Signature · 7.8% SNAP (6th pct in PA)
Cumberland County, PA
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Cumberland County residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 27.0%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 7.8%
- on SNAP
- 268K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Cumberland County, PA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ELEVATED 27.0% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +4.9 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 6% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Allegheny County ( -0.6 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Cumberland County ranks #1,144 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #12 of 67 counties in PA (27.0% low-access; 3 food-desert tracts).
- #1,144
- national by low-access %
- #12
- in PA
- 24
- low-access tracts
- 12K
- 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: 7.8% SNAP (6th pct in PA) (-4.3 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Cumberland County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Cumberland County's 27.0% low-access share is elevated, higher than 63% of them and ranked #1,151 most-affected nationwide.
Cumberland County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
49 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Cumberland County has 40 urban and 9 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.
Cumberland County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Pennsylvania, not a full county-board reprint
- Chester
Chester 45.1%
45.1 % low-access
- York
York 29.5%
29.5 % low-access
- Cumberland
Cumberland 27%
27 % low-access
- Allegheny
Allegheny 26.4%
26.4 % low-access
- Lehigh
Lehigh 25.5%
25.5 % low-access
- Northampton
Northampton 24.5%
24.5 % low-access
- Wyoming 0.9
Wyoming 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 49 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 235,406 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 24 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 63,487 |
| Low-Access Share | 27.0%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 12,432 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 268,323 |
| Median Household Income | $87,494 |
| Poverty Rate | 7.5%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 8,281 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.8%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.0%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 5.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in Cumberland County
Cumberland County has 184 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 74 locations (40% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 74
- 555 mart, camp hill
- 7-eleven 40069a, shippensburg
- 7-eleven 40277, newburg
- 7-eleven 40278, carlisle
- 7-eleven 40448, enola
- 7-eleven store #40165a 40165a, camp hill
- 7-eleven store #41338a, carlisle
- 786mnsllc, carlisle
- a-z mart, camp hill
- az mini mart, enola
- camphill mart, camp hill
- carlisle food mart, carlisle
- carlisle fuel stop llc 1, carlisle
- deep krish corp, newville
- express mart, mechanicsburg
- fuel city carlisle, carlisle
- fuel city enola, enola
- ganesha llc 1, enola
- getty mart, boiling springs
- go minute stop, carlisle
- joe's kwik mart 1032, camp hill
- lemoyne mart, lemoyne
- love's travel stop 407, carlisle
- market on third, lemoyne
- new kingston vapes, new kingstown
- nilam and janki corporation, carlisle
- petro carlisle 336, carlisle
- pilot travel center 708, carlisle
- plainfield mart, carlisle
- premium food mart, mechanicsburg
- quality gas & food mart, new cumberland
- quality gas mart, mechanicsburg
- quality mart, enola
- rt 11 expressway llc, carlisle
- rutter's 107, shippensburg
- rutters 29, mechanicsburg
- rutters 31, shippensburg
- rutters 64, carlisle
- rutters 66, carlisle
- sheetz 191, carlisle
- sheetz 195, mechanicsburg
- sheetz 201, mechanicsburg
- sheetz 232, mount holly springs
- sheetz 263, carlisle
- sheetz 426, carlisle
- sheetz 469, newville
- sheetz 518, mechanicsburg
- sheetz 527, mechanicsburg
- sheetz 638, carlisle
- sheetz 657, camp hill
- sheetz 692, camp hill
- sheetz 70, shippensburg
- sheetz 917, camp hill
- sheetz 919, camp hill
- shree hardev llc/ sun up markets, mechanicsburg
- smart mart, new cumberland
- speedway 6716, carlisle
- speedway 6718, lemoyne
- speedway 6739, carlisle
- speedway 6740, carlisle
- speedy mart, camp hill
- super mart, carlisle
- turkey hill minit markets 950216, carlisle
- turkey hill minit markets 950236, mechanicsburg
- turkey hill minit markets 950240, mechanicsburg
- turkey hill minit markets 950268, mechanicsburg
- turkey hill minit markets 950280, enola
- turkey hill minit markets 950283, shippensburg
- turkey hill minit markets 950294, mechanicsburg
- ugo3 n/a, newville
- us food market 1, shippensburg
- wawa store 8198, east pennsboro
- windswept valley farm meats & more, mechanicsburg
- yeti boba & convenience, carlisle
Combination Grocery/Other · 39
- cvs pharmacy 1626, mechanicsburg
