Signature · 31.6% low-access (73rd pct)
Posey County, IN
Posey County sits in the upper national band on low-access (31.6%, +9.5 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 31.6%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 7.0%
- on SNAP
- 25K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Posey County, IN
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 31.6% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +9.5 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 14% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Elkhart County (+ 0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Posey County sits in the upper national band (31.6%, #840 of 3,079) with 1 LILA tracts.
- #840
- national by low-access %
- #21
- in IN
- 5
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- food-desert residents
Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.
Signature read: 31.6% low-access (73rd pct) (+9.5 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Posey County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Posey County's 31.6% low-access share is elevated, higher than 73% of them and ranked #840 most-affected nationwide.
Posey County's elevated USDA tier split
7 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
Posey County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (4 rural, 3 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 3 urban tracts face the 1-mile one.
Posey County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Indiana, not a full county-board reprint
- Hendricks
Hendricks 51.5%
51.5 % low-access
- St. Joseph
St. Joseph 31.8%
31.8 % low-access
- Elkhart
Elkhart 31.7%
31.7 % low-access
- Posey
Posey 31.6%
31.6 % low-access
- Johnson
Johnson 31.4%
31.4 % low-access
- Steuben
Steuben 30.9%
30.9 % low-access
- Harrison 0
Harrison 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 7 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 25,910 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 5 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 8,199 |
| Low-Access Share | 31.6%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,175 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 25,116 |
| Median Household Income | $78,129 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.1%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 735 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.0%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.1%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.2% |
SNAP retailers in Posey County
Posey County has 20 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 11 locations (55% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
6 towns share the 20 authorized stores; Mount Vernon holds 50% of them. 4 of the 6 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: New Harmony, Evansville, Cynthiana, Wadesville.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Vernon | 10 | 1 |
| New Harmony | 3 | none |
| Poseyville | 3 | 1 |
| Evansville | 2 | none |
| Cynthiana | 1 | none |
| Wadesville | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 11
- casey's general store 3249, mount vernon
- franky js, wadesville
- giant 806, mount vernon
- harikrupa inc, new harmony
- huck's 284, mount vernon
- huck's 362, mount vernon
- i-64 moto 3204, cynthiana
- jay ambika1 inc, poseyville
- old mill mart, new harmony
- st. philip truck stop, evansville
- vraj enterprise inc, mount vernon
Combination Grocery/Other · 7
- cvs pharmacy 6256, mount vernon
- dollar general 1150, mount vernon
- dollar general 18331, evansville
- dollar general 3630, poseyville
- dollartree 8951, mount vernon
- dollar general 17824, mount vernon
- dollar general 19833, new harmony
Large Grocery Store · 1
- j l hirsch inc, poseyville
Supermarket · 1
- mckim's iga, mount vernon
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 Posey County vs Adams County → · All Indiana counties →
Counties near Posey County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Posey 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 (31.6% here).
- Colfax County, NE · 31.6% low-access
- Hempstead County, AR · 31.6% low-access
- Roosevelt County, NM · 31.6% low-access
- Davis County, UT · 31.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside IN (7.0% here).
- Butler County, IA · 7.0% SNAP
- Cherokee County, IA · 7.0% SNAP
- Barton County, KS · 7.0% SNAP
- Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT · 7.0% 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.
Indiana among East North Central states
Indiana ranks 1st of 5 East North Central states by population-weighted low-access (28.7%). Posey County, at 31.6%, runs 2.9 pts above the Indiana rate.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
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 Posey County, IN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 18129. 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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