Signature · 3 LILA tracts (30% of tracts)
Clarion County, PA
Clarion County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 3 LILA tracts (30% of the book) alongside 15.7% low-access.
- 15.7%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 15.7%
- on SNAP
- 37K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Clarion County, PA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 15.7% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -6.4 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 15.7% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 30% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Adams County (+ 0.2 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Clarion County ranks #2,056 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #42 of 67 counties in PA (15.7% low-access; 3 food-desert tracts).
- #2,056
- national by low-access %
- #42
- in PA
- 4
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- food-desert residents
Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA).
Signature read: 3 LILA tracts (30% of tracts) .
How Clarion County compares nationally
Clarion County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 15.7% low-access share that beats 34% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,063).
Clarion County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
10 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Clarion County has 2 urban and 8 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.
Clarion County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Pennsylvania, not a full county-board reprint
- Chester
Chester 45.1%
45.1 % low-access
- Adams 15.9
Adams 15.9%
15.9 % low-access
- Delaware 15.9
Delaware 15.9%
15.9 % low-access
- Somerset 15.9
Somerset 15.9%
15.9 % low-access
- Clarion 15.7
Clarion 15.7%
15.7 % low-access
- Lackawanna 15.3
Lackawanna 15.3%
15.3 % low-access
- Wyoming 0.9
Wyoming 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 10 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 39,988 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 4 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 6,273 |
| Low-Access Share | 15.7%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,378 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 37,179 |
| Median Household Income | $62,649 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.1%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,363 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 15.7%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.5%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 4.4% |
Thick SNAP store book in Clarion County
Clarion County has 42 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 15 locations (36% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 15
- cvs pharmacy 1680, clarion
- dollar general 18318, fryburg
- dollar general 18812, clarion
- dollar general 18825, clarion
- dollar general 18851, shippenville
- dollar general 19633, new bethlehem
- dollar general 2229, clarion
- dollar general 8395, rimersburg
- dollar general 22678, sligo
- dollar general 30882, tionesta
- dollar general 7864, new bethlehem
- dollar general 7865, knox
- dollar general store 16801, leeper
- dollar tree 1078, clarion
- family dollar store 10262, east brady
Convenience Store · 14
- choice 4083, knox
- country fair 36, shippenville
- county line market llc, tionesta
- jiffy mini mart #5, shippenville
- kaival food mart, clarion
- kwik fill 214, clarion
- palmer's country store, clarion
- putneyville store, new bethlehem
- sheetz 58, clarion
- sheetz 885, clarion
- university korner, clarion
- university korner - rimersburg n/a, rimersburg
- university korner n/a, sligo
- university korner n/a, knox
Super Store · 3
- the sharp shopper, knox
- tom s riverside 773, new bethlehem
- walmart supercenter 2540, clarion
Supermarket · 3
- aldi 69050, clarion
- parker country market 0, parker
- tom's riverside #775, knox
Large Grocery Store · 2
- leeper market, leeper
- tom's riverside #789, rimersburg
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- hirsch's meats, kossuth
- o'neil's quality foods, shippenville
Small Grocery Store · 2
- emery's outlet express, callensburg
- hollenbaugh hometown meat market, clarion
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- m & s meats, fairmount city
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Pennsylvania
One of 66 counties in Pennsylvania, 6 are shown here.
Compare Clarion County vs Adams County → · All Pennsylvania counties →
Nationwide peers for Clarion County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Clarion County, both outside Pennsylvania so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside PA (15.7% here).
- Yamhill County, OR · 15.7% low-access
- Yamhill County, OR · 15.7% low-access
- Laurens County, SC · 15.7% low-access
- Laurens County, SC · 15.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside PA (15.7% here).
- Sumter County, SC · 15.7% SNAP
- Sumter County, SC · 15.7% SNAP
- Calhoun County, TX · 15.7% SNAP
- Calhoun County, TX · 15.7% 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.
Food access nationally, Pennsylvania in context
Clarion County sits inside Pennsylvania (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 Clarion County, PA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 42031. 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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