Signature · 312 SNAP-authorized stores
Stark County, OH
Stark County sits in the upper national band on low-access (28.9%, +6.8 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 28.9%
- low-access pop.
- 9
- food-desert tracts
- 12.7%
- on SNAP
- 374K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Stark County, OH
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 28.9% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +6.8 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 9 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 12.7% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 10% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Montgomery County ( -0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Stark County sits in the upper national band (28.9%, #1,012 of 3,079) with 9 LILA tracts.
- #1,012
- national by low-access %
- #25
- in OH
- 41
- low-access tracts
- 32K
- 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: 312 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Stark County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Stark County's 28.9% low-access share is elevated, higher than 68% of them and ranked #1,013 most-affected nationwide.
Stark County's elevated USDA tier split
86 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 9 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Stark County has 71 urban and 15 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.
Stark County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Ohio, not a full county-board reprint
- Warren
Warren 45.7%
45.7 % low-access
- Greene
Greene 29.4%
29.4 % low-access
- Clinton
Clinton 29.3%
29.3 % low-access
- Guernsey
Guernsey 29%
29 % low-access
- Stark
Stark 28.9%
28.9 % low-access
- Montgomery
Montgomery 28.8%
28.8 % low-access
- Morrow 2.2
Morrow 2.2%
2.2 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 86 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 375,586 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 41 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 9 |
| Low-Access Population | 108,654 |
| Low-Access Share | 28.9%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 32,210 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 373,713 |
| Median Household Income | $67,934 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.5%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 19,848 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 12.7%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.7%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Stark County
Stark County has 312 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 130 locations (42% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 130
- 10k food mart, canton
- 6th street market, massillon
- a and a 1, canton
- a-mart express, canton
- alliance duchess 1165, alliance
- alliance quick mart llc, alliance
- allstar beverage, canton
- amoco, canton
- b & b drive thru, canton
- b & k emporium, alliance
- bp cleveland ave, canton
- beach city citgo, beach city
- bellstores 1015, hartville
- bellstores 1021, canton
- bellstores 1022, massillon
- bellstores 1027, massillon
- bellstores 1028, canton
- bellstores 1031, massillon
- bellstores 1032, brewster
- bellstores 1040, massillon
- bellstores 1045, canton
- bellstores 1052, alliance
- bellstores 1053, canton
- bellstores 1064, canal fulton
- bellstores 1069, east canton
- bellstores 1152, canal fulton
- bellstores 1158, canton
- bellstores 1026, massillon
- bellstores 1034, massillon
- bellstores 1122, canton
- bellstores 1147, massillon
- bellstores 1173, louisville
- c d food mart, massillon
- canton party store, canton
- circle k 4705386, alliance
- circle k 4705388, massillon
- circle k 4705398, canton
- circle k 4705400, canal fulton
- circle k 4705618, canton
- circle k 4705665, canton
- circle k 4705668, alliance
- circle k 4705703, jackson
- circle k 4705709, canton
- circle k 4705736, alliance
- circle k 5385, navarre
- circle k 5387, north canton
- circle k 5626, canton
- corner store, massillon
- dixie mart, alliance
- dueber drive thru, canton
- el mercadito hondureno, canton
- erik's grocery bag, north canton
- everly's carry out llc, canton
- express mini mart, canton
- faircrest 392, canton
- fast & friendly food mart, massillon
- fohl road sunoco, canton
- fulton mart, canton
- gas city, canton
- getgo 3395, north canton
- getgo 3625, alliance
- gtb prtroleum, minerva
- harmont drive thru, canton
- hof gas, canton
- honey market, east sparta
- jae family 5269618, north canton
- k & s mini mart, canton
- kprp llc, massillon
- lincoln way mini mart, massillon
- love's travel stop 813, north canton
- lumzel convenience, north canton
- m k supermart, robertsville
- mahoning mini mart, canton
- main avenue market, massillon
- main stop mart, canton
- massillon mini mart, massillon
- meijer express 332, north canton
- meijer gas station 325, canton
- mini food mart, canton
- mini food mart, canton
- murphy usa 7868, canton
- perry fuel mart, canton
- pilot travel center 469, canton
- platinum petroleum, llc dba canton sunoco, canton
- r & j petroleum inc, canton
- r & r junction ltd, brewster
- rocky's inc., waynesburg
- s & k mini mart, canton
- s singh inc, alliance
- s&k mini mart, canton
- spee-d-foods 19, navarre
- spee-d-foods 31, canton
- sav way mart, canton
- sheetz 342, canton
- sheetz 375, alliance
- sheetz 389, canton
- sheetz 431, north canton
- sheetz 529, hartville
- sheetz 815, massillon
- spee d foods 22, canton
- spee d foods 28, north canton
- spee d foods 29, louisville
- spee d foods no 30, greentown
- speedway 1207, canton
