Signature · 45 SNAP-authorized stores
Fulton County, NY
Fulton County lands in the lower national band on low-access (12.5%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 12.5%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 15.4%
- on SNAP
- 52K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Fulton County, NY
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-MODERATE 12.5% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -9.6 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 15.4% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 10.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Herkimer County ( -0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Fulton County lands in the lower national band (12.5%, #2,301 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,301
- national by low-access %
- #35
- in NY
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 45 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Fulton County compares nationally
Fulton County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 12.5% low-access share that beats 26% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,305).
Fulton County's lower-band USDA tier split
15 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Fulton County has 8 urban and 7 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.
Fulton 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
- Lewis 13.6
Lewis 13.6%
13.6 % low-access
- Fulton 12.5
Fulton 12.5%
12.5 % low-access
- Herkimer 12.4
Herkimer 12.4%
12.4 % low-access
- Greene 11.7
Greene 11.7%
11.7 % low-access
- Delaware 11.4
Delaware 11.4%
11.4 % low-access
- Kings 0
Kings 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 15 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 55,531 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 6,966 |
| Low-Access Share | 12.5%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,113 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 52,487 |
| Median Household Income | $66,533 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.1%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,521 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 15.4%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 10.2%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in Fulton County
Fulton County has 45 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 19 locations (42% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 19
- cumberland farms 1596, gloversville
- campers corner store, gloversville
- cobble pond farms 12, gloversville
- convenience/deli store inc, gloversville
- fraz & sons inc, gloversville
- gulf express, johnstown
- mohan stop & shop inc, johnstown
- naifs groceries inc, gloversville
- stewart's shop 180, gloversville
- stewart's shop 224, johnstown
- stewart's shop 279, johnstown
- stewarts shop 284, mayfield
- smiley smoke and food mart, llc, gloversville
- speedway 7671, johnstown
- stewart's shops 247, gloversville
- stewart's shops corp./stewart's shop 107, northville
- stewarts shop 143, broadalbin
- stewarts shop 419, gloversville
- stewarts shop 425, johnstown
Combination Grocery/Other · 16
- cvs pharmacy 793, gloversville
- dollar general 19226, johnstown
- dollar tree 1929, johnstown
- dollar general 10237, gloversville
- dollar general 10752, gloversville
- dollar general 14669, broadalbin
- dollar general 15744, mayfield
- dollar general 20951, caroga lake
- dollar tree 7027, gloversville
- family dollar store 1870, gloversville
- jimmy's deli and grocery, gloversville
- service deli provisions distributor llc-cash&carry, johnstown
- snyder's convenient corner, gloversville
- walgreens 10752, gloversville
- walgreens 17461, northville
- walgreens 18296, johnstown
Supermarket · 4
- aldi 65110, johnstown
- price chopper 012, johnstown
- price chopper gloversville 195, gloversville
- tops markets 721, northville
Small Grocery Store · 2
- bowman's market, gloversville
- mohawk harvest cooperative market, gloversville
Super Store · 2
- hannaford food & drug 8377, gloversville
- walmart supercenter 1806, gloversville
Large Grocery Store · 1
- deli master, broadalbin
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- nacs meat market, mayfield
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
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Counties near Fulton County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Fulton County, both outside New York so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside NY (12.5% here).
- Johnston County, NC · 12.5% low-access
- Johnston County, NC · 12.5% low-access
- Jefferson County, OR · 12.5% low-access
- Jefferson County, OR · 12.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NY (15.4% here).
- Stanly County, NC · 15.4% SNAP
- Stanly County, NC · 15.4% SNAP
- Wilkes County, NC · 15.4% SNAP
- Wilkes County, NC · 15.4% 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.
Fulton County inside a lower low-access state context
Fulton 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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