Signature · 1 LILA tracts (25% of tracts)
Newton County, IN
Newton County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 1 LILA tracts (25% of the book) alongside 14.6% low-access.
- 14.6%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 8.5%
- on SNAP
- 14K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Newton County, IN
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 14.6% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -7.5 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 8.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 25% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Marshall County (+ 0.3 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Newton County lands in the lower national band (14.6%, #2,145 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,145
- national by low-access %
- #54
- in IN
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 770
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 1 LILA tracts (25% of tracts) .
How Newton County compares nationally
Newton 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 #2,145).
Newton County's lower-band USDA tier split
4 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
All 4 of Newton 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.
Newton County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Indiana, not a full county-board reprint
- Hendricks
Hendricks 51.5%
51.5 % low-access
- Blackford 15.2
Blackford 15.2%
15.2 % low-access
- Marshall 14.9
Marshall 14.9%
14.9 % low-access
- Newton 14.6
Newton 14.6%
14.6 % low-access
- Greene 14.2
Greene 14.2%
14.2 % low-access
- Decatur 13.9
Decatur 13.9%
13.9 % low-access
- Harrison 0
Harrison 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 4 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 14,244 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,076 |
| Low-Access Share | 14.6%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 770 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 13,922 |
| Median Household Income | $75,481 |
| Poverty Rate | 14.0%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 486 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 8.5%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.0%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.2% |
SNAP retailers in Newton County
Newton County has 19 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 10 locations (53% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
6 towns share the 19 authorized stores; Kentland holds 32% of them. 5 of the 6 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Morocco, Demotte, Goodland, Lake Village, Brook.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Kentland | 6 | 1 |
| Morocco | 5 | none |
| Demotte | 3 | none |
| Goodland | 2 | none |
| Lake Village | 2 | none |
| Brook | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 10
- casey's 4557, morocco
- casey's general store 1863, goodland
- casey's general store 1935, kentland
- jmc foodmart inc, kentland
- kentland truck stop, kentland
- lake village gas, lake village
- marathon gas station, demotte
- morocco foodmart inc, morocco
- morocco petroleum inc, morocco
- quick stop & shop, brook
Combination Grocery/Other · 8
- cvs 6670, kentland
- cvs 6914, demotte
- dollar general 2231, kentland
- dollar general 15440, morocco
- dollar general 22401, goodland
- dollar tree 8019, demotte
- family dollar 10209, lake village
- family dollar 13160, morocco
Supermarket · 1
- murphy's food king, kentland
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Indiana
One of 91 counties in Indiana, 6 are shown here.
Compare Newton County vs Adams County → · All Indiana counties →
Counties near Newton County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Newton County, both outside Indiana so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside IN (14.6% here).
- Montgomery County, KY · 14.6% low-access
- Stone County, MO · 14.6% low-access
- Muskogee County, OK · 14.6% low-access
- DeKalb County, TN · 14.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside IN (8.5% here).
- Delaware County, IA · 8.5% SNAP
- Fayette County, KY · 8.5% SNAP
- Shelby County, KY · 8.5% SNAP
- Woodford County, KY · 8.5% 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.
Indiana among East North Central states
Indiana ranks 1st of 5 East North Central states by population-weighted low-access (28.7%). Newton County, at 14.6%, runs 14.1 pts below the Indiana rate.
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 Newton County, IN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 18111. 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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