Signature · 68 LILA tracts (30.4% of tracts)
Marion County, IN
Marion County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 68 LILA tracts (30.4% of the book) alongside 32.6% low-access.
- 32.6%
- low-access pop.
- 68
- food-desert tracts
- 12.5%
- on SNAP
- 976K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Marion County, IN
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 32.6% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +10.5 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 68 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 12.5% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 8.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 30% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Jackson County (+ 0.4 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Marion County sits in the upper national band (32.6%, #771 of 3,079) with 68 LILA tracts.
- #771
- national by low-access %
- #18
- in IN
- 119
- low-access tracts
- 111K
- 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: 68 LILA tracts (30.4% of tracts) .
How Marion County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Marion County's 32.6% low-access share is elevated, higher than 75% of them and ranked #771 most-affected nationwide.
Marion County's elevated USDA tier split
224 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 68 LILA.
Marion County is mostly urban by USDA tract type (221 urban, 3 rural), so most of its low-access count comes from the 1-mile test; the 3 rural tracts are held to 10 miles.
Marion 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
- Wells
Wells 33.2%
33.2 % low-access
- Jackson
Jackson 33%
33 % low-access
- Marion
Marion 32.6%
32.6 % low-access
- St. Joseph
St. Joseph 31.8%
31.8 % low-access
- Elkhart
Elkhart 31.7%
31.7 % low-access
- Harrison 0
Harrison 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 224 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 903,393 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 119 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 68 |
| Low-Access Population | 294,165 |
| Low-Access Share | 32.6%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 110,524 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 975,809 |
| Median Household Income | $66,346 |
| Poverty Rate | 15.3%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 49,932 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 12.5%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 8.3%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.6% |
Thick SNAP store book in Marion County
Marion County has 864 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 13 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 377 locations (44% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
9 towns share the 864 authorized stores; Indianapolis holds 98% of them. 6 of the 9 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Beech Grove, Lawrence, Speedway, Camby, Cumberland, Wanamaker.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis | 843 | 197 |
| Beech Grove | 9 | none |
| Lawrence | 3 | none |
| Speedway | 3 | none |
| Southport | 2 | 1 |
| Camby | 1 | none |
| Cumberland | 1 | none |
| Indinapolis | 1 | 1 |
| Wanamaker | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 377 (250 shown)
- 10th street petroleum inc, indianapolis
- 2 good to go, indianapolis
- 24/7 convenience mart, indianapolis
- 24/7 foodmart, indianapolis
- 34th st bp inc, indianapolis
- 34th st phillips 66, indianapolis
- 66 food mart 1, indianapolis
- 71st street shell, indianapolis
- 75th bp foodmart, indianapolis
- 82nd street bp, indianapolis
- a one foodmart, indianapolis
- a.nandini inc, indianapolis
- adelcy food mart, indianapolis
- ads oil inc, indianapolis
- african/caribbean food store na, indianapolis
- aj and k inc, indianapolis
- ak oil inc, indianapolis
- alfaa 4, indianapolis
- ammar, inc., indianapolis
- arlington food center, indianapolis
- arlington marathon, indianapolis
- arlington petro inc, indianapolis
- ays singh llc, indianapolis
- balli mart, indianapolis
- beech grove petroleum inc, beech grove
- belmont food mart, indianapolis
- bg31 inc, beech grove
- bhagat and grandson's, indianapolis
- bhagat food mart inc, indianapolis
- bkb mini mart incorporated, indianapolis
