Food Access in Kentucky
Food desert and food access data for 120 counties in Kentucky (KY).
120
Counties
52.9%
Avg. Low Access %
2.1M
People in Food Deserts
16.3%
Avg. SNAP %
Counties in Kentucky
| County | Population | Low Access % | SNAP % | No Vehicle % | Poverty % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfe County | 7K | 79.4% | 33.8% | 16.3% | 36.8% |
| Lee County | 7K | 79.0% | 31.5% | 15.4% | 31.4% |
| Knox County | 30K | 78.8% | 30.2% | 13.0% | 34.0% |
| Clay County | 20K | 78.5% | 32.8% | 12.0% | 31.2% |
| Breathitt County | 14K | 78.2% | 30.1% | 13.3% | 28.5% |
| McCreary County | 17K | 78.2% | 32.1% | 10.8% | 33.7% |
| Fulton County | 6K | 77.3% | 24.5% | 14.1% | 27.4% |
| Owsley County | 4K | 77.2% | 29.9% | 10.4% | 28.8% |
| Harlan County | 27K | 75.7% | 27.8% | 8.9% | 30.0% |
| Magoffin County | 12K | 75.7% | 32.6% | 8.5% | 30.4% |
| Cumberland County | 6K | 75.2% | 22.0% | 9.9% | 28.3% |
| Leslie County | 10K | 75.1% | 25.5% | 8.4% | 33.6% |
| Floyd County | 36K | 74.7% | 24.8% | 8.6% | 29.3% |
| Knott County | 14K | 73.2% | 28.9% | 7.5% | 27.7% |
| Estill County | 14K | 73.1% | 29.6% | 8.0% | 24.0% |
| Rockcastle County | 16K | 72.7% | 21.3% | 9.1% | 23.6% |
| Rowan County | 25K | 72.7% | 21.0% | 8.8% | 24.6% |
| Bell County | 24K | 72.5% | 24.8% | 7.7% | 26.3% |
| Bath County | 13K | 72.4% | 20.1% | 9.5% | 23.1% |
| Letcher County | 21K | 72.4% | 28.8% | 7.1% | 29.0% |
| Martin County | 11K | 72.1% | 22.8% | 8.3% | 23.5% |
| Perry County | 28K | 72.0% | 25.0% | 7.8% | 23.8% |
| Pike County | 58K | 71.9% | 19.6% | 8.9% | 23.9% |
| Whitley County | 37K | 71.4% | 19.9% | 8.6% | 23.5% |
| Casey County | 16K | 71.1% | 19.0% | 8.1% | 26.1% |
| Jackson County | 13K | 70.9% | 25.3% | 7.6% | 22.6% |
| Elliott County | 7K | 70.0% | 25.0% | 6.9% | 24.7% |
| Fleming County | 15K | 69.8% | 19.6% | 8.9% | 21.0% |
| Powell County | 13K | 69.8% | 20.4% | 8.5% | 21.1% |
| Johnson County | 23K | 69.5% | 23.4% | 7.6% | 21.4% |
| Menifee County | 6K | 69.1% | 20.2% | 6.9% | 26.9% |
| Carter County | 27K | 68.8% | 20.8% | 7.0% | 23.9% |
| Hart County | 19K | 68.8% | 18.1% | 8.0% | 22.6% |
| Lewis County | 13K | 68.6% | 22.8% | 6.4% | 26.6% |
| Mason County | 17K | 68.6% | 19.1% | 10.5% | 18.7% |
| Monroe County | 11K | 66.2% | 17.8% | 7.5% | 20.9% |
| Morgan County | 14K | 65.0% | 20.2% | 6.7% | 20.4% |
| Todd County | 12K | 64.6% | 13.7% | 9.3% | 21.1% |
| Clinton County | 9K | 64.0% | 22.6% | 6.1% | 20.3% |
| Metcalfe County | 10K | 63.9% | 16.5% | 6.3% | 24.0% |
| Marion County | 20K | 63.5% | 19.8% | 5.7% | 22.5% |
| Wayne County | 20K | 63.5% | 16.6% | 6.0% | 25.4% |
| Boyd County | 48K | 63.1% | 16.3% | 8.7% | 17.4% |
| Butler County | 12K | 62.7% | 17.2% | 6.8% | 19.8% |
| Lawrence County | 16K | 62.6% | 25.2% | 4.7% | 26.3% |
| Harrison County | 19K | 60.7% | 16.6% | 9.0% | 15.8% |
| Barren County | 45K | 59.8% | 13.8% | 6.7% | 21.1% |
| Pulaski County | 65K | 59.6% | 14.9% | 6.1% | 21.4% |
| Caldwell County | 13K | 59.3% | 15.9% | 7.9% | 16.2% |
| Lincoln County | 24K | 58.9% | 16.4% | 6.7% | 17.4% |
| Laurel County | 62K | 58.7% | 17.1% | 5.4% | 20.5% |
| Montgomery County | 28K | 57.8% | 19.3% | 6.2% | 16.4% |
| Green County | 11K | 57.0% | 18.7% | 4.6% | 21.3% |
| Carroll County | 11K | 56.5% | 13.5% | 6.0% | 20.3% |
| Graves County | 37K | 56.5% | 14.0% | 5.9% | 19.8% |
| Henderson County | 45K | 56.4% | 14.7% | 6.7% | 17.0% |
| Christian County | 73K | 56.0% | 13.8% | 7.2% | 16.7% |
| Nicholas County | 8K | 55.9% | 12.3% | 8.9% | 16.2% |
