County food-access profile · Ohio
Trumbull County, OH
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Trumbull County residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 29.9%
- low-access pop.
- 14
- food-desert tracts
- 14.0%
- on SNAP
- 201K
- residents (ACS 2024)
The food-access picture
29.9% of Trumbull County residents live in a low-access area, and 14 of its 55 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts.
- 25
- low-access tracts
- 24K
- food-desert residents
- 8.2%
- households, no vehicle
- 16.6%
- below poverty line
Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA, 1-and-10-mile measure).
USDA data puts Trumbull County's low-access share at 29.9%, above the national share. 25 of the county's 55 census tracts are classified low-access, meaning residents there live far from a supermarket, an area covering about 62,787 people. 14 of those also meet the low-income condition that defines a food desert, home to roughly 23,746 low-income residents.
How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts
The USDA measures food access by distance to the nearest supermarket. A census tract is "low-access" when a meaningful share of residents live more than one mile from a supermarket in urban areas, or more than ten miles in rural areas. A tract becomes a "food desert" only when it is both low-access and low-income, because distance is far harder to overcome for households without a car or a cushion in the budget. Counts on this page are aggregated from the tract level, where the federal data is actually published, so a single county figure can hide neighbourhoods that are much better or much worse served than the average. Distance also does not capture everything that shapes whether a family eats well: the presence of a full-service grocer rather than a convenience store, public transit, food pantries, and the price and quality of what is on the shelf all matter beyond the radius the Atlas can draw.
How Trumbull County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Trumbull County's 29.9% low-access share is elevated, higher than 70% of them and ranked #941 most-affected nationwide.
Trumbull County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
All 55 census tracts in Trumbull County, grouped by USDA classification (see "How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts" above for what each tier means).
Trumbull County vs. other Ohio counties
Share of the population living in low-access areas, compared with other counties in Ohio
- Trumbull
Trumbull County, OH
29.9 % low-access
- Adams
Adams County, OH
22 % low-access
- Allen
Allen County, OH
17.4 % low-access
- Ashland 5
Ashland County, OH
5 % low-access
- Ashtabula
Ashtabula County, OH
21.9 % low-access
- Athens
Athens County, OH
17 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 55 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 210,312 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 25 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 14 |
| Low-Access Population | 62,787 |
| Low-Access Share | 29.9%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 23,746 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 200,929 |
| Median Household Income | $56,435 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.6%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 12,094 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 14.0%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 8.2%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.0% |
About 14.0% of Trumbull County households receive SNAP, versus a U.S. county median in the 11–13% range (Census ACS).
What this means
- 29.9% of residents are low-access, above the national share for U.S. counties.
- 14.0% of households receive SNAP, the federal program that offsets food costs for 12,094 households here.
- 8.2% of households have no vehicle, the hidden multiplier that turns distance into a real barrier.
- 14 tracts meet the USDA food-desert threshold (low-income and low-access).
USDA low-access figures reflect the 2019 Atlas (2010 tract populations); socioeconomic context is the latest Census ACS 5-year (2024).
What the food-access data shows for Trumbull County
above the national share
14 of Trumbull County's 55 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts, low-income areas where many residents also live far from a supermarket, about 25.5% of all its tracts.
A further 11 tracts are low-access but not low-income, bringing the total low-access tract count to 25.
An estimated 62,787 residents, roughly 29.9% of the county's 2010 population, live in one of these low-access areas.
Of those, 23,746 are also low-income, the group most exposed to genuine food hardship, since limited transportation compounds a limited budget.
The remaining 30 tracts (54.5%) meet the USDA's adequate-access threshold.
SNAP retailers in Trumbull County
Trumbull County has 205 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 10 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 91 locations (44% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 91
- 5 points country convenience, burghill
- 960 quick shop, warren
- a1 express, niles
- a1 express niles, niles
- a1 express warren, warren
- ak discount trade llc, warren
- avinoor llc, warren
- big apple supermarket, warren
- bp bp east market street, warren
- brookfield drive in, masury
- brookfield express mart, brookfield
- buckeye beverage, niles
- certified oil 400458, vienna
- certified oil 400468, warren
- champion's convenient mart no, warren
- circle k 4705422, newton falls
- circle k 4705424, masury
- circle k 4705427, cortland
- circle k 4705428, hubbard
- circle k 4705697, warren
- circle k 4705708, cortland
- cottage market, niles
- country fair 60, niles
- country fair 74, warren
- country fair 85, warren
- e market 112, warren
- eastwood 134, niles
- ednas market, bristolville
- ez stop and drive thru, niles
- fast fuel, warren
- fast trac 106, youngstown
- fat roger's drive thru, warren
- franklin pharmacy inc., warren
- fuel express, brookfield
- garfield convenient mart, warren
- gas land 2, warren
- getgo 3214, niles
- getgo 3356, warren
- greene's market & diner, leavittsburg
- hubbard shell, hubbard
- jak's fine foods, cortland
- la latina market & tacos, warren
- leavittsburg 1168, leavittsburg
- liberty quick shop, youngstown
- litl mac, warren
- love's travel stop 370, hubbard
- m & a food market, leavittsburg
- mk market, niles