- bm food mart llc 1, indianapolis
- bp food mart, indianapolis
- bp food mart, indianapolis
- bradbury petroleum inc, indianapolis
- bright star petroleum inc, indianapolis
- bros management inc - grand, indianapolis
- casey's general store 3728, indianapolis
- century oil 1, indianapolis
- chicago chicken & fish market inc, indianapolis
- chicago food center no 1 crop, indianapolis
- chicago grocery & fish inc, indianapolis
- circle k 2291, indianapolis
- circle k 23, indianapolis
- circle k 2307, indianapolis
- circle k 4700157, camby
- circle k 4702278, indianapolis
- circle k 4702279, indianapolis
- circle k 4702292, indianapolis
- circle k 4702294, indianapolis
- circle k 4702297, indianapolis
- circle k 4702301, indianapolis
- circle k 4702362, indianapolis
- circle k 4702379, indianapolis
- circle k 4702403, indianapolis
- circle k 4702406, indianapolis
- citgo michigan road, indianapolis
- citgo stop mart, indianapolis
- city oil inc, indianapolis
- city pantry no 1 inc, indianapolis
- clark gas station, indianapolis
- clermont foodmart inc, indianapolis
- come in hoosiers, indianapolis
- convenient mart, indianapolis
- daily express 2, indianapolis
- dav investment llc, indianapolis
- devonshire shell, indianapolis
- dhaka corporation 1, indianapolis
- dinner bell markets 232, indianapolis
- doaba oil llc, indianapolis
- double s food mart, indianapolis
- downtown bp, indianapolis
- downtown marathon, indianapolis
- eaap inc, indianapolis
- east side exxon, indianapolis
- east side pantry, indianapolis
- east98 inc, indianapolis
- eden asian grocery, indianapolis
- english food mart, indianapolis
- english food mart, indianapolis
- english mart, indianapolis
- english pantry inc, indianapolis
- eskenazi health fresh for you market, indianapolis
- express oil inc, indianapolis
- family express 73, indianapolis
- five rivers llc, indianapolis
- food mart, indianapolis
- food mart, indianapolis
- food mart 1, indianapolis
- food stop market, indianapolis
- franklin 66 llc, indianapolis
- franklin food mart inc, indianapolis
- franklin petro mart llc, indianapolis
- freedom star inc, indianapolis
- friendly porch, indianapolis
- fruit market llc, indianapolis
- g kajla petroleum inc, indianapolis
- gas garage inc, indianapolis
- getgo 3553, indianapolis
- getgo 3555, indianapolis
- ghotra partners inc, indianapolis
- gills marathon 1 llc, indianapolis
- gn mini mart and wireless, indianapolis
- golden leaf food mart, indianapolis
- grammy's mini mart, indianapolis
- gs brothers inc, indianapolis
- gurtaj petroleum inc, indianapolis
- halal market and habesha restaurant 001, indianapolis
- hanna petro inc, indianapolis
- harleen petroleum inc, indianapolis
- hdmc incorporated, indianapolis
- hi tech petro inc, indianapolis
- highschool shell, indianapolis
- hindi marathon, indianapolis
- hks petroleum inc, indianapolis
- hlp llc, indianapolis
- holt road bp, indianapolis
- hoosier to go, indianapolis
- hoosier to go, indianapolis
- indy 13 food mart, indianapolis
- indy brothers oil inc - marathon, indianapolis
- indy gas & food mart, indianapolis
- indy golo, indianapolis
- indy quick pantry llc, indianapolis
- indy stop, indianapolis
- j k oil corporation - exxon, indianapolis
- jack's place, indianapolis
- jagruti corporation, indianapolis
- jams shop llc, indianapolis
- jas raja inc, indianapolis
- joe's junction #9 #9, indianapolis
- joey's get go, indianapolis
- jordan's mini market inc, indianapolis
- jordans mini mart inc, indianapolis
- k&h fuel inc, indianapolis
- k1 mart inc 1, indianapolis
- kps food mart inc - 2734 food mart, indianapolis
- kc brothers inc, indianapolis
- kentucky ave phillips 1, indianapolis
- kentucky bp, indianapolis
- kentucky food mart, indianapolis
- kessler food & mart inc, indianapolis
- keystone marathon, indianapolis
- king food mart inc, indianapolis
- kp petro llc, indianapolis
- ksa inc, indianapolis
- legend oil inc, indianapolis
- leo's market and eatery 05, indianapolis
- local marathon incorporated, indianapolis
- local mart inc, indianapolis
- luckys mart llc, indianapolis
- ma25 food mart inc, indianapolis
- madhar petroleum, indianapolis
- mkr2 inc., indianapolis
- mst group llc - shadeland gas and food mart 1 - bp, indianapolis
- madison avenue food mart inc, indianapolis
