Signature · 3.9% low-access (8th pct)
Allegany County, NY
Allegany County lands in the lower national band on low-access (3.9%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 3.9%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 15.9%
- on SNAP
- 47K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Allegany County, NY
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ADEQUATE 3.9% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -18.2 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 15.9% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 7.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 8% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Chenango County (+ 0.2 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Allegany County lands in the lower national band (3.9%, #2,871 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,871
- national by low-access %
- #53
- in NY
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 648
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 3.9% low-access (8th pct) (-18.2 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Allegany County compares nationally
Food access in Allegany County compares favorably nationally: its 3.9% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 8% of them (rank #2,874).
Allegany County's lower-band USDA tier split
13 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Allegany County has 0 urban and 13 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 low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in New York, not a full county-board reprint
- Putnam
Putnam 53.6%
53.6 % low-access
- Sullivan 4.6
Sullivan 4.6%
4.6 % low-access
- Chenango 4.1
Chenango 4.1%
4.1 % low-access
- Allegany 3.9
Allegany 3.9%
3.9 % low-access
- Cayuga 3.3
Cayuga 3.3%
3.3 % low-access
- Essex 2.9
Essex 2.9%
2.9 % low-access
- Kings 0
Kings 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 13 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 48,946 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,899 |
| Low-Access Share | 3.9%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 648 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 47,159 |
| Median Household Income | $62,869 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.2%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,813 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 15.9%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.7%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 10.3% |
Thick SNAP store book in Allegany County
Allegany County has 48 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 18 locations (38% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 18
- dollar general 17999, rushford
- dollartree 9714, wellsville
- dollar general 10600, bolivar
- dollar general 11056, belfast
- dollar general 11284, cuba
- dollar general 20345, andover
- dollar general 20432, friendship
- dollar general 21722, angelica
- dollar general 24251, whitesville
- dollar general 24752, canaseraga
- dollar general 6067, belmont
- dollar general 8319, alfred station
- dollar general 8875, wellsville
- dollar general 9592, fillmore
- dollar general 9839, wellsville
- family dollar 13163, friendship
- family dollar store 4203, cuba
- walgreens 12381, wellsville
Convenience Store · 17
- 7 eleven 35113h, almond
- 7 eleven 35116h, canaseraga
- 7 eleven store #40142 40142, wellsville
- belfast mini mart, belfast
- crosby's 40040, belmont
- crosby's 40052, bolivar
- crosby's 40075, alfred station
- crosby's 40081, friendship
- crosby's 40090, cuba
- crosby's 40094, scio
- hanson farms belmont llc, belmont
- mastins food market, canaseraga
- quicklee's 22, amity
- short's grocery, wellsville
- the store, scio
- uncle tom's kabin, centerville
- unico mart, alfred
Supermarket · 4
- bolivar foodland, bolivar
- fillmore shop'n save, fillmore
- tops markets 249, wellsville
- wellsville save a lot 21377, wellsville
Small Grocery Store · 3
- browns criss market, belmont
- mak's meat & cheese, cuba
- miller and brandes, friendship
Farmers' Market · 2
- alfred farmers market, alfred
- fillmore farmers market nafmnp, fillmore
Super Store · 2
- giant food mart, cuba
- giant food mart, wellsville
Large Grocery Store · 1
- wilson beef farms, canaseraga
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- harrington's shopwise, belfast
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in New York
One of 61 counties in New York, 6 are shown here.
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Counties near Allegany County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Allegany County, both outside New York so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside NY (3.9% here).
- Nelson County, KY · 3.9% low-access
- Nelson County, KY · 3.9% low-access
- Harrisonburg city, VA · 3.9% low-access
- Harrisonburg city, VA · 3.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NY (15.9% here).
- Sierra County, NM · 15.9% SNAP
- Sierra County, NM · 15.9% SNAP
- Perry County, OH · 15.9% SNAP
- Perry County, OH · 15.9% 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.
Allegany County inside a lower low-access state context
Allegany County sits inside New York (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 .
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