Signature · 36 SNAP-authorized stores
Williams County, OH
Williams County sits in the upper national band on low-access (29.8%, +7.7 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 29.8%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 14.2%
- on SNAP
- 37K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Williams County, OH
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 29.8% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +7.7 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 14.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 11% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Trumbull County (+ 0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Williams County sits in the upper national band (29.8%, #950 of 3,079) with 1 LILA tracts.
- #950
- national by low-access %
- #21
- in OH
- 4
- low-access tracts
- 4K
- 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: 36 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Williams County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Williams County's 29.8% low-access share is elevated, higher than 70% of them and ranked #950 most-affected nationwide.
Williams County's elevated USDA tier split
9 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
Williams County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (5 rural, 4 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 4 urban tracts face the 1-mile one.
Williams 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
- Trumbull
Trumbull 29.9%
29.9 % low-access
- Williams
Williams 29.8%
29.8 % low-access
- Greene
Greene 29.4%
29.4 % low-access
- Clinton
Clinton 29.3%
29.3 % low-access
- Guernsey
Guernsey 29%
29 % low-access
- Morrow 2.2
Morrow 2.2%
2.2 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 9 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 37,642 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 4 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 11,208 |
| Low-Access Share | 29.8%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 3,945 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 36,719 |
| Median Household Income | $61,048 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.7%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,195 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 14.2%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.5%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.6% |
Thick SNAP store book in Williams County
Williams County has 36 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 16 locations (44% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
7 towns share the 36 authorized stores; Bryan holds 39% of them. 3 of the 7 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: West Unity, Edon, Stryker.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Bryan | 14 | 2 |
| Montpelier | 8 | 2 |
| West Unity | 4 | none |
| Edgerton | 3 | 1 |
| Edon | 3 | none |
| Pioneer | 3 | 1 |
| Stryker | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 16
- 7-eleven 40441h, west unity
- 7-eleven 40442h, west unity
- bryan party pak, bryan
- bryan shell n/a, bryan
- burger dairy store, bryan
- circle k 4705633, montpelier
- circle k 5642, bryan
- fountain city icehouse, bryan
- holiday city sunoco, montpelier
- lassus handy dandy 551, montpelier
- love's travel stop 748, edon
- luckystopbryan, bryan
- montpelier main stop 2, montpelier
- phil's one stop 18, edgerton
- phil's one stop 24, edon
- pilot 1056, edon
Combination Grocery/Other · 13
- cvs 6181, bryan
- dollar general 3405, bryan
- dollar general 8312, montpelier
- dollar general 10428, pioneer
- dollar general 11306, west unity
- dollar general 18189, stryker
- dollar general 22462, bryan
- dollar general 8420, edgerton
- dollar tree 4607, bryan
- family dollar 13447, pioneer
- family dollar 13480, west unity
- family dollar store 1175, montpelier
- walgreens 10579, bryan
Super Store · 3
- chief supermarket 116, bryan
- miller's newmarket, montpelier
- walmart super center 2191, bryan
Large Grocery Store · 2
- edgerton village market, edgerton
- two brothers market, montpelier
Farmers' Market · 1
- williams county farmers market nafmnp, bryan
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- hometown meat market, pioneer
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 Williams County vs Adams County → · All Ohio counties →
Counties near Williams County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Williams 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 (29.8% here).
- Edgefield County, SC · 29.8% low-access
- Holt County, NE · 29.8% low-access
- Brazoria County, TX · 29.8% low-access
- Wood County, WV · 29.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside OH (14.2% here).
- Garvin County, OK · 14.2% SNAP
- Eddy County, NM · 14.2% SNAP
- Lamb County, TX · 14.2% SNAP
- Newton County, TX · 14.2% 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.
Ohio among East North Central states
Ohio ranks 2nd of 5 East North Central states by population-weighted low-access (25.1%). Williams County, at 29.8%, runs 4.7 pts above the Ohio rate.
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 .
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