Signature · 2 LILA tracts (40% of tracts)
Wayne County, KY
Wayne County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 2 LILA tracts (40% of the book) alongside 19.4% low-access.
- 19.4%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 20.3%
- on SNAP
- 20K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Wayne County, KY
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 19.4% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -2.7 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 20.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 40% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Hopkins County (+ 0.0 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Wayne County ranks #1,735 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #32 of 110 counties in KY (19.4% low-access; 2 food-desert tracts).
- #1,735
- national by low-access %
- #32
- in KY
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- 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: 2 LILA tracts (40% of tracts) .
How Wayne County compares nationally
Wayne County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 19.4% low-access share that beats 45% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,735).
Wayne County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
Wayne County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (4 rural, 1 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 1 urban tract faces the 1-mile one.
Wayne County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Kentucky, not a full county-board reprint
- Robertson
Robertson 74.8%
74.8 % low-access
- Grayson 19.6
Grayson 19.6%
19.6 % low-access
- Wayne 19.4
Wayne 19.4%
19.4 % low-access
- Hopkins 19.4
Hopkins 19.4%
19.4 % low-access
- Larue 19
Larue 19%
19 % low-access
- Daviess 18.9
Daviess 18.9%
18.9 % low-access
- Ballard 0
Ballard 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 20,813 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 4,029 |
| Low-Access Share | 19.4%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,050 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 19,602 |
| Median Household Income | $45,739 |
| Poverty Rate | 24.8%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,638 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 20.3%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.8%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.3% |
SNAP retailers in Wayne County
Wayne County has 22 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 11 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
All 22 authorized stores are in Monticello, 2 of them grocery-grade (supermarket or large/medium grocery).
Convenience Store · 11
- 3 way stop n shop, monticello
- amba inc- monticello marathon food mart, monticello
- connie's corner market, inc, monticello
- murls country mart, monticello
- murphy usa 7878, monticello
- payless gas, monticello
- poppa's quik stop, monticello
- poppa's quik stop 16, monticello
- reed's grocery and bait, monticello
- south creek mini mart, monticello
- tienda guatemala 2, monticello
Combination Grocery/Other · 8
- dollar general 13773, monticello
- dollar general 16302, monticello
- dollar general 16515, monticello
- dollar general 19823, monticello
- dollar general 3555, monticello
- dollar tree 2317, monticello
- family dollar store 625, monticello
- walgreens 17172, monticello
Small Grocery Store · 1
- grub hub 6063400044, monticello
Super Store · 1
- walmart supercenter 1234, monticello
Supermarket · 1
- houchens save a lot 138, monticello
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 Wayne County vs Adair County → · All Kentucky counties →
Nationwide peers for Wayne County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Wayne 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 (19.4% here).
- Johnson County, KS · 19.4% low-access
- Polk County, IA · 19.4% low-access
- Midland County, MI · 19.4% low-access
- Laurens County, GA · 19.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside KY (20.3% here).
- Jefferson Davis Parish, LA · 20.3% SNAP
- Butler County, MO · 20.3% SNAP
- Grady County, GA · 20.3% SNAP
- Las Animas County, CO · 20.3% 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.
Kentucky among East South Central states
Kentucky ranks 4th of 4 East South Central states by population-weighted low-access (19.8%). Wayne County, at 19.4%, runs 0.4 pts below the Kentucky rate.
- Tennessee 27.2%
- Mississippi 26.4%
- Alabama 24.5%
- Kentucky 19.8%
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 Wayne County, KY are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 21231. 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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