Signature · 886 SNAP-authorized stores
Allegheny County, PA
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Allegheny County residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 26.4%
- low-access pop.
- 38
- food-desert tracts
- 13.0%
- on SNAP
- 1.2M
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Allegheny County, PA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ELEVATED 26.4% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +4.3 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 38 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 13.0% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 11.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 10% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Cumberland County (+ 0.6 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Allegheny County ranks #1,187 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #13 of 67 counties in PA (26.4% low-access; 38 food-desert tracts).
- #1,187
- national by low-access %
- #13
- in PA
- 146
- low-access tracts
- 68K
- food-desert residents
Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA).
Signature read: 886 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Allegheny County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Allegheny County's 26.4% low-access share is elevated, higher than 62% of them and ranked #1,187 most-affected nationwide.
Allegheny County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
400 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 38 LILA.
Allegheny County is mostly urban by USDA tract type (386 urban, 14 rural), so most of its low-access count comes from the 1-mile test; the 14 rural tracts are held to 10 miles.
Allegheny County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Pennsylvania, not a full county-board reprint
- Chester
Chester 45.1%
45.1 % low-access
- Cumberland
Cumberland 27%
27 % low-access
- Allegheny
Allegheny 26.4%
26.4 % low-access
- Lehigh
Lehigh 25.5%
25.5 % low-access
- Northampton
Northampton 24.5%
24.5 % low-access
- Butler
Butler 24.3%
24.3 % low-access
- Wyoming 0.9
Wyoming 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 400 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 1,223,348 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 146 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 38 |
| Low-Access Population | 323,489 |
| Low-Access Share | 26.4%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 67,533 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 1,238,177 |
| Median Household Income | $78,548 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.5%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 70,877 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 13.0%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 11.9%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in Allegheny County
Allegheny County has 886 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 13 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 451 locations (51% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
74 towns share the 886 authorized stores; Pittsburgh holds 51% of them. 33 of the 74 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Clairton, Braddock, Glassport, Elizabeth, Millvale, Pitcairn and 27 more.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | 449 | 105 |
| Mckeesport | 38 | 5 |
| Monroeville | 31 | 10 |
| West Mifflin | 24 | 8 |
| Homestead | 19 | 3 |
| Bethel Park | 18 | 6 |
| Coraopolis | 18 | 3 |
| Mckees Rocks | 16 | 1 |
| Bridgeville | 14 | 5 |
| Carnegie | 13 | 4 |
Top 10 of 74 towns by store count.
Convenience Store · 451 (250 shown)
- 4704325.0 4235, imperial
- 4th e wood market, pittsburgh
- 5th avenue convenience, mckeesport
- 7 eleven - 40172 40172, pittsburgh
- 7- eleven - f 119, pittsburgh
- 7-eleven 188, west mifflin
- 7-eleven 36140, pittsburgh
- 7-eleven 36143b, pittsburgh
- 7-eleven 36144j, warrendale
- 7-eleven 40101, pittsburg
- 7-eleven 40226h, pittsburgh
- 7-eleven 40288, verona
- 7-eleven store #40217a, pittsburgh
- 7-eleven store 2701 36124b, pittsburgh
- 7-eleven store 36121b, turtle creek
- 7-eleven store 36138, pittsburgh
- 7-eleven store 36139, pittsburgh
- 7-eleven store 36187, allison park
- 7-eleven store 36188, pittsburgh
