County food-access profile · New York
Broome County, NY
Broome County's food-access picture is close to the national norm, with pockets that qualify as low-access. This profile breaks down who qualifies as a food desert and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it.
- 16.4%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 15.4%
- on SNAP
- 197K
- residents (ACS 2024)
The food-access picture
16.4% of Broome County residents live in a low-access area, and 3 of its 55 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts.
- 12
- low-access tracts
- 7K
- food-desert residents
- 13.5%
- households, no vehicle
- 18.5%
- below poverty line
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, 1-and-10-mile measure).
Broome County's low-access share sits near the national share, at 16.4% per the USDA Atlas. 12 of the county's 55 census tracts are flagged low-access, covering roughly 32,836 residents who live far from a supermarket. 3 of those also meet the low-income condition that defines a food desert, home to roughly 7,370 low-income residents.
How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts
The USDA measures food access by distance to the nearest supermarket. A census tract is "low-access" when a meaningful share of residents live more than one mile from a supermarket in urban areas, or more than ten miles in rural areas. A tract becomes a "food desert" only when it is both low-access and low-income, because distance is far harder to overcome for households without a car or a cushion in the budget. Counts on this page are aggregated from the tract level, where the federal data is actually published, so a single county figure can hide neighbourhoods that are much better or much worse served than the average. Distance also does not capture everything that shapes whether a family eats well: the presence of a full-service grocer rather than a convenience store, public transit, food pantries, and the price and quality of what is on the shelf all matter beyond the radius the Atlas can draw.
How Broome County compares nationally
Broome County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 16.4% low-access share that beats 36% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,001).
Broome County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
All 55 census tracts in Broome County, grouped by USDA classification (see "How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts" above for what each tier means).
Broome County vs. other New York counties
Share of the population living in low-access areas, compared with other counties in New York
- Broome
Broome County, NY
16.4 % low-access
- Albany
Albany County, NY
31.4 % low-access
- Allegany 3.9
Allegany County, NY
3.9 % low-access
- Bronx 0.6
Bronx County, NY
0.6 % low-access
- Cattaraugus 7.9
Cattaraugus County, NY
7.9 % low-access
- Cayuga 3.3
Cayuga County, NY
3.3 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 55 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 200,600 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 12 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 32,836 |
| Low-Access Share | 16.4%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 7,370 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 197,378 |
| Median Household Income | $62,616 |
| Poverty Rate | 18.5%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 12,589 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 15.4%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 13.5%well above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 5.9% |
About 15.4% of Broome County households receive SNAP, versus a U.S. county median in the 11–13% range (Census ACS).
What this means
- 16.4% of residents are low-access, near the national share for U.S. counties.
- 15.4% of households receive SNAP, the federal program that offsets food costs for 12,589 households here.
- 13.5% of households have no vehicle, the hidden multiplier that turns distance into a real barrier.
- 3 tracts meet the USDA food-desert threshold (low-income and low-access).
USDA low-access figures reflect the 2019 Atlas (2010 tract populations); socioeconomic context is the latest Census ACS 5-year (2024).
What the food-access data shows for Broome County
near the national share
3 of Broome County's 55 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts, low-income areas where many residents also live far from a supermarket, about 5.5% of all its tracts.
A further 9 tracts are low-access but not low-income, bringing the total low-access tract count to 12.
An estimated 32,836 residents, roughly 16.4% of the county's 2010 population, live in one of these low-access areas.
Of those, 7,370 are also low-income, the group most exposed to genuine food hardship, since limited transportation compounds a limited budget.
The remaining 43 tracts (78.2%) meet the USDA's adequate-access threshold.
