Signature · 8.7% SNAP (8th pct in VT)
Addison County, VT
Addison County lands in the lower national band on low-access (6.2%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 6.2%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 8.7%
- on SNAP
- 38K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Addison County, VT
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 6.2% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -15.9 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 8.7% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Caledonia County ( -0.4 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Addison County lands in the lower national band (6.2%, #2,747 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,747
- national by low-access %
- #10
- in VT
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 558
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 8.7% SNAP (8th pct in VT) (-3.4 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Addison County compares nationally
Food access in Addison County compares favorably nationally: its 6.2% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 12% of them (rank #2,751).
Addison County's lower-band USDA tier split
10 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Addison County has 2 urban and 8 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.
Addison County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Vermont, not a full county-board reprint
- Essex
Essex 28.2%
28.2 % low-access
- Franklin 9.2
Franklin 9.2%
9.2 % low-access
- Bennington 8.2
Bennington 8.2%
8.2 % low-access
- Addison 6.2
Addison 6.2%
6.2 % low-access
- Caledonia 5.8
Caledonia 5.8%
5.8 % low-access
- Windsor 5.2
Windsor 5.2%
5.2 % low-access
- Lamoille 0.9
Lamoille 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 10 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 36,821 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,294 |
| Low-Access Share | 6.2%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 558 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 37,664 |
| Median Household Income | $89,639 |
| Poverty Rate | 7.6%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,306 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 8.7%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.9%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 8.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in Addison County
Addison County has 30 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 15 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 15
- bristol country store, bristol
- bristol discount beverage and redemption, bristol
- champlain farms 140, bristol
- champlain farms 230, middlebury
- champlain farms 340, vergennes
- green mountain market #106 106, middlebury
- jiffy mart 443, new haven
- jiffy mart 461, ferrisburgh
- jolley 506, n ferrisburgh
- jolley 534, middlebury
- orwell one stop, orwell
- roxbury country store, roxbury
- tenneybrook middlebury 525, middlebury
- west addison general store, vergennes
- whiting general store, whiting
Combination Grocery/Other · 6
- dollar general 13135, vergennes
- dollar general 17963, shoreham
- kinney drugs 22, vergennes
- kinney drugs 38, middlebury
- walgreens 18043, bristol
- walgreens 18375, middlebury
Supermarket · 3
- shaw's supermarket 1219, middlebury
- shaw's supermarket 2536, vergennes
- shaw's supermarket 3528, bristol
Farmers' Market · 2
- bristol farmers market, bristol
- middlebury farmers market, middlebury
Super Store · 2
- hannaford supermarket & pharmacy 8121, middlebury
- middlebury natural food co-op inc, middlebury
Large Grocery Store · 1
- greg's market, middlebury
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- pratts store inc, bridport
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Vermont
One of 13 counties in Vermont, 6 are shown here.
Compare Addison County vs Bennington County → · All Vermont counties →
Counties near Addison County's lower low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Addison County (8.7%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Vermont.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside VT (6.2% here).
- Nelson County, VA · 6.2% low-access
- Nelson County, VA · 6.2% low-access
- Decatur County, TN · 6.2% low-access
- Decatur County, TN · 6.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside VT (8.7% here).
- Lampasas County, TX · 8.7% SNAP
- Lampasas County, TX · 8.7% SNAP
- Lafayette County, WI · 8.7% SNAP
- Lafayette County, WI · 8.7% 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.
Addison County inside a lower low-access state context
Addison County sits inside Vermont (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 Addison County, VT are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 50001. 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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