Signature · 0.0% low-access (0th pct)
Powell County, KY
Powell County lands in the lower national band on low-access (0.0%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 0.0%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 23.0%
- on SNAP
- 13K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Powell County, KY
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 0.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -22.1 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 23.0% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 8.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Ballard County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Powell County lands in the lower national band (0.0%); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 0
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 0.0% low-access (0th pct) (-22.1 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Powell County compares nationally
Food access in Powell County compares favorably nationally: its 0.0% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 0% of them (rank #3,133).
Powell County's lower-band USDA tier split
2 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Powell County has 0 urban and 2 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.
Powell 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
- Ballard 0
Ballard 0%
0 % low-access
- Powell 0
Powell 0%
0 % low-access
- Carroll 0
Carroll 0%
0 % low-access
- Elliott 0
Elliott 0%
0 % low-access
- Gallatin 0
Gallatin 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 2 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 12,613 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 0 |
| Low-Access Share | 0.0%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 0 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 13,038 |
| Median Household Income | $40,309 |
| Poverty Rate | 22.5%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,100 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 23.0%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 8.9%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.8% |
SNAP retailers in Powell County
Powell County has 18 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 9 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 9
- clay city foodmart, clay city
- gasoline alley 15, clay city
- go time 1, slade
- guru petroleum llc, stanton
- ians market 131, clay city
- natural bridge shell, stanton
- powershell inc, stanton
- singh brothers llc - ez stop, clay city
- triple stop, llc n/a, clay city
Combination Grocery/Other · 6
- dollar general 2426, stanton
- dollar general 7838, clay city
- dollar general 30703, clay city
- family dollar 587, stanton
- family dollar 7603, clay city
- walgreens 18171, stanton
Farmers' Market · 1
- the red river gorge farmer's market, slade
Super Store · 1
- kroger #l-00411 l411, stanton
Supermarket · 1
- save a lot stanton 23614, stanton
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 Powell County vs Adair County → · All Kentucky counties →
Counties near Powell County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Powell 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 (0.0% here).
- Grundy County, IA · 0.0% low-access
- Grundy County, IA · 0.0% low-access
- Harrison County, IN · 0.0% low-access
- Harrison County, IN · 0.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside KY (23.0% here).
- Wayne County, MI · 23.0% SNAP
- Wayne County, MI · 23.0% SNAP
- Tallahatchie County, MS · 23.0% SNAP
- Tallahatchie County, MS · 23.0% 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.
Powell County inside a lower low-access state context
Powell 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 Powell County, KY are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 21197. 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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