Signature · 6.5% SNAP (7th pct in OH)
Medina County, OH
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Medina County residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 23.2%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 6.5%
- on SNAP
- 184K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Medina County, OH
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ELEVATED 23.2% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +1.1 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 6.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 3% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Jefferson County ( -0.1 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Medina County ranks #1,426 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #34 of 88 counties in OH (23.2% low-access; 1 food-desert tracts).
- #1,426
- national by low-access %
- #34
- in OH
- 18
- low-access tracts
- 7K
- food-desert residents
Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA).
Signature read: 6.5% SNAP (7th pct in OH) (-5.6 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Medina County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Medina County's 23.2% low-access share is elevated, higher than 54% of them and ranked #1,430 most-affected nationwide.
Medina County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
37 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Medina County has 23 urban and 14 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.
Medina County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Ohio, not a full county-board reprint
- Warren
Warren 45.7%
45.7 % low-access
- Putnam
Putnam 23.9%
23.9 % low-access
- Muskingum
Muskingum 23.7%
23.7 % low-access
- Medina
Medina 23.2%
23.2 % low-access
- Jefferson
Jefferson 23.1%
23.1 % low-access
- Belmont
Belmont 22.3%
22.3 % low-access
- Morrow 2.2
Morrow 2.2%
2.2 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 37 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 172,332 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 18 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 40,021 |
| Low-Access Share | 23.2%near the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 6,670 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 183,660 |
| Median Household Income | $94,968 |
| Poverty Rate | 6.3%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 4,760 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 6.5%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.0%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Medina County
Medina County has 118 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 58 locations (49% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 58
- 7-eleven, inc. (a texas corporation) 36239, medina
- a 1 convenient store, wadsworth
- bellstores 1033, wadsworth
- brunswick 302, brunswick
- caps n cork fill n chill, brunswick
- chippewa lake beverage llc, chippewa lake
- circle k 4705333, lodi
- circle k 4705338, medina
- circle k 4705339, brunswick
- circle k 4705614, brunswick
- circle k 4705630, wadsworth
- circle k 5624, seville
- friendly express 3 3, lodi
- getgo 3285, medina
- getgo 3390, brunswick
- getgo 3393, wadsworth
- lodi duchess 1109, lodi
- love's travel stop 332, burbank
- mapco 976, wadsworth
- mapco 977, brunswick
- minit mart 600789, wadsworth
- marathon on the square, wadsworth
- medina 377, medina
- medina marathon, medina
- meijer gas station 323, brunswick
- minit mart 600791, chippewa lake
- minit mart 600792, medina
- minit mart 600793, medina
- minit mart 600795, valley city
- minit mart 600796, medina
- par mar store 154, hinckley
- par mar store 98, brunswick
- pilot travel center 13, seville
- pilot travel center 287, burbank
- prosam unlimited, lodi
- quick food mart, medina
- rg fuel llc, medina
- ram petroleum llc, medina
- seville pantry, seville
- sheetz 324, wadsworth
- sheetz 648, brunswick
- sheetz 741, burbank
- sheetz 753, seville
- sheetz 875, wadsworth
- sky mart boston, brunswick
- sleepy hollow market, brunswick
- speedway 1168, medina
- speedway 3650, wadsworth
- speedway 3691, brunswick
- speedway 3999, brunswick
- speedway 9294, medina
- sunview petroleum inc, medina
- ta lodi 015, seville
- true north energy 380, brunswick
- true north energy 381, litchfield
- true north energy 382, medina
- true north energy 393, brunswick
- vip mini mart, medina
Combination Grocery/Other · 33
- cvs 3088, wadsworth
- cvs 3377, brunswick
- cvs 4057, hinckley
- cvs 4360, medina
- dollar general 5873, medina
- dollar general 9864, medina
- dollar general 9886, lodi
- dollar tree 3361, medina
- dollartree 10266, seville
- discount drug mart 3, brunswick
- discount drug mart 40, wadsworth
- discount drug mart 69, lodi
- discount drug mart 7, medina
- discount drug mart 83, medina
- discount drug mart 85, brunswick
- discount drug mart 86, copley
- dollar general 12404, seville
- dollar general 15380, litchfield
- dollar general 15489, brunswick
- dollar general 16234, wadsworth
- dollar general 18168, spencer
- dollar general 20984, medina
- dollar general 23475, valley city
- dollar general 23527, burbank
- dollar general 23976, medina
- dollar general 8522, brunswick
- dollar general store 17245, medina
- dollar tree 3212, wadsworth
- dollar tree 5402, brunswick
- dollar tree 7904, medina
- european specialty food mart llc, brunswick
- walgreens 5431, brunswick
- walgreens 06458, medina
Super Store · 15
- acme fresh market 22, medina
- buehler's fresh foods 05, medina
- buehler's fresh foods 08, wadsworth
- buehler's fresh foods 11, medina
- dollar general market 12022, brunswick
- giant eagle 0229, brunswick
- giant eagle 4601, medina
- giant eagle 5839, medina
- meijer 335, medina
- meijer store 323, brunswick
- miller bros super valu, lodi
- target store 2119, wadsworth
- target store 984, medina
- walmart store 1894, medina
- walmart supercenter 2966, wadsworth
Supermarket · 8
- aldi 63018 63018, medina
- aldi 63072 63072, brunswick
- aldi 63073 63073, wadsworth
- aldi 63004, medina
- gordon food service store mp098, medina
- marc's 25, medina
- marc's 65, brunswick
- save a lot 30063, wadsworth
Farmers' Market · 3
- farmers market of medina county, medina
- farmers market of medina county, medina
- medina county farmers market, medina
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- acme farm market, wadsworth
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 Medina County vs Adams County → · All Ohio counties →
Nationwide peers for Medina County's low-access or SNAP share
SNAP-led peer set first for Medina County (6.5%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Ohio.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside OH (23.2% here).
- Seminole County, OK · 23.2% low-access
- Seminole County, OK · 23.2% low-access
- Douglas County, OR · 23.2% low-access
- Douglas County, OR · 23.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside OH (6.5% here).
- Montour County, PA · 6.5% SNAP
- Montour County, PA · 6.5% SNAP
- Saratoga County, NY · 6.5% SNAP
- Saratoga County, NY · 6.5% 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.
Food access nationally, Ohio in context
Medina 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 Medina County, OH are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 39103. 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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