Signature · 19.5% low-access (45th pct)
Paulding County, OH
Paulding County's food-access picture is close to the national norm, with pockets that qualify as low-access. This profile breaks down who qualifies as a food desert and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it.
- 19.5%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 11.5%
- on SNAP
- 19K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Paulding County, OH
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-MODERATE 19.5% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -2.6 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 11.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Van Wert County (+ 0.7 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Paulding County ranks #1,725 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #43 of 88 counties in OH (19.5% low-access).
- #1,725
- national by low-access %
- #43
- in OH
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 1K
- food-desert residents
Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA).
Signature read: 19.5% low-access (45th pct) (-2.6 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Paulding County compares nationally
Paulding County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 19.5% low-access share that beats 45% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,727).
Paulding County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Paulding County has 1 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.
Paulding County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Ohio, not a full county-board reprint
- Warren
Warren 45.7%
45.7 % low-access
- Clark
Clark 20.3%
20.3 % low-access
- Knox
Knox 20.3%
20.3 % low-access
- Van Wert
Van Wert 20.2%
20.2 % low-access
- Paulding
Paulding 19.5%
19.5 % low-access
- Lucas
Lucas 18.3%
18.3 % low-access
- Morrow 2.2
Morrow 2.2%
2.2 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 19,614 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 3,826 |
| Low-Access Share | 19.5%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,221 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 18,791 |
| Median Household Income | $67,731 |
| Poverty Rate | 8.9%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 878 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.5%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.2%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.4% |
SNAP retailers in Paulding County
Paulding County has 17 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 10 locations (59% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 10
- dollar general 19453, oakwood
- dollar general 2779, paulding
- dollar general 12331, payne
- dollar general 14699, antwerp
- dollar general 23097, paulding
- dollar general 23633, defiance
- dollar general 25729, grover hill
- dollar tree 7994, paulding
- ebel's butcher shop, grover hill
- family dollar 13567, antwerp
Convenience Store · 6
- antwerp g mart 1, antwerp
- badesron oil corporation, cecil
- circle k 4705724, paulding
- danny food mart 08, paulding
- oakwood meats & groceries, oakwood
- victor's mart, paulding
Super Store · 1
- chief supermarket 112, paulding
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Ohio
One of 87 counties in Ohio, 6 are shown here.
Compare Paulding County vs Adams County → · All Ohio counties →
Nationwide peers for Paulding County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Paulding County, both outside Ohio so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside OH (19.5% here).
- Walsh County, ND · 19.5% low-access
- Walsh County, ND · 19.5% low-access
- Lebanon County, PA · 19.5% low-access
- Lebanon County, PA · 19.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside OH (11.5% here).
- Georgetown County, SC · 11.5% SNAP
- Georgetown County, SC · 11.5% SNAP
- Humphreys County, TN · 11.5% SNAP
- Humphreys County, TN · 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.
Food access nationally, Ohio in context
Paulding County sits inside Ohio (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 Paulding County, OH are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 39125. 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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