Signature · 36.3% low-access (83rd pct)
Madison County, OH
Madison County sits in the upper national band on low-access (36.3%, +14.2 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 36.3%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 9.7%
- on SNAP
- 44K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Madison County, OH
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ELEVATED 36.3% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +14.2 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 9.7% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 8% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Richland County (+ 0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Madison County sits in the upper national band (36.3%, #544 of 3,079) with 1 LILA tracts.
- #544
- national by low-access %
- #9
- in OH
- 5
- low-access tracts
- 4K
- 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: 36.3% low-access (83rd pct) (+14.2 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Madison County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Madison County's 36.3% low-access share is elevated, higher than 83% of them and ranked #545 most-affected nationwide.
Madison County's elevated USDA tier split
12 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Madison County has 4 urban and 8 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 Ohio, not a full county-board reprint
- Warren
Warren 45.7%
45.7 % low-access
- Richland
Richland 36.4%
36.4 % 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
- Morrow 2.2
Morrow 2.2%
2.2 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 12 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 43,435 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 5 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 15,768 |
| Low-Access Share | 36.3%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 3,577 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 44,423 |
| Median Household Income | $87,045 |
| Poverty Rate | 8.5%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,522 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 9.7%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.3%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 10.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Madison County
Madison County has 35 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 21 locations (60% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 21
- bp subway, mt sterling
- casey's general store 3846, london
- certified oil corp 400142, west jefferson
- certified oil corp 400142, west jefferson
- fascar drive thru, mount sterling
- lakeside plaza, london
- london foodmart, london
- london gas shell, london
- london one stop, london
- love's travel stop 969, west jefferson
- main street deli, west jefferson
- mikes pit stop, plain city
- pilot travel center 454, london
- rich oil 3765 3765, london
- sheetz 770, london
- speedway 1137, london
- speedway 5360, london
- sterling crossing, mount sterling
- sterling one stop, mount sterling
- ta london 024, london
- west jefferson shell, west jefferson
Combination Grocery/Other · 9
- cvs 6191, london
- dollar general 13936, plain city
- dollar general 20756, mount sterling
- dollar general 30137, london
- dollar general store 17256, west jefferson
- dollar tree 3895, london
- family dollar 7879, west jefferson
- family dollar store 1916, mount sterling
- family dollar store 2612, london
Farmers' Market · 2
- plain city farmers' market nafmnp, plain city
- procter store, london
Super Store · 2
- kroger 388, london
- walmart 5203, london
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- bismiallah, london
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 Madison County vs Adams County → · All Ohio counties →
Counties near Madison County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Madison 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 (36.3% here).
- Burlington County, NJ · 36.3% low-access
- Burlington County, NJ · 36.3% low-access
- Santa Cruz County, AZ · 36.3% low-access
- Santa Cruz County, AZ · 36.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside OH (9.7% here).
- Polk County, NC · 9.7% SNAP
- Polk County, NC · 9.7% SNAP
- Columbia County, NY · 9.7% SNAP
- Columbia County, NY · 9.7% 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 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 .
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 Madison County, OH are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 39097. 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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