- meijer gas station 329, warren
- mini food mart, niles
- murphy usa 7513, cortland
- niles fuel plus, niles
- new usa gas mart, warren
- newton falls convenient mart, newton falls
- niles gas mart, niles
- one stop gas mart, warren
- petro girard 320, girard
- pilot travel center 281, girard
- pilot travel center 697, hubbard
- pilot travel center 732, girard
- pit stop 2 food mart, warren
- pit stop one gas inc, warren
- quinn's north bloomfield market, n bloomfield
- quinn's markets, cortland
- red and white supermarket, warren
- red dragon convenient mart, niles
- ricky's north market, warren
- rocky's fastlane llc, warren
- s mart food store, warren
- save a step food mart 1, hubbard
- sheetz 248, girard
- sheetz 282, warren
- sheetz 294, warren
- sheetz 752, warren
- speedcheck food mart, warren
- speedway 1134, niles
- speedway 1163 1163, warren
- speedway 3377, hubbard
- speedway 3407, cortland
- speedway 3637, youngstown
- speedway 3684, warren
- standard market, masury
- state line market, masury
- the new drive thru, niles
- truck world girard shell, girard
- true north energy 136, masury
- trumbull market, girard
- turnpike petroleum llc, newton falls
- valley view, warren
- village market, niles
- warren express, warren
Combination Grocery/Other · 75
- big lots 3020, warren
- baduriks butcher block, mineral ridge
- cvs 2486, niles
- cvs 3044, hubbard
- cvs 3304, warren
- cvs pharmacy 4606, warren
- dollar general 10128, mc donald
- dollar general 10407, warren
- dollar general 1051, warren
- dollar general 10742, youngstown
- dollar general 1835, newton falls
- dollar general 18552, southington
- dollar general 18589, warren
- dollar general 18769, youngstown
- dollar general 19401, warren
- dollar general 3652, niles
- dollar general 3738, hubbard
- dollar general 3757, youngstown
- dollar general 3961, warren
- dollar general 4051, warren
- dollar general 6638, warren
- dollar general 6732, warren
- dollar general 7248, girard
- dollar general 7544, warren
- dollar general 7624, mineral ridge
- dollar general 7845, niles
- dollar general 8442, cortland
- dollar general 9687, kinsman
- dollar tree 2587, warren
- dollartree 10025, brookfield
- dollartree 10854, niles
- dollartree 6229, niles
- dollartree 8123, warren
- dollar general 10909, masury
- dollar general 11419, brookfield
- dollar general 13002, warren
- dollar general 15504, leavittsburg
- dollar general 15758, vienna
- dollar general 15988, bristolville
- dollar general 17594, mesopotamia
- dollar general 19491, cortland
- dollar general 20066, burghill
- dollar general 20297, hubbard
- dollar general 21262, cortland
- dollar general 2146, warren
- dollar general 21468, newton falls
- dollar general 23672, west farmington
- dollar general 23709, warren
- dollar general 25156, hubbard
- dollar general 25417, niles
- dollar general 30886, niles
- dollar tree 3375, niles
- dollar tree 3822, warren
- dollar tree 6395, hubbard
- dollar tree 7089, youngstown
- dollar tree 7538, cortland
- family dollar 10365, cortland
- family dollar 13103, kinsman
- family dollar 9053, warren
- family dollar store 1337, warren
- family dollar store 1525, newton falls
- family dollar store 1571, niles
- family dollar store 1842, warren
- family dollar store 4462, girard
- family dollar store 4610, brookfield
- family dollar store 7288, warren
- indian grocery of youngstown, youngstown
- mr. d's food fair 1, brookfield
- pedens meats llc, kinsman
- walgreens 5549, warren
- walgreens 06888, niles
- walgreens 09077, warren
- walgreens 09669, hubbard
- walgreens 10569, niles
- walgreens 11730, cortland
Super Store · 16
- brookfield sparkle market, brookfield
- champion save-a-lot 23531, warren
- cortland sparkle market, cortland
- dollar general market 13921, niles
- giant eagle, niles
- giant eagle, warren
- giant eagle 6384, youngstown
- giant eagle 4051, warren
- giant eagle 4056, warren
- klingemier's champion sparkle mkt, warren
- meijer 329, warren
- sam's club 6327, warren
- target store 1301, niles
- walmart supercenter 2197, cortland
- walmart supercenter 3860, youngstown
- warren save-a-lot 23492, warren
Supermarket · 10
- aldi 63057 63057, warren
- aldi 65078 65078, youngstown
- aldi 71077 71077, warren
- aldi 63074, cortland
- devine shop n save, hubbard
- gordon food service store mp119, warren
- marcs 63, niles
- newton falls shop n save, newton falls
- newton falls iga, newton falls
- save a lot 30153, hubbard
Medium Grocery Store · 4
- b & k farm market iii llc, cortland
- end of the commons general store, mesopotamia
- jerusalem food import, youngstown
- save-a-step, girard
Farmers' Market · 3
- howland township farmers market, warren
- hubbard farmers market, hubbard
- warren farmers' market, warren
Large Grocery Store · 2
- burlews fresh market, hubbard
- kinsman iga, kinsman
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- jones processing, hartford
- mahan packing co inc, bristolville
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- scarpaci produce, warren
Small Grocery Store · 1
- sam's shop convenience store llc, youngstown
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator, currently authorized retailers.
Other Counties in Ohio
Compare Trumbull County vs Adams County → · All Ohio counties →
Food access nationally, Ohio in context
Trumbull County sits inside Ohio (ringed). Each state is colored by its population-weighted low-access share; click any state to compare.
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context
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Data Sources & Methodology
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019): low-access and food-desert tract classifications, low-access population, and low-income low-access counts. ers.usda.gov/food-access-research-atlas
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates: population, median income, poverty, SNAP participation, vehicle access, and group quarters. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
Low access is defined as living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket; a food desert adds a low-income condition. Read the full methodology →
Data current as of (most recent source-data vintage; figures reflect the 2019 USDA Atlas and 2024 Census ACS).
Note: This page presents public USDA and Census data for informational purposes and is not professional advice. Figures reflect the cited dataset vintages and may differ from the most recent local conditions. How this data is sourced & verified.