Signature · 7.7% SNAP (16th pct in OH)
Miami County, OH
Miami County's food-access picture is close to the national norm, with pockets that qualify as low-access. This profile breaks down who qualifies as a food desert and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it.
- 16.0%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 7.7%
- on SNAP
- 110K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Miami County, OH
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-MODERATE 16.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -6.1 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.7% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 5% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Pickaway County ( -0.4 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Miami County ranks #2,027 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #52 of 88 counties in OH (16.0% low-access; 1 food-desert tracts).
- #2,027
- national by low-access %
- #52
- in OH
- 9
- low-access tracts
- 4K
- 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: 7.7% SNAP (16th pct in OH) (-4.4 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Miami County compares nationally
Miami County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 16.0% low-access share that beats 35% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,030).
Miami County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
21 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Miami County has 13 urban and 8 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.
Miami County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Ohio, not a full county-board reprint
- Warren
Warren 45.7%
45.7 % low-access
- Cuyahoga 16.8
Cuyahoga 16.8%
16.8 % low-access
- Wayne 16.5
Wayne 16.5%
16.5 % low-access
- Miami 16
Miami 16%
16 % low-access
- Pickaway 15.6
Pickaway 15.6%
15.6 % low-access
- Harrison 15.2
Harrison 15.2%
15.2 % low-access
- Morrow 2.2
Morrow 2.2%
2.2 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 21 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 102,506 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 9 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 16,373 |
| Low-Access Share | 16.0%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 4,041 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 110,296 |
| Median Household Income | $76,817 |
| Poverty Rate | 9.4%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,455 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.7%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.7%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in Miami County
Miami County has 78 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 42 locations (54% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 42
- 1314 eastside sunoco inc, troy
- buzz drive thru, tipp city
- casey's 3588, tipp city
- casey's general store 4016, troy
- casey's 3777, covington
- certified oil corp 400377, west milton
- certified oil corp 400377, west milton
- circle k 4705341, tipp city
- circle k 4705710, troy
- dads carryout, troy
- good to go 107, tipp city
- good to go 109, troy
- high street food mart, piqua
- marathon, piqua
- meijer gas station 112, troy
- murphy usa 7268, piqua
- oberoi1, covington
- one stop drive thru, troy
- piqua 715, piqua
- piqua food mart, piqua
- s and g stores llc 73, troy
- s and g stores llc 74, piqua
- sheetz 865, troy
- speedway 3424, troy
- speedway 45460, bradford
- speedway 5237, tipp city
- speedway 5243 5243, piqua
- speedway 5249, troy
- speedway 5298, troy
- speedway 5401, piqua
- speedway 9366, tipp city
- staunton shell, troy
- tipp city roaddog 105, tipp city
- troy 730, troy
- troy food mart, troy
- troy food mart, troy
- troy marathon, troy
- troy shell, troy
- troy's quick mart, troy
- true north energy 809, troy
- valero gas station, troy
- village sunoco, pleasant hill
Combination Grocery/Other · 22
- cvs 3402, piqua
- cvs 3476, tipp city
- cvs pharmacy 7694, troy
- dollar general 10163, troy
- dollar general 14127, pleasant hill
- dollar general 1582, piqua
- dollar general 1955, troy
- dollar general 2976, troy
- dollar general 5809, covington
- dollar general 7976, west milton
- dollar general 9878, piqua
- dollar general 19651, tipp city
- dollar general 20636, troy
- dollar general 21146, laura
- dollar tree 4009, troy
- dollar tree 4192, piqua
- dollar tree 7587, west milton
- family dollar 11881, edon
- family dollar 12647, troy
- family dollar 2198, piqua
- family dollar store 2220, tipp city
- walgreens 7331, troy
Super Store · 5
- kroger 932, piqua
- kroger 984, troy
- meijer inc 112, troy
- walmart 1410, troy
- walmart supercenter 3765, piqua
Supermarket · 5
- aldi 61060 61060, piqua
- aldi 61068, troy
- needler's fresh market 953, troy
- ulbrich's iga, piqua
- west milton iga, west milton
Farmers' Market · 2
- cherry street local farmers market, troy
- piqua community farmers market, piqua
Large Grocery Store · 1
- sunset meat market inc, piqua
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- pattys market, bradford
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 Miami County vs Adams County → · All Ohio counties →
Nationwide peers for Miami County's low-access or SNAP share
SNAP-led peer set first for Miami County (7.7%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Ohio.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside OH (16.0% here).
- Medina County, TX · 16.0% low-access
- Medina County, TX · 16.0% low-access
- Marion County, MO · 16.0% low-access
- Marion County, MO · 16.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside OH (7.7% here).
- Steele County, MN · 7.7% SNAP
- Steele County, MN · 7.7% SNAP
- Oakland County, MI · 7.7% SNAP
- Oakland County, MI · 7.7% 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
Miami 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 Miami County, OH are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 39109. 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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