Signature · 133 SNAP-authorized stores
Warren County, KY
Warren County's food-access picture is close to the national norm, with pockets that qualify as low-access. This profile breaks down who qualifies as a food desert and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it.
- 16.0%
- low-access pop.
- 4
- food-desert tracts
- 12.8%
- on SNAP
- 141K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Warren County, KY
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 16.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -6.1 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 4 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 12.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 7.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 17% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Washington County (+ 0.2 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Warren County ranks #2,030 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #43 of 110 counties in KY (16.0% low-access; 4 food-desert tracts).
- #2,030
- national by low-access %
- #43
- in KY
- 10
- low-access tracts
- 6K
- food-desert residents
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).
Signature read: 133 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Warren County compares nationally
Warren County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 16.0% low-access share that beats 35% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,030).
Warren County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
24 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 4 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Warren County has 17 urban and 7 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.
Warren County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Kentucky, not a full county-board reprint
- Robertson
Robertson 74.8%
74.8 % low-access
- Calloway 16.5
Calloway 16.5%
16.5 % low-access
- Washington 16.2
Washington 16.2%
16.2 % low-access
- Warren 16
Warren 16%
16 % low-access
- Harrison 15.6
Harrison 15.6%
15.6 % low-access
- Barren 15.5
Barren 15.5%
15.5 % low-access
- Ballard 0
Ballard 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 24 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 113,792 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 10 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 4 |
| Low-Access Population | 18,236 |
| Low-Access Share | 16.0%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 6,210 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 140,918 |
| Median Household Income | $65,794 |
| Poverty Rate | 17.0%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 7,118 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 12.8%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.1%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 4.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in Warren County
Warren County has 133 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 53 locations (40% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 53
- 1 stop lovers lane, bowling green
- 185 quick mart, bowling green
- alvaton express, alvaton
- am express 9, bowling green
- bg food mart, bowling green
- bp fastrac, bowling green
- chevron food mart, bowling green
- chevron gas, bowling green
- crossroads iga 776, bowling green
- exxon fastrac, bowling green
- fivestar 1900, bowling green
- fivestar 1910, bowling green
- fivestar 1925, bowling green
- fivestar 1930, bowling green
- flex market, bowling green
- gas n go, bowling green
- huck's #397, bowling green
- huck's 394, bowling green
- huck's 395, bowling green
- huck's 396, bowling green
- iga express 802, bowling green
- iga express 828, bowling green
- iga express 837, bowling green
- iga express 838, bowling green
- iga express 839, bowling green
- iga express shell 858, bowling green
- iga express shell 870, bowling green
- iga express shell 873, bowling green
- iga express shell 874, bowling green
- iga express shell 875, bowling green
- jr food store 813, bowling green
- la placita, bowling green
- minit mart 4413, bowling green
- minit mart 4413, bowling green
- minit mart 4415, bowling green
- minit mart 4416, bowling green
- minit mart 4417, bowling green
- minit mart 4418, bowling green
- minit mart 4419, bowling green
- minit mart 4420, bowling green
- minit mart 4421, bowling green
- plano c-store, bowling green
- racetrac 2607 2607, bowling green
- speedway 5462, bowling green
- speedway 7179, smiths grove
- speedway 8646, bowling green
- speedway 9370, bowling green
- speedway 9626, bowling green
- ta smiths grove 0468, smiths grove
- tienda el manantial, bowling green
- united gas & food, bowling green
- vietnam market, bowling green
- western kentucky university pod market, bowling green
Combination Grocery/Other · 33
- abby's 3 international market llc, bowling green
- abby's international african market 426, bowling green
- cvs pharmacy 6423, bowling green
- cvs pharmacy 6422, bowling green
- dollar general 0496, bowling green
- dollar general 13807, bowling green
- dollar general 14191, rockfield
- dollar general 2120, bowling green
- dollar general 2558, bowling green
- dollar general 3125, bowling green
- dollar general 4089, smiths grove
- dollar general 8791, bowling green
- dollar general 8823, bowling green
- dollartree 10647, bowling green
- delafield co-op market, bowling green
- dollar general 12266, bowling green
- dollar general 20673, bowling green
- dollar general 20934, bowling green
- dollar general 24877, bowling green
- dollar general 25798, bowling green
- dollar general 30589, bowling green
- dollar general 31393, bowling green
- dollar general store 16395, bowling green
- dollar tree 49, bowling green
- dollar tree 6425, bowling green
- dollar tree 7695, bowling green
- family dollar store 10029, bowling green
- family dollar store 4263, bowling green
- hannah grocery, bowling green
- naacin asian market, bowling green
- walgreen 04448, bowling green
- walgreens 07685, bowling green
- walgreens 13815, bowling green
Medium Grocery Store · 13
- almadina international market, bowling green
- bowling green intl grocery 2 dba jasmine intl groc, bowling green
- family asian grocery, bowling green
- glory asian market, bowling green
- international supermarket and cafe no, bowling green
- lungdam market inc, bowling green
- m & k asian grocery, bowling green
- mediterranean food store inc, bowling green
- mercadito hispano, bowling green
- msk international grocery llc, bowling green
- nan asian market, bowling green
- sud kivu international market llc, bowling green
- umoja international market, llc, bowling green
Supermarket · 11
- aldi 043, bowling green
- crossroads iga 770, smiths grove
- crossroads iga 779, bowling green
- crossroads iga 781, bowling green
- crossroads iga 789, bowling green
- gordon food service store mp142, bowling green
- houchens crossroads iga 773, bowling green
- houchens crossroads iga 774, bowling green
- price less iga 484, bowling green
- price less iga 485, bowling green
- store name crossroads express 852, bowling green
Super Store · 10
- dollar general 21328, bowling green
- dollar general market 9811, bowling green
- kroger 0585, bowling green
- kroger 509, bowling green
- kroger 535, bowling green
- meijer 272, bowling green
- sam's club 4876, bowling green
- target store 958, bowling green
- walmart 5236, bowling green
- walmart supercenter 299, bowling green
Small Grocery Store · 8
- blessing asian grocery, bowling green
- carniceria cuautepec llc, bowling green
- chin asian grocery, bowling green
- el guajiro market, bowling green
- guateusa, bowling green
- la del sol llc, bowling green
- las palmas, bowling green
- saigon asian market, bowling green
Farmers' Market · 3
- barren river berries, bowling green
- community farmers market, inc, bowling green
- soky marketplace, bowling green
Delivery Route · 1
- mobile grocery of bowling green, inc., bowling green
Large Grocery Store · 1
- teeltui zuasiam asian market llc, bowling green
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.
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Nationwide peers for Warren County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Warren 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 (16.0% here).
- Wabash County, IL · 16.0% low-access
- Wabash County, IL · 16.0% low-access
- Newton County, MS · 16.0% low-access
- Newton County, MS · 16.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside KY (12.8% here).
- Page County, IA · 12.8% SNAP
- Page County, IA · 12.8% SNAP
- Clinton County, IA · 12.8% SNAP
- Clinton County, IA · 12.8% 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.
Food access nationally, Kentucky in context
Warren 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 Warren County, KY are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 21227. 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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