- cvs pharmacy 1646, carlisle
- cvs pharmacy 5726, shippensburg
- cvs pharmacy 1622, lemoyne
- cvs pharmacy 1630, camp hill
- cvs pharmacy 1636, mechanicsburg
- cvs pharmacy 1639, mechanicsburg
- cvs pharmacy 2321, enola
- cvs pharmacy 5991, mechanicsburg
- clean eatz harrisburg, camp hill
- dollar general 0149, shippensburg
- dollar general 14335, lemoyne
- dollar general 1449, mechanicsburg
- dollar general 8418, newville
- dollar general 8813, mount holly springs
- dollar tree 3431, carlisle
- dollartree 10738, mechanicsburg
- dollartree 11506, carlisle
- dollartree 6335, mechanicsburg
- dollar general 13425, carlisle
- dollar general 17015, carlisle
- dollar general 22087, newburg
- dollar general 30751, newville
- dollar general 31435, mechanicsburg
- dollar general 7373, camp hill
- dollar general store 17028, carlisle
- dollar tree 0908, carlisle
- dollar tree 1716, mechanicsburg
- dollar tree 2146, enola
- dollar tree 2746, shippensburg
- dollar tree 8564, camp hill
- dollar tree 945, lemoyne
- family dollar 10516, newville
- family dollar 11826, carlisle
- family dollar 12640, enola
- family dollar 8446, carlisle
- family dollar 8756, mount holly springs
- juba halal market, mechanicsburg
- ocean state job lot 610, mechanicsburg
Supermarket · 26
- aldi 146, mechanicsburg
- aldi 69092 69092, carlisle
- aldi 71196, dillsburg
- aldi 79040 79040, camp hill
- aldi 97, shippensburg
- apna bazar farmers market 1, mechanicsburg
- giant food store 6005, mechanicsburg
- giant food store 6061, shippensburg
- giant food store 6112, carlisle
- giant food store 6120, mechanicsburg
- giant food store 6269, camp hill
- giant food store 6331, mechanicsburg
- giant food store 6529, enola
- giant food store 6542, carlisle
- grocery outlet of mechanicsburg 746, mechanicsburg
- mechanicsburg grocery outlet - rlazar incorporate 746, mechanicsburg
- soltan bazar, mechanicsburg
- trader joe's camp hill 569, camp hill
- the grossery, mechanicsburg
- wegmans 45, mechanicsburg
- weis markets 125, camp hill
- weis markets 199, mechanicsburg
- weis markets 209, newville
- weis markets 225, enola
- weis markets 58, mechanicsburg
- weis markets 95, carlisle
Super Store · 16
- b js wholesale club 25, camp hill
- bb's grocery outlet 3, newburg
- bj's wholesale club 399, mechanicsburg
- bombay bazzar, mechanicsburg
- costco wholesale 1719, mechanicsburg
- karns quality foods 3, mechanicsburg
- karns quality foods 4, lemoyne
- karns quality foods 441, carlisle
- karns quality foods 6, boiling springs
- sam's club 4994, mechanicsburg
- target 2099, carlisle
- target stores 2202, mechanicsburg
- walmart supercenter 1886, mechanicsburg
- walmart supercenter 2574, carlisle
- walmart supercenter 5358, shippensburg
- walmart supercenter 5888, camp hill
Medium Grocery Store · 15
- al-khayrat halal market llc, carlisle
- arohi & arnav enterprises llc, shippensburg
- asian choice grocery, mechanicsburg
- best sibling venture llc, carlisle
- carlisle inernational grocery no, carlisle
- casa market, mechanicsburg
- chhapra 365 llc, carlisle
- druk grocery, llc, shippensburg
- el ola halal, camp hill
- himalayan nepali store, llc, mechanicsburg
- mediterranean market llc, mechanicsburg
- namaste market llc, mechanicsburg
- nepali grocery and cell phone repair inc, carlisle
- stroehmanns bakery outlet, camp hill
- sunny ridge markets, shippensburg
Small Grocery Store · 8
- asian international bazar, camp hill
- beerhaani grocery store 1, camp hill
- chungs asian market, mechanicsburg
- golden international market, new cumberland
- kg mart 1, camp hill
- mersida's market, carlisle
- nk bazar, enola
- tawakal market, mechanicsburg
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 4
- s. clyde weaver, inc., lemoyne
- shaffer's abattoir, inc. n/a, lemoyne
- the country butcher shop, inc., carlisle
- tyler's custom cuts, newville
Farmers' Market · 1
- farmers on the square,llc, carlisle
Military Commissary · 1
- carlisle barracks commissary 2308, carlisle
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.
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Nationwide peers for Cumberland County's low-access or SNAP share
SNAP-led peer set first for Cumberland County (7.8%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Pennsylvania.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside PA (27.0% here).
- Okmulgee County, OK · 27.0% low-access
- Okmulgee County, OK · 27.0% low-access
- Robertson County, TX · 27.0% low-access
- Robertson County, TX · 27.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside PA (7.8% here).
- McClain County, OK · 7.8% SNAP
- McClain County, OK · 7.8% SNAP
- Ottawa County, OH · 7.8% SNAP
- Ottawa County, OH · 7.8% 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.
Food access nationally, Pennsylvania in context
Cumberland 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 Cumberland County, PA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 42041. 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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