- 7-eleven store 36195, mckees rocks
- 7-eleven store 36205, verona
- 7-eleven inc f 36193a, pittsburgh
- 7-eleven store #36128b, pittsburgh
- 7-eleven store #36131b 36131b, pittsburgh
- 7-eleven store #40106a 40106a, pittsburgh
- 7-eleven store #40121a 40121a, pittsburgh
- 7-eleven store #40135a 40135a, pittsburgh
- 7-eleven store #40169a 40169a, bridgeville
- 7-eleven store #40243a 40243a, pittsburgh
- 7-eleven store 2701 36183a, sewickley
- 7-eleven store 2701 36185a, pittsburgh
- 7-eleven store 2701 36186a, allison park
- 7-eleven store 2701 36191a, pittsburgh
- 7-eleven store 2701 36192a, pittsburgh
- 7-eleven store 2701-36154b 36154b, pittsburgh
- 7-eleven store 35968b, pittsburgh
- 7-eleven store 36144b, warrendale
- 7-eleven store 36145d, pittsburgh
- 7-eleven store 36159a, gibsonia
- 7-eleven store 36189a, bethel park
- 819 liberty llc, pittsburgh
- a & e deli, pittsburgh
- a & m market, pittsburgh
- ann's market, pittsburgh
- aplus 40164h, pittsburgh
- aplus 40225, millvale
- aplus 40233h, mars
- abes market, pittsburgh
- adan market 2 inc, pittsburgh
- ak&ak united inc dba ak schwartz market, pittsburgh
- alstan mini mart no, monroeville
- aplus 40224, pittsburgh
- arlington mart llc, pittsburgh
- b & m market llc 0, pittsburgh
- bfs foods 64, monroeville
- bp to go, pittsburgh
- bailie food mart, mckeesport
- balaji holdings inc, pittsburgh
- baldwin sunoco, pittsburgh
- beer buddy llc, pittsburgh
- bethel park cash n save, bethel park
- bhangal llc, cheswick
- bloomfield bp, pittsburgh
- blue nile mini mart inc, pittsburgh
- bob exxon, natrona heights
- bob's autotorium inc, homestead
- bp carson street n/a, pittsburgh
- bp dormont, pittsburgh
- bp gas station, pittsburgh
- bp gas station, mckees rocks
- braddock avenue express, pittsburgh
- braddock foodmart, braddock
- braddock hills mini mart c-store, pittsburgh
- bridges and bottles on sixth inc, pittsburgh
- brighton mini mart, pittsburgh
- broadway market, pitcairn
- broadway market of mckees rocks inc, mckees rocks
- brookline halal market, pittsburgh
- brookline mini mart, pittsburgh
- brookline sunoco, pittsburgh
- brooklyn 2 market inc, pittsburgh
- brooklyn foodmart corporation, pittsburgh
- brownsville beer and convenience, pittsburgh
- brownsville beer outlet 2, pittsburgh
- bunny's all in one, braddock
- cio store 11, pittsburgh
- cio store 13, pittsburgh
- cio store 14, pittsburgh
- cio store 15, mckeesport
- cio store 17, pittsburgh
- cio store 18, pittsburgh
- cio store 19, pittsburgh
- cio stores, llc 21 21, pittsburgh
- cio stores, llc 26 26, pittsburgh
- california mini mart llc, pittsburgh
- candy safe supermarket, pittsburgh
- carl's cafe, braddock
- carson news, pittsburgh
- center point, pittsburgh
- centre ave. market, pittsburgh
- choice tobacco outlet of oakdale, oakdale
- circle k 4704201, sharpsburg
- clairton blvd. 1244, pittsburgh
- clairton mini mart inc, clairton
- cogo's 1322, bridgeville
- coen markets 1227, pittsburgh
- coen markets 1229, pittsburgh
- coen markets 1231, pittsburgh
- coen markets 1232, pittsburgh
- coen markets 1234, sharpsburg
- coen markets 1236, pittsburgh
- coen markets 1237, south park
- coen markets 1239, mount washington
- cogo's 1493, bellevue
- cogos 1780, homestead
- cogos1784, pittsburgh
- come-n-go, pittsburgh
- cousins market, pittsburgh
- crossroad sunoco neighbourhood market, west mifflin
- curry hollow sunoco, pittsburgh
- daily mart, pittsburgh
- dollar eagle discounts, pittsburgh
- dc foodmart, mckeesport
- deep oil corporation, mckeesport
- dev's coraopolis fast stop inc, coraopolis
- dhale market inc, pittsburgh
- dhaliwal bros llc, pittsburgh
- dhillon mart inc, mckeesport
- discount 3 93-2957831, pittsburgh
- djs quick stop, clinton
- dormont sunoco a plus, pittsburgh
- dravosburg mini mart, dravosburg
- duke kennywood sunoco, duquesne
- dukes shaler sunoco, pittsburgh
- duquesne super mart inc, duquesne
- e pittsburgh sunoco, east pittsburgh
- edgewood avenue express inc. convenienc, pittsburgh
- edna s market & deli, pittsburgh
- elizabeth pharmacy, inc., pittsburgh
- etna express, etna
- euro mart, pittsburgh
- exxon, clairton
- fuzzy's market, glassport
- fifth avenue food market llc, pittsburgh
- frenchi's deli inc, pittsburgh
- fuel on, pittsburgh
