Signature · 22.6% SNAP (98th pct in OH)
Scioto County, OH
Scioto County stands out on SNAP (22.6%, +10.5 pts vs U.S.) with 7.3% low-access from USDA FARA 2019.
- 7.3%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 22.6%
- on SNAP
- 73K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Scioto County, OH
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ADEQUATE 7.3% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -14.8 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 22.6% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 7.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 10% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Brown County ( -0.5 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Scioto County lands in the lower national band (7.3%, #2,692 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,692
- national by low-access %
- #74
- in OH
- 4
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 22.6% SNAP (98th pct in OH) (+10.5 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Scioto County compares nationally
Food access in Scioto County compares favorably nationally: its 7.3% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 14% of them (rank #2,692).
Scioto County's lower-band USDA tier split
20 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Scioto County has 8 urban and 12 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.
Scioto County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Ohio, not a full county-board reprint
- Warren
Warren 45.7%
45.7 % low-access
- Coshocton 8.1
Coshocton 8.1%
8.1 % low-access
- Scioto 7.3
Scioto 7.3%
7.3 % low-access
- Brown 6.8
Brown 6.8%
6.8 % low-access
- Wyandot 6.7
Wyandot 6.7%
6.7 % low-access
- Carroll 6.4
Carroll 6.4%
6.4 % low-access
- Morrow 2.2
Morrow 2.2%
2.2 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 20 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 79,499 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 4 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 5,829 |
| Low-Access Share | 7.3%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,562 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 72,627 |
| Median Household Income | $50,609 |
| Poverty Rate | 21.8%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 6,527 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 22.6%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.9%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 4.6% |
Thick SNAP store book in Scioto County
Scioto County has 85 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 46 locations (54% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 46
- 1st stop lucasville 104, lucasville
- 6th street carryout, portsmouth
- boland's mini mart, west portsmouth
- bear creek cash carry & pizza 1, lucasville
- briar patch, lucasville
- crabtree's market, lucasville
- clark's pump-n-shop 33, wheelersburg
- clark's pump-n-shop 34, portsmouth
- clark's pump-n-shop 45, portsmouth
- clark's pump-n-shop 55, portsmouth
- dash thru convenience store, portsmouth
- ez stop, portsmouth
- fastop drive thru, portsmouth
- franklin furnace 1st stop 29, franklin furnace
- gahm's food and drug, inc, lucasville
- in & out carryout 0, portsmouth
- kash stop, wheelersburg
- kash stop 5, portsmouth
- kash stop 7, franklin furnace
- kash stop c140, wheelersburg
- kinkers corner store #, south webste
- lucasville kash stop, lucasville
- oasis convenient mart, portsmouth
- ohio river road c-store n/a, portsmouth
- pap's carry out, new boston
- par mar store 189, lucasville
- patriots travel center, wheelersburg
- portsmouth quick stop 1, portsmouth
- prime mart, west portsmouth
- prime mart 2, portsmouth
- quick stop, portsmouth
- rarden 1st stop 53, rarden
- rosemount point 1st stop 37, portsmouth
- speedway 9734, lucasville
- speedway 9747, portsmouth
- super quik food store #10, west portsmouth
- super quik food store #7, portsmouth
- sciotoville 1st stop 86, portsmouth
- shawnee grocery, stout
- southern ohio antique mall and general store, wheelersburg
- speedeemart, wheelersburg
- srimaa, llc, portsmouth
- super quik 14, new boston
- weaver's gas & oil, w portsmouth
- wheelersburg 1st stop 87, wheelersburg
- zeena minford inc, minford
Combination Grocery/Other · 29
- cvs 3498, new boston
- cvs 7777, portsmouth
- cvs pharmacy 3416, portsmouth
- dollar general 2165, portsmouth
- dollar general 4822, new boston
- dollar general 15524, sciotoville
- dollar general 17904, franklin furnace
- dollar general 19693, west portsmouth
- dollar general 20453, portsmouth
- dollar general 21121, minford
- dollar general 22106, west portsmouth
- dollar general 23035, wheelersburg
- dollar general 2881, wheelersburg
- dollar general 8411, lucasville
- dollar general 9290, south webster
- dollar general store 17408, lucasville
- dollar tree 384, new boston
- dollar tree 7108, wheelersburg
- dollar tree 7488, lucasville
- dollar tree 7585, portsmouth
- family dollar 12398, lucasville
- family dollar 8787, otway
- family dollar store 1252, wheelersburg
- family dollar store 4114, portsmouth
- family dollar store 5027, lucasville
- family dollar store 5980, minford
- family dollar store 6325, west portsmouth
- family dollar store 922, portsmouth
- keeney's kitchen, lucasville
Supermarket · 5
- aldi 61013 61013, portsmouth
- deemer's foodfair 3418, wheelersburg
- gahm's market, lucasville
- save-a-lot 115, portsmouth
- westside iga, west portsmouth
Super Store · 3
- kroger n-575, portsmouth
- kroger n-664, wheelersburg
- walmart store 1564, new boston
Large Grocery Store · 1
- minford iga, minford
Small Grocery Store · 1
- country store foods, south webster
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Ohio
One of 87 counties in Ohio, 6 are shown here.
Compare Scioto County vs Adams County → · All Ohio counties →
Counties near Scioto County's lower low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Scioto County (22.6%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Ohio.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside OH (7.3% here).
- Crawford County, MO · 7.3% low-access
- Crawford County, MO · 7.3% low-access
- De Witt County, IL · 7.3% low-access
- De Witt County, IL · 7.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside OH (22.6% here).
- Columbus County, NC · 22.6% SNAP
- Columbus County, NC · 22.6% SNAP
- Petersburg city, VA · 22.6% SNAP
- Petersburg city, VA · 22.6% 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.
Scioto County inside a lower low-access state context
Scioto County sits inside Ohio (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 Scioto County, OH are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 39145. 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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