Signature · 0.7% low-access (3rd pct)
Owen County, IN
Owen County lands in the lower national band on low-access (0.7%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 0.7%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 9.7%
- on SNAP
- 22K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Owen County, IN
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 0.7% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -21.4 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 9.7% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Orange County (+ 0.4 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Owen County lands in the lower national band (0.7%, #3,036 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #3,036
- national by low-access %
- #88
- in IN
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 57
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 0.7% low-access (3rd pct) (-21.4 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Owen County compares nationally
Food access in Owen County compares favorably nationally: its 0.7% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 3% of them (rank #3,037).
Owen County's lower-band USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Owen County has 0 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.
Owen 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
- Orange 1.1
Orange 1.1%
1.1 % low-access
- Owen 0.7
Owen 0.7%
0.7 % low-access
- Spencer 0.1
Spencer 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
- Harrison 0
Harrison 0%
0 % low-access
- Ohio 0
Ohio 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 21,575 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 152 |
| Low-Access Share | 0.7%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 57 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 21,604 |
| Median Household Income | $62,464 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.3%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 838 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 9.7%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.1%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.2% |
SNAP retailers in Owen County
Owen 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
- casey's general store 2205, gosport
- casey's general store 2354, spencer
- cataract lake grocery, poland
- circle k 4700020, spencer
- circle k 4702370, spencer
- junction mart, spencer
- sommherrs bakery, gosport
- speedway 5556, spencer
Combination Grocery/Other · 6
- cvs 6739, spencer
- dollar general 3676, spencer
- dollar general 11053, gosport
- dollar general 23176, spencer
- dollar general 25873, poland
- dollar general 30416, freedom
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- gosport value market, gosport
- rice's quality meats, spencer
Super Store · 2
- babbs supervalu, spencer
- walmart 996, spencer
Supermarket · 1
- spencer save-a-lot 24232, spencer
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 Owen County vs Adams County → · All Indiana counties →
Counties near Owen County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Owen 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 (0.7% here).
- Shelby County, KY · 0.7% low-access
- Shelby County, KY · 0.7% low-access
- Lumpkin County, GA · 0.7% low-access
- Lumpkin County, GA · 0.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside IN (9.7% here).
- Neosho County, KS · 9.7% SNAP
- Neosho County, KS · 9.7% SNAP
- Nelson County, KY · 9.7% SNAP
- Nelson County, KY · 9.7% 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.
Owen County inside a lower low-access state context
Owen 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 Owen County, IN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 18119. 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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