Signature · 42 SNAP-authorized stores
Montgomery County, KY
Montgomery County lands in the lower national band on low-access (14.6%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 14.6%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 16.5%
- on SNAP
- 28K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Montgomery County, KY
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 14.6% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -7.5 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 16.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 17% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Marion County (+ 0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Montgomery County lands in the lower national band (14.6%, #2,143 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,143
- national by low-access %
- #49
- in KY
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 42 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Montgomery County compares nationally
Montgomery County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 14.6% low-access share that beats 31% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,147).
Montgomery County's lower-band USDA tier split
6 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Montgomery County has 1 urban and 5 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.
Montgomery 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
- Livingston 15.4
Livingston 15.4%
15.4 % low-access
- Marion 14.7
Marion 14.7%
14.7 % low-access
- Mercer 14.7
Mercer 14.7%
14.7 % low-access
- Montgomery 14.6
Montgomery 14.6%
14.6 % low-access
- Bell 14
Bell 14%
14 % low-access
- Ballard 0
Ballard 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 6 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 26,499 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 3,857 |
| Low-Access Share | 14.6%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,675 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 28,395 |
| Median Household Income | $56,396 |
| Poverty Rate | 15.4%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,816 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 16.5%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.1%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.2% |
Thick SNAP store book in Montgomery County
Montgomery County has 42 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 24 locations (57% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 24
- a1 food mart, mount sterling
- apple market 536, mount sterling
- b kwik 4, mount sterling
- beckham produce supply llc - karl's produce, mount sterling
- bee kwick, mount sterling
- bypass shell, mount sterling
- circle k 2723259, mt sterling
- faststop, jeffersonville
- jeffersonville foodmart llc, jeffersonville
- jnb petroleum, jeffersonville
- lulu's marathon, mount sterling
- mdd llc - mt sterling shell, mount sterling
- mt sterling corner store, mount sterling
- mt sterling food mart, mount sterling
- mt. sterling groceries, mount sterling
- mt. sterling mart, mount sterling
- mts 64 food mart, mount sterling
- murphy express 8675, mount sterling
- pilot travel center 41, mount sterling
- speedway 9650, mt sterling
- sk food mart, jeffersonville
- super express llc, mount sterling
- town and country minute market, mount sterling
- zip zone express 11, mt sterling
Combination Grocery/Other · 13
- big lots 3102, mount sterling
- cvs pharmacy 6337, mount sterling
- dollar general 0889, mount sterling
- dollar general 1504, mount sterling
- dollar general 13418, mt sterling
- dollar general 17071, jeffersonville
- dollar general 23014, mount sterling
- dollar general 25828, mount sterling
- dollar general 31392, mount sterling
- dollar general 31421, jeffersonville
- dollar tree 1127, mount sterling
- family dollar 646, mount sterling
- family dollar 7170, jeffersonville
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- kingfishers, mount sterling
- walnut leaf country market llc, mount sterling
Super Store · 2
- kroger #l-00712 l712, mount sterling
- walmart 1140, mount sterling
Supermarket · 1
- save a lot 22809, mt sterling
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 Montgomery County vs Adair County → · All Kentucky counties →
Counties near Montgomery County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Montgomery County, both outside Kentucky so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside KY (14.6% here).
- Newton County, IN · 14.6% low-access
- Newton County, IN · 14.6% low-access
- Stone County, MO · 14.6% low-access
- Stone County, MO · 14.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside KY (16.5% here).
- Berkshire County, MA · 16.5% SNAP
- Berkshire County, MA · 16.5% SNAP
- Adams County, MS · 16.5% SNAP
- Adams County, MS · 16.5% 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.
Montgomery County inside a lower low-access state context
Montgomery 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 Montgomery County, KY are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 21173. 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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