Signature · 5.2% SNAP (4th pct in MD)
Carroll County, MD
Carroll County sits in the upper national band on low-access (29.5%, +7.4 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 29.5%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 5.2%
- on SNAP
- 175K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Carroll County, MD
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ELEVATED 29.5% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +7.4 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 5.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 3% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Wicomico County (+ 0.2 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Carroll County sits in the upper national band (29.5%, #961 of 3,079) with 1 LILA tracts.
- #961
- national by low-access %
- #7
- in MD
- 18
- low-access tracts
- 5K
- 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: 5.2% SNAP (4th pct in MD) (-6.9 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Carroll County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Carroll County's 29.5% low-access share is elevated, higher than 69% of them and ranked #967 most-affected nationwide.
Carroll County's elevated USDA tier split
38 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Carroll County has 20 urban and 18 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.
Carroll County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Maryland, not a full county-board reprint
- Calvert
Calvert 38.6%
38.6 % low-access
- Worcester
Worcester 30.7%
30.7 % low-access
- Allegany
Allegany 30.4%
30.4 % low-access
- Wicomico
Wicomico 29.7%
29.7 % low-access
- Carroll
Carroll 29.5%
29.5 % low-access
- Washington
Washington 28.7%
28.7 % low-access
- Kent 1.7
Kent 1.7%
1.7 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 38 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 167,134 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 18 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 49,324 |
| Low-Access Share | 29.5%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 5,028 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 175,321 |
| Median Household Income | $118,211 |
| Poverty Rate | 5.2%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,352 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 5.2%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.3%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.3% |
Thick SNAP store book in Carroll County
Carroll County has 79 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 34 locations (43% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 34
- 1 magna inc., westminster
- 7-eleven #28957b 28957b, new windsor
- 7-eleven inc f 28890, mount airy
- 7-eleven inc f 28924, westminster
- 7-eleven inc f 32785c, hampstead
- 7-eleven #34747c 34747c, finksburg
- 7-eleven #41343b 41343b, sykesville
- 7-eleven 18127d, sykesville
- 7-eleven 24347f, westminster
- 7-eleven 28956b, union bridge
- carroll fuel mart 1, westminster
- hampstead jiffy mart 440, hampstead
- highs of baltimore, llc 20, westminster
- highs of baltimore, llc 23, manchester
- highs of baltimore, llc 42, sykesville
- highs of baltimore, llc 45, taneytown
- highs of baltimore, llc 78, mount airy
- highs of baltimore, llc 91, sykesville
- jiffy mart, westminster
- la usulteca, westminster
- penny mart #06, westminster
- reyes latinos market 1, westminster
- royal farms 113, finksburg
- royal farms 174, sykesville
- royal farms 323, westminster
- royal farms 62, westminster
- sheetz 132, taneytown
- sheetz 177, manchester
- sheetz 652, westminster
- smoking deals & gift corner, mount airy
- taneytown sunoco, taneytown
- victory 1 convenience, westminster
- wawa 590, westminster
- wawa store 8529, eldersburg,
Combination Grocery/Other · 18
- a&w country meats, taneytown
- cvs pharmacy 1330, westminster
- cvs pharmacy 1446, mount airy
- cvs pharmacy 4170, taneytown
- cvs pharmacy 4220, hampstead
- cvs pharmacy 5707, sykesville
- dollar general 14165, taneytown
- dollar general 14571, union bridge
- dollar general 25244, hampstead
- dollar general 25574, westminster
- dollar tree 0043, westminster
- dollar tree 3269, hampstead
- dollar tree 6300, eldersburg
- family dollar store 3328, taneytown
- wagner's meats llc, mount airy
- walgreens 07678, eldersburg
- walgreens 13457, westminster
- walgreens 17201, mount airy
Supermarket · 16
- aldi 71084, eldersburg
- aldi 71043, westminster
- eldersburg grocery outlet 749, sykesville
- food lion 2193, finksburg
- food lion 2587, westminster
- food lion 950, taneytown
- grocery outlet of westminster 773, westminster
- martins food market 6307, eldersburg
- safeway 1616, westminster
- safeway 1678, eldersburg
- safeway 1815, mount airy
- sprouts farmers market 922, westminster
- weis markets 111, westminster
- weis markets 128, hampstead
- weis markets 139, hampstead
- weis markets 292, eldersburg
Super Store · 9
- b js wholesale club 131, westminster
- giant food 109, westminster
- kennies market inc 51420, taneytown
- miller's food market inc, manchester
- shoppers food warehouse 2374, westminster
- target store 1000, westminster
- walmart 1867, westminster
- walmart supercenter 2436, sykesville
- walmart supercenter 2850, hampstead
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- bullock meats, westminster
Small Grocery Store · 1
- el gran tikal llc, westminster
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Maryland
One of 23 counties in Maryland, 6 are shown here.
Compare Carroll County vs Allegany County → · All Maryland counties →
Counties near Carroll County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Carroll County (5.2%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Maryland.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MD (29.5% here).
- Nobles County, MN · 29.5% low-access
- Nobles County, MN · 29.5% low-access
- Fulton County, GA · 29.5% low-access
- Fulton County, GA · 29.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MD (5.2% here).
- Lafayette County, MS · 5.2% SNAP
- Lafayette County, MS · 5.2% SNAP
- Kosciusko County, IN · 5.2% SNAP
- Kosciusko County, IN · 5.2% 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.
Carroll County inside a higher low-access state context
Carroll County sits inside Maryland (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 Carroll County, MD are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 24013. 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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