Signature · 18.7% SNAP (85th pct in PA)
Crawford County, PA
Crawford County stands out on SNAP (18.7%, +6.6 pts vs U.S.) with 14.5% low-access from USDA FARA 2019.
- 14.5%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 18.7%
- on SNAP
- 83K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Crawford County, PA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-MODERATE 14.5% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -7.6 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 18.7% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 10.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 9% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Bradford County ( -0.3 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Crawford County lands in the lower national band (14.5%, #2,148 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,148
- national by low-access %
- #44
- in PA
- 6
- low-access tracts
- 4K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 18.7% SNAP (85th pct in PA) (+6.6 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Crawford County compares nationally
Crawford County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 14.5% low-access share that beats 31% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,157).
Crawford County's lower-band USDA tier split
23 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Crawford County has 7 urban and 16 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.
Crawford County vs nearby low low-access peers
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
- Clarion 15.7
Clarion 15.7%
15.7 % low-access
- Lackawanna 15.3
Lackawanna 15.3%
15.3 % low-access
- Crawford 14.5
Crawford 14.5%
14.5 % low-access
- Bradford 14.2
Bradford 14.2%
14.2 % low-access
- Wyoming 0.9
Wyoming 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 23 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 88,765 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 6 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 12,875 |
| Low-Access Share | 14.5%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 3,605 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 82,716 |
| Median Household Income | $60,476 |
| Poverty Rate | 14.3%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 6,313 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 18.7%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 10.5%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 5.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in Crawford County
Crawford County has 76 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 30 locations (39% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 30
- cvs pharmacy 5097, titusville
- cvs pharmacy 5099, meadville
- dollar general 2413, titusville
- dollar general 2446, meadville
- dollar general 4964, meadville
- dollar general 9470, linesville
- dollar general 12873, espyville
- dollar general 12882, saegertown
- dollar general 13022, conneautville
- dollar general 13172, cochranton
- dollar general 13230, townville
- dollar general 18479, union city
- dollar general 19674, conneaut lake
- dollar general 19881, meadville
- dollar general 19958, hartstown
- dollar general 22124, springboro
- dollar general 23409, linesville
- dollar general 30968, centerville
- dollar general 31245, spartansburg
- dollar general 6289, cambridge springs
- dollar general 6560, conneaut lake
- dollar general store 16908, meadville
- dollar tree 5425, titusville
- dollar tree 7464, meadville
- dollar tree 942, meadville
- family dollar 10772, spartansburg
- family dollar 12929, conneautville
- family dollar 8809, meadville
- hill top processing, conneautville
- walgreens 10837, meadville
Convenience Store · 24
- buell's corners store, spartansburg
- cambridge grocery, cambridge springs
- country fair 30, meadville
- country fair 37, saegertown
- country fair 45, linesville
- country fair 55, meadville
- country fair 58, cochranton
- getgo 3288, titusville
- kwik fill 166, saegertown
- kwik fill 167, meadville
- kwik fill 174, cambridge springs
- kwik fill 200, titusville
- kwik fill 304, meadville
- kwik fill 393, meadville
- lincan food mart, union city
- last stop beverage, inc, cochranton
- quick stop food store 1, meadville
- sh food mart, conneaut lake
- sheetz 153, meadville
- sheetz 159, conneaut lake
- sheetz 337, meadville
- sheetz 502, titusville
- shree shakti inc, meadville
- titusville market square, titusville
Medium Grocery Store · 6
- crawford county liquidation depot, llc, linesville
- hawks grocery and smokehouse, titusville
- miller's country store, cochranton
- millers farm market, meadville
- vernas discount grocery, meadville
- winding creek farm, cambridge springs
Supermarket · 6
- aldi 69049, meadville
- golden dawn, conneaut lake
- grocery outlet of meadville 781, meadville
- h & h market place, saegertown
- save a lot 30192, titusville
- tops markets 670, meadville
Super Store · 5
- giant eagle 88, titusville
- giant eagle 95, meadville
- valesky's, meadville
- walmart 1656, meadville
- walmart supercenter 5360, titusville
Large Grocery Store · 2
- market place, cochranton
- ray s marketplace, linesville
Small Grocery Store · 2
- livingston quality meats, conneaut lake
- lakeside meats inc, conneaut lake
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- malady's meat market, meadville
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 Crawford County vs Adams County → · All Pennsylvania counties →
Counties near Crawford County's lower low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Crawford County (18.7%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Pennsylvania.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside PA (14.5% here).
- Rutherford County, NC · 14.5% low-access
- Rutherford County, NC · 14.5% low-access
- Crockett County, TN · 14.5% low-access
- Crockett County, TN · 14.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside PA (18.7% here).
- Lewis County, TN · 18.7% SNAP
- Lewis County, TN · 18.7% SNAP
- Hart County, KY · 18.7% SNAP
- Hart County, KY · 18.7% 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.
Crawford County inside a lower low-access state context
Crawford 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 .
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