Signature · 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts)
Vinton County, OH
Vinton County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of the book) alongside 5.0% low-access.
- 5.0%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 20.9%
- on SNAP
- 13K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Vinton County, OH
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ADEQUATE 5.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -17.1 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 20.9% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 33% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Ashland County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Vinton County lands in the lower national band (5.0%, #2,814 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,814
- national by low-access %
- #84
- in OH
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 324
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts) .
How Vinton County compares nationally
Food access in Vinton County compares favorably nationally: its 5.0% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 10% of them (rank #2,814).
Vinton County's lower-band USDA tier split
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
All 3 of Vinton County's tracts are rural in the USDA classification, so every one is judged on the 10-mile test: a resident counts as low-access only when the nearest supermarket is more than 10 miles away.
Vinton County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Ohio, not a full county-board reprint
- Warren
Warren 45.7%
45.7 % low-access
- Jackson 5.7
Jackson 5.7%
5.7 % low-access
- Holmes 5.2
Holmes 5.2%
5.2 % low-access
- Vinton 5
Vinton 5%
5 % low-access
- Ashland 5
Ashland 5%
5 % low-access
- Pike 4.9
Pike 4.9%
4.9 % low-access
- Morrow 2.2
Morrow 2.2%
2.2 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 3 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 13,435 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 668 |
| Low-Access Share | 5.0%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 324 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 12,630 |
| Median Household Income | $55,336 |
| Poverty Rate | 17.3%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,111 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 20.9%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.4%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.6% |
SNAP retailers in Vinton County
Vinton County has 15 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 2 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 9 locations (60% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
5 towns share the 15 authorized stores; Mcarthur holds 33% of them. None of the towns has a supermarket or large/medium grocery on the SNAP list.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Mcarthur | 5 | none |
| Mc Arthur | 4 | none |
| Hamden | 3 | none |
| Wilkesville | 2 | none |
| Zaleski | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 9
- bud's one stop 1, mcarthur
- clark's pump-n-shop 19, mc arthur
- dba cross creek general store, mcarthur
- gas n stuff, hamden
- hamden food mart 280, hamden
- mcarthur express, mc arthur
- moonville market, zaleski
- par mar store 41, wilkesville
- r & c quick stop, mc arthur
Combination Grocery/Other · 6
- campbell's market mcarthur, mcarthur
- dollar general 18112, hamden
- dollar general 240, mcarthur
- dollar general 18046, mcarthur
- family dollar 11928, wilkesville
- family dollar store 1662, mc arthur
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 Vinton County vs Adams County → · All Ohio counties →
Counties near Vinton County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Vinton 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 (5.0% here).
- Carbon County, PA · 5.0% low-access
- Lee County, SC · 5.0% low-access
- Hill County, TX · 5.0% low-access
- Le Sueur County, MN · 5.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside OH (20.9% here).
- Le Flore County, OK · 20.9% SNAP
- Wayne County, MS · 20.9% SNAP
- Walthall County, MS · 20.9% SNAP
- Bacon County, GA · 20.9% 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.
Ohio among East North Central states
Ohio ranks 2nd of 5 East North Central states by population-weighted low-access (25.1%). Vinton County, at 5.0%, runs 20.1 pts below the Ohio rate.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
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 Vinton County, OH are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 39163. 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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