Signature · 23.5% SNAP (97th pct in PA)
Fayette County, PA
Fayette County stands out on SNAP (23.5%, +11.4 pts vs U.S.) with 16.8% low-access from USDA FARA 2019.
- 16.8%
- low-access pop.
- 7
- food-desert tracts
- 23.5%
- on SNAP
- 126K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Fayette County, PA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 16.8% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -5.3 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 7 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 23.5% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 9.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 19% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Elk County (+ 0.5 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Fayette County ranks #1,959 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #36 of 67 counties in PA (16.8% low-access; 7 food-desert tracts).
- #1,959
- national by low-access %
- #36
- in PA
- 10
- low-access tracts
- 9K
- 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: 23.5% SNAP (97th pct in PA) (+11.4 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Fayette County compares nationally
Fayette County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 16.8% low-access share that beats 37% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,967).
Fayette County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
36 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 7 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Fayette County has 17 urban and 19 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.
Fayette County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Pennsylvania, not a full county-board reprint
- Chester
Chester 45.1%
45.1 % low-access
- Berks 17.5
Berks 17.5%
17.5 % low-access
- Elk 17.3
Elk 17.3%
17.3 % low-access
- Fayette 16.8
Fayette 16.8%
16.8 % low-access
- Blair 16.2
Blair 16.2%
16.2 % low-access
- Centre 16.1
Centre 16.1%
16.1 % low-access
- Wyoming 0.9
Wyoming 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 36 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 136,606 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 10 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 7 |
| Low-Access Population | 22,987 |
| Low-Access Share | 16.8%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 8,675 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 125,997 |
| Median Household Income | $58,236 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.8%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 12,964 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 23.5%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 9.0%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.6% |
Thick SNAP store book in Fayette County
Fayette County has 125 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 59 locations (47% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 59
- a-plus mini mkt, uniontown
- akshar gas & yough lake sports shop, markleysburg
- bfs foods 34, uniontown
- bfs foods 48, belle vernon
- bfs foods 49, belle vernon
- bfs foods 83, connellsville
- big five food and beer, uniontown
- byers main street market, uniontown
- byers market, uniontown
- cio store 1, uniontown
- cio store 2, uniontown
- cio store 3, german township
- cio store 5, vanderbilt
- cio store 6, redstone township
- cio store 7, north union township
- cio store 8, masontown
- cio store 9, fairchance
- connellsville fuel & go, connellsville
- dreamland convenience, uniontown
- farmington sunoco 84, farmington
- getgo 3699, uniontown
- honey bear 203, connellsville
- honey bear 225, smithfield
- honey bear 226, connellsville
- hopwood fuel & go, uniontown
- j g svc stations inc browns 40, brownsville
- j g svc stations inc rt 857 857, smithfield
- jackson's 42, new salem
- jb's market, dunbar
- jg svc stations inc rt 21 sv 21, masontown
- jg's connellsville sunoco 119, connellsville
- jg's star junction gulf 52, star junction
- koirala, perryopolis
- krupa gas corp, brownsville
- mahadev enterprise llc, uniontown
- meet minimart inc., uniontown
- mountain market and meats, chalk hill
- nickman's drugs inc, lemont furnace
- nickman s drug 119, connellsville
- one stop to go, connellsville
- rt 51 exxon 51, uniontown
- sunoco a-plus, brownsville
- sheetz 124, connellsville
- sheetz 183, connellsville
- sheetz 278, uniontown
- sheetz 377, belle vernon
- sheetz 487, uniontown
- sheetz 670, brownsville
- sheetz 729, lemont furnace
- speedway 2908, perryopolis
- speedway 2918, lemont furnace
- speedway 2925, uniontown
- speedy meedy's inc., dunbar
- speedy meedy's inc., mount pleasant
- speedy meedy's inc., normalville
- standard gas, republic
- sycamore 43, uniontown
- uniontown exxon, uniontown
- uniontown- mart & smoke shop, uniontown
Combination Grocery/Other · 43
- cvs pharmacy 4256, uniontown
- cvs pharmacy 4077, belle vernon
- cvs pharmacy 5749, masontown
- dollar general 13619, uniontown
- dollar general 14032, smithfield
- dollar general 14216, lemont furnace
- dollar general 18469, uniontown
- dollar general 2133, connellsville
- dollar general 4323, masontown
- dollar general 7065, uniontown
- dollar general 7139, grindstone
- dollartree 9658, uniontown
- dollar general 10207, perryopolis
- dollar general 11347, normalville
- dollar general 12079, republic
- dollar general 15407, farmington
- dollar general 17391, uniontown
- dollar general 20520, uniontown
- dollar general 20568, mcclellandtown
- dollar general 20948, uniontown
- dollar general 2096, uniontown
- dollar general 21035, connellsville
- dollar general 21439, uniontown
- dollar general 21538, dunbar
- dollar general 21652, connellsville
- dollar general 21823, point marion
- dollar general 23180, belle vernon
- dollar general 23234, rostraver township
- dollar general 24980, smithfield
- dollar general 7416, masontown
- dollar tree 136, uniontown
- dollar tree 2347, connellsville
- dollar tree 274, uniontown
- dollar tree 547, belle vernon
- dollar tree 7136, connellsville
- dollar tree 7788, grindstone
- family dollar 10732, markleysburg
- family dollar 11406, smithfield
- family dollar store 2193, uniontown
- family dollar store 3074, connellsville
- family dollar store 6988, uniontown
- family dollar store 7283, point marion
- walgreens 09804, uniontown
Super Store · 11
- connellsville cash saver, connellsville
- fairchance shop n save, fairchance
- giant eagle uniontown 98, uniontown
- rostraver twp. shop n save, belle vernon
- target stores 2184, uniontown
- walnut hills save-a-lot 24496, uniontown
- walnut hills shop n save, uniontown
- walmart 4501, west brownsville
- walmart supercenter 2019, uniontown
- walmart supercenter 2420, belle vernon
- walmart supercenter 5379, connellsville
Supermarket · 7
- aldi 69008, uniontown
- grocery outlet of uniontown 760, uniontown
- mlk foods inc, masontown
- martins food market 6290, connellsville
- melcroft market, melcroft
- perryopolis save-a-lot, perryopolis
- uniontown save-a-lot 23671, uniontown
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- haines farming and meat processing, llc, gibbon glade
- murph's meat market & packing, vanderbilt
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- big barn produce 426, perryopolis
- mill street merchants llc, uniontown
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- duda's farm, inc. 7242467601, brownsville
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 Fayette County's low-access or SNAP share
SNAP-led peer set first for Fayette County (23.5%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Pennsylvania.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside PA (16.8% here).
- Cuyahoga County, OH · 16.8% low-access
- Cuyahoga County, OH · 16.8% low-access
- Hawkins County, TN · 16.8% low-access
- Hawkins County, TN · 16.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside PA (23.5% here).
- New Madrid County, MO · 23.5% SNAP
- New Madrid County, MO · 23.5% SNAP
- Berrien County, GA · 23.5% SNAP
- Berrien County, GA · 23.5% 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
Fayette 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 Fayette County, PA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 42051. 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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