Signature · 9.0% SNAP (12th pct in PA)
Butler County, PA
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Butler County residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 24.3%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 9.0%
- on SNAP
- 197K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Butler County, PA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ELEVATED 24.3% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +2.2 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 9.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 2% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Franklin County (+ 0.0 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Butler County ranks #1,342 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #16 of 67 counties in PA (24.3% low-access; 1 food-desert tracts).
- #1,342
- national by low-access %
- #16
- in PA
- 17
- low-access tracts
- 6K
- food-desert residents
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).
Signature read: 9.0% SNAP (12th pct in PA) (-3.1 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Butler County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Butler County's 24.3% low-access share is elevated, higher than 57% of them and ranked #1,347 most-affected nationwide.
Butler County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
44 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Butler County has 25 urban and 19 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.
Butler County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Pennsylvania, not a full county-board reprint
- Chester
Chester 45.1%
45.1 % low-access
- Northampton
Northampton 24.5%
24.5 % low-access
- Butler
Butler 24.3%
24.3 % low-access
- Franklin
Franklin 24.3%
24.3 % low-access
- Monroe
Monroe 23.4%
23.4 % low-access
- Tioga
Tioga 23.4%
23.4 % low-access
- Wyoming 0.9
Wyoming 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 44 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 183,862 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 17 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 44,732 |
| Low-Access Share | 24.3%near the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 5,863 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 197,254 |
| Median Household Income | $89,843 |
| Poverty Rate | 8.1%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 7,285 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 9.0%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.5%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in Butler County
Butler County has 143 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 10 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 62 locations (43% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 62
- 7-eleven 35896j, evans city
- 7-eleven 40232h, butler
- 7-eleven store 40119t, seven fields
- 7-eleven store 2701 36148b, cranberry township
- aplus 40168h, butler
- b & e mini mart, renfrew
- bfs foods 51, butler
- bizkut convenience llc, butler
- bp mars, mars
- butler food mart, butler
- butler one stop inc, butler
- butler tobacco & grocery llc, butler
- casper's annandale station, hilliards
- coen markets 1228, valencia
- cranberry mini mart, cranberry township
- cranberry super mini mart, cranberry township
- ez stop, butler
- freedom market, llc., cranberry township
- fureys market, fenelton
- getgo 3019, cranberry township
- getgo 3030, butler
- getgo 3131, cranberry township
- getgo 3135, sarver
- getgo 3304, mars
- getgo 3305, mars
- getgo 3500, butler
- giant 916, mars
- giant penn 911 911, harmony
- giant penn 918, valencia
- hilltop minimart, butler
- kwik fill 278, butler
- kwik fill 282, prospect
- last minit mart, portersville
- laziza market inc, butler
- love's travel stop 731, slippery rock
- oneida valley grocery llc, hilliards
- par mar store 57, saxonburg
- par mar store 58, sarver
- petrolia mini mart, inc., petrolia
- pilot travel center 81, portersville
- planet mart 20, mars
- planet mart 21, butler
- quick stop butler, butler
- rebel 911, zelienople
- saxon country market, llc, saxonburg
- sheetz 121, harrisville
- sheetz 133, cranberry twp
- sheetz 217, butler
- sheetz 250, butler
- sheetz 335, butler
- sheetz 402, sarver
- sheetz 521, cranberry township
- sheetz 549, butler
- sheetz 618, butler
- sheetz 75, slippery rock
- sheetz 756, valencia
- sheetz 784, cranberry township
- speedway 2922, lyndora
- ta barkeyville 067, harrisville
- uniexpress, evans city
- university korner, butler
- whitestown market, butler
Combination Grocery/Other · 44
- adams township getgo 3304, adams township
- cvs 2589, mars
- cvs pharmacy 4029, cranberry twp
- dollar general 14300, butler
- dollar general 18160, butler
- dollar general 18994, karns city
- dollar general 19698, eau claire
- dollar general 2758, butler
- dollar general 3322, butler
- dollar general 7458, slippery rock
- dollar general 8249, saxonburg
- dollar general 8585, chicora
- dollar general 8757, butler
- dollar general 8978, butler
- dewalts health food store, butler
- dollar general 13218, harrisville
- dollar general 14687, prospect
- dollar general 15723, butler
- dollar general 16803, slippery rock
- dollar general 16976, butler
- dollar general 21205, parker
- dollar general 21207, sarver
- dollar general 21740, fenelton
- dollar general 24160, slippery rock
- dollar general 24233, harmony
- dollar general 24487, evans city
- dollar general 25254, butler
- dollar general 30798, slippery rock
- dollar general 30880, butler
- dollar general 31173, slippery rock
- dollar general store 17413, sarver
- dollar genral 18120, portersville
- dollar tree 186, cranberry township
- dollar tree 233, butler
- dollar tree 4263, harmony
- dollar tree 6591, slippery rock
- dollar tree 8483, mars
- dollartree 6349, butler
- family dollar 12641, butler township
- family dollar store 4262, butler
- frankferd farms foods, saxonburg
- walgreens 10894, butler
- walgreens 11812, cranberry twp
- walgreens 11865, zelienople
Super Store · 18
- butler farm mkt inc, renfrew
- clearview giant eagle 1208, butler
- costco wholesale 0328, cranberry township
- cranberry giant eagle 1665, cranberry twp
- cranberry shop n save, cranberry township
- fresh thyme market 453cra, cranberry township
- giant eagle 42, seven fields
- giant eagle buffalo township 23, sarver
- moraine pointe giant eagle 1209, butler
- northgate bi-lo, harmony
- sam's club 4859, butler
- slippery rock giant eagle 670, slippery rock
- sprankle's neighborhood market, saxonburg
- target store 1259, cranberry twp
- target store 1414, butler
- the sharp shopper, inc., butler
- walmart supercenter 1770, cranberry twp
- walmart supercenter 1885, butler
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 5
- elluinger's meats, zelienople
- henry's meat market, cranberry township
- mckruit meat packing, cabot
- schnurs country market, butler
- thoma meat market, saxonburg
Supermarket · 5
- aldi 69011, valencia
- aldi 69013, harmony
- aldi 69039, butler
- aldi 70, cranberry township
- aldi 95, butler
Large Grocery Store · 4
- fairground market, prospect
- henry's market, harrisville
- prospect corner store, prospect
- slater's meats and more, karns city
Small Grocery Store · 2
- ace of evans city, evans city
- broses superette 7242854177, butler
Delivery Route · 1
- the produce cart, butler
Farmers' Market · 1
- cranberry town square market, cranberry township
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- holy kow llc, portersville
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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Nationwide peers for Butler County's low-access or SNAP share
SNAP-led peer set first for Butler County (9.0%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Pennsylvania.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside PA (24.3% here).
- Choctaw County, AL · 24.3% low-access
- Choctaw County, AL · 24.3% low-access
- Geauga County, OH · 24.4% low-access
- Franklin County, OH · 24.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside PA (9.0% here).
- Hancock County, OH · 9.0% SNAP
- Hancock County, OH · 9.0% SNAP
- Carteret County, NC · 9.0% SNAP
- Carteret County, NC · 9.0% 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.
Food access nationally, Pennsylvania in context
Butler 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 .
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 Butler County, PA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 42019. 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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