- speedway 3362, east canton
- speedway 3403, hartville
- speedway 3628, massillon
- speedway 3653 3653, canton
- speedway 4527, massillon
- speedway 6236, canton
- speedway 6237, north canton
- speedway 6239 6239, waynesburg
- speedway 6465, canton
- speedway 9053, louisville
- speedway 9110, canton
- speedway 9148, canton
- speedway 9161, canton
- speedway 9290, massillon
- speedway 9314, massillon
- speedway 9319, canton
- speedway 9379, north canton
- speedway 9399, canton
- speedway 9400, canton
- speedway 9758 9758, canton
- sree ganga llc, canton
- sunoco north canton, north canton
- ta north canton 095, north canton
- wales road one stop, massillon
- west long enterprises, massillon
- z & t bp428, canton
Combination Grocery/Other · 100
- a&s meats llc, alliance
- big lots 3019, canton
- cvs 2063, canton
- cvs 2385, north canton
- cvs 4802, hartville
- cvs 8248, massillon
- cvs pharmacy 10372, canton
- dollar general 10289, massillon
- dollar general 10704, canton
- dollar general 10731, canal fulton
- dollar general 10805, canton
- dollar general 14174, homeworth
- dollar general 14221, navarre
- dollar general 18257, e sparta
- dollar general 18322, louisville
- dollar general 18872, robertsville
- dollar general 2025, canton
- dollar general 3027, canal fulton
- dollar general 3237, canton
- dollar general 3412, waynesburg
- dollar general 4594, minerva
- dollar general 6564, hartville
- dollar general 7030, louisville
- dollar general 7215, canton
- dollar general 8358, massillon
- dollar general 9409, east canton
- dollar general 9449, canton
- dollar general 9790, alliance
- dollar tree 3349, canton
- dollartree 10241, canton
- dollartree 10663, canton
- dollartree 8003, louisville
- dollartree 9475, alliance
- discount drug mart 42, canton
- discount drug mart 46, north canton
- discount drug mart 51, north canton
- discount drug mart 89, canton
- dollar general 11020, canton
- dollar general 12191, canton
- dollar general 15303, uniontown
- dollar general 15443, massillon
- dollar general 15799, canton
- dollar general 16108, canton
- dollar general 17922, canton
- dollar general 19248, canton
- dollar general 19888, uniontown
- dollar general 21265, beach city
- dollar general 21534, north canton
- dollar general 21861, north canton
- dollar general 22472, minerva
- dollar general 22553, canton
- dollar general 24051, louisville
- dollar general 24205, louisville
- dollar general 30560, massillon
- dollar general 31480, massillon
- dollar general 4367, alliance
- dollar tree 0518, canton
- dollar tree 1746, alliance
- dollar tree 200, canton
- dollar tree 202, canton
- dollar tree 3384, massillon
- dollar tree 4981, north canton
- dollar tree 5844, canton
- dollar tree 6077, canton
- dollar tree 7124, canton
- dollar tree 7364, alliance
- dollar tree 7792, canal fulton
- dollar tree 7892, massillon
- dollar tree 7902, hartville
- dollartree 9169, canton
- family dollar 11172, massillon
- family dollar 12246, canton
- family dollar 1280, massillon
- family dollar 13319, east canton
- family dollar 13392, waynesburg
- family dollar 8362, north canton
- family dollar store 1348, canton
- family dollar store 2035, canton
- family dollar store 2425, alliance
- family dollar store 2453, canton
- family dollar store 4393, canton
- family dollar store 4769, brewster
- family dollar store 4816, magnolia
- family dollar store 5255, massillon
- family dollar store 5497, canton
- family dollar store 5661, alliance
- indo-pak grocery store, canton
- john georges, massillon
- oriental food and gift, canton
- postiy's columbus rd market, canton
- walgreens 03261, north canton
- walgreens 04044, canton
- walgreens 04101, canton
- walgreens 4983, canton
- walgreens 01337, canton
- walgreens 07865, massillon
- walgreens 09385, alliance
- walgreens 11810, north canton
- walgreens 15467, massillon
- young oriental food market, north canton
Medium Grocery Store · 8
- diga food corporation, alliance
- duma meats hartville market, hartville
- emmert's market, massillon
- hever's family meats, canton
- hartville hometown meats and seafood company, north canton
- naka boutique, canton
- sommers discount market, canton
- troyer's dutch market, massillon
Large Grocery Store · 5
- bartolone's country market llc, alliance
- iga brewster, brewster
- polen meats llc, east canton
- raisin rack natural foods inc, canton
- sommers market, hartville
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 4
- canal fulton specialty meats, llc, canal fulton
- fat daddy's meats, massillon
- kiko meats inc., minerva
- strasburg meats, canton
Farmers' Market · 2
- canton farmers market, canton
- canton farmers' market, canton
Bakery Specialty · 1
- schwebel bakery outlet 04, north canton
Showing 250 of 312 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
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 Stark County vs Adams County → · All Ohio counties →
Counties near Stark County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Stark 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 (28.9% here).
- Bowie County, TX · 28.9% low-access
- Bowie County, TX · 28.9% low-access
- Fluvanna County, VA · 28.9% low-access
- Fluvanna County, VA · 28.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside OH (12.7% here).
- Coryell County, TX · 12.7% SNAP
- Coryell County, TX · 12.7% SNAP
- Roosevelt County, MT · 12.7% SNAP
- Roosevelt County, MT · 12.7% 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.
Stark County inside a higher low-access state context
Stark 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 .
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