Signature · 18.8% SNAP (94th pct in MI)
Genesee County, MI
Genesee County stands out on SNAP (18.8%, +6.7 pts vs U.S.) with 35.9% low-access from USDA FARA 2019.
- 35.9%
- low-access pop.
- 31
- food-desert tracts
- 18.8%
- on SNAP
- 403K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Genesee County, MI
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 35.9% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +13.8 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 31 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 18.8% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 7.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 24% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: St. Clair County ( -0.2 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Genesee County sits in the upper national band (35.9%, #558 of 3,079) with 31 LILA tracts.
- #558
- national by low-access %
- #5
- in MI
- 66
- low-access tracts
- 49K
- food-desert residents
Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.
Signature read: 18.8% SNAP (94th pct in MI) (+6.7 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Genesee County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Genesee County's 35.9% low-access share is elevated, higher than 82% of them and ranked #558 most-affected nationwide.
Genesee County's elevated USDA tier split
130 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 31 LILA.
Genesee County is mostly urban by USDA tract type (105 urban, 25 rural), so most of its low-access count comes from the 1-mile test; the 25 rural tracts are held to 10 miles.
Genesee County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Michigan, not a full county-board reprint
- Schoolcraft
Schoolcraft 46%
46 % low-access
- Genesee
Genesee 35.9%
35.9 % low-access
- St. Clair
St. Clair 35.7%
35.7 % low-access
- Otsego
Otsego 35.2%
35.2 % low-access
- Mackinac
Mackinac 34.6%
34.6 % low-access
- Ontonagon
Ontonagon 34.2%
34.2 % low-access
- Arenac 0
Arenac 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 130 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 425,790 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 66 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 31 |
| Low-Access Population | 152,931 |
| Low-Access Share | 35.9%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 48,600 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 403,305 |
| Median Household Income | $62,281 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.4%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 31,470 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 18.8%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.4%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.2% |
Thick SNAP store book in Genesee County
Genesee County has 418 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 13 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 258 locations (62% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
19 towns share the 418 authorized stores; Flint holds 50% of them. 7 of the 19 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Montrose, Mt. Morris, Goodrich, Lennon, Byron, Gaines and 1 more.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Flint | 208 | 25 |
| Burton | 36 | 5 |
| Fenton | 25 | 6 |
| Grand Blanc | 25 | 4 |
| Davison | 23 | 4 |
| Mount Morris | 19 | 3 |
| Clio | 17 | 3 |
| Flushing | 17 | 3 |
| Swartz Creek | 14 | 3 |
| Linden | 7 | 1 |
Top 10 of 19 towns by store count.
Convenience Store · 258 (250 shown)
- 1 stop 5081, flint
- 1 stop 5085, flint
- 1stop 5080, fenton
- 1stop 5082, mount morris
- 1stop 5083, flint
- 1stop 5084, mount morris
- 1stop 5086, burton
- 1stop 5088, flint
- 1stop 5089, davison
- 1stop 5090, davison
- a & f fuels inc, flint
- al & jerry's market, mount morris
- aces superette, gaines
- admiral 5731, flint
- admiral 5742, swartz creek
- admiral 5880, genesee
- alaomr gas inc, flint
- american fuel & more 2 inc, mount morris
- amir petroleum llc, flint
- ana flint group inc, mount morris
- atherton fuel, flint
- bp, flint
- brown street market, flint
- ballenger corner, inc, flint
- ballenger highway citgo, flint
- barrels & vines fenton, fenton
- beacon & bridge market 1, swartz creek
- beacon & bridge market 12, flushing
- beacon & bridge market 2, clio
- beacon & bridge market 29, goodrich
- beacon & bridge market 4, fenton
- beacon & bridge market 5, montrose
- beacon & bridge market 7, mt. morris
- beacon & bridge market 8, linden
- bear's liquor store, flushing
- beards store, byron
- beecher beer & wine, flint
- bernies market burton, burton
- big star market, flint
- bill llc, burton
- bobby's convenience store, fenton
- bp 69, flint
- bp grand blanc, grand blanc
- brian's market, mount morris
- bristol fuel llc, flint
- c & s fuel mart, clio
- c&m market, flint
- calkins point market, flint
- carpenter road superette inc, flint
- clayton market, lennon
- clio fuel & more, flint
- clio investments, inc., clio
- clio mini mart, clio
- clio road market, flint
- conlee convenient store 5, clio
- conlee oil 1, otisville
- conlee oil 7, montrose
- conlee oil party store 3, clio
- corunna fuel & more inc, flint
- corunna mini mart, flint
- county line party store, clio
- d & r liquor, flint
- dort fill-up inc, flint
- dado market, flint
- damouni of 94 inc. dba miller mart, flint
- dara liquor inc, flint
- davinder inc, flint
- davison liquor, davison
- davison marathon, davison
- davison road market, flint
- denha & sons, inc., davison
- dort beer run, flint
- dort fuel stop inc, flint
- dort hwy corner inc, flint
- e & j market, flint
- ez stop, flint
- eknoor party store, burton
- enmar fuel & more inc, fenton
- ernie's beer and wine, clio
- express stop 4643, flint
- express stop 4649, flint
- ez fuel, flint
- ez gas mart, flint
- eztop food mart no.2, flint
- fairland food, burton
