Signature · 7.6% low-access (15th pct)
Morgan County, KY
Morgan County lands in the lower national band on low-access (7.6%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 7.6%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 18.6%
- on SNAP
- 14K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Morgan County, KY
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ADEQUATE 7.6% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -14.5 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 18.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 20% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Todd County ( -0.2 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Morgan County lands in the lower national band (7.6%, #2,669 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,669
- national by low-access %
- #70
- in KY
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 577
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 7.6% low-access (15th pct) (-14.5 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Morgan County compares nationally
Food access in Morgan County compares favorably nationally: its 7.6% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 15% of them (rank #2,669).
Morgan County's lower-band USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
All 5 of Morgan County's tracts are rural in the USDA classification, so every one is judged on the 10-mile test: a resident counts as low-access only when the nearest supermarket is more than 10 miles away.
Morgan 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
- Carlisle 7.9
Carlisle 7.9%
7.9 % low-access
- Anderson 7.8
Anderson 7.8%
7.8 % low-access
- Carter 7.8
Carter 7.8%
7.8 % low-access
- Morgan 7.6
Morgan 7.6%
7.6 % low-access
- Todd 7.4
Todd 7.4%
7.4 % low-access
- Ballard 0
Ballard 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 13,923 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,058 |
| Low-Access Share | 7.6%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 577 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 14,053 |
| Median Household Income | $47,913 |
| Poverty Rate | 17.1%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 907 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 18.6%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.6%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 12.0% |
SNAP retailers in Morgan County
Morgan County has 18 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 9 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
3 towns share the 18 authorized stores; West Liberty holds 89% of them. 2 of the 3 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Ezel, Mize.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| West Liberty | 16 | 2 |
| Ezel | 1 | none |
| Mize | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 9
- americas quickmart#16, west liberty
- apb llc, west liberty
- caney valley grocery, west liberty
- clark's pump-n-shop 28, west liberty
- j a oldfield & son inc, mize
- liberty mart, west liberty
- liberty mart, west liberty
- village grocery, ezel
- west liberty double kwik 2063 2074, west liberty
Combination Grocery/Other · 6
- dollar general 14443, west liberty
- dollar general 19822, west liberty
- dollar general 23831, west liberty
- dollar general 7418, west liberty
- family dollar 4748, west liberty
- family dollar store 2091, west liberty
Small Grocery Store · 1
- betty's grocery, west liberty
Super Store · 1
- west liberty iga, west liberty
Supermarket · 1
- houchen's save a lot 419, west liberty
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 Morgan County vs Adair County → · All Kentucky counties →
Counties near Morgan County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Morgan 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 (7.6% here).
- Multnomah County, OR · 7.6% low-access
- Cheatham County, TN · 7.6% low-access
- San Jacinto County, TX · 7.6% low-access
- Johnson County, IL · 7.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside KY (18.6% here).
- Gogebic County, MI · 18.6% SNAP
- St. Louis city, MO · 18.6% SNAP
- Cumberland County, NC · 18.6% SNAP
- Montgomery County, NC · 18.6% 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.
Kentucky among East South Central states
Kentucky ranks 4th of 4 East South Central states by population-weighted low-access (19.8%). Morgan County, at 7.6%, runs 12.2 pts below the Kentucky rate.
- Tennessee 27.2%
- Mississippi 26.4%
- Alabama 24.5%
- Kentucky 19.8%
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
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 Morgan County, KY are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 21175. 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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