Signature · 14 LILA tracts (35.9% of tracts)
Calhoun County, MI
Calhoun County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 14 LILA tracts (35.9% of the book) alongside 29.1% low-access.
- 29.1%
- low-access pop.
- 14
- food-desert tracts
- 13.5%
- on SNAP
- 134K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Calhoun County, MI
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 29.1% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +7.0 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 14 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 13.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 7.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 36% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Keweenaw County (+ 0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Calhoun County sits in the upper national band (29.1%, #988 of 3,079) with 14 LILA tracts.
- #988
- national by low-access %
- #18
- in MI
- 21
- low-access tracts
- 16K
- food-desert residents
Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.
Signature read: 14 LILA tracts (35.9% of tracts) .
How Calhoun County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Calhoun County's 29.1% low-access share is elevated, higher than 68% of them and ranked #999 most-affected nationwide.
Calhoun County's elevated USDA tier split
39 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 14 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Calhoun County has 27 urban and 12 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.
Calhoun County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Michigan, not a full county-board reprint
- Schoolcraft
Schoolcraft 46%
46 % low-access
- Keweenaw
Keweenaw 29.2%
29.2 % low-access
- Calhoun
Calhoun 29.1%
29.1 % low-access
- Livingston
Livingston 28.9%
28.9 % low-access
- Lenawee
Lenawee 28.8%
28.8 % low-access
- Luce
Luce 28.5%
28.5 % low-access
- Arenac 0
Arenac 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 39 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 136,146 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 21 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 14 |
| Low-Access Population | 39,610 |
| Low-Access Share | 29.1%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 15,518 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 133,778 |
| Median Household Income | $63,177 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.9%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 7,175 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 13.5%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.0%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in Calhoun County
Calhoun County has 172 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 100 locations (58% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 100
- 115 truck stop- store 5001, marshall
- a-1 liberty discount party store, battle creek
- albion beer well 72, albion
- albion shell 4010, albion
- amoco gas station, battle creek
- amoco gas station, battle creek
- armaan petroleum, battle creek
- athens shell 1025, athens
- banfield general store, battle creek
- baba shri chand inc, battle creek
- battle creek foodmart, battle creek
- battle creek stop & shop, battle creek
- bc asian market llc, battle creek
- bedford market, battle creek
- bellar's ekamjit food market, springfield
- c store marathon gas station, battle creek
- custer party store, springfield
- capital ave shell 1060, battle creek
- capital fuel & more inc, battle creek
- circle k 6308, battle creek
- citgo, battle creek
- cliff grocery store, battle creek
- corner store, battle creek
- custer party store 2, springfield
- deep liquor llc, battle creek
- diesel man inc, battle creek
- dixie market, battle creek
- duck lake general store, albion
- duck's point, springport
- duffy's party store, battle creek
- east columbia citgo, battle creek
- express stop 4679, battle creek
- express stop 4680, battle creek
- express stop 4681, battle creek
- express stop 4685, battle creek
- express stop 4686, battle creek
- express stop 4687, battle creek
- express stop 4688, springfield
- family unit market, battle creek
- fine lake party store, battle creek
- gold petroleum, battle creek
- h & j market, battle creek
- happy's, battle creek
- harper creek shell 1300, battle creek
- homer shell 4350, homer
- j & n 20, battle creek
- k & a food mart inc, battle creek
- k2 quickstop, battle creek
- kemps mart 2, marshall
- lakeview liquor, battle creek
- lakeview shell 4500, battle creek
- liberty, battle creek
- liberty convenience store, battle creek
- liberty food center 1, battle creek
- liberty food mart, battle creek
- liberty one stop, battle creek
- liberty1 stop, burlington
- lightning quick gas n go 23, springfield
- love's travel stop 336, marshall
- m&m food mart, springfield
- m66 quickstop, east leroy
- maa umiya columbia llc, battle creek
- maa umiya cstore llc, springfield
- marathon, battle creek
