Signature · 0.0% low-access (0th pct)
Barry County, MI
Barry County lands in the lower national band on low-access (0.0%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 0.0%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 9.4%
- on SNAP
- 63K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Barry County, MI
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 0.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -22.1 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 9.4% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Arenac County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Barry County lands in the lower national band (0.0%); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 4
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 0.0% low-access (0th pct) (-22.1 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Barry County compares nationally
Food access in Barry County compares favorably nationally: its 0.0% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 0% of them (rank #3,133).
Barry County's lower-band USDA tier split
11 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
All 11 of Barry County's tracts are rural in the USDA classification, so every one is judged on the 10-mile test: a resident counts as low-access only when the nearest supermarket is more than 10 miles away.
Barry County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Michigan, not a full county-board reprint
- Schoolcraft
Schoolcraft 46%
46 % low-access
- Ogemaw 0.1
Ogemaw 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
- Osceola 0.1
Osceola 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
- Arenac 0
Arenac 0%
0 % low-access
- Barry 0
Barry 0%
0 % low-access
- Benzie 0
Benzie 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 11 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 59,173 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 19 |
| Low-Access Share | 0.0%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 4 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 63,409 |
| Median Household Income | $77,500 |
| Poverty Rate | 8.4%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,296 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 9.4%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.4%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.6% |
Thick SNAP store book in Barry County
Barry County has 44 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 23 locations (52% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
10 towns share the 44 authorized stores; Hastings holds 41% of them. 6 of the 10 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Shelbyville, Wayland, Dowling, Hickory Corners, Lake Odessa, Woodland.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Hastings | 18 | 4 |
| Middleville | 8 | 2 |
| Delton | 6 | 1 |
| Nashville | 4 | 1 |
| Shelbyville | 2 | none |
| Wayland | 2 | none |
| Dowling | 1 | none |
| Hickory Corners | 1 | none |
| Lake Odessa | 1 | none |
| Woodland | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 23
- admiral 5897, hastings
- cloverdale station, delton
- delton shell 4120, delton
- delton sunoco, delton
- express stop 4677, shelbyville
- family fare express 772, hastings
- goldworthy's inc, dowling
- goldworthy's inc, hickory corners
- gun lake 415, wayland
- hastings shell 4320, hastings
- j&h family stores middleville 158, middleville
- marathon 1, hastings
- middleville shell 4580, middleville
- nashville shell 4700, nashville
- rj gas and food, shelbyville
- speedway 3568, middleville
- speedway 3589, lake odessa
- the snack shack, middleville
- the superette, hastings
- thornapple lake trading post, hastings
- woodland express mart 81, woodland
- yankee springs 425, middleville
- one stop shop 1, hastings
Combination Grocery/Other · 11
- dollar general 18266, wayland
- dollar general 18880, hastings
- dollar general 6471, delton
- dollar general 19442, hastings
- dollar general 6771, middleville
- dollar general 8641, nashville
- dollar tree 879, hastings
- family dollar 13385, nashville
- family dollar 13843, delton
- family dollar store 1311, hastings
- walgreens 15535, hastings
Large Grocery Store · 3
- carls of nashville, nashville
- tom's market, hastings
- tom's on gun lake 2, middleville
Super Store · 3
- family fare 1990, hastings
- harding's market 455, middleville
- walmart 2620, hastings
Supermarket · 2
- aldi 67038, hastings
- family fare 1973, delton
Farmers' Market · 1
- hastings farmers market, hastings
Small Grocery Store · 1
- anne's health foods, hastings
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Michigan
One of 82 counties in Michigan, 6 are shown here.
Compare Barry County vs Alcona County → · All Michigan counties →
Counties near Barry County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Barry County, both outside Michigan so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MI (0.0% here).
- Covington County, MS · 0.0% low-access
- Tishomingo County, MS · 0.0% low-access
- Spencer County, KY · 0.0% low-access
- Powell County, KY · 0.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MI (9.4% here).
- Norfolk County, MA · 9.4% SNAP
- Barnstable County, MA · 9.4% SNAP
- Cottonwood County, MN · 9.4% SNAP
- Lyon County, MN · 9.4% 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.
Michigan among East North Central states
Michigan ranks 3rd of 5 East North Central states by population-weighted low-access (23.2%). Barry County, at 0.0%, runs 23.2 pts below the Michigan rate.
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 Barry County, MI are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 26015. 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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