Signature · 16.9% SNAP (90th pct in NY)
Clinton County, NY
Clinton County stands out on SNAP (16.9%, +4.8 pts vs U.S.) with 9.3% low-access from USDA FARA 2019.
- 9.3%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 16.9%
- on SNAP
- 78K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Clinton County, NY
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-MODERATE 9.3% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -12.8 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 16.9% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 10.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 5% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Orleans County ( -0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Clinton County lands in the lower national band (9.3%, #2,533 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,533
- national by low-access %
- #41
- in NY
- 4
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 16.9% SNAP (90th pct in NY) (+4.8 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Clinton County compares nationally
Clinton County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 9.3% low-access share that beats 19% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,542).
Clinton County's lower-band USDA tier split
19 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Clinton County has 8 urban and 11 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.
Clinton 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
- Ontario 9.9
Ontario 9.9%
9.9 % low-access
- Genesee 9.8
Genesee 9.8%
9.8 % low-access
- Clinton 9.3
Clinton 9.3%
9.3 % low-access
- Orleans 9.2
Orleans 9.2%
9.2 % low-access
- Tioga 8.3
Tioga 8.3%
8.3 % low-access
- Kings 0
Kings 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 19 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 82,128 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 4 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 7,621 |
| Low-Access Share | 9.3%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,650 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 78,493 |
| Median Household Income | $71,224 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.7%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 5,663 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 16.9%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 10.4%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 7.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in Clinton County
Clinton County has 83 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 35 locations (42% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 35
- arnold's, keeseville
- border view grocery, champlain
- buck's discount centers inc, plattsburgh
- chuck wagon 2, plattsburgh
- champy's gas n go 23, plattsburgh
- doogan's, plattsburgh
- exit 40 mobil 40, plattsburgh
- five star food & fuel inc., plattsburgh
- keeseville mobil, keeseville
- keeseville pharmacy inc, keeseville
- leroux's iron ore market llc, lyon mountain
- luckys mini mart, morrisonville
- mhab fresh, plattsburgh
- mirabito plattsburgh 140, plattsburgh
- mirabito rouses point 138, rouses point
- mountain mart inc 109 109, plattsburgh
- plattsburgh express lane llc, plattsburgh
- public america gas & convenience, champlain
- rock's beverages & grocery inc., schuyler falls
- rs family 2811 inc, west chazy
- sonis mart inc, plattsburgh
- stewart's shop #270, plattsburgh
- stewart's shop 260, plattsburgh
- stewart's shop 272, plattsburgh
- stewart's shop 321, plattsburgh
- stewarts shop 225, plattsburgh
- saleem petroleum llc, plattsburgh
- stewart's shop 375, keeseville
- stewart's shops 272, plattsburgh
- stewarts shop 200, plattsburgh
- stewarts shop 207, dannemora
- stewarts shop 257, peru
- stewarts shop 378, chazy
- xpress mart, plattsburgh
- yazzy's market, plattsburgh
Combination Grocery/Other · 29
- big m plattsburgh, plattsburgh
- dollartree 9571, plattsburgh
- dollar general 10345, peru
- dollar general 10763, rouses point
- dollar general 12931, keeseville
- dollar general 14201, plattsburgh
- dollar general 14943, champlain
- dollar general 15350, ellenburg center
- dollar general 15842, plattsburgh
- dollar general 17063, plattsburgh
- dollar general 17064, chazy
- dollar general 17480, cadyville
- dollar general 19573, mooers
- dollar general 21753, plattsburgh
- dollar general 23449, west chazy
- dollar tree 1416, plattsburgh
- dollar tree 6404, champlain
- family dollar 10635, cadyville
- family dollar store 10282, altona
- family dollar store 10495, au sable forks
- family dollar store 2659, plattsburgh
- family dollar store 3883, plattsburgh
- kinney drugs 121, peru
- kinney drugs 19, plattsburgh
- kinney drugs 40, plattsburgh
- kinney drugs 50, plattsburgh
- kinney drugs 52, champlain
- kinney drugs 59, plattsburgh
- walgreens 11378, plattsburgh
Supermarket · 6
- aldi 65002, plattsburgh
- grand union 19496, peru
- market 32 plattsburgh 168, plattsburgh
- price chopper 220, champlain
- tops markets 717, ausable forks
- yando's big m, plattsburgh
Medium Grocery Store · 4
- b's country quick stop, ellenburg depot
- d&d meats, west chazy
- maggy marketplace, dannemora
- mountain mart 101, mooers
Small Grocery Store · 4
- island vybz llc, plattsburgh
- mountain mart 112 llc 112, ellenburg center
- north country cooperative inc, plattsburgh
- northern cakes, plattsburgh
Super Store · 4
- hannaford supermarket & pharmacy 8166, plattsburgh
- sam's club 6456, plattsburgh
- target 2459, plattsburgh
- walmart supercenter 1994, plattsburgh
Large Grocery Store · 1
- keeseville grocery, keeseville
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.
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Counties near Clinton County's lower low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Clinton County (16.9%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside New York.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside NY (9.3% here).
- Surry County, NC · 9.3% low-access
- Surry County, NC · 9.3% low-access
- Wilson County, NC · 9.3% low-access
- Wilson County, NC · 9.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NY (16.9% here).
- Brown County, OH · 16.9% SNAP
- Brown County, OH · 16.9% SNAP
- Wexford County, MI · 16.9% SNAP
- Wexford County, MI · 16.9% 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.
Clinton County inside a lower low-access state context
Clinton 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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