SNAP retailers in Broome County
Broome County has 208 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 10 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 111 locations (53% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 111
- 5 star deli & convenience store, binghamton
- 7-eleven, inc. 45120, endicott
- 7-eleven, inc. 45121, endicott
- alex quick mart inc, binghamton
- apple deli grill corp, binghamton
- apple food & convenience corp, binghamton
- apple food & grocery inc 10, endicott
- apple food & grocery inc 9, binghamton
- apple food & grocery inc., johnson city
- b&b groceries inc, endicott
- blue moon groceries & market llc, binghamton
- byrne dairy binghamton front street 149, binghamton
- byrne dairy endicott 141, endicott
- byrne dairy endwell 143, endicott
- byrne dairy whitney point 145, whitney point
- c s deli inc, harpursville
- c town food mart inc, binghamton
- chenango forks food mart inc, chenango forks
- conklin mart, conklin
- court street beer & grocery 2, binghamton
- court street fuel stop inc, binghamton
- crown mini mart llc, endicott
- deposit country store 10, deposit
- ez food mart, endicott
- eagle mini mart inc, johnson city
- east side gourmet deli corp, binghamton
- empire plaza food mart, harpursville
- endicott smoke&beer shop inc - endicott mini mart, endicott
- ez foodmart, vestal
- fastrac eg llc 500280, port crane
- friends groceries, binghamton
- gourmet mini mart, binghamton
- hlp 1308 corp, endicott
- harash stop and shop, johnson city
- jay's one stop inc - jay's one stop 4 - sunoco, binghamton
- jays one stop, johnson city
- jays one stop 3, binghamton
- johnson city xpress mart, johnson city
- king corner deli inc, johnson city
- ksjd of ny, inc./ ez food mart, binghamton
- kwik fill 27, johnson city
- kwik fill 356, port crane
- kwik fill 357, binghamton
- lao vanthavy oriental, johnson city
- linda mexicana, endicott
- love's travel shop 403, binghamton
- mani's one stop, johnson city
- maryam 69 corp. none, binghamton
- mirabito - commons 5, binghamton
- mirabito 100 - bing - court, binghamton
- mirabito 102 - j. c. hospital, johnson city
- mirabito 103 - bing otsiningo, binghamton
- mirabito 104 - bing hillcrest, binghamton
- mirabito 105 - bing port road, binghamton
- mirabito 75, binghamton
- mirabito 76, vestal
- mirabito 77, binghamton
- mirabito 78, binghamton
- mirabito 81, windsor
- mirabito 82, binghamton
- mirabito 83, glen aubrey
- mirabito 84, binghamton
- mirabito 85, endicott
- mirabito 86, binghamton
- mirabito 88, binghamton
- mirabito 99 - binghamton, binghamton
- mirabito harry l drive 79, johnson city
- mirabito main st vestal 89, vestal
- mirabito park ave 91, binghamton
- mirabito vestal pkwy 80, vestal
- n side deli 24-7, binghamton
- nineveh country store llc, nineveh
- noor halal food & more, johnson city
- one dream one dream, conklin
- quick onestop, binghamton
- quickway 42, castle creek
- quickway 53, endicott
- quickway 56, vestal
- quickway 60, chenango bridge
- quickway 68, deposit
- quickway 74, harpursville
- quickway binghamton 9, binghamton
- quickway kirkwood 30, kirkwood
- roger's market, endicott
- simar & karan inc/ smiley food mart, maine
- six broz shopping, endicott
- southside deli and grocery inc., binghamton
- speedway 7656, johnson city
- speedway 7685, endicott
- speedway 7686, binghamton
- speedway 7687, binghamton
- speedway 7688, port crane
- speedway 7725, binghamton
- speedway 7726, vestal
- speedway 7729, binghamton
- speedway 9909, endicott
- speedway 9913, endwell
- speedway 9923, binghamton
- speedway 9931, whitney point
- speedway 9941, windsor
- sps mart, binghamton
- star 2 grocery, binghamton
- stop n shop 607 inc, binghamton
- ta binghamton 0207, binghamton
- tull's market, endicott
- usa market inc, binghamton
- us express mart inc. 1, binghamton
- west side gulf, binghamton
- whitney point xpress mart inc - xpressmart - mobil, whitney point
- yummy market corp., binghamton
- zm zm llc, endicott
Combination Grocery/Other · 45
- cvs pharmacy 1951, endicott
- cvs pharmacy 2180, binghamton
- cvs pharmacy 2414, johnson city
- cvs pharmacy 565, vestal
- cvs pharmacy 625, binghamton
- cvs pharmacy 754, johnson city
- cvs pharmacy 781, binghamton
- cvs pharmacy 168, endicott
- cvs/pharmacy 678, endicott
- dollar general 18376, conklin
- dollar general 18570, binghamton
- dollar tree 1405, vestal
- dollartree 9843, vestal
- dollar general 15675, windsor
