County food-access profile · Ohio
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)
The food-access picture
16.0% of Miami County residents live in a low-access area, and 1 of its 21 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts.
- 9
- low-access tracts
- 4K
- food-desert residents
- 5.7%
- households, no vehicle
- 9.4%
- below poverty line
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, 1-and-10-mile measure).
Miami County's low-access share sits near the national share, at 16.0% per the USDA Atlas. 9 of the county's 21 census tracts are flagged low-access, covering roughly 16,373 residents who live far from a supermarket. 1 of those also meet the low-income condition that defines a food desert, home to roughly 4,041 low-income residents.
How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts
The USDA measures food access by distance to the nearest supermarket. A census tract is "low-access" when a meaningful share of residents live more than one mile from a supermarket in urban areas, or more than ten miles in rural areas. A tract becomes a "food desert" only when it is both low-access and low-income, because distance is far harder to overcome for households without a car or a cushion in the budget. Counts on this page are aggregated from the tract level, where the federal data is actually published, so a single county figure can hide neighbourhoods that are much better or much worse served than the average. Distance also does not capture everything that shapes whether a family eats well: the presence of a full-service grocer rather than a convenience store, public transit, food pantries, and the price and quality of what is on the shelf all matter beyond the radius the Atlas can draw.
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
All 21 census tracts in Miami County, grouped by USDA classification (see "How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts" above for what each tier means).
Miami County vs. other Ohio counties
Share of the population living in low-access areas, compared with other counties in Ohio
- Miami
Miami County, OH
16 % low-access
- Adams
Adams County, OH
22 % low-access
- Allen
Allen County, OH
17.4 % low-access
- Ashland 5
Ashland County, OH
5 % low-access
- Ashtabula
Ashtabula County, OH
21.9 % low-access
- Athens
Athens County, OH
17 % 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 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| 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% |
About 7.7% of Miami County households receive SNAP, versus a U.S. county median in the 11–13% range (Census ACS).
What this means
- 16.0% of residents are low-access, near the national share for U.S. counties.
- 7.7% of households receive SNAP, the federal program that offsets food costs for 3,455 households here.
- 5.7% of households have no vehicle, the hidden multiplier that turns distance into a real barrier.
- 1 tract meet the USDA food-desert threshold (low-income and low-access).
USDA low-access figures reflect the 2019 Atlas (2010 tract populations); socioeconomic context is the latest Census ACS 5-year (2024).
What the food-access data shows for Miami County
near the national share
1 of Miami County's 21 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts, low-income areas where many residents also live far from a supermarket, about 4.8% of all its tracts.
A further 8 tracts are low-access but not low-income, bringing the total low-access tract count to 9.
An estimated 16,373 residents, roughly 16.0% of the county's 2010 population, live in one of these low-access areas.
Of those, 4,041 are also low-income, the group most exposed to genuine food hardship, since limited transportation compounds a limited budget.
The remaining 12 tracts (57.1%) meet the USDA's adequate-access threshold.
SNAP retailers 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 retailers.
Other Counties in Ohio
Compare Miami County vs Adams County → · All Ohio counties →
Food access nationally, Ohio in context
Miami County sits inside Ohio (ringed). Each state is colored by its population-weighted low-access share; click any state to compare.
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context
Understand the Data
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Data Sources & Methodology
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019): low-access and food-desert tract classifications, low-access population, and low-income low-access counts. ers.usda.gov/food-access-research-atlas
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates: population, median income, poverty, SNAP participation, vehicle access, and group quarters. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
Low access is defined as living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket; a food desert adds a low-income condition. Read the full methodology →
Data current as of (most recent source-data vintage; figures reflect the 2019 USDA Atlas and 2024 Census ACS).
Note: This page presents public USDA and Census data for informational purposes and is not professional advice. Figures reflect the cited dataset vintages and may differ from the most recent local conditions. How this data is sourced & verified.