Signature · 70 SNAP-authorized stores
Bradford County, PA
Bradford County lands in the lower national band on low-access (14.2%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 14.2%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 14.5%
- on SNAP
- 60K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Bradford County, PA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-MODERATE 14.2% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -7.9 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 14.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Crawford County (+ 0.3 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Bradford County lands in the lower national band (14.2%, #2,176 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,176
- national by low-access %
- #45
- in PA
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 70 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Bradford County compares nationally
Bradford County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 14.2% low-access share that beats 30% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,184).
Bradford County's lower-band USDA tier split
14 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Bradford County has 4 urban and 10 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.
Bradford County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Pennsylvania, not a full county-board reprint
- Chester
Chester 45.1%
45.1 % low-access
- Clarion 15.7
Clarion 15.7%
15.7 % low-access
- Lackawanna 15.3
Lackawanna 15.3%
15.3 % low-access
- Crawford 14.5
Crawford 14.5%
14.5 % low-access
- Bradford 14.2
Bradford 14.2%
14.2 % low-access
- Pike 12.6
Pike 12.6%
12.6 % low-access
- Wyoming 0.9
Wyoming 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 14 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 62,622 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 8,889 |
| Low-Access Share | 14.2%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,956 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 59,858 |
| Median Household Income | $63,675 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.6%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,572 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 14.5%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.9%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.2% |
Thick SNAP store book in Bradford County
Bradford County has 70 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 25 locations (36% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 25
- bryan's meat cutting & butcher sh, milan
- back achers farm, rome
- cvs pharmacy 1091, sayre
- cvs pharmacy 2565, towanda
- dollar general 0145, towanda
- dollar general 0329, wyalusing
- dollar general 19599, athens
- dollar general 7778, sayre
- dollar general 15521, monroeton
- dollar general 18108, wysox
- dollar general 19606, gillett
- dollar general 21032, east smithfield
- dollar general 21642, burlington
- dollar general 22358, stevensville
- dollar general 23596, athens
- dollar general 25440, wysox
- dollar general 30392, gillett
- dollar general 30464, towanda
- dollar general 9264, canton
- dollar general store 7869, troy
- dollar tree 3731, towanda
- dollar tree 7505, troy
- family dollar store 4353, troy
- family dollar store 7699, sayre
- family dollar store 7937, towanda
Convenience Store · 24
- dandy mini mart 12, canton
- dandy mini mart 15, wyalusing
- dandy mini mart 16, sayre
- dandy mini mart 17, sayre
- dandy mini mart 18, sayre
- dandy mini mart 19, sayre
- dandy mini mart 20, ulster
- dandy mini mart 21, rome
- dandy mini mart 28, athens
- dandy mini mart 3, towanda
- dandy mini mart 36, monroeton
- dandy mini mart 37, le raysville
- dandy mini mart 40, east smithfield
- dandy mini mart 45, new albany
- dandy mini mart 48, camptown
- dandy mini mart 5, towanda
- dandy mini mart 6, athens
- dandy mini mart 60, troy
- dandy mini mart 61, troy
- dandy mini mart 74, wysox
- kwik fill 418, canton
- mirabito #124 sayre, sayre
- sheetz 581, towanda
- sylvania mart, troy
Supermarket · 8
- aldi 65008, sayre
- aldi 65061, towanda
- ashi's grocery store 1, towanda
- connies supermarket, wyalusing
- tops markets 650, sayre
- tops markets 677, troy
- tops markets 678, canton
- tops markets 680, towanda
Medium Grocery Store · 7
- barnstead pantry, troy
- creekside discount groceries, rome
- dotti-lou packing co, stevensville
- farmer fred's llc, towanda
- jurnacks naturally, towanda
- shores sisters farm market inc., towanda
- woodys country store, gillett
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- century farm meats, wyalusing
- leona meat plant, troy
Farmers' Market · 1
- troy sale barn growers market, troy
Large Grocery Store · 1
- twin ponds country market, monroeton
Small Grocery Store · 1
- ammermans store, athens
Super Store · 1
- walmart supercenter 2208, sayre
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.
Compare Bradford County vs Adams County → · All Pennsylvania counties →
Counties near Bradford County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Bradford 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 (14.2% here).
- Lincoln County, OR · 14.2% low-access
- Lincoln County, OR · 14.2% low-access
- McIntosh County, OK · 14.2% low-access
- McIntosh County, OK · 14.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside PA (14.5% here).
- Craig County, OK · 14.5% SNAP
- Craig County, OK · 14.5% SNAP
- Abbeville County, SC · 14.5% SNAP
- Abbeville County, SC · 14.5% 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.
Bradford County inside a lower low-access state context
Bradford 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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