Signature · 12 LILA tracts (32.4% of tracts)
Tippecanoe County, IN
Tippecanoe County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 12 LILA tracts (32.4% of the book) alongside 40.2% low-access.
- 40.2%
- low-access pop.
- 12
- food-desert tracts
- 7.2%
- on SNAP
- 189K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Tippecanoe County, IN
LA-SEVERE · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-SEVERE 40.2% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +18.1 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 12 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.2% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 9.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 32% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Porter County (+ 0.2 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Tippecanoe County sits in the upper national band (40.2%, #392 of 3,079) with 12 LILA tracts.
- #392
- national by low-access %
- #4
- in IN
- 23
- low-access tracts
- 30K
- 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: 12 LILA tracts (32.4% of tracts) .
How Tippecanoe County compares nationally
Tippecanoe County sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 40.2% low-access share outpaces 87% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #392 most-affected nationwide.
Tippecanoe County's elevated USDA tier split
37 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 12 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Tippecanoe County has 33 urban and 4 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.
Tippecanoe County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Indiana, not a full county-board reprint
- Hendricks
Hendricks 51.5%
51.5 % low-access
- Porter
Porter 40.4%
40.4 % low-access
- Tippecanoe
Tippecanoe 40.2%
40.2 % low-access
- Vigo
Vigo 38.8%
38.8 % low-access
- Warrick
Warrick 38.6%
38.6 % low-access
- Vanderburgh
Vanderburgh 37.9%
37.9 % low-access
- Harrison 0
Harrison 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 37 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 172,780 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 23 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 12 |
| Low-Access Population | 69,391 |
| Low-Access Share | 40.2%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 30,127 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 189,071 |
| Median Household Income | $60,636 |
| Poverty Rate | 19.2%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 5,470 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.2%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 9.7%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 8.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Tippecanoe County
Tippecanoe County has 132 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 67 locations (51% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 67
- 4th market llc, lafayette
- aanjal inc, lafayette
- baklava plus, west lafayette
- battle ground mini mart, battle ground
- beni's bodega food market, lafayette
- casey's general store 2356, lafayette
- circle k 2240, lafayette
- circle k 2261, lafayette
- circle k 4702300, lafayette
- circle k 4702400, west lafayette
- circle k 4702408, lafayette
- circle k 4702409, lafayette
- circle k 4702410, lafayette
- daily express 1, lafayette
- daily express 3, lafayette
- dayton petroleum inc., dayton
- downtown market inc., lafayette
- fairgrounds market llc, lafayette
- family express 38, lafayette
- family express 41, lafayette
- family express 43, lafayette
- family express 44, west lafayette
- family express 48, lafayette
- fe33 - purdue 33, west lafayette
- fe68-lafayette sagamore 68, lafayette
- fm petroleum llc, lafayette
- friendly market 350, lafayette
- friendly spot llc, lafayette
- friendlys market, lafayette
- g & g gasoline 1 llc, lafayette
- gas america 8083, lafayette
- go mart llc, lafayette
- hsrk golo, west lafayette
- jb battlefield service, west lafayette
- kossuth go mart, lafayette
- lafayette market llc, lafayette
- leo's market and eatery, llc 06, lafayette
- love's travel stop 874, lafayette
- lucky mart, lafayette
- lukes 226, lafayette
- meijer gas station 137, lafayette
- meijer gas station 186, west lafayette
- murphy usa 7401, lafayette
- parkway petroleum inc, lafayette
- perfect mart llc, lafayette
- quick pantry 10, lafayette
- quick pantry 11, lafayette
- quick pantry 9, lafayette
- quick pantry llc, lafayette
- quick pantry vii, lafayette
- romney petroleum inc, lafayette
- salem st market inc., lafayette
- salisbury market, west lafayette
- speedway 1311, lafayette
- speedway 3310, lafayette
- speedway 6383, lafayette
- speedway 7272, lafayette
- speedway 7288, west lafayette
- speedway 7675, lafayette
- speedway 8064, west lafayette
- speedway 8534, west lafayette
- tower corners, lafayette
- twyckenham foodmart, lafayette
- village pantry 5446, west lafayette
- village pantry 5564, lafayette
- village pantry 5482, lafayette
- y2 petro inc, lafayette
Combination Grocery/Other · 30
- cmpj market, lafayette
- cvs 8680, lafayette
- cvs pharmacy 10257, west lafayette
- cvs pharmacy 6677, lafayette
- cvs pharmacy 8651, west lafayette
- cvs pharmacy 8657, lafayette
- dollar general 14650, lafayette
- dollar general 2661, lafayette
- dollar general 4598, lafayette
- dollar general 6814, west lafayette
- dollartree 11019, lafayette
- dollartree 8192, lafayette
- dollartree 8941, lafayette
- dollartree 9234, lafayette
- dollar general 10819, lafayette
- dollar general 19725, dayton
- dollar general 20690, west point
- dollar general 21522, lafayette
- dollar general 22190, lafayette
- dollar general store 12826, romney
- dollar general store 3657, lafayette
- dollar tree 0514, lafayette
- dollar tree 1809, lafayette
- dollar tree 7054, west lafayette
- indian and international grocery 1, west lafayette
- safari global market llc, lafayette
- walgreens 6456, w lafayette
- walgreens 04371, lafayette
- walgreens 10858, lafayette
- walgreens 10974, lafayette
Super Store · 14
- fresh thyme market 202laf, lafayette
- fresh thyme market 216wlf, west lafayette
- kroger j 843, lafayette
- meijer 186, west lafayette
- meijer inc 137, lafayette
- pay less 824, west lafayette
- pay less 827, lafayette
- payless j-822, lafayette
- sam's club 8169, lafayette
- target store 1762, lafayette
- target store t3309, west lafayette
- walmart 1547, lafayette
- walmart 2339, west lafayette
- walmart 3851, lafayette
Medium Grocery Store · 6
- amigail prodwi lakay llc, lafayette
- asia global market, west lafayette
- jalisco grocery, lafayette
- la plaza, lafayette
- la zacatecana grocery store llc, lafayette
- mi ranchito supermarket llc, lafayette
Small Grocery Store · 6
- carniceria la regia, lafayette
- la chiquita, lafayette
- oasis mexican grocery, west lafayette
- safari international market, lafayette
- the sunspot natural market 2, west lafayette
- yahweh-nissi haitian market, lafayette
Supermarket · 4
- aldi 44059 44059, lafayette
- aldi 44060, west lafayette
- gordon food service store mp031, lafayette
- la tapatia, lafayette
Farmers' Market · 2
- lafayette farmers market/purdue farmers market, lafayette
- west lafayette farmers market, west lafayette
Large Grocery Store · 2
- d & r specialities inc, lafayette
- otterbein express, west lafayette
Bakery Specialty · 1
- aunt millie's bakery outlet 50010, lafayette
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.
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Counties near Tippecanoe County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Tippecanoe 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 (40.2% here).
- Somerset County, NJ · 40.2% low-access
- Somerset County, NJ · 40.2% low-access
- Morris County, NJ · 40.3% low-access
- Lyon County, MN · 40.1% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside IN (7.2% here).
- Osage County, KS · 7.2% SNAP
- Osage County, KS · 7.2% SNAP
- Kenton County, KY · 7.2% SNAP
- Kenton County, KY · 7.2% 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.
Tippecanoe County inside a higher low-access state context
Tippecanoe 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 Tippecanoe County, IN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 18157. 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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