Signature · 4.1% low-access (9th pct)
Chenango County, NY
Chenango County lands in the lower national band on low-access (4.1%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 4.1%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 14.4%
- on SNAP
- 46K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Chenango County, NY
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ADEQUATE 4.1% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -18.0 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 14.4% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 7.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 8% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Allegany County ( -0.2 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Chenango County lands in the lower national band (4.1%, #2,860 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,860
- national by low-access %
- #52
- in NY
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 915
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 4.1% low-access (9th pct) (-18 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Chenango County compares nationally
Food access in Chenango County compares favorably nationally: its 4.1% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 9% of them (rank #2,865).
Chenango County's lower-band USDA tier split
12 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Chenango County has 2 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.
Chenango 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 | 12 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 50,477 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,050 |
| Low-Access Share | 4.1%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 915 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 46,321 |
| Median Household Income | $62,948 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.8%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,874 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 14.4%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.8%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Chenango County
Chenango County has 60 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 32 locations (53% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 32
- afton country store 13, afton
- arnav singh inc, bainbridge
- bainbridge country store 12, bainbridge
- byrne dairy norwich 77, norwich
- ez food mart, greene
- guilford deli & grocery inc, guilford
- j&h express, coventry, greene
- j&r smoke shop food mart llc, norwich
- local gas, llc, south otselic
- mirabito 112 - greene, greene
- mirabito 120 - afton, afton
- mirabito 121 - bainbridge, bainbridge
- mirabito 25, oxford
- norwich deli & shop incorporated, norwich
- polkville store, norwich
- quickway 16, norwich
- quickway 20, earlville
- quickway 26, sherburne
- quickway 7, norwich
- quickway new berlin 8, new berlin
- quickway south new berlin 6, south new berlin
- red apple food mart 369, new berlin
- service pharmacy, sherburne
- service pharmacy, new berlin
- stewarts shop 426, sherburne
- speedway 7679, norwich
- speedway 7691, bainbridge
- speedway 7692, norwich
- stewart's shops 474, norwich
- stewart's shops 476, oxford
- stewart's shops 479, mount upton
- stewarts shop 221, new berlin
Combination Grocery/Other · 15
- dollar general 18530, afton
- dollar general 19410, earlville
- dollar general 11151, oxford
- dollar general 12070, greene
- dollar general 13554, new berlin
- dollar general 19842, mount upton
- dollar general 21772, plymouth
- dollar general 21789, south new berlin
- dollar general 22374, norwich
- dollar general 8994, sherburne
- dollar tree 993, norwich
- family dollar 7360, bainbridge
- farmers place, new york
- walgreens 19715, greene
- walgreens 19952, norwich
Medium Grocery Store · 4
- frog pond llc, bainbridge
- pine ridge grocery, bainbridge
- the butcher's cuts & deli llc, greene
- the new 5&10, afton
Supermarket · 3
- aldi 65064, norwich
- grand union 19498, norwich
- price chopper norwich 161, norwich
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- greene pasture ranch, greene
- stella's meat and deli, sherburne
Farmers' Market · 1
- oxford farmers' market, oxford
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- pires farmers market llc, norwich
Small Grocery Store · 1
- the new 5&10 variety store, greene
Super Store · 1
- walmart supercenter 2120, norwich
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 Chenango County vs Albany County → · All New York counties →
Counties near Chenango County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Chenango 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 (4.1% here).
- Henderson County, TN · 4.1% low-access
- Henderson County, TN · 4.1% low-access
- Tipton County, TN · 4.1% low-access
- Tipton County, TN · 4.1% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NY (14.4% here).
- Athens County, OH · 14.4% SNAP
- Athens County, OH · 14.4% SNAP
- Douglas County, MO · 14.4% SNAP
- Douglas County, MO · 14.4% 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.
Chenango County inside a lower low-access state context
Chenango 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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