Signature · 2.0% low-access (5th pct)
Martin County, KY
Martin County lands in the lower national band on low-access (2.0%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 2.0%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 29.2%
- on SNAP
- 11K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Martin County, KY
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 2.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -20.1 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 29.2% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 8.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Cumberland County ( -0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Martin County lands in the lower national band (2.0%, #2,957 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,957
- national by low-access %
- #92
- in KY
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 106
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 2.0% low-access (5th pct) (-20.1 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Martin County compares nationally
Food access in Martin County compares favorably nationally: its 2.0% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 5% of them (rank #2,961).
Martin County's lower-band USDA tier split
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Martin County has 0 urban and 3 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.
Martin 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
- Owsley 2.3
Owsley 2.3%
2.3 % low-access
- Martin 2
Martin 2%
2 % low-access
- Cumberland 1.9
Cumberland 1.9%
1.9 % low-access
- Rowan 1.8
Rowan 1.8%
1.8 % low-access
- Bath 1.7
Bath 1.7%
1.7 % low-access
- Ballard 0
Ballard 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 3 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 12,929 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 253 |
| Low-Access Share | 2.0%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 106 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 11,027 |
| Median Household Income | $37,042 |
| Poverty Rate | 33.2%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,125 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 29.2%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 8.7%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 12.9% |
SNAP retailers in Martin County
Martin County has 24 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 14 locations (58% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 14
- americas miner mart, pilgrim
- cardinal country store 14 14, inez
- family grocery, tomahawk
- fast lane tobacco 321, warfield
- ganesh bless, inez
- horn bp mart, tomahawk
- j & r wholesale, debord
- j&s quick mart, tomahawk
- zip zone express 003, warfield
- zip zone express 1, lovely
- zip zone express 2, inez
- zip zone express 23, inez
- zip zone express 4, debord
- zip zone express 7, inez
Combination Grocery/Other · 8
- dollar general 2952, inez
- dollar general 3407, warfield
- dollar general 23866, debord
- dollar general 24778, inez
- family dollar store 605, inez
- family dollar store 6354, warfield
- triple a yard sale, inez
- walgreens 17178v, warfield
Supermarket · 2
- houchens save a lot 422, inez
- warfield iga, llc, warfield
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 Martin County vs Adair County → · All Kentucky counties →
Counties near Martin County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Martin County, both outside Kentucky so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside KY (2.0% here).
- White County, IN · 2.0% low-access
- White County, IN · 2.0% low-access
- Starke County, IN · 2.0% low-access
- Starke County, IN · 2.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside KY (29.2% here).
- San Miguel County, NM · 29.2% SNAP
- San Miguel County, NM · 29.2% SNAP
- Halifax County, NC · 29.1% SNAP
- Washington County, GA · 29.4% 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.
Martin County inside a lower low-access state context
Martin 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 Martin County, KY are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 21159. 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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