Signature · 6 LILA tracts (35.3% of tracts)
McCracken County, KY
McCracken County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 6 LILA tracts (35.3% of the book) alongside 38.9% low-access.
- 38.9%
- low-access pop.
- 6
- food-desert tracts
- 10.0%
- on SNAP
- 68K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County McCracken County, KY
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 38.9% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +16.8 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 6 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 10.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 35% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Oldham County ( -0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
McCracken County sits in the upper national band (38.9%, #442 of 3,079) with 6 LILA tracts.
- #442
- national by low-access %
- #6
- in KY
- 13
- low-access tracts
- 10K
- 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: 6 LILA tracts (35.3% of tracts) .
How McCracken County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, McCracken County's 38.9% low-access share is elevated, higher than 86% of them and ranked #444 most-affected nationwide.
McCracken County's elevated USDA tier split
17 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 6 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, McCracken County has 14 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.
McCracken County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Kentucky, not a full county-board reprint
- Robertson
Robertson 74.8%
74.8 % low-access
- Campbell
Campbell 39.1%
39.1 % low-access
- McCracken
McCracken 38.9%
38.9 % low-access
- Oldham
Oldham 38.8%
38.8 % low-access
- Kenton
Kenton 36.4%
36.4 % low-access
- Boyd
Boyd 34.2%
34.2 % low-access
- Ballard 0
Ballard 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 17 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 65,565 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 13 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 6 |
| Low-Access Population | 25,493 |
| Low-Access Share | 38.9%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 9,948 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 67,564 |
| Median Household Income | $64,373 |
| Poverty Rate | 15.2%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,750 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.0%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.2%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in McCracken County
McCracken County has 68 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 29 locations (43% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 29
- 7 hill station, west paducah
- corner mart, paducah
- fivestar 7616, paducah
- fivestar 7620, paducah
- fivestar 7621, paducah
- fivestar 7622, paducah
- fivestar 7624, paducah
- fivestar 7625, paducah
- fivestar 7626, paducah
- fivestar 7627, paducah
- fivestar 7675, paducah
- huck's 377, paducah
- huck's 378, paducah
- huck's 406, paducah
- huck's food & fuel 365, paducah
- ideal market 19, paducah
- in n out market place, paducah
- jignesh inc, paducah
- max's 135, paducah
- max's 138, paducah
- minit mart 4464, paducah
- murphy express 8580, paducah
- murphy usa 5701, paducah
- pockets 117, paducah
- reidland mart na, paducah
- rhodes convenience stores, inc 460, paducah
- rhodes convenience stores, inc. 450, paducah
- rhodes convenience stores, inc. 455, paducah
- sonny's food mart # 2, paducah
Combination Grocery/Other · 26
- cvs pharmacy 2586, paducah
- cvs pharmacy 6376, paducah
- cvs pharmacy 6379, paducah
- dollar general 19640, paducah
- dollar general 2095, paducah
- dollar general 2115, paducah
- dollar general 3691, paducah
- dollar general 4146, paducah
- dollar general 7770, paducah
- dollar general 12312, kevil
- dollar general 12746, paducah
- dollar general 15157, paducah
- dollar general 15883, paducah
- dollar general 20963, paducah
- dollar general 25210, paducah
- dollar general store 17656, paducah
- dollar tree 1940, paducah
- dollar tree 3318, paducah
- dollar tree 7302, paducah
- family dollar store 1751, paducah
- family dollar store 3973, paducah
- family dollar 10081, paducah
- family dollar store 6321, paducah
- garrett farms, paducah
- walgreen 09253, paducah
- walgreens 06429, paducah
Super Store · 7
- kroger 250, paducah
- kroger 338, paducah
- kroger 414, paducah
- sam's club 6449, paducah
- super valu foods - 001 001, paducah
- walmart 431, paducah
- walmart s/c 491, paducah
Supermarket · 3
- aldi 63, paducah
- food giant 512, paducah
- super valu foods - 002 002, paducah
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- hughes market & meat processing inc., west paducah
Seafood Specialty · 1
- paducah fish market, paducah
Small Grocery Store · 1
- bnu outlet, paducah
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 McCracken County vs Adair County → · All Kentucky counties →
Counties near McCracken County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for McCracken 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 (38.9% here).
- Blue Earth County, MN · 38.9% low-access
- Blue Earth County, MN · 38.9% low-access
- Redwood County, MN · 38.9% low-access
- Redwood County, MN · 38.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside KY (10.0% here).
- Winnebago County, IA · 10.0% SNAP
- Winnebago County, IA · 10.0% SNAP
- Buena Vista County, IA · 10.0% SNAP
- Buena Vista County, IA · 10.0% 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.
McCracken County inside a higher low-access state context
McCracken 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 McCracken County, KY are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 21145. 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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