Signature · 6.4% low-access (13th pct)
Monroe County, OH
Monroe County lands in the lower national band on low-access (6.4%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 6.4%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 13.4%
- on SNAP
- 13K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Monroe County, OH
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 6.4% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -15.7 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 13.4% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 9.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Carroll County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Monroe County lands in the lower national band (6.4%, #2,737 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,737
- national by low-access %
- #78
- in OH
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 375
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 6.4% low-access (13th pct) (-15.7 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Monroe County compares nationally
Food access in Monroe County compares favorably nationally: its 6.4% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 13% of them (rank #2,740).
Monroe County's lower-band USDA tier split
4 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Monroe County has 0 urban and 4 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.
Monroe County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Ohio, not a full county-board reprint
- Warren
Warren 45.7%
45.7 % low-access
- Brown 6.8
Brown 6.8%
6.8 % low-access
- Wyandot 6.7
Wyandot 6.7%
6.7 % low-access
- Monroe 6.4
Monroe 6.4%
6.4 % low-access
- Carroll 6.4
Carroll 6.4%
6.4 % low-access
- Highland 6.1
Highland 6.1%
6.1 % low-access
- Morrow 2.2
Morrow 2.2%
2.2 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 4 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 14,642 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 930 |
| Low-Access Share | 6.4%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 375 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 13,227 |
| Median Household Income | $60,134 |
| Poverty Rate | 15.2%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 757 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 13.4%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 9.4%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.8% |
SNAP retailers in Monroe County
Monroe County has 16 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 11 locations (69% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 11
- bellstores 1079, clarington
- cfm 8, jerusalem
- par mar store 13, hannibal
- par mar store 174, woodsfield
- par mar store 234, beallsville
- par mar store 4, new matamoras
- red head quick stop oh, woodsfield
- s & j carry out, woodsfield
- the lewisville general store, lewisville
- woodsfield 1211, woodsfield
- woodsfield food mart, woodsfield
Combination Grocery/Other · 4
- dollar general 1043, woodsfield
- family dollar 12466, beallsville
- family dollar store 7844, woodsfield
- headleys meats 2, woodsfield
Supermarket · 1
- riesbeck's food markets 2, woodsfield
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 Monroe County vs Adams County → · All Ohio counties →
Counties near Monroe County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Monroe County, both outside Ohio so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside OH (6.4% here).
- Crawford County, MI · 6.4% low-access
- Crawford County, MI · 6.4% low-access
- Floyd County, KY · 6.4% low-access
- Floyd County, KY · 6.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside OH (13.4% here).
- Hood River County, OR · 13.4% SNAP
- Hood River County, OR · 13.4% SNAP
- Huntingdon County, PA · 13.4% SNAP
- Huntingdon County, PA · 13.4% 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.
Monroe County inside a lower low-access state context
Monroe 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 Monroe County, OH are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 39111. 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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