Signature · 82 SNAP-authorized stores
Wayne County, OH
Wayne 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.
- 16.5%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 8.2%
- on SNAP
- 117K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Wayne County, OH
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-MODERATE 16.5% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -5.6 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 8.2% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 10.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 6% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Cuyahoga County (+ 0.3 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Wayne County ranks #1,994 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #51 of 88 counties in OH (16.5% low-access; 2 food-desert tracts).
- #1,994
- national by low-access %
- #51
- in OH
- 7
- 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: 82 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Wayne County compares nationally
Wayne County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 16.5% low-access share that beats 36% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,994).
Wayne County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
32 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Wayne County has 14 urban and 18 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.
Wayne County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Ohio, not a full county-board reprint
- Warren
Warren 45.7%
45.7 % low-access
- Defiance 17.3
Defiance 17.3%
17.3 % low-access
- Athens 17
Athens 17%
17 % low-access
- Cuyahoga 16.8
Cuyahoga 16.8%
16.8 % low-access
- Wayne 16.5
Wayne 16.5%
16.5 % low-access
- Miami 16
Miami 16%
16 % low-access
- Morrow 2.2
Morrow 2.2%
2.2 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 32 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 114,520 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 7 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 18,870 |
| Low-Access Share | 16.5%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 5,544 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 116,588 |
| Median Household Income | $73,574 |
| Poverty Rate | 9.4%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,632 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 8.2%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 10.0%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Wayne County
Wayne County has 82 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 33 locations (40% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 33
- bellstores 1016, wooster
- bellstores 1017, wooster
- bellstores 1018, dalton
- bellstores 1030, shreve
- bellstores 1048, dalton
- bellstores 1050, wooster
- bellstores 1051, orrville
- bellstores 1054, mount eaton
- bellstores 1078, orrville
- bellstores 1111, wooster
- bellstores 1131, wooster
- bellstores 1159, wooster
- bellstores 1165, wooster
- bellstores 1083, west salem
- bellstores 1157, apple creek
- circle k 4705440, wooster
- circle k 4705441, creston
- circle k 5587, rittman
- hillcrest bp, wooster
- meijer gas station 330, wooster
- mikes food market, wooster
- minit mart 600787, rittman
- minit mart 600788, wooster
- minit mart 600794, doylestown
- orrville gas mart, orrville
- par mar store 235, wooster
- rittman quick food mart, rittman
- smithville 1111, smithville
- speedway 1052, orrville
- speedway 1200, wooster
- speedway 9219, wooster
- tienda la familia llc 1, orrville
- wooster natural foods, wooster
Combination Grocery/Other · 31
- baylobsters ii cafe & fish market, wooster
- cvs 3321, wooster
- cvs 4605, orrville
- cvs pharmacy 11396, shreve
- dollar general 10076, shreve
- dollar general 10156, orrville
- dollar general 11031, creston
- dollar general 11143, dalton
- dollar general 14356, wooster
- dollar general 15127, wooster
- dollar general 3324, wooster
- dollar general 8013, rittman
- dollar general 8805, west salem
- discount drug mart 30, wooster
- dollar general 19799, smithville
- dollar general 20615, marshallville
- dollar general 21228, wooster
- dollar general 21662, wooster
- dollar general 22742, fredericksburg
- dollar general 23922, apple creek
- dollar general 25128, wooster
- dollar general 2589, apple creek
- dollar general 30425, wooster
- dollar tree 1363, wooster
- dollar tree 7970, wooster
- dollar tree 8270, orrville
- dollar tree 8314, rittman
- family dollar 8561, wooster
- family dollar store 2230, rittman
- family dollar store 2367, orrville
- kidron town and country store, apple creek
Super Store · 7
- buehler's fresh foods 01, wooster
- buehler's fresh foods 04, orrville
- buehler's fresh foods 09, wooster
- meijer 330, wooster
- orrville save-a-lot 24664, orrville
- walmart supercenter 1812, wooster
- wooster save-a-lot 24520, wooster
Large Grocery Store · 5
- 3d meats, dalton
- canaan meats ltd., wooster
- local roots market and cafe, wooster
- marshallville packing co inc, marshallville
- sweethaven of shreve inc, shreve
Supermarket · 4
- aldi 63009 63009, wooster
- aldi 63044, wooster
- iga, rittman
- marc's-wooster 74wo, wooster
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- shreve custom meats & bake shop, shreve
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- red tomato market, llc, mount eaton
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 Wayne County vs Adams County → · All Ohio counties →
Nationwide peers for Wayne County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Wayne 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 (16.5% here).
- Crook County, OR · 16.5% low-access
- Crook County, OR · 16.5% low-access
- Clarendon County, SC · 16.5% low-access
- Clarendon County, SC · 16.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside OH (8.2% here).
- Kingfisher County, OK · 8.2% SNAP
- Kingfisher County, OK · 8.2% SNAP
- Adams County, PA · 8.2% SNAP
- Adams County, PA · 8.2% 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, Ohio in context
Wayne 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 Wayne County, OH are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 39169. 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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