Signature · 9.0% low-access (18th pct)
Trigg County, KY
Trigg County lands in the lower national band on low-access (9.0%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 9.0%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 10.9%
- on SNAP
- 14K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Trigg County, KY
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 9.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -13.1 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-TYPICAL 10.9% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 20% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Hart County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Trigg County lands in the lower national band (9.0%, #2,563 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,563
- national by low-access %
- #63
- in KY
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 229
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 9.0% low-access (18th pct) (-13.1 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Trigg County compares nationally
Trigg County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 9.0% low-access share that beats 18% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,566).
Trigg County's lower-band USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Trigg County has 0 urban and 5 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.
Trigg County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Kentucky, not a full county-board reprint
- Robertson
Robertson 74.8%
74.8 % low-access
- Lawrence 9.3
Lawrence 9.3%
9.3 % low-access
- Owen 9.3
Owen 9.3%
9.3 % low-access
- Marshall 9.2
Marshall 9.2%
9.2 % low-access
- Trigg 9
Trigg 9%
9 % low-access
- Hart 9
Hart 9%
9 % low-access
- Ballard 0
Ballard 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 14,339 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,287 |
| Low-Access Share | 9.0%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 229 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 14,315 |
| Median Household Income | $59,857 |
| Poverty Rate | 20.6%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 663 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.9%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.5%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.6% |
SNAP retailers in Trigg County
Trigg County has 19 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 9 locations (47% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 9
- dollar general 1173, cadiz
- dollar general 19487, cadiz
- dollar general 15158, cadiz
- dollar general 25150, cadiz
- dollar general 25288, princeton
- dollar general 25363, cadiz
- dollar general 31464, cadiz
- family dollar 13718, cadiz
- twice daily 3051, cadiz
Convenience Store · 8
- cadiz mart, cadiz
- casey's general store 3087, cadiz
- fivestar 2200, cadiz
- lake foodmart llc, cadiz
- max's 109, cadiz
- max's 140, cadiz
- r b harikrishna inc - dba/ ham town stop n go, cadiz
- sunrise family farm, cadiz
Super Store · 1
- hancock's neighborhood market-cadiz, cadiz
Supermarket · 1
- food giant 528, cadiz
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Kentucky
One of 119 counties in Kentucky, 6 are shown here.
Compare Trigg County vs Adair County → · All Kentucky counties →
Counties near Trigg County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Trigg County, both outside Kentucky so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside KY (9.0% here).
- Vermilion Parish, LA · 9.0% low-access
- Vermilion Parish, LA · 9.0% low-access
- Warren County, IL · 9.0% low-access
- Warren County, IL · 9.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside KY (10.9% here).
- Atchison County, KS · 10.9% SNAP
- Atchison County, KS · 10.9% SNAP
- Grundy County, IL · 10.9% SNAP
- Grundy County, IL · 10.9% 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.
Trigg County inside a lower low-access state context
Trigg County sits inside Kentucky (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 Trigg County, KY are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 21221. 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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