Signature · 4.6% SNAP (2nd pct in OH)
Warren County, OH
Warren County sits in the upper national band on low-access (45.7%, +23.6 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 45.7%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 4.6%
- on SNAP
- 250K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Warren County, OH
LA-SEVERE · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-SEVERE 45.7% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +23.6 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 4.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 6% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Clermont County ( -0.3 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Warren County sits in the upper national band (45.7%, #272 of 3,079) with 2 LILA tracts.
- #272
- national by low-access %
- #1
- in OH
- 21
- low-access tracts
- 13K
- 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: 4.6% SNAP (2nd pct in OH) (-7.5 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Warren County compares nationally
Warren County sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 45.7% low-access share outpaces 91% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #272 most-affected nationwide.
Warren County's elevated USDA tier split
33 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Warren County has 26 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 vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Ohio, not a full county-board reprint
- Warren
Warren 45.7%
45.7 % low-access
- Clermont
Clermont 45.4%
45.4 % low-access
- Delaware
Delaware 44.1%
44.1 % low-access
- Noble
Noble 42.9%
42.9 % low-access
- Butler
Butler 42.7%
42.7 % low-access
- Morrow 2.2
Morrow 2.2%
2.2 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 33 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 212,693 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 21 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 97,281 |
| Low-Access Share | 45.7%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 12,983 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 250,008 |
| Median Household Income | $110,132 |
| Poverty Rate | 6.0%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 4,235 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 4.6%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.1%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.2% |
Thick SNAP store book in Warren County
Warren County has 133 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 59 locations (44% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 59
- a-1 drive thru, lebanon
- all american drive thru, morrow
- ameristop foodmart, lebanon
- casey's 4014, carlisle
- carlisle convience store, franklin
- carlisle food mart, franklin
- carlisle fuel mart, franklin
- certified oil corp 400282, lebanon
- cookies market, franklin
- crown east marathon 1, franklin
- franklin food mart, franklin
- good to go 103, loveland
- good to go 105, lebanon
- harveysburg village market, harveysburg
- iga express lebanon, lebanon
- jk mart, franklin
- jo mart, mason
- joe's kwik marts 238, mason
- kanta oil llc, morrow
- kings island hop shop 1414, maineville
- landen bp, loveland
- lebanon express mart, lebanon
- maineville shell 2, maineville
- marathon 660, lebanon
- mason kwik mart, mason
- mason shell, mason
- meijer gas station 61, middletown
- middletown bp, franklin
- morrow drive thru, morrow
- morrow village market, morrow
- multani foodmart, franklin
- murphy usa 7429, franklin
- narayan enterprises llc 1, maineville
- om oil mason llc, mason
- om shiv krishna inc, waynesville
- pilot travel center 552, lebanon
- pilot travel center 9, franklin
- pj food mart, franklin
- red lion marathon, lebanon
- sheetz 817, springboro
- sheetz 833, franklin
- shell 1206, mason
- shell 1207, mason
- sk food mart llc, franklin
- speedway 1033, franklin
- speedway 1191, springboro
- speedway 1199, mason
- speedway 1224, mason
- speedway 1829, south lebanon
- speedway 5105, lebanon
- speedway 7409, franklin
- speedway 8626, lebanon
- springboro 761, springboro
- thorntons 557, springboro
- thorntons 74, mason
- united food mart, lebanon
- wawa store 7207, cincinnati
- wawa store 7211, mason
- zip in, carlisle
Combination Grocery/Other · 42
- cvs 2840, mason
- cvs 2964, maineville
- cvs 6086, lebanon
- cvs 6090, landen
- cvs 6136, franklin
- cvs 6139, springboro
- dollar general 10138, franklin
- dollar general 1346, franklin
- dollar general 1672, franklin
- dollar general 1954, franklin
- dollar general 7346, waynesville
- dollar general 8812, blanchester
- dollar tree 2275, franklin
- dollartree 10316, mason
- dollartree 11038, mason
- dollartree 7100, middletown
- dollartree 9037, maineville
- dollartree 9623, carlisle
- discount drug mart 56, springboro
- discount drug mart 77, mason
- dollar general 25971, harveysburg
- dollar general store 17683, franklin
- dollar general store 17721, franklin
- dollar tree 3449, lebanon
- dollar tree 5638, south lebanon
- dollar tree 7617, mason
- family dollar store 1114, morrow
- family dollar store 3228, lebanon
- united dairy farmers 061, mason
- united dairy farmers 092, maineville
- united dairy farmers 127, maineville
- united dairy farmers 143, mason
- united dairy farmers 175, mason
- united dairy farmers 177, franklin
- united dairy farmers 181, mason
- united dairy farmers 188, lebanon
- united dairy farmers 239, springboro
- walgreens 01281, maineville
- walgreens 05205, mason
- walgreens 07332, lebanon
- walgreens 09733, franklin
- walgreens 10051, mason
Super Store · 18
- costco wholesale 0384, cincinnati
- dollar general market 12020, mason
- dorothy lane market, springboro
- kroger 376, maineville
- kroger 426, mason
- kroger 448, mason
- kroger 925, springboro
- kroger 441, middletown
- kroger 447, lebanon
- kroger 492, maineville
- meijer inc 150, loveland
- meijer inc 61, franklin
- target store 1091, cincinnati
- target store 2486, south lebanon
- walmart 1407, lebanon
- walmart 1441, mason
- walmart 3784, franklin
- whole foods market 10340, mason
Supermarket · 7
- aldi 61064 61064, franklin
- aldi 61199, springboro
- aldi 47, lebanon
- enson market 13 inc. 13, mason
- gordon food service store mp099, mason
- gordon food service store mp115, middletown
- halal foods, mason
Large Grocery Store · 2
- hometown marketplace, waynesville
- zink meat market, franklin
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- diana deli 2, loveland
- y&m asia market, mason
Small Grocery Store · 2
- hunter iga express 29139, franklin
- south lebanon family food mart, south lebanon
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- ken's butcher block, loveland
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.
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Counties near Warren County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Warren County (4.6%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Ohio.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside OH (45.7% here).
- Indian River County, FL · 45.7% low-access
- Indian River County, FL · 45.7% low-access
- Pinal County, AZ · 45.7% low-access
- Pinal County, AZ · 45.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside OH (4.6% here).
- Saunders County, NE · 4.6% SNAP
- Saunders County, NE · 4.6% SNAP
- Hood County, TX · 4.6% SNAP
- Hood County, TX · 4.6% 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.
Warren County inside a higher low-access state context
Warren County sits inside Ohio (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, OH are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 39165. 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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