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 #2,147).
Newton County's lower-band USDA tier split
4 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Newton 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.
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.
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
- Montgomery County, KY · 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 IN (8.5% here).
- Delaware County, IA · 8.5% SNAP
- Delaware County, IA · 8.5% SNAP
- Fayette County, KY · 8.5% SNAP
- Fayette 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.
Newton County inside a lower low-access state context
Newton County sits inside Indiana (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 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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