- marshall liquor, marshall
- marshall shell stop 4550, marshall
- marshall shell/iga 1650, marshall
- meijer gas station 195, battle creek
- meijer gas station 316, battle creek
- monu's store, battle creek
- mustang 4 inc, albion
- ps food mart 1001, homer
- ps food mart 1019, union city
- ps food mart 1020, albion
- pawanii23 inc, battle creek
- pennfield shell, battle creek
- pilot travel center 17, battle creek
- piper park party store, battle creek
- s and g stores llc 105, albion
- saga food mart, battle creek
- sam's discount party store, springfield
- sams discount liquor, battle creek
- sams discount liquor 1, springfield
- sams n supermarket, battle creek
- smaira petroleum, battle creek
- speedway 3572, battle creek
- speedway 3576, battle creek
- speedway 6319, albion
- springfield party store, springfield
- stimacs grocery, battle creek
- the liberty party store, battle creek
- tk fuel stop llc, tekonsha
- travelcenters of america 242, battle creek
- union city 1850, union city
- uproot market & eatery, battle creek
- urbandale shell 4870, battle creek
- west columbia 1940, battle creek
- whitt's party store, springfield
- winston park johnnys 4950, marshall
- wrights corners shell 1980, marshall
Combination Grocery/Other · 44
- apple valley natural foods, battle creek
- cvs pharmacy 10547, battle creek
- dollar general 14054, athens
- dollar general 18374, springfield
- dollar general 18391, battle creek
- dollar general 19549, battle creek
- dollar general 6143, albion
- dollar general 6276, battle creek
- dollar general 7208, battle creek
- dollar general 7521, albion
- dollar general 7629, battle creek
- dollar general 9433, marshall
- dollar tree 0966, battle creek
- dollartree 2088, marshall
- dollartree 9757, battle creek
- dollartree plus 9277, battle creek
- dollar general 12985, tekonsha
- dollar general 13044, battle creek
- dollar general 19814, battle creek
- dollar general 21699, battle creek
- dollar general 22110, battle creek
- dollar general 23427, battle creek
- dollar general 24066, battle creek
- dollar general 24754, marshall
- dollar general 25993, albion
- dollar general 31303, battle creek
- dollar general 8451, battle creek
- dollar tree 3600, battle creek
- dollar tree 4486, battle creek
- dollar tree 6169, battle creek
- dollar tree 8437, albion
- family dollar 6367, battle creek
- family dollar 6913, battle creek
- family dollar 7637, homer
- family dollar store 1509, albion
- family dollar store 1801, battle creek
- family dollar store 4597, battle creek
- family dollar store 6473, battle creek
- greenland asian market, battle creek
- something better natural foods, battle creek
- walgreens 07158, battle creek
- walgreens 09130, battle creek
- walgreens 10513, battle creek
- walgreens 15633, battle creek
Super Store · 10
- family fare 1904, battle creek
- family fare 1972, battle creek
- family fare 1979, battle creek
- family fare 1992, albion
- family fare 1995, marshall
- meijer inc 195, battle creek
- meijer inc 316, battle creek
- sam's club 6429, battle creek
- target store 610, battle creek
- walmart 2080, battle creek
Supermarket · 7
- aldi 67022 67022, battle creek
- aldi 67046, battle creek
- gordon food service store mp021, battle creek
- horrocks & co farm market, battle creek
- horrocks farm market, battle creek
- save a lot 30096, battle creek
- save a lot 45025, marshall
Farmers' Market · 4
- albion farmers market, albion
- battle creek farmers market, battle creek
- marshall area farmer's market, marshall
- the farm stand at 365 urban farm, battle creek
Small Grocery Store · 4
- m.m.e.a.t market, homer
- penny pinchers, battle creek
- penny pinchers 2, springfield
- superior street mercantile, albion
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- nina's market, battle creek
- roda international market, battle creek
Large Grocery Store · 1
- la loma supermercado, battle creek
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Michigan
One of 82 counties in Michigan, 6 are shown here.
Compare Calhoun County vs Alcona County → · All Michigan counties →
Counties near Calhoun County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Calhoun County, both outside Michigan so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MI (29.1% here).
- Scott County, MN · 29.1% low-access
- Scott County, MN · 29.1% low-access
- Leflore County, MS · 29.1% low-access
- Leflore County, MS · 29.1% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MI (13.5% here).
- Beltrami County, MN · 13.5% SNAP
- Beltrami County, MN · 13.5% SNAP
- Texas County, MO · 13.5% SNAP
- Texas County, MO · 13.5% 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.
Calhoun County inside a higher low-access state context
Calhoun County sits inside Michigan (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 Calhoun County, MI are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 26025. 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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