Signature · 4.3% low-access (9th pct)
Ripley County, IN
Ripley County lands in the lower national band on low-access (4.3%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 4.3%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 7.3%
- on SNAP
- 29K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Ripley County, IN
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 4.3% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -17.8 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Whitley County (+ 0.2 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Ripley County lands in the lower national band (4.3%, #2,850 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,850
- national by low-access %
- #80
- in IN
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 234
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 4.3% low-access (9th pct) (-17.8 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Ripley County compares nationally
Food access in Ripley County compares favorably nationally: its 4.3% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 9% of them (rank #2,850).
Ripley County's lower-band USDA tier split
6 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Ripley County has 1 urban and 5 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.
Ripley County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Indiana, not a full county-board reprint
- Hendricks
Hendricks 51.5%
51.5 % low-access
- Vermillion 4.7
Vermillion 4.7%
4.7 % low-access
- Gibson 4.6
Gibson 4.6%
4.6 % low-access
- Switzerland 4.6
Switzerland 4.6%
4.6 % low-access
- Whitley 4.5
Whitley 4.5%
4.5 % low-access
- Ripley 4.3
Ripley 4.3%
4.3 % low-access
- Harrison 0
Harrison 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 6 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 28,818 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,249 |
| Low-Access Share | 4.3%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 234 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 29,095 |
| Median Household Income | $70,573 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.1%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 845 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.3%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.4%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Ripley County
Ripley County has 28 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 11 locations (39% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 11
- casey's 3467, osgood
- casey's general store 3592, milan
- delaware bp, osgood
- exxon tiger mart, sunman
- harsh petroleum llc - indian trail bp, milan
- holton foodmart, holton
- huck's 320, batesville
- k k petroleum llc - osgood mart, osgood
- milan quickpix 1212, milan
- osgood food mart, osgood
- versailles quickpix 1214, versailles
Combination Grocery/Other · 10
- cvs 6787, batesville
- cvs pharmacy 6814, versailles
- dollar general 1269, versailles
- dollar general 11929, osgood
- dollar general 15646, milan
- dollar general 18389, sunman
- dollar general 22076, cross plains
- dollar general 23402, osgood
- family dollar store 1533, versailles
- family dollar store 7171, milan
Super Store · 2
- jay c store 15, osgood
- jay c store 17, milan
Supermarket · 2
- hoosier pantry, sunman
- versailles iga, versailles
Large Grocery Store · 1
- langen meats batesville, batesville
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- wayne's meats, milan
Small Grocery Store · 1
- pat's bulk food, versailles
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 Ripley County vs Adams County → · All Indiana counties →
Counties near Ripley County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Ripley 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 (4.3% here).
- Brantley County, GA · 4.3% low-access
- Brantley County, GA · 4.3% low-access
- Missaukee County, MI · 4.3% low-access
- Missaukee County, MI · 4.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside IN (7.3% here).
- Shelby County, IA · 7.3% SNAP
- Shelby County, IA · 7.3% SNAP
- Nez Perce County, ID · 7.3% SNAP
- Nez Perce County, ID · 7.3% 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.
Ripley County inside a lower low-access state context
Ripley County sits inside Indiana (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 Ripley County, IN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 18137. 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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