Signature · 0.1% low-access (2nd pct)
Pike County, KY
Pike County lands in the lower national band on low-access (0.1%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 0.1%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 20.4%
- on SNAP
- 57K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Pike County, KY
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 0.1% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -22.0 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 20.4% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 9.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Estill County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Pike County lands in the lower national band (0.1%, #3,076 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #3,076
- national by low-access %
- #110
- in KY
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 38
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 0.1% low-access (2nd pct) (-22 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Pike County compares nationally
Food access in Pike County compares favorably nationally: its 0.1% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 2% of them (rank #3,079).
Pike County's lower-band USDA tier split
19 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Pike County has 1 urban and 18 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.
Pike 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
- Pike 0.1
Pike 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
- Estill 0.1
Estill 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
- Fulton 0.1
Fulton 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
- Ballard 0
Ballard 0%
0 % low-access
- Carroll 0
Carroll 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 19 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 65,024 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 92 |
| Low-Access Share | 0.1%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 38 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 56,727 |
| Median Household Income | $44,312 |
| Poverty Rate | 24.4%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 4,957 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 20.4%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 9.0%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.4% |
Thick SNAP store book in Pike County
Pike County has 76 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 32 locations (42% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 32
- 7-eleven 35925h, belfry
- belfry double kwik 2014, belfry
- caney double kwik 2011, pikeville
- chloe double kwik 2010, pikeville
- elkhorn city double kwik 2006, elkhorn city
- goody double kwik 2032, south williamson
- hillbillys, llc, virgie
- justiceville double kwik 2060, pikeville
- jiffy stop, elkhorn city
- l & m mart inc, kimper
- marrowbone double kwik 2005, regina
- mays grocery, pikeville
- murphy usa 7277, pikeville
- north mayo double kwik 2053, pikeville
- phelps double kwik 2018, phelps
- phelps one stop, phelps
- pit stop express, dorton
- par mar store 233, freeburn
- pikeville double kwik 2050, pikeville
- pond creek grocery, mcandrews
- quick stop 3 0, elkhorn city
- rebel 888, belfry
- south mayo double kwik 2052 2052, pikeville
- speedway 9620, pikeville
- the extra mile 501, pikeville
- the extra mile 506 506, south williamson
- the extra mile 508 508, pikeville
- the extra mile llc 502, sidney
- the extra mile llc 505, pikeville
- virgie double kwik 2019 2019, virgie
- zebulon double kwik 2034, pikeville
- zip zone express 006, south williamson
Combination Grocery/Other · 26
- cvs pharmacy 6340, south williamson
- dollar general 18591, kimper
- dollar general 2654, elkhorn city
- dollar general 7113, pikeville
- dollar general 7367, phelps
- dollar general 10480, pikeville
- dollar general 12338, dorton
- dollar general 19848, pikeville
- dollar general 22750, elkhorn city
- dollar general 23779, mouthcard
- dollar general 24252, pikeville
- dollar general 24457, virgie
- dollar general 30280, phelps
- dollar general 30504, huddy
- dollar general 9838, belfry
- dollar tree 1847, pikeville
- dollar tree 441, south williamson
- family dollar 10595, mouthcard
- family dollar 11281, pikeville
- family dollar 11805, pikeville
- family dollar store 10801, virgie
- family dollar store 1318, mc carr
- family dollar store 3353, pikeville
- family dollar store 4502, phelps
- family dollar store 4649, south williamson
- family dollar store 5064, pikeville
Supermarket · 12
- food city 425, s williamson
- food city 458, pikeville
- food city 475, pikeville
- food city gas n go express 3458, pikeville
- houchens save a lot 421, pikeville
- justice quality foods 001, mccarr
- justice quality foods 002, regina
- pikeville fresh market, pikeville
- super dollar 2446, pikeville
- save a lot phelps 45108, phelps
- save a lot south williamson 23506, goody
- save a lot virgie 25000, virgie
Large Grocery Store · 2
- justice quality foods 003, pikeville
- quick market #1, pikeville
Small Grocery Store · 2
- reynolds produce mkt inc, pikeville
- sycamore general mercantile, llc, ashcamp
Super Store · 2
- walmart 1505, pikeville
- walmart supercenter 2548, south williamson
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 Pike County vs Adair County → · All Kentucky counties →
Counties near Pike County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Pike 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 (0.1% here).
- Spencer County, IN · 0.1% low-access
- Spencer County, IN · 0.1% low-access
- Ogemaw County, MI · 0.1% low-access
- Ogemaw County, MI · 0.1% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside KY (20.4% here).
- St. Martin Parish, LA · 20.4% SNAP
- St. Martin Parish, LA · 20.4% SNAP
- Union Parish, LA · 20.4% SNAP
- Union Parish, LA · 20.4% 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.
Pike County inside a lower low-access state context
Pike 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 Pike County, KY are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 21195. 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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