Signature · 38.6% SNAP (100th pct in NY)
Bronx County, NY
Bronx County stands out on SNAP (38.6%, +26.5 pts vs U.S.) with 0.6% low-access from USDA FARA 2019.
- 0.6%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 38.6%
- on SNAP
- 1.4M
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Bronx County, NY
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 0.6% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -21.5 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 38.6% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 61.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Queens County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Bronx County lands in the lower national band (0.6%, #3,039 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #3,039
- national by low-access %
- #58
- in NY
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 8
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 38.6% SNAP (100th pct in NY) (+26.5 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Bronx County compares nationally
Food access in Bronx County compares favorably nationally: its 0.6% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 3% of them (rank #3,039).
Bronx County's lower-band USDA tier split
336 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
Bronx County is mostly urban by USDA tract type (335 urban, 1 rural), so most of its low-access count comes from the 1-mile test; the 1 rural tract is held to 10 miles.
Bronx 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
- Richmond 1
Richmond 1%
1 % low-access
- Schuyler 0.8
Schuyler 0.8%
0.8 % low-access
- Bronx 0.6
Bronx 0.6%
0.6 % low-access
- Queens 0.6
Queens 0.6%
0.6 % low-access
- Yates 0.6
Yates 0.6%
0.6 % low-access
- Kings 0
Kings 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 336 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 1,385,108 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 7,686 |
| Low-Access Share | 0.6%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 8 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 1,404,779 |
| Median Household Income | $48,676 |
| Poverty Rate | 27.8%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 206,275 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 38.6%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 61.1%well above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Bronx County
Bronx County has 1,925 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 14 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 846 locations (44% of the total), followed by small grocery store.
Where the store book sits, by town
All 1,925 authorized stores are in Bronx, 487 of them grocery-grade (supermarket or large/medium grocery).
Convenience Store · 846 (250 shown)
- 1 fordham convenience corp, bronx
- 1 mace deli & grill inc, bronx
- 1 piece deli & grill inc., bronx
- 1 s & f deli grocery corp, bronx
- 10 days grocery corp, bronx
- 10 neighborhood candy grocery corp, bronx
- 1010 deli grocery corp., bronx
- 1086 luna deli grocery corp, bronx
- 1097 deli grocery corporation, bronx
- 11 fordham gourmet deli corp, bronx
- 1203 west indian grocery inc, bronx
- 1223 je deli grocery corp., bronx
- 1240 deli corp, bronx
- 1269 bronx deli, bronx
- 1278 morrison deli grocery corp, bronx
- 1286 grocery corp, bronx
- 1296 rivera grocery inc, bronx
- 1307 corp, bronx
- 1378 g & g market inc 1, bronx
- 138 mini market corp, bronx
- 1390 deli grocery corp, bronx
- 144th street gourmet inc, bronx
- 1454 mc deli grocery corp., bronx
- 1460 gourmet deli inc, bronx
- 1498 gourmet deli corporation, bronx
- 150 j & j deli grocery corp., bronx
- 151 deli & grocery corp, bronx
- 1524 s&a gourmet deli inc., bronx
- 153 deli grocery inc, bronx
- 1531 metro deli inc, bronx
- 157n gourmet deli inc, bronx
- 1609 flavor taste corp, bronx
- 163 ashley deli grocery inc, bronx
- 163 king deli inc, bronx
- 163 mp petroleum llc, bronx
- 165 convenience & more corp, bronx
- 1679 monroe deli grocery inc, bronx
- 168th superior market inc, bronx
- 169 deli inc, bronx
- 169 street matanza deli grocery inc., bronx
- 17 up food product corp, bronx
- 1704 jenny food corp, bronx
