Signature · 9 LILA tracts (39.1% of tracts)
Allegany County, MD
Allegany County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 9 LILA tracts (39.1% of the book) alongside 30.4% low-access.
- 30.4%
- low-access pop.
- 9
- food-desert tracts
- 21.0%
- on SNAP
- 67K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Allegany County, MD
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 30.4% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +8.3 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 9 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 21.0% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 9.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 39% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Worcester County (+ 0.3 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Allegany County sits in the upper national band (30.4%, #906 of 3,079) with 9 LILA tracts.
- #906
- national by low-access %
- #5
- in MD
- 10
- low-access tracts
- 7K
- 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: 9 LILA tracts (39.1% of tracts) .
How Allegany County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Allegany County's 30.4% low-access share is elevated, higher than 71% of them and ranked #907 most-affected nationwide.
Allegany County's elevated USDA tier split
23 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 9 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Allegany County has 14 urban and 9 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.
Allegany County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Maryland, not a full county-board reprint
- Calvert
Calvert 38.6%
38.6 % low-access
- Worcester
Worcester 30.7%
30.7 % low-access
- Allegany
Allegany 30.4%
30.4 % low-access
- Wicomico
Wicomico 29.7%
29.7 % low-access
- Carroll
Carroll 29.5%
29.5 % low-access
- Washington
Washington 28.7%
28.7 % low-access
- Kent 1.7
Kent 1.7%
1.7 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 23 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 75,087 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 10 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 9 |
| Low-Access Population | 22,797 |
| Low-Access Share | 30.4%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 7,317 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 67,452 |
| Median Household Income | $59,603 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.9%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 5,751 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 21.0%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 9.1%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 9.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Allegany County
Allegany County has 56 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 22 locations (39% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 22
- 4704198.0 4198, cumberland
- 4704199.0 4199, cumberland
- 7-eleven 36161, frostburg
- 7-eleven 36164, cumberland
- bfs foods 76, cumberland
- claysville motel, frostburg
- coney market and deli, lonaconing
- ellie's deli, cumberland
- lnc bp 12, cumberland
- love's travel stop 537, cumberland
- par mar store 190, westernport
- par mar store 191, westernport
- pit n go #3 n/a, cumberland
- pit n go 1 n/a, lonaconing
- pit n go 2, cumberland
- sheetz 129, cumberland
- sheetz 167, corriganville
- sheetz 41, cumberland
- sheetz 46, cumberland
- sheetz 51, cumberland
- sheetz 591, lavale
- sheetz 62, frostburg
Combination Grocery/Other · 20
- cvs 5728, cumberland
- dollar general 874, lavale
- dollar general 11872, cumberland
- dollar general 14647, cumberland
- dollar general 24134, flintstone
- dollar general 24295, cumberland
- dollar general 24302, mount savage
- dollar general 4842, cresaptown
- dollar general 7508, westernport
- dollar general 7566, cumberland
- dollar general 951, frostburg
- dollar general store 16482, lonaconing
- dollar tree 3733, cumberland
- dollar tree 6886, cumberland
- dollar tree 7743, frostburg
- dollartree 9129, cumberland
- family dollar store 5157, cumberland
- kennells kustom kuts & deli, ellerslie
- pick n go creek 2, frostburg
- walgreens 17857, frostburg
Supermarket · 8
- aldi 71096 71096, lavale
- martins food market 6003, cumberland
- martins food market 6297, lavale
- save-a-lot 24229, cumberland
- save-a-lot 24970, cumberland
- save-a-lot 45022, frostburg
- weis markets 291, cumberland
- weis markets 293, frostburg
Super Store · 2
- big lots 5474, frostburg
- walmart supercenter 2027, lavale
Farmers' Market · 1
- allegany mountain fresh farmers market, inc, cumberland
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- staffords and more, cumberland
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- b & b country meats, frostburg
Small Grocery Store · 1
- wholesome harvest co-op, frostburg
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Maryland
One of 23 counties in Maryland, 6 are shown here.
Compare Allegany County vs Anne Arundel County → · All Maryland counties →
Counties near Allegany County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Allegany County, both outside Maryland so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MD (30.4% here).
- Jackson County, MI · 30.4% low-access
- Jackson County, MI · 30.4% low-access
- Ada County, ID · 30.4% low-access
- Ada County, ID · 30.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MD (21.0% here).
- Clay County, MS · 21.0% SNAP
- Clay County, MS · 21.0% SNAP
- Lawrence County, OH · 21.0% SNAP
- Lawrence County, OH · 21.0% 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.
Allegany County inside a higher low-access state context
Allegany County sits inside Maryland (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 Allegany County, MD are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 24001. 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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