Signature · 2.0% low-access (5th pct)
Starke County, IN
Starke County lands in the lower national band on low-access (2.0%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 2.0%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 12.5%
- on SNAP
- 23K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Starke County, IN
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 2.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -20.1 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 12.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: White County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Starke County lands in the lower national band (2.0%, #2,958 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,958
- national by low-access %
- #83
- in IN
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 299
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 2.0% low-access (5th pct) (-20.1 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Starke County compares nationally
Food access in Starke County compares favorably nationally: its 2.0% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 5% of them (rank #2,961).
Starke County's lower-band USDA tier split
7 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Starke County has 1 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.
Starke 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
- Pike 2.6
Pike 2.6%
2.6 % low-access
- Starke 2
Starke 2%
2 % low-access
- White 2
White 2%
2 % low-access
- Carroll 1.9
Carroll 1.9%
1.9 % low-access
- Benton 1.7
Benton 1.7%
1.7 % low-access
- Harrison 0
Harrison 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 7 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 23,363 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 478 |
| Low-Access Share | 2.0%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 299 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 23,365 |
| Median Household Income | $63,960 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.4%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,121 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 12.5%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.6%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.4% |
SNAP retailers in Starke County
Starke County has 22 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 12 locations (55% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 12
- cvs 6538, knox
- cvs 6543, north judson
- dollar general 18845, knox
- dollar general 3518, knox
- dollar general 22281, hamlet
- dollar general 24467, knox
- dollar general 24849, knox
- dollar general 30419, knox
- dollar general store 8642, north judson
- family dollar 13161, north judson
- family dollar store 1290, knox
- walgreens 07418, knox
Convenience Store · 6
- family express 49, north judson
- kp korner, knox
- rehmat petroleum, hamlet
- sky petroleum inc 1, grovertown
- skyhwy fuels inc 1, knox
- zingo express, knox
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- grand central grocery, north judson
- indiana hope center, grovertown
Super Store · 1
- save a lot 23641, knox
Supermarket · 1
- five star foods, knox
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 Starke County vs Adams County → · All Indiana counties →
Counties near Starke County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Starke 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 (2.0% here).
- Martin County, KY · 2.0% low-access
- Martin County, KY · 2.0% low-access
- Wayne County, PA · 2.0% low-access
- Wayne County, PA · 2.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside IN (12.5% here).
- Lafayette Parish, LA · 12.5% SNAP
- Lafayette Parish, LA · 12.5% SNAP
- Waldo County, ME · 12.5% SNAP
- Waldo County, ME · 12.5% 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.
Starke County inside a lower low-access state context
Starke 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 Starke County, IN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 18149. 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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