- 170th street grocery deli, bronx
- 171 west deli corp, bronx
- 174 corner store corp, bronx
- 174 day & night deli grocery corp, bronx
- 174 variety candy store corp, bronx
- 178 gourmet deli corp, bronx
- 1795b westchester grocery & candy corp., bronx
- 1798 los primos grocery co, bronx
- 180 bus stop deli inc, bronx
- 180 express deli corp, bronx
- 180 la deli grocery corp, bronx
- 180th mini mart corp., bronx
- 181 gourmet deli corp, bronx
- 181st candy & deli corp, bronx
- 182nd st deli grocery corp, bronx
- 184 king deli grocery llc, bronx
- 1840 on the 6 deli & grocery corp, bronx
- 188 park deli grocery corp, bronx
- 188 valentine convenience corp, bronx
- 1901 safeway gourmet deli corp., bronx
- 192 deli grocery corp, bronx
- 1930 bartow ave petroleum llc 54, bronx
- 1968 discount .99 cents plus inc., bronx
- 1975 in & out deli corp, bronx
- 198 bainbridge deli & grocery corp, bronx
- 1delibronx llc, bronx
- 2&5 line deli grocery inc, bronx
- 20/20 convenience store inc, bronx
- 20/20 deli inc, bronx
- 2001 gourmet deli inc, bronx
- 2031 webster food corp, bronx
- 20r grocery store corporation, bronx
- 2143 palma exotic deli corp, bronx
- 217th deli, bronx
- 2272 webster deli grocery corp, bronx
- 228 deli and african market corp., bronx
- 231 big apple deli grocery corporation, bronx
- 2363 rosewood grocery inc, bronx
- 237 food market corp., bronx
- 238 corner store, bronx
- 24 deli grocery inc, bronx
- 2408 m & e grocery corp, bronx
- 242 deli food llc, bronx
- 2430 deli corp., bronx
- 2550 deli grocery corp, bronx
- 260 burnside deli, inc., bronx
- 263 grill and deli corporation, bronx
- 266 deli & gourmet corp., bronx
- 2676 morris food corp, bronx
- 271 convenience store inc, bronx
- 2m deli corp, bronx
- 3 j 's deli-grocery inc, bronx
- 3001 plaza libre food corp., bronx
- 3022 e tremont deli grocery corp, bronx
- 3181 green deli corp, bronx
- 332 bello mini market inc, bronx
- 3433 deli grill & juice bar inc, bronx
- 3610 mini market deli corporation, bronx
- 3720 deli and grill corp, bronx
- 3724 shak deli corp, bronx
- 383 capellan grocery corp, bronx
- 390 jackson deli grocery, corp., bronx
- 3919 caesar gourmet deli corp, bronx
- 3rd ave blue star corp, bronx
- 3third ave grocery & deli corp, bronx
- 4 brothers convenience store, bronx
- 4 brothers deli 1 corp, bronx
- 4192 akram deli & grocery corp, bronx
- 4201 webster petroleum llc 30, bronx
- 43 flavor taste corp, bronx
- 4345 katonah enterprises inc., bronx
- 4457 natural deli inc, bronx
- 460 el patio deli grocery corp., bronx
- 461 gourmet deli inc, bronx
- 5 kings deli corp, bronx
- 526 s & m deli grocery corp., bronx
- 53 chopped cheese corp, bronx
- 53 w 167 variety 99 cent discount store, bronx
- 543 north deli grocery inc, bronx
- 555 alcibiades deli corp, bronx
- 562 morris 99 cents plus corp, bronx
- 595 suriel deli grocery llc, bronx
- 597 deli market corp., bronx
- 601 e fordham petro llc 601, bronx
- 6052 dolphins gourmet deli corp, bronx
- 635 gourmet express deli inc, bronx
- 636 flower & beverage corp, bronx
- 664 at 187th deli grocery inc, bronx
- 675 morris gourmet deli corp, bronx
- 681 deli grocery store no.1 inc, bronx
- 7 eleven store #39549b, bronx
- 7-eleven #32201b, bronx
- 703 habibi halal deli inc 1, bronx
- 718 convenient store llc, bronx
- 726 deli grocery corp., bronx
- 728 east food corp, bronx
- 729 jackson deli grocery inc, bronx
- 732 food corp, bronx
- 77 swiper deli corp., bronx
- 784 deli grocery inc, bronx
- 787 deli grocery corp, bronx
- 790 candy grocery corporation, bronx
- 796 pelham gourmet corp, bronx
- 801 tasty deli corp., bronx
- 82 grocery candy inc., bronx
- 856 e 180th food market inc, bronx
- 9 star deli and grocery corp, bronx
- 965 morris park deli grocery corp., bronx
- 975 walton deli and grocery corp, bronx
- a & a double discount, bronx
- a & a express deli & grocery, bronx
- a & a market deli & grocery corp. n/a, bronx
- a & e healthy choice, bronx
- a & g deli grocery ii corp, bronx
- a & r grocery deli corp, bronx
- a & z gourmet deli corp, bronx
- a s & r petroleum inc 1, bronx
- a z deli & grill ny inc, bronx
- a&y grocery inc, bronx
- a&r gourmet deli inc, bronx
