Signature · 10.9% SNAP (18th pct in KY)
Webster County, KY
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Webster County residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 27.7%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 10.9%
- on SNAP
- 13K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Webster County, KY
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ELEVATED 27.7% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +5.6 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 10.9% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Hardin County (+ 0.0 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Webster County ranks #1,103 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #14 of 110 counties in KY (27.7% low-access).
- #1,103
- national by low-access %
- #14
- in KY
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 1K
- 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: 10.9% SNAP (18th pct in KY) (-1.2 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Webster County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Webster County's 27.7% low-access share is elevated, higher than 65% of them and ranked #1,103 most-affected nationwide.
Webster County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
4 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
All 4 of Webster 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.
Webster County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Kentucky, not a full county-board reprint
- Robertson
Robertson 74.8%
74.8 % low-access
- Knox 27.9
Knox 27.9%
27.9 % low-access
- Webster 27.7
Webster 27.7%
27.7 % low-access
- Hardin 27.7
Hardin 27.7%
27.7 % low-access
- Bourbon 26.7
Bourbon 26.7%
26.7 % low-access
- Madison 25.7
Madison 25.7%
25.7 % low-access
- Ballard 0
Ballard 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 4 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 13,621 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 3,777 |
| Low-Access Share | 27.7%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,443 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 12,842 |
| Median Household Income | $59,628 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.5%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 535 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.9%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.3%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.1% |
SNAP retailers in Webster County
Webster County has 18 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 10 locations (56% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
5 towns share the 18 authorized stores; Sebree holds 39% of them. 4 of the 5 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Sebree, Clay, Dixon, Slaughters.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Sebree | 7 | none |
| Providence | 6 | 1 |
| Clay | 2 | none |
| Dixon | 2 | none |
| Slaughters | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 10
- aarya bc corporation, sebree
- casey's general store 3620, providence
- clay 1 stop, clay
- dixon marathon, dixon
- huck's 307, providence
- ideal market 34, sebree
- ideal market 36, providence
- mi pueblito, sebree
- poole market deli, sebree
- tienda san miguel, sebree
Combination Grocery/Other · 7
- dollar general 0177, providence
- dollar general 10995, dixon
- dollar general 1968, sebree
- dollar general 11857, clay
- dollar general 21429, slaughters
- dollar general 21677, sebree
- dollar general 23867, providence
Supermarket · 1
- sureway food store 521, providence
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 Webster County vs Adair County → · All Kentucky counties →
Nationwide peers for Webster County's low-access or SNAP share
SNAP-led peer set first for Webster County (10.9%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Kentucky.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside KY (27.7% here).
- Sabine Parish, LA · 27.7% low-access
- Sedgwick County, KS · 27.7% low-access
- Alamosa County, CO · 27.7% low-access
- Stutsman County, ND · 27.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside KY (10.9% here).
- Atchison County, KS · 10.9% SNAP
- Grundy County, IL · 10.9% SNAP
- Pine County, MN · 10.9% SNAP
- Gage County, NE · 10.9% 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.
Kentucky among East South Central states
Kentucky ranks 4th of 4 East South Central states by population-weighted low-access (19.8%). Webster County, at 27.7%, runs 7.9 pts above 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 Webster County, KY are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 21233. 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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