Signature · 7 LILA tracts (38.9% of tracts)
Marion County, OH
Marion County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 7 LILA tracts (38.9% of the book) alongside 32.2% low-access.
- 32.2%
- low-access pop.
- 7
- food-desert tracts
- 17.0%
- on SNAP
- 65K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Marion County, OH
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 32.2% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +10.1 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 7 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 17.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 39% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Crawford County ( -0.7 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Marion County sits in the upper national band (32.2%, #802 of 3,079) with 7 LILA tracts.
- #802
- national by low-access %
- #14
- in OH
- 8
- low-access tracts
- 9K
- 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: 7 LILA tracts (38.9% of tracts) .
How Marion County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Marion County's 32.2% low-access share is elevated, higher than 74% of them and ranked #803 most-affected nationwide.
Marion County's elevated USDA tier split
18 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 7 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Marion County has 13 urban and 5 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.
Marion 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
- Marion
Marion 32.2%
32.2 % low-access
- Crawford
Crawford 31.5%
31.5 % low-access
- Hamilton
Hamilton 31.1%
31.1 % low-access
- Summit
Summit 31.1%
31.1 % low-access
- Ottawa
Ottawa 31%
31 % low-access
- Morrow 2.2
Morrow 2.2%
2.2 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 18 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 66,501 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 8 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 7 |
| Low-Access Population | 21,410 |
| Low-Access Share | 32.2%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 8,987 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 65,020 |
| Median Household Income | $59,371 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.6%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 4,191 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 17.0%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.9%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 8.4% |
Thick SNAP store book in Marion County
Marion County has 58 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 29 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 29
- 5 points drive thru llc, marion
- al's country market, marion
- alfaa 23 23, marion
- busy convenience store, marion
- center street motomart 4129, marion
- certified oil 400289, marion
- certified oil 400289, marion
- clover & merchant 1179, marion
- dino's drive thru, marion
- drexel grocery store llc, marion
- fairpark duchess 1221, marion
- five o drive thru, marion
- general sales drive thru, marion
- green camp pit stop, green camp
- jacks drive thru, marion
- marion food mart, marion
- marion motomart 4125, marion
- marion sunoco, marion
- marion sunoco gas station, marion
- meijer gas station 111, marion
- mikes drive through, marion
- north marion fuel inc, marion
- quick stop, caledonia
- rt. 95 duchess 1216, marion
- south prospect market, marion
- speedway 1146 1146, marion
- speedway 3619, marion
- speedway 9733, marion
- waldo duchess 1235, waldo
Combination Grocery/Other · 17
- cvs 3432, marion
- cvs 6171, marion
- dollar general 14436, caledonia
- dollar general 19559, prospect
- dollar general 2929, marion
- dollar general 12300, marion
- dollar general 15523, marion
- dollar general 25498, new bloomington
- dollar general 4389, marion
- dollar tree 38, marion
- dollar tree 7273, marion
- family dollar 13296, la rue
- family dollar 9332, marion
- family dollar store 1777, marion
- family dollar store 4129, marion
- grand prairie market, marion
- walgreens 10295, marion
Super Store · 4
- kroger n-808 n808, marion
- kroger n-880, marion
- meijer inc 111, marion
- walmart 1750, marion
Supermarket · 4
- aldi 61030 61030, marion
- gordon food service store mp078, marion
- king saver 810, marion
- save a lot 30067, marion
Farmers' Market · 2
- caledonia farmers market, caledonia
- caledonia farmers market, marion
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- la condesa grocery store #3 llc, marion
Small Grocery Store · 1
- center street corner market, marion
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 Marion County vs Adams County → · All Ohio counties →
Counties near Marion County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Marion 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 (32.2% here).
- Kent County, RI · 32.2% low-access
- Kent County, RI · 32.2% low-access
- Saline County, NE · 32.2% low-access
- Saline County, NE · 32.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside OH (17.0% here).
- Mitchell County, NC · 17.0% SNAP
- Mitchell County, NC · 17.0% SNAP
- Mifflin County, PA · 17.0% SNAP
- Mifflin County, PA · 17.0% 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.
Marion County inside a higher low-access state context
Marion 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 Marion County, OH are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 39101. 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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