- a&y deli corporation, bronx
- a.m.e. deli grocery corp, bronx
- a1 health pharmacy, bronx
- abk 1 corp./independence gourmet deli, bronx
- almanzar grocery & food corp, bronx
- amg 129, bronx
- amg 174, bronx
- amg 190, bronx
- amg 192, bronx
- amg 2, bronx
- amg retail i llc 25, bronx
- aa deli & grill inc, bronx
- abe's gourmet deli, bronx
- ablan grocery store corp, bronx
- acemak deli & grocery inc., bronx
- adam's deli, bronx
- adee deli & grocery inc, bronx
- aden 1 deli grocery corp, bronx
- adrian grocery store inc, bronx
- african halal meat market, bronx
- agramonte grocery store corp., bronx
- ahmed deli discount corporation, bronx
- aidas deli grocery corp bronx, bronx
- al zaid deli & grocery corp, bronx
- alan's deli grocery corp., bronx
- aland gourmet deli 2 inc, bronx
- alfred deli grocery corp., bronx
- alians deli corp., bronx
- alkaram meat market & fruit corp, bronx
- allerton deli grocery inc., bronx
- allerton deli market corporation, bronx
- am family discount & 99c store inc., bronx
- amaa gourmet deli inc, bronx
- amazing deli market corp., bronx
- ambar pharmacy, bronx
- amor supermarket corp, bronx
- amy african market and clothing, bronx
- andrea's deli grocery corp, bronx
- andrew's ave deli grocery llc, bronx
- angel's coffee deli grocery corp., bronx
- anyeli deli grocery corp., bronx
- archer convenience store lp, bronx
- ariannet deli & grocery, bronx
- arw deli grocery, corp, bronx
- ashley & j food corp., bronx
- ayel deli grocery corp, bronx
- ayell deli grocery corp, bronx
- ayham deli grocery & grill, corp., bronx
- b & b food and fried chicken incorporated, bronx
- b & r candy grocery corp, bronx
- bp ampm 48357, bronx
- bp gas station, bronx
- brothers food market, bronx
- bx 23 deli food, bronx
- baez deli grocery corp., bronx
- bailey gourmet deli inc., bronx
- bani deli grocery corp, bronx
- bani deli grocery corp, bronx
- bara deli corp, bronx
- barnes avenue deli grocery inc, bronx
- bassford candy & grocery corp, bronx
- bbc deli grocery corp, bronx
- bcc deli, corp., bronx
- bedford deli 1, inc., bronx
- bengee convenience & more llc, bronx
- best hood deli & grocery inc, bronx
- best way deli grocery corp, bronx
- bethel food corp, bronx
- bh gourmet deli corp, bronx
- big mo gourmet deli corp., bronx
- black olive gourmet inc, bronx
- blue line deli and food mart corp, bronx
- bodega built inc, bronx
- bomber gourmet deli inc, bronx
- boston deli & grocery, inc., bronx
- boston gourmet deli & more corp, bronx
- boston market & more, bronx
- boston road gas inc. n/a, bronx
- bp gas station and convinience store, bronx
- bridge deli & grocery inc., bronx
- briella deli & grocery corp, bronx
- bronx chopped cheese & grill corp., bronx
- bronx deli & mini mart, bronx
- bronx fresh deli corp., bronx
- bronx gourmet food corp, bronx
- bronx gourmet ltd, bronx
- bronx m & e deli grocery corp, bronx
- bronx mini mart corp, bronx
Showing 250 of 1,925 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 New York
One of 61 counties in New York, 6 are shown here.
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Counties near Bronx County's lower low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Bronx County (38.6%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside New York.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside NY (0.6% here).
- Pendleton County, KY · 0.6% low-access
- Rabun County, GA · 0.6% low-access
- Candler County, GA · 0.6% low-access
- San Francisco County, CA · 0.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NY (38.6% here).
- McKinley County, NM · 37.7% SNAP
- Magoffin County, KY · 37.2% SNAP
- Wilcox County, AL · 37.0% SNAP
- McDowell County, WV · 36.5% 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.
New York among Middle Atlantic states
New York ranks 3rd of 3 Middle Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (12.0%). Bronx County, at 0.6%, runs 11.4 pts below the New York 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 Bronx County, NY are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 36005. 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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