Signature · 5.8% low-access (12th pct)
Caledonia County, VT
Caledonia County lands in the lower national band on low-access (5.8%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 5.8%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 14.9%
- on SNAP
- 30K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Caledonia County, VT
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 5.8% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -16.3 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 14.9% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Addison County (+ 0.4 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Caledonia County lands in the lower national band (5.8%, #2,770 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,770
- national by low-access %
- #11
- in VT
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 522
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 5.8% low-access (12th pct) (-16.3 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Caledonia County compares nationally
Food access in Caledonia County compares favorably nationally: its 5.8% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 12% of them (rank #2,771).
Caledonia County's lower-band USDA tier split
10 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Caledonia County has 0 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.
Caledonia County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Vermont, not a full county-board reprint
- Essex
Essex 28.2%
28.2 % low-access
- Bennington 8.2
Bennington 8.2%
8.2 % low-access
- Addison 6.2
Addison 6.2%
6.2 % low-access
- Caledonia 5.8
Caledonia 5.8%
5.8 % low-access
- Windsor 5.2
Windsor 5.2%
5.2 % low-access
- Grand Isle 2.7
Grand Isle 2.7%
2.7 % low-access
- Lamoille 0.9
Lamoille 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 10 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 31,227 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,804 |
| Low-Access Share | 5.8%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 522 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 30,475 |
| Median Household Income | $69,970 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.7%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,949 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 14.9%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.7%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Caledonia County
Caledonia County has 29 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 11 locations (38% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 11
- champlain farms 320, st johnsbury
- cumberland farms 8034, lyndonville
- d & l beverage & deli, east hardwick
- east burke market, east burke
- eastern & main market - deli, st johnsbury
- hardwick kwik stop, hardwick
- jiffy mart 452, saint johnsbury
- jiffy mart 453, saint johnsbury
- jiffy mart 457, hardwick
- m & m beverage, hardwick
- west barnet quick stop, barnet
Combination Grocery/Other · 7
- dollar general 11771, lyndonville
- dollar general 14093, hardwick
- dollar tree 5956, st johnsbury
- kinney drugs 93, st johnsbury
- kinney drugs 94, lyndonville
- ocean state job lot 426, st johnsbury
- walgreens 17625, lyndonville
Super Store · 3
- white market, st johnsbury
- white market, lyndonville
- white market, lyndonville
Farmers' Market · 2
- caledonia farmers market association, st. johnsbury
- hardwick farmers market, hardwick
Supermarket · 2
- market 32 by price chopper 141, saint johnsbury
- tops markets 742, hardwick
Food Buying Co-op · 1
- buffalo mountain co-op, hardwick
Large Grocery Store · 1
- martys 1st stop, danville
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- simpsons meat processing, lyndonville
Small Grocery Store · 1
- aldrichs general store, west burke
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Vermont
One of 13 counties in Vermont, 6 are shown here.
Compare Caledonia County vs Addison County → · All Vermont counties →
Counties near Caledonia County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Caledonia County, both outside Vermont so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside VT (5.8% here).
- Polk County, WI · 5.8% low-access
- Polk County, WI · 5.8% low-access
- Logan County, OH · 5.7% low-access
- Jackson County, OH · 5.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside VT (14.9% here).
- Dinwiddie County, VA · 14.9% SNAP
- Dinwiddie County, VA · 14.9% SNAP
- Northampton County, VA · 14.9% SNAP
- Northampton County, VA · 14.9% 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.
Caledonia County inside a lower low-access state context
Caledonia County sits inside Vermont (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 Caledonia County, VT are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 50005. 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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