Signature · 1.1% low-access (4th pct)
Menifee County, KY
Menifee County lands in the lower national band on low-access (1.1%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 1.1%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 23.3%
- on SNAP
- 6K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Menifee County, KY
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 1.1% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -21.0 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 23.3% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 7.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Perry County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Menifee County lands in the lower national band (1.1%, #3,004 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #3,004
- national by low-access %
- #99
- in KY
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 17
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 1.1% low-access (4th pct) (-21 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Menifee County compares nationally
Food access in Menifee County compares favorably nationally: its 1.1% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 4% of them (rank #3,008).
Menifee County's lower-band USDA tier split
2 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Menifee County has 0 urban and 2 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.
Menifee 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
- Lewis 1.2
Lewis 1.2%
1.2 % low-access
- Menifee 1.1
Menifee 1.1%
1.1 % low-access
- Perry 1.1
Perry 1.1%
1.1 % low-access
- Knott 0.9
Knott 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
- Metcalfe 0.8
Metcalfe 0.8%
0.8 % low-access
- Ballard 0
Ballard 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 2 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 6,306 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 67 |
| Low-Access Share | 1.1%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 17 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 6,230 |
| Median Household Income | $45,096 |
| Poverty Rate | 26.9%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 578 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 23.3%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.3%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.7% |
SNAP retailers in Menifee County
Menifee County has 11 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 6 locations (55% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 6
- dollar general 15775, wellington
- dollar general 24027, frenchburg
- dollar general 24685, wellington
- dollar general 24961, means
- family dollar 11925, means
- family dollar store 4118, frenchburg
Convenience Store · 3
- ad foodmart llc, frenchburg
- d&j grocery, inc., denniston
- pdl food mart inc., frenchburg
Farmers' Market · 1
- menifee county farmers market, frenchburg
Supermarket · 1
- frenchburg market llc, frenchburg
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 Menifee County vs Adair County → · All Kentucky counties →
Menifee County inside a lower low-access state context
Menifee 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 Menifee County, KY are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 21165. 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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