Signature · 1.1% low-access (4th pct)
Orange County, IN
Orange County lands in the lower national band on low-access (1.1%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 1.1%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 11.5%
- on SNAP
- 20K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Orange County, IN
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 1.1% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -21.0 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 11.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Owen County ( -0.4 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Orange County lands in the lower national band (1.1%, #3,006 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #3,006
- national by low-access %
- #87
- in IN
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 78
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 1.1% low-access (4th pct) (-21 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Orange County compares nationally
Food access in Orange County compares favorably nationally: its 1.1% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 4% of them (rank #3,008).
Orange County's lower-band USDA tier split
6 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Orange 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.
Orange 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
- Starke 2
Starke 2%
2 % low-access
- Carroll 1.9
Carroll 1.9%
1.9 % low-access
- Benton 1.7
Benton 1.7%
1.7 % low-access
- Orange 1.1
Orange 1.1%
1.1 % low-access
- Owen 0.7
Owen 0.7%
0.7 % low-access
- Harrison 0
Harrison 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 6 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 19,840 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 218 |
| Low-Access Share | 1.1%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 78 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 19,767 |
| Median Household Income | $65,873 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.4%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 920 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.5%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.7%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.4% |
SNAP retailers in Orange County
Orange County has 19 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 8 locations (42% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 8
- 2023 jagannath inc, french lick
- buddies llc, paoli
- fast eddies, west baden
- huck's 280, orleans
- huck's 289, french lick
- huck's 304, paoli
- lost river market and deli, paoli
- valley shell 51, west baden springs
Combination Grocery/Other · 7
- cvs 6875, paoli
- cvs 6884, west baden springs
- dollar general 7466, orleans
- dollar general 11848, paoli
- dollar general 2649, french lick
- family dollar 12247, west baden springs
- family dollar store 1183, paoli
Super Store · 2
- jay c 35, west baden springs
- walmart supercenter 2563, paoli
Large Grocery Store · 1
- gallion market, orleans
Small Grocery Store · 1
- crowder's country store, paoli
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 Orange County vs Adams County → · All Indiana counties →
Counties near Orange County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Orange 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 (1.1% here).
- Louisa County, IA · 1.1% low-access
- Louisa County, IA · 1.1% low-access
- Jefferson County, KS · 1.1% low-access
- Jefferson County, KS · 1.1% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside IN (11.5% here).
- Meade County, KY · 11.5% SNAP
- Meade County, KY · 11.5% SNAP
- Walton County, GA · 11.5% SNAP
- Walton County, GA · 11.5% 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.
Orange County inside a lower low-access state context
Orange 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 Orange County, IN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 18117. 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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