry inc, anderson
- ap petroleum llc, markleville
- bm express inc, anderson
- casey's 2397, elwood
- casey's general store 2579, alexandria
- central food mart, anderson
- d & d petroleum inc, anderson
- eagle star inc, anderson
- east pantry inc, anderson
- eight star inc, anderson
- elwood food mart inc, elwood
- gasamerica 8079, anderson
- h&j partnership incorporated, elwood
- j & harry petroleum inc, anderson
- jackson14 inc, anderson
- jordans mini market inc 2, anderson
- king mart indy inc, anderson
- la24 inc, ingalls
- lapel food mart llc, lapel
- ll95 inc, anderson
- love & arsh petroleum incorporated, anderson
- love's travel stop 600, pendleton
- lp24 inc, anderson
- madison pantry inc, anderson
- mcclure oil 42, anderson
- mcclure oil 57, elwood
- mcclure oil 38, anderson
- meijer gas station 136, anderson
- ms petro inc, anderson
- ms22 inc, anderson
- my store, anderson
- oo gas n go, inc., pendleton
- pd16 inc, elwood
- pendleton retailers inc, pendleton
- rickers 7502, anderson
- rickers 7505, lapel
- rickers 7506, elwood
- rickers 7507, pendleton
- rickers 7508, frankton
- rickers 7509, anderson
- rickers 7511, anderson
- rickers 7512, alexandria
- rickers 7514, chesterfield
- rickers 7517, anderson
- rickers 7518, anderson
- rickers 7521, anderson
- rickers 7522, anderson
- rickers 7523, anderson
- rickers 7524, pendleton
- rickers 7525, anderson
- snack market, frankton
- speedway 1331, anderson
- speedway 5014, anderson
- speedway 5016 5016, anderson
- speedway 7155, pendleton
- speedway 8023, anderson
- speedway 8024, anderson
- speedway 8025, anderson
- speedway 8026, anderson
- speedway 8040, elwood
- speedway 8072, pendleton
- speedway 8089, anderson
- ssg foodmart inc, alexandria
- sunoco food mart, anderson
- train stop deli, anderson
- village pantry 5375, anderson
Combination Grocery/Other · 35
- cvs 6617, elwood
- cvs 6618, alexandria
- cvs 6638, anderson
- cvs 6640, anderson
- cvs 6656, anderson
- cvs 6658, pendleton
- dollar general 11216, frankton
- dollar general 11281, anderson
- dollar general 1132, alexandria
- dollar general 1471, anderson
- dollar general 18338, anderson
- dollar general 18345, ingalls
- dollar general 18697, alexandria
- dollar general 3160, anderson
- dollar general 8692, chesterfield
- dollar tree 3412, anderson
- dollartree 9354, pendleton
- dollar general 11320, anderson
- dollar general 17206, anderson
- dollar general 20257, elwood
- dollar general 21573, anderson
- dollar general 22911, anderson
- dollar general 22997, markleville
- dollar general 24621, elwood
- dollar general 31364, summitville
- dollar general 4918, pendleton
- dollar general 9288, lapel
- dollar tree 734, anderson
- dollar tree 8271, elwood
- family dollar store 1219, alexandria
- family dollar store 1468, anderson
- family dollar store 6274, anderson
- rose's 533, anderson
- walgreens 07788, anderson
- walgreens 6761, anderson
Super Store · 8
- dollar general market 9856*, elwood
- meijer inc 136, anderson
- needler's fresh market 926, elwood
- needler's fresh market 928, pendleton
- pay less 814, anderson
- pay less 816, anderson
- pay less 848, anderson
- walmart 1728, anderson
Supermarket · 5
- aldi 44082 44082, anderson
- gordon food service store mp047, anderson
- harvest supermarket 6, anderson
- harvest supermarket 7, alexandria
- horner's midtown market, alexandria
Large Grocery Store · 3
- harvest supermarket 1, elwood
- harvest supermarket 10, chesterfield
- harvest supermarket 8, frankton
Farmers' Market · 2
- alexandria farmers and artists market, alexandria
- urban fresh mobile market, anderson
Bakery Specialty · 1
- papa murphy's pizza in030, anderson
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- south main street fruit market, anderson
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- smith fam frm cus meat in ta smith fam frms the mk, pendleton
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- carniceria el compa, anderson
Small Grocery Store · 1
- tienda & reposteria mary, anderson
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Indiana
One of 91 counties in Indiana, 6 are shown here.
Compare Madison County vs Adams County → · All Indiana counties →
Counties near Madison County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Madison County, both outside Indiana so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside IN (35.4% here).
- Dauphin County, PA · 35.4% low-access
- Dauphin County, PA · 35.4% low-access
- Osceola County, FL · 35.3% low-access
- Grant County, AR · 35.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside IN (13.8% here).
- Hopkins County, KY · 13.8% SNAP
- Hopkins County, KY · 13.8% SNAP
- Sandoval County, NM · 13.8% SNAP
- Sandoval County, NM · 13.8% 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.
Madison County inside a higher low-access state context
Madison County sits inside Indiana (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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