Signature · 9.3% SNAP (10th pct in KY)
Marshall County, KY
Marshall County lands in the lower national band on low-access (9.2%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 9.2%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 9.3%
- on SNAP
- 32K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Marshall County, KY
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-MODERATE 9.2% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -12.9 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 9.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Lawrence County (+ 0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Marshall County lands in the lower national band (9.2%, #2,549 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,549
- national by low-access %
- #61
- in KY
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 904
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 9.3% SNAP (10th pct in KY) (-2.8 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Marshall County compares nationally
Marshall County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 9.2% low-access share that beats 19% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,552).
Marshall County's lower-band USDA tier split
6 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Marshall County has 1 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.
Marshall County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Kentucky, not a full county-board reprint
- Robertson
Robertson 74.8%
74.8 % low-access
- Lawrence 9.3
Lawrence 9.3%
9.3 % low-access
- Owen 9.3
Owen 9.3%
9.3 % low-access
- Marshall 9.2
Marshall 9.2%
9.2 % low-access
- Hart 9
Hart 9%
9 % low-access
- Trigg 9
Trigg 9%
9 % low-access
- Ballard 0
Ballard 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 6 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 31,448 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,898 |
| Low-Access Share | 9.2%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 904 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 31,743 |
| Median Household Income | $65,831 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.3%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,224 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 9.3%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.9%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Marshall County
Marshall County has 34 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 15 locations (44% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 15
- cvs pharmacy 10050, benton
- dollar general 0450, calvert city
- dollar general 1172, benton
- dollar general 14154, hardin
- dollar general 9953, benton
- dollar general 10581, hardin
- dollar general 11545, benton
- dollar general 16139, calvert city
- dollar general 20262, benton
- dollar general 20797, benton
- dollar general 21558, calvert city
- dollar general 25721, benton
- dollar tree 7271, benton
- family dollar store 4346, calvert city
- little general 3268, benton
Convenience Store · 14
- aurora one stop, benton
- brewers grocery, benton
- fivestar 1120, benton
- fivestar 1122, benton
- fivestar 1124, benton
- fivestar 2210, calvert city
- indian hills, hardin
- love's travel stops & country stores, inc 348, calvert city
- max's 141, calvert city
- minit mart 4411, benton
- minit mart 4424, calvert city
- murphy usa 6516, benton
- possum quick mart, calvert city
- speedway 1221, calvert city
Supermarket · 3
- food giant 527, benton
- food giant 530, calvert city
- price less iga 580, benton
Large Grocery Store · 1
- possum trot grocery, calvert city
Super Store · 1
- walmart supercenter 143, benton
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Kentucky
One of 119 counties in Kentucky, 6 are shown here.
Compare Marshall County vs Adair County → · All Kentucky counties →
Counties near Marshall County's lower low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Marshall County (9.3%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Kentucky.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside KY (9.2% here).
- Androscoggin County, ME · 9.2% low-access
- Androscoggin County, ME · 9.2% low-access
- Caroline County, MD · 9.2% low-access
- Caroline County, MD · 9.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside KY (9.3% here).
- Sedgwick County, KS · 9.3% SNAP
- Sedgwick County, KS · 9.3% SNAP
- Labette County, KS · 9.3% SNAP
- Labette County, KS · 9.3% 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.
Marshall County inside a lower low-access state context
Marshall County sits inside Kentucky (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 Marshall County, KY are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 21157. 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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