- dollar general 19913, chenango forks
- dollar general 20396, binghamton
- dollar general 22475, vestal
- dollar general 24536, endicott
- dollar general 31452, maine
- dollar general 6294, endicott
- dollar general 6436, whitney point
- dollar general 6766, endicott
- dollar general 8494, endicott
- dollar general 9335, johnson city
- dollar general 9622, binghamton
- dollar general 9951, binghamton
- dollar general store 17006, windsor
- dollar tree 1904, binghamton
- dollar tree 1936, johnson city
- dollar tree 2786, endwell
- european market, binghamton
- family dollar 10249, harpursville
- family dollar 10514, binghamton
- family dollar 1877, binghamton
- family dollar 3819, binghamton
- family dollar 4087, conklin
- family dollar 7929, deposit
- family dollar 9060, binghamton
- hang phat market, binghamton
- jaygold african market, endicott
- nature's design, binghamton
- ocean state job lot 515, johnson city
- walgreens 11207, binghamton
- walgreens 18984, binghamton
- walgreens 19087, endicott
Supermarket · 17
- aldi 65050, vestal
- aldi 65071, johnson city
- aldi 73106 73106, chenango bridge
- deposit big m, deposit
- gregg's market place, whitney point
- price chopper 130, endicott
- price chopper binghamton 237, binghamton
- price chopper chenango 234, binghamton
- schneider's of kirkwood, inc., kirkwood
- wegmans 73, johnson city
- weis markets 214, binghamton
- weis markets 215, endicott
- weis markets 217, endwell
- weis markets 218, vestal
- weis markets 219, binghamton
- weis markets 220, binghamton
- weis markets 222, vestal
Medium Grocery Store · 10
- 786 punjab halal meat and grocery, binghamton
- a-1 grocery & halal meat, binghamton
- ali's halal meat & grocery, johnson city
- b families mart-llc, binghamton
- banyan grocers llc, binghamton
- down to earth wholefoods, endicott
- deshi halal bazar inc., endicott
- northside grocery inc., binghamton
- reliable market, conklin
- west corners grocery inc., endicott
Farmers' Market · 8
- binghamton farmers market, binghamton
- broome county regional farmers market, binghamton
- downtown binghamton courtyard market, binghamton
- downtown binghamton courtyard market, binghamton
- little italy endicott farmers market, endicott
- russell farms, vestal
- vestal farmers market, vestal
- windsor farmers market, windsor
Small Grocery Store · 8
- adook mart inc, binghamton
- dnister, binghamton
- dubai house 0, johnson city
- indian bazaar, vestal
- kim's oriental grocery, vestal
- mr robinson deli inc, binghamton
- old barn hollow, binghamton
- the new 5&10, whitney point
Super Store · 6
- bj's wholesale club 232, johnson city
- maines food & party warehouse, binghamton
- sam's club 6366, vestal
- target 1056, vestal
- walmart supercenter 1835, vestal
- walmart supercenter 5732, johnson city
Food Buying Co-op · 1
- volunteers improving neighborhood environments csa, binghamton
Large Grocery Store · 1
- windsor big m llc, windsor
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- butcher boys, endicott
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator, currently authorized retailers.
Other Counties in New York
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Food access nationally, New York in context
Broome County sits inside New York (ringed). Each state is colored by its population-weighted low-access share; click any state to compare.
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context
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Data Sources & Methodology
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019): low-access and food-desert tract classifications, low-access population, and low-income low-access counts. ers.usda.gov/food-access-research-atlas
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates: population, median income, poverty, SNAP participation, vehicle access, and group quarters. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
Low access is defined as living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket; a food desert adds a low-income condition. Read the full methodology →
Data current as of (most recent source-data vintage; figures reflect the 2019 USDA Atlas and 2024 Census ACS).
Note: This page presents public USDA and Census data for informational purposes and is not professional advice. Figures reflect the cited dataset vintages and may differ from the most recent local conditions. How this data is sourced & verified.