Signature · 42 SNAP-authorized stores
Shelby County, OH
Shelby County lands in the lower national band on low-access (14.8%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 14.8%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 8.8%
- on SNAP
- 48K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Shelby County, OH
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 14.8% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -7.3 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 8.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 10% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Morgan County (+ 0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Shelby County lands in the lower national band (14.8%, #2,134 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,134
- national by low-access %
- #56
- in OH
- 4
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 42 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Shelby County compares nationally
Shelby County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 14.8% low-access share that beats 32% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,135).
Shelby County's lower-band USDA tier split
10 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Shelby County has 4 urban and 6 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.
Shelby 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
- Pickaway 15.6
Pickaway 15.6%
15.6 % low-access
- Harrison 15.2
Harrison 15.2%
15.2 % low-access
- Morgan 14.9
Morgan 14.9%
14.9 % low-access
- Shelby 14.8
Shelby 14.8%
14.8 % low-access
- Hocking 14.1
Hocking 14.1%
14.1 % low-access
- Morrow 2.2
Morrow 2.2%
2.2 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 10 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 49,423 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 4 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 7,294 |
| Low-Access Share | 14.8%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,053 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 47,929 |
| Median Household Income | $73,978 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.6%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,657 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 8.8%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.1%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in Shelby County
Shelby County has 42 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 23 locations (55% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 23
- anna food center llc 1, anna
- casey's general store 3552, fort loramie
- casey's general store 3553, jackson center
- circle k 4705681, botkins
- clark 4861, sidney
- court street express llc, sidney
- db petroleum, inc., sidney
- east 47 marathon, sidney
- fair rd sunoco, sidney
- love's travel stop 747, sidney
- marathon #14262 8, anna
- pasco grocery 1, sidney
- s and g stores llc 110, sidney
- s and g stores llc 75, sidney
- schafer market 8016, fort loramie
- sheetz 883, sidney
- shivbhumillc, sidney
- sidney arco, sidney
- sidney foodmart, sidney
- speedway 1261, sidney
- speedway 5135, sidney
- speedway 8012, anna
- speedway 8018, sidney
Combination Grocery/Other · 12
- cvs 6179, sidney
- dollar general 14382, botkins
- dollar general 1920, sidney
- dollar general 5810, fort loramie
- dollar general 6013, sidney
- dollar general 20464, houston
- dollar general 22545, sidney
- dollar tree 4986, wauseon
- dollar tree 78, sidney
- family dollar 10321, jackson center
- family dollar 11234, anna
- walgreens 07941, sidney
Super Store · 2
- kroger 913, sidney
- walmart supercenter 1331, sidney
Supermarket · 2
- aldi 61046 61046, sidney
- sidney grocery store llc, sidney
Bakery Specialty · 1
- aunt millie's bakery outlet 50080, sidney
Large Grocery Store · 1
- anna market, anna
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- curly's custom meats, inc., jackson center
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 Shelby County vs Adams County → · All Ohio counties →
Counties near Shelby County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Shelby County, both outside Ohio so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside OH (14.8% here).
- Okfuskee County, OK · 14.8% low-access
- Okfuskee County, OK · 14.8% low-access
- Wayne County, MI · 14.8% low-access
- Wayne County, MI · 14.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside OH (8.8% here).
- Union County, NJ · 8.8% SNAP
- Union County, NJ · 8.8% SNAP
- Brown County, SD · 8.8% SNAP
- Brown County, SD · 8.8% 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.
Shelby County inside a lower low-access state context
Shelby 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 Shelby County, OH are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 39149. 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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