- madison bp, indianapolis
- madison food centre, indianapolis
- mann pantry, indianapolis
- mannat20 inc, indianapolis
- marathon, indianapolis
- marathon, indianapolis
- marathon food mart, indianapolis
- marathon foodmart, indianapolis
- marathon post rd, indianapolis
- marion hrs inc, indianapolis
- martin petroleum inc, indianapolis
- mcclure oil 41, indianapolis
- mcclure oil 43, indianapolis
- mehar food mart inc, indianapolis
- meijer gas station 129, indianapolis
- meijer gas station 131, indianapolis
- meijer gas station 134, indianapolis
- meijer gas station 154, indianapolis
- metro market, indianapolis
- michigan pantry, indianapolis
- michigan rd food mart 2, indianapolis
- michigan shell in0079, indianapolis
- michigan street pantry 001, indianapolis
- mlk food mart llc, indianapolis
- mobil food mart, indianapolis
- morgan mart, indianapolis
- ms marathon mart, indianapolis
- murphy usa 6873, indianapolis
- my gas station, indianapolis
- my gas station 3 001, indianapolis
- new york food mart inc, indianapolis
- nf37 inc, indianapolis
- njs food mart inc, indianapolis
- oceanus llc, indianapolis
- one stop mini mart, indianapolis
- p66 10th street, indianapolis
- phillips66, indianapolis
- pats oil inc 1, indianapolis
- pavitar corporation, indianapolis
- phagura inc, indianapolis
- phillips 66, indianapolis
- phillips 66, indianapolis
- phillips 66, indianapolis
- phyre smokes, indianapolis
- pike food center, indianapolis
- pilot travel center 318, indianapolis
- pilot travel center 649, indianapolis
- pilot travel center 721, indianapolis
- pjay seven inc, indianapolis
- pks fuel inc, indianapolis
- post petroleum llc, indianapolis
- prospect mart, indianapolis
- prospect retailers inc, indianapolis
- quick mart, indianapolis
- quick stop, indianapolis
- quickway gladstone, indianapolis
- racetrac 2620, indianapolis
- racetrac 2642, indianapolis
- raceway petro inc, indianapolis
- raja max, indianapolis
- raja max, indianapolis
- raja oil inc, indianapolis
- raymond bp, indianapolis
- raymond petroleum, indianapolis
- rich oil 6218, indianapolis
- rickers 7531, indianapolis
- rickers 7534, indianapolis
- rickers 7536, indianapolis
- rickers 7538, indianapolis
- rickers 7542, indianapolis
- rickers 7546, indianapolis
- rickers 7547, indianapolis
- rickers 7579, indianapolis
- rickers 7580, indianapolis
- rickers 7581, indianapolis
- ritter crossing inc, indianapolis
- rj pantry inc, indianapolis
- rjs mart inc, indianapolis
- rockville enterprises incorporated, indianapolis
- royal petroleum incorporated, indianapolis
- rsm oil inc - leon's the eatery - marathon, indianapolis
- sami food mart inc, indianapolis
- shadeland gas and food mart 2, indianapolis
- shelby food & gas, indianapolis
- shell 16th street, indianapolis
- shell food mart, indianapolis
- shell food mart, indianapolis
- sherman 1761 llc/ bp, indianapolis
- sherman food mart inc, indianapolis
- shermar brothers oil corp., indianapolis
- shermar oil, indianapolis
- silver express foodmart, indianapolis
- singh international inc, indianapolis
- sn express inc, indianapolis
- speedway 1018, indianapolis
Showing 250 of 864 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 Indiana
One of 91 counties in Indiana, 6 are shown here.
Compare Marion County vs Adams County → · All Indiana counties →
Counties near Marion County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Marion 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 (32.6% here).
- Woodford County, IL · 32.6% low-access
- Buchanan County, MO · 32.6% low-access
- Cass County, MO · 32.6% low-access
- Box Butte County, NE · 32.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside IN (12.5% here).
- Lafayette Parish, LA · 12.5% SNAP
- Waldo County, ME · 12.5% SNAP
- Hampshire County, MA · 12.5% SNAP
- Alcona County, MI · 12.5% 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.
Indiana among East North Central states
Indiana ranks 1st of 5 East North Central states by population-weighted low-access (28.7%). Marion County, at 32.6%, runs 3.9 pts above the Indiana 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 Marion County, IN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 18097. 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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