Signature · 1.1% low-access (4th pct)
Perry County, KY
Perry 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
- 28.6%
- on SNAP
- 27K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Perry County, KY
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 1.1% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -21.0 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 28.6% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 7.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Menifee County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Perry County lands in the lower national band (1.1%, #3,007 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #3,007
- national by low-access %
- #100
- in KY
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 236
- 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 Perry County compares nationally
Food access in Perry 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).
Perry County's lower-band USDA tier split
8 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Perry County has 0 urban and 8 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.
Perry County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Kentucky, not a full county-board reprint
- Robertson
Robertson 74.8%
74.8 % low-access
- Lewis 1.2
Lewis 1.2%
1.2 % low-access
- Perry 1.1
Perry 1.1%
1.1 % low-access
- Menifee 1.1
Menifee 1.1%
1.1 % low-access
- Knott 0.9
Knott 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
- Metcalfe 0.8
Metcalfe 0.8%
0.8 % low-access
- Ballard 0
Ballard 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 8 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 28,712 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 314 |
| Low-Access Share | 1.1%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 236 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 27,499 |
| Median Household Income | $42,181 |
| Poverty Rate | 26.8%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,168 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 28.6%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.2%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.6% |
Thick SNAP store book in Perry County
Perry County has 41 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 21 locations (51% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 21
- apple market 538, hazard
- apple market 539, hazard
- bulan automotive & supply inc, viper
- campbell's bp, hazard
- codys corner & kristens cafe, buckhorn
- dale noble grocery, inc., hazard
- drews mini mart llc, bonnyman
- ez express food mart, hazard
- food web llc, hazard
- front porch store 2, slemp
- go time 8 llc 8, hazard
- hazard double kwik #2 1050, hazard
- hazard double kwik 2051, hazard
- murphy usa 7061, hazard
- pantry shelf, inc, hazard
- perry foods, hazard
- ramey's qwik stop, vicco
- rameys bp 2, cornettsville
- soggy bottom general store, viper
- super mart, hazard
- zip zone express 18, hazard
Combination Grocery/Other · 12
- cvs pharmacy 10155, hazard
- dollar general 0077, hazard
- dollar general 11169, hazard
- dollar general 14409, hazard
- dollar general 2374, hazard
- dollar general 25194, happy
- dollar tree 878, hazard
- family dollar 12293, viper
- family dollar 12434, chavies
- family dollar store 3097, hazard
- family dollar store 7990, scuddy
- family dollar store 9340, hazard
Supermarket · 4
- food city 438, hazard
- houchens save a lot 424, hazard
- houchens save a lot 425, hazard
- united grocery outlet 24, hazard
Farmers' Market · 1
- perry county farmers market, hazard
Large Grocery Store · 1
- happy iga, happy
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- bulan meats and grocery, bulan
Super Store · 1
- walmart supercenter 1247, hazard
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Kentucky
One of 119 counties in Kentucky, 6 are shown here.
Compare Perry County vs Adair County → · All Kentucky counties →
Counties near Perry County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Perry County, both outside Kentucky so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside KY (1.1% here).
- Jefferson County, KS · 1.1% low-access
- Jefferson County, KS · 1.1% low-access
- Louisa County, IA · 1.1% low-access
- Louisa County, IA · 1.1% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside KY (28.6% here).
- Hamilton County, FL · 28.6% SNAP
- Hamilton County, FL · 28.6% SNAP
- Alamosa County, CO · 28.6% SNAP
- Alamosa County, CO · 28.6% 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.
Perry County inside a lower low-access state context
Perry County sits inside Kentucky (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 Perry County, KY are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 21193. 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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