- fenton fuel mart, fenton
- fenton party shop, fenton
- fhm fuel inc, burton
- fleming oil inc, flint
- flint fuel mart, flint
- flint petroleum inc, flint
- flint powerfuel & more, flint
- flushing fuel and more inc, flushing
- flushing pointe marathon inc, flushing
- food & fuel palace, grand blanc
- food castle of grand blanc, grand blanc
- food plus party store, grand blanc
- franklin st mini mart, flint
- golden spot liquor, flint
- happy boy market, flint
- hartland mobile inc, fenton
- hasan fuel, inc 1, flint
- havit, flint
- hazim market, flint
- heidi’s market, davison
- hinky dinky super market, flint
- hoagie's party store, flushing
- holiday wine shop 1, flint
- holly hills sunoco 9016, grand blanc
- holly road bp 901701, grand blanc
- hollywood liquor store, burton
- i.j. abufarha, llc, flint
- inderjit inc, flint
- isaac's grocery, swartz creek
- japp c-store inc, flint
- jimy's liquor, flint
- jmd petroleum, flint
- johnny's superette, flint
- johns marathon inc, genesee
- jules market, flint
- juliano's c store 3, flint
- k & j market, flint
- khouris market, flint
- kajy hill inc, flint
- karim's party store, flint
- kearsley corner, flint
- kevins party store 1, flint
- khirfans market, flint
- ks liquor, flint
- lks liquor, burton
- linden road market, flint
- liquor cave, flint
- liquor corner, flint
- liquor corner market, davison
- liquor corner shoppe, burton
- liquor corner stop, burton
- liquor corner two, inc., flint
- liquor palace, flint
- liquor palace of burton, burton
- liquor plus mini mart, flint
- m & s party store, flushing
- m 66 inc, clio
- m66 dort fuel, flint
- m66 mt morris inc, mount morris
- montegos party store, flint
- macs food fair, flint
- marathon, flint
- marathon first choice one inc, flint
- marathon first choice two inc, burton
- marathon m66 maple, flint
- martha's quick stop 24, flushing
- martha's quik stop, flushing
- mattis auto wash 70, flushing
- meijer gas station 244, davison
- meijer gas station 259, swartz creek
- meijer gas station 29, burton
- meijer gas station 44, flint
- michigan food market & liquor, flint
- mikes grocery, flint
- mlk market, flint
- montrose express, montrose
- montrose mini mart one, montrose
- morrish fuel llc, swartz creek
- mount morris fastlane 134, mount morris
- mr j's petroleum, inc., fenton
- murphy usa 7387, clio
- nikolai's neighborhood party store, flint
- north point marathon inc, clio
- northend market, flint
- northshore market, linden
- one stop fuel mart inc, flint
- owen road fuel, fenton
- paradise mini mart, flint
- parkway food store, davison
- pierson clio fuel & more inc, flint
- pineview shell, flint
- powers sunoco inc, flint
- quick pick 2 party store, flint
- quick pick drive thru, flint
- quick pick iii, flint
- quick stop, flint
- rdr oil incorporated, mount morris
- rpf oil 34, linden
- reliance petroleum, burton
- rj gold fuel llc, flint
- s & e gas station, flint
- s and g stores llc 117, fenton
- s.k.g. c-store, inc, flint
- safaros food store, flint
- shop & go mini mart, flint
- saginaw fuel mid llc, grand blanc
- saginaw fuel north, flint
- saginaw fuel south llc, grand blanc
- saginaw lease inc, flint
- saher's market 0, burton
- sal's party store, flint
- sam's corner, otisville
- sami quik stop, flint
- sams rolling wood market, flint
- sean enterprises, grand blanc
- short stop, flint
- silver point bp 9019, fenton
- sim's market, flint
- singh petroleum 4, burton
- smokers palace, swartz creek
- south end market, flint
- speedway 2206, burton
- speedway 2210, flint
- speedway 2222, burton
- speedway 2227, flint
- speedway 2240, davison
- speedway 2346, flushing
- speedway 5509, fenton
- speedway 5518, burton
- speedway 5524, flint
- speedway 7398, grand blanc
- speedway 8386 8386, mount morris
- speedway 8389, davison
- speedway 8403, davison
- speedway 8405, fenton
- speedway 8591, grand blanc
- speedway 8745, flint
- speedway 8748, flint
- speedway 8749, flint
- speedway 8752, flint
- speedway 8753 8753, burton
- speedway 8763, grand blanc
- speedway 8797, lennon
- speedway 8862, swartz creek
- speedyq markets 8244, grand blanc
- starr mart food shoppe 1, flint
- sunny liquor 3609 inc. 1, flint
- sunoco, burton
- three sevens party store, flint
- tariks market, burton
- teds party store, burton
- tesco market, burton
- the liquor carousel, grand blanc
- the local grocer, flint
- the pantry of grand blanc, grand blanc
- the prince party store, flint
- the works party store, flint
- tony - r's 2 market, mount morris
- tony's market, mt. morris
- tonys kwik mart, grand blanc
- twin clio inc, mount morris
- u. s. 23 bp, grand blanc
- university mini mart, flint
- v & a market, mt. morris
- v & t enterprises, flint
Showing 250 of 418 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Michigan
One of 82 counties in Michigan, 6 are shown here.
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Counties near Genesee County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Genesee County (18.8%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Michigan.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MI (35.9% here).
- Dutchess County, NY · 35.9% low-access
- Columbia County, GA · 35.9% low-access
- Calhoun County, AL · 35.9% low-access
- Macon County, IL · 36.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MI (18.8% here).
- Lawrence County, MS · 18.8% SNAP
- Washington County, ME · 18.8% SNAP
- Rio Arriba County, NM · 18.8% SNAP
- Peach County, GA · 18.8% 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.
Michigan among East North Central states
Michigan ranks 3rd of 5 East North Central states by population-weighted low-access (23.2%). Genesee County, at 35.9%, runs 12.7 pts above the Michigan rate.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
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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