| Adair County | 19K | 55.8% | 14.7% | 5.5% | 19.8% |
| Crittenden County | 9K | 54.7% | 14.8% | 5.7% | 17.9% |
| Breckinridge County | 21K | 54.6% | 13.6% | 4.9% | 23.5% |
| Warren County | 135K | 53.7% | 12.5% | 6.7% | 17.2% |
| Russell County | 18K | 53.6% | 17.7% | 3.9% | 21.6% |
| Trigg County | 14K | 53.5% | 11.0% | 7.0% | 18.2% |
| Robertson County | 2K | 53.1% | 25.1% | 2.5% | 22.0% |
| Hopkins County | 45K | 52.5% | 12.8% | 5.5% | 19.2% |
| Grayson County | 26K | 51.3% | 12.2% | 5.0% | 21.1% |
| Taylor County | 26K | 51.1% | 14.7% | 6.7% | 14.3% |
| Clark County | 37K | 49.9% | 12.9% | 6.6% | 15.1% |
| Allen County | 21K | 49.5% | 11.3% | 6.4% | 16.5% |
| Larue County | 15K | 49.1% | 16.3% | 3.7% | 18.8% |
| McCracken County | 68K | 49.0% | 9.8% | 8.2% | 15.2% |
| Webster County | 13K | 48.9% | 14.0% | 5.3% | 16.1% |
| Union County | 13K | 48.7% | 11.7% | 5.1% | 18.8% |
| Jefferson County | 779K | 48.2% | 10.0% | 9.0% | 14.1% |
| Calloway County | 37K | 47.0% | 10.5% | 5.2% | 18.7% |
| Pendleton County | 15K | 46.5% | 13.3% | 4.3% | 17.8% |
| Logan County | 27K | 46.3% | 10.9% | 6.1% | 15.7% |
| Daviess County | 103K | 46.0% | 11.3% | 6.9% | 14.0% |
| Washington County | 12K | 45.9% | 11.3% | 6.8% | 14.1% |
| Bourbon County | 20K | 45.2% | 13.4% | 5.1% | 15.1% |
| Ballard County | 8K | 44.4% | 13.0% | 5.4% | 14.3% |
| Garrard County | 17K | 44.4% | 13.3% | 4.7% | 15.7% |
| Muhlenberg County | 31K | 44.4% | 12.8% | 4.6% | 16.3% |
| Fayette County | 321K | 44.1% | 8.4% | 7.2% | 14.9% |
| Grant County | 25K | 43.8% | 14.5% | 5.6% | 12.8% |
| Henry County | 16K | 43.8% | 10.3% | 5.4% | 16.2% |
| Madison County | 93K | 43.0% | 12.4% | 4.5% | 16.1% |
| Carlisle County | 5K | 42.9% | 12.8% | 2.6% | 20.1% |
| Boyle County | 31K | 42.8% | 10.1% | 5.8% | 15.0% |
| Franklin County | 51K | 42.5% | 12.3% | 5.8% | 13.3% |
| Hickman County | 4K | 42.4% | 10.4% | 4.8% | 16.7% |
| Edmonson County | 12K | 41.7% | 12.2% | 3.8% | 17.0% |
| Hancock County | 9K | 40.8% | 14.1% | 3.8% | 15.1% |
| Greenup County | 36K | 40.7% | 11.8% | 4.6% | 15.1% |
| Gallatin County | 9K | 40.0% | 12.4% | 3.3% | 16.8% |
| Livingston County | 9K | 39.7% | 12.9% | 2.9% | 16.8% |
| Bracken County | 8K | 39.4% | 12.9% | 2.6% | 17.0% |
| Trimble County | 9K | 37.0% | 9.4% | 5.3% | 13.7% |
| Hardin County | 111K | 34.7% | 9.1% | 6.3% | 11.5% |
| Simpson County | 20K | 34.5% | 12.7% | 3.0% | 14.2% |
| Kenton County | 169K | 34.0% | 7.0% | 6.9% | 11.9% |
| Meade County | 30K | 33.4% | 10.8% | 4.2% | 13.3% |
| Campbell County | 93K | 31.6% | 6.3% | 6.6% | 11.7% |
| Owen County | 11K | 31.6% | 11.3% | 2.8% | 14.1% |
| Mercer County | 23K | 29.9% | 10.0% | 4.9% | 11.2% |
| Ohio County | 24K | 29.7% | 8.7% | 3.7% | 14.0% |
| Jessamine County | 53K | 28.8% | 10.3% | 4.0% | 12.1% |
| Marshall County | 32K | 26.9% | 8.0% | 4.4% | 12.1% |
| McLean County | 9K | 25.0% | 8.9% | 5.8% | 7.9% |
| Lyon County | 9K | 23.2% | 12.3% | 2.7% | 10.0% |
| Anderson County | 24K | 22.3% | 7.5% | 1.9% | 13.4% |
| Bullitt County | 82K | 22.1% | 7.8% | 4.2% | 10.6% |
| Nelson County | 47K | 16.2% | 9.1% | 3.0% | 8.8% |
| Scott County | 57K | 14.4% | 6.6% | 3.4% | 9.3% |
| Woodford County | 27K | 13.6% | 6.6% | 3.7% | 8.4% |
| Shelby County | 48K | 11.9% | 8.3% | 2.3% | 7.9% |
| Spencer County | 20K | 10.5% | 6.6% | 2.7% | 8.3% |
| Boone County | 136K | 6.6% | 4.9% | 3.3% | 5.7% |
| Oldham County | 68K | 1.4% | 3.6% | 1.2% | 4.0% |
Source: USDA ERS Food Access Research Atlas, U.S. Census Bureau. Sorted by low access percentage (highest first).