Signature · 3.3% low-access (7th pct)
Cayuga County, NY
Cayuga County lands in the lower national band on low-access (3.3%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 3.3%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 14.8%
- on SNAP
- 75K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Cayuga County, NY
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ADEQUATE 3.3% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -18.8 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 14.8% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 9.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 5% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Essex County ( -0.4 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Cayuga County lands in the lower national band (3.3%, #2,893 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,893
- national by low-access %
- #54
- in NY
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 795
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 3.3% low-access (7th pct) (-18.8 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Cayuga County compares nationally
Food access in Cayuga County compares favorably nationally: its 3.3% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 7% of them (rank #2,902).
Cayuga County's lower-band USDA tier split
19 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Cayuga County has 7 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.
Cayuga County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in New York, not a full county-board reprint
- Putnam
Putnam 53.6%
53.6 % low-access
- Sullivan 4.6
Sullivan 4.6%
4.6 % low-access
- Chenango 4.1
Chenango 4.1%
4.1 % low-access
- Allegany 3.9
Allegany 3.9%
3.9 % low-access
- Cayuga 3.3
Cayuga 3.3%
3.3 % low-access
- Essex 2.9
Essex 2.9%
2.9 % low-access
- Kings 0
Kings 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 19 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 80,026 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,645 |
| Low-Access Share | 3.3%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 795 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 75,102 |
| Median Household Income | $67,904 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.5%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 4,663 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 14.8%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 9.1%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 5.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in Cayuga County
Cayuga County has 52 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 25 locations (48% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 25
- a plus mini mart, auburn
- auburn mini mart, auburn
- bayside grocery, fair haven
- byrne dairy auburn 37, auburn
- circle k 4707628, montezuma
- doms grocery, auburn
- fastrac eg llc 500207, auburn
- fastrac eg llc 500210, weedsport
- kwik fill 351, moravia
- kwik fill 352, auburn
- lucky 7 mini mart, auburn
- pit stop convenience stores 1, weedsport
- pit stop convenience stores 13, genoa
- pit stop convenience stores 16, port byron
- pit stop convenience stores fleming 4, auburn
- pit stop convenience stores north 9, martville
- speedway 7600, auburn
- speedway 7746, auburn
- speedway 9904, auburn
- speedway 9905, auburn
- speedway 9936, auburn
- speedway 9946, moravia
- speedway 9956, cato
- terry's food mart, cato
- wilcox general store, king ferry
Combination Grocery/Other · 14
- dollar tree 1395, auburn
- dollartree 9505, auburn
- dollar general 13235, moravia
- dollar general 16610, cato
- dollar general 17989, port byron
- dollar general 21994, union springs
- dollar general 6337, auburn
- dollar general 8827, weedsport
- family dollar 2148, auburn
- kinney drugs 62, auburn
- kinney drugs 63, auburn
- kinney drugs 73, moravia
- kinney drugs 75, weedsport
- walgreens 10157, auburn
Supermarket · 5
- aldi 65019, auburn
- ed & jean's market, port byron
- modern market, moravia
- tops markets 504, auburn
- wegmans 38, auburn
Small Grocery Store · 2
- hornings produce, cato
- meadow view market, martville
Super Store · 2
- bj's wholesale club 314, auburn
- walmart supercenter 1830, auburn
Farmers' Market · 1
- auburn farmers market of cayuga county, auburn
Large Grocery Store · 1
- union springs supermarket, union springs
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- owasco meat co inc, moravia
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- ohmsaisjp llc- terry's food mart, cato
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in New York
One of 61 counties in New York, 6 are shown here.
Compare Cayuga County vs Albany County → · All New York counties →
Counties near Cayuga County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Cayuga County, both outside New York so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside NY (3.3% here).
- Watonwan County, MN · 3.3% low-access
- Watonwan County, MN · 3.3% low-access
- Sibley County, MN · 3.3% low-access
- Sibley County, MN · 3.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NY (14.8% here).
- Stokes County, NC · 14.8% SNAP
- Stokes County, NC · 14.8% SNAP
- Essex County, NJ · 14.8% SNAP
- Essex County, NJ · 14.8% 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.
Cayuga County inside a lower low-access state context
Cayuga County sits inside New York (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 .
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