Signature · 137 SNAP-authorized stores
Beaver County, PA
Beaver County sits in the upper national band on low-access (32.5%, +10.4 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 32.5%
- low-access pop.
- 13
- food-desert tracts
- 13.8%
- on SNAP
- 166K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Beaver County, PA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 32.5% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +10.4 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 13 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 13.8% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 7.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 25% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Westmoreland County (+ 0.3 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Beaver County sits in the upper national band (32.5%, #774 of 3,079) with 13 LILA tracts.
- #774
- national by low-access %
- #9
- in PA
- 26
- low-access tracts
- 16K
- 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: 137 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Beaver County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Beaver County's 32.5% low-access share is elevated, higher than 75% of them and ranked #778 most-affected nationwide.
Beaver County's elevated USDA tier split
51 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 13 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Beaver County has 36 urban and 15 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.
Beaver County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Pennsylvania, not a full county-board reprint
- Chester
Chester 45.1%
45.1 % low-access
- Sullivan
Sullivan 34.4%
34.4 % low-access
- Erie
Erie 34%
34 % low-access
- Westmoreland
Westmoreland 32.8%
32.8 % low-access
- Beaver
Beaver 32.5%
32.5 % low-access
- Montgomery
Montgomery 31.3%
31.3 % low-access
- Wyoming 0.9
Wyoming 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 51 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 170,539 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 26 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 13 |
| Low-Access Population | 55,474 |
| Low-Access Share | 32.5%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 16,011 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 166,324 |
| Median Household Income | $71,089 |
| Poverty Rate | 9.9%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 10,006 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 13.8%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.5%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Beaver County
Beaver County has 137 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 62 locations (45% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 62
- 7-eleven store #40148a, aliquippa
- 7-eleven store #40139a 40139a, beaver
- 7-eleven store #40147a, ambridge
- a & a market of beaver falls, beaver falls
- ambridge food mart, ambridge
- aplus 40254, aliquippa
- b and b minimart, ellwood city
- bfs foods 54, beaver
- bfs foods 56, aliquippa
- bfs foods 58, monaca
- beaver falls bp, beaver falls
- beaver mart, beaver falls
- cio store 16, beaver falls
- cio stores 23, aliquippa
- cio stores 24, clinton
- cio stores, llc 30, aliquippa
- chiipewa marathon lnc 405, beaver falls
- circle k 4207, beaver falls
- classic express, darlington
- cmgg enterprise, rochester
- coen 1224, ambridge
- coen markets 1221, aliquippa
- coen markets 1222, midland
- coen markets 1226, monaca
- conway marathon lnc 404, conway
- d mart, aliquippa
- dewalt's health food, ambridge
- dewalt's health foods, new brighton
- dukes food market aliquippa, aliquippa
- getgo 3016, monaca
- getgo 3062, rochester
- getgo 3166, beaver falls
- getgo 3182, ellwood city
- getgo 3694, aliquippa
- golden mini mart inc, beaver falls
- j's news, beaver falls
- jackson mart, aliquippa
- johnston market, hookstown
- kibler's korner market lnc# 408, rochester
- lnc 16, beaver
- la poblanita ambridge, ambridge
- little super, freedom
- mercer mini mart, beaver falls
- monaca market lnc#407, monaca
- nichol's market, monaca
- om minimart llc, rochester
- one stop shopper n/a, darlington
- pine run mkt. inc., freedom
- par mar store 55, beaver
- plan twelve market, aliquippa
- quick stop, beaver falls
- sheetz, beaver falls
- sheetz 152, beaver falls
- sheetz 223, baden
- shivlers corner store, aliquippa
- shree rajeshwari inc, darlington
- speedway 2912, baden
- speedway 2928, new brighton
- stop n shop, aliquippa
- supermart plus, new brighton
- the shoppe by equality llc, beaver falls
- two cousins 2 of aliquippa inc, aliquippa
Combination Grocery/Other · 45
- cvs pharmacy inc 4039, ambridge
- cvs pharmacy inc 4055, aliquippa
- cvs pharmacy 4162, beaver falls
- cvs pharmacy inc 4232, monaca
- dollar general 0749, aliquippa
- dollar general 18834, midland
- dollar general 2968, beaver falls
- dollar general 3315, aliquippa
- dollar tree 2493, monaca
- dollartree 10863, rochester
- dollartree 10998, new brighton
- dollar general 10025, rochester
- dollar general 11477, beaver
- dollar general 14690, beaver falls
- dollar general 15370, aliquippa
- dollar general 16543, darlington
- dollar general 17004, wampum
- dollar general 17751, clinton
- dollar general 19365, aliquippa
- dollar general 19682, georgetown
- dollar general 20291, aliquippa
- dollar general 20354, new brighton
- dollar general 20745, baden
- dollar general 20757, monaca
- dollar general 20899, industry
- dollar general 21304, new brighton
- dollar general 22474, freedom
- dollar general 23401, ambridge
- dollar general 25258, new brighton
- dollar general 25777, freedom
- dollar general 30797, hookstown
- dollar general 6127, beaver
- dollar general 6733, beaver falls
- dollar general 7183, ambridge
- dollar general 9505, beaver falls
- dollar tree 1096, aliquippa
- dollar tree 207, baden
- dollar tree 2322, beaver falls
- dollar tree 4636, ellwood city
- family dollar store 1952, aliquippa
- family dollar store 3649, midland
- family dollar store 3801, ellwood city
- famous ray's llc, aliquippa
- walgreens 09942, beaver falls
- walgreens 10494, rochester
Super Store · 13
- ambridge shop n save, ambridge
- east rochester shop n save 0229884, rochester
- fischer s foodland, new brighton
- franklin plaza giant eagle 687, ellwood city
- giant eagle 62, rochester
- giant eagle 66, beaver falls
- jd doggy inc 625, aliquippa
- kuhns market, aliquippa
- target stores 2100, monaca
- tusca plaza shop n save 021-1793, beaver
- walmart supercenter 1883, monaca
- walmart supercenter 3223, beaver falls
- walmart supercenter 4643, baden
Supermarket · 7
- aldi 66031 66031, monaca
- aldi 67043 67043, beaver falls
- aldi 69035, ellwood city
- aldi 69042, baden
- aldi 69094 69094, aliquippa
- beaver supermarket, beaver
- beaver falls save a lot 24702, beaver falls
Medium Grocery Store · 6
- beaver co fruit &gdn ctr, beaver falls
- beaver county fruit co., inc. 44, monaca
- giles town and country, beaver falls
- milk house meats, beaver falls
- monroy supermarket, ambridge
- om sai ram enterprise corp, aliquippa
Farmers' Market · 2
- beaver county farmers' market, ambridge
- beaver county farmers' market, beaver falls
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- s wright meat packing, fombell
Small Grocery Store · 1
- la poblanita new brighton inc, new brighton
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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Counties near Beaver County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Beaver 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 (32.5% here).
- Codington County, SD · 32.5% low-access
- Codington County, SD · 32.5% low-access
- Newton County, TX · 32.5% low-access
- Newton County, TX · 32.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside PA (13.8% here).
- Love County, OK · 13.8% SNAP
- Love County, OK · 13.8% SNAP
- Crawford County, OH · 13.8% SNAP
- Crawford County, OH · 13.8% 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.
Beaver County inside a higher low-access state context
Beaver County sits inside Pennsylvania (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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