- fueland 228, pittsburgh
- fuelland, pittsburgh
- g&m united llc, mckeesport
- g's mini mart corp, carnegie
- garfield market, pittsburgh
- getgo 3002, mc kees rocks
- getgo 3003, pittsburgh
- getgo 3005, elizabeth
- getgo 3013, mckeesport
- getgo 3021, pittsburgh
- getgo 3023, mc kees rocks
- getgo 3032, wexford
- getgo 3038, pittsburgh
- getgo 3043, wexford
- getgo 3057, pittsburgh
- getgo 3060, monroeville
- getgo 3064, pittsburgh
- getgo 3106, pittsburgh
- getgo 3107, pittsburgh
- getgo 3108, pittsburgh
- getgo 3109, east mc keesport
- getgo 3117, pittsburgh
- getgo 3130, pittsburgh
- getgo 3137, leetsdale
- getgo 3147, pittsburgh
- getgo 3172, pittsburgh
- getgo 3188, west mifflin
- getgo 3205, carnegie
- getgo 3280, glenshaw
- getgo 3352, pittsburgh
- getgo 3379, homestead
- getgo 3399, monroeville
- getgo 3476, verona
- getgo 3487, pittsburgh
- getgo 3488, pittsburgh
- getgo 3489, allison park
- getgo 3600, white oak
- getgo 3616, pittsburgh
- getgo 3641, bridgeville
- getgo 3642, coraopolis
- getgo 3646, pittsburgh
- getgo 3650, pittsburgh
- getgo 3659, pittsburgh
- getgo 3667, north versailles
- getgo 3691, gibsonia
- getgo 3705, carnegie
- giant 914, sewickley
- giant 920 920, mars
- giant penn 902, pittsburgh
- giant penn 905, mckeesport
- giant penn 909, mckeesport
- giant penn 912, homestead
- giant penn 915, cheswick
- giant penn 917, gibsonia
- gk foodmart inc., mckeesport
- glenwillard fast stop, coraopolis
- go go's market, pittsburgh
- grab n go, oakdale
- grab n go, bethel park
- grand mart 1, pittsburgh
- grandview store, mckeesport
- greenfield tobacco shop llc, pittsburgh
- gujjar jatt llc, clairton
- gulf bridgeville, bridgeville
- gurbani llc, millvale
- happy mini mart, north versailles
- hanini market, pittsburgh
- hanini's market, pittsburgh
- haninis market and subs, pittsburgh
- happy mart, pittsburgh
- hazelwood market of pittsburgh inc, pittsburgh
- high time convenience store, wilkinsburg
- holy kow llc, mckeesport
- homestead cogo's, homestead
- homestead food mart, homestead
- homewood quick pick, pittsburgh
- homies smoke plus inc, pittsburgh
- hook's market, pittsburgh
- horizon market, tarentum
- imperial 1243, oakdale
- in & out corner market, mckees rocks
- in and out corner market, pittsburgh
- international market, swissvale
- isaly's, pittsburgh
- j & s food mart, duquesne
- jacks market & beauty supplies inc, homestead
- jag dev convenience store, pittsburgh
- jeet's sunoco no, pittsburgh
- jimman sunoco, mckeesport
- k & d llc, oakdale
- k & g supermart, verona
- k & z llc, coraopolis
- k stop convenience, pittsburgh
- kajal oil and gas inc 001, pittsburgh
- kay united inc, clairton
- keystone mini mart inc, turtle creek
- kims1 mart inc, turtle creek
- king city, pittsburgh
- kingz korner market, pittsburgh
- kum & go, pittsburgh
- kwik fill 239, crescent
- kwik fill 246, oakmont
- le's super gk, pittsburgh
- lnc bp 18, pittsburgh
Showing 250 of 886 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Pennsylvania
One of 66 counties in Pennsylvania, 6 are shown here.
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Nationwide peers for Allegheny County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Allegheny County, both outside Pennsylvania so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside PA (26.4% here).
- Bryan County, OK · 26.4% low-access
- Georgetown County, SC · 26.4% low-access
- Travis County, TX · 26.4% low-access
- Bristol County, MA · 26.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside PA (13.0% here).
- White County, TN · 13.0% SNAP
- Andrews County, TX · 13.0% SNAP
- Bell County, TX · 13.0% SNAP
- Staunton city, VA · 13.0% 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.
Pennsylvania among Middle Atlantic states
Pennsylvania ranks 2nd of 3 Middle Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (21.4%). Allegheny County, at 26.4%, runs 5.0 pts above the Pennsylvania rate.
- New Jersey 23.8%
- Pennsylvania 21.4%
- New York 12.0%
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 .
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 Allegheny County, PA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 42003. 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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