Signature · 9.8% low-access (20th pct)
Genesee County, NY
Genesee County lands in the lower national band on low-access (9.8%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 9.8%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 13.6%
- on SNAP
- 58K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Genesee County, NY
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-MODERATE 9.8% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -12.3 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 13.6% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 8.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Ontario County (+ 0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Genesee County lands in the lower national band (9.8%, #2,496 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,496
- national by low-access %
- #40
- in NY
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 929
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 9.8% low-access (20th pct) (-12.3 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Genesee County compares nationally
Genesee County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 9.8% low-access share that beats 20% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,504).
Genesee County's lower-band USDA tier split
15 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Genesee 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.
Genesee 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
- Ontario 9.9
Ontario 9.9%
9.9 % low-access
- Genesee 9.8
Genesee 9.8%
9.8 % low-access
- Clinton 9.3
Clinton 9.3%
9.3 % low-access
- Orleans 9.2
Orleans 9.2%
9.2 % low-access
- Tioga 8.3
Tioga 8.3%
8.3 % low-access
- Kings 0
Kings 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 15 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 60,079 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 5,868 |
| Low-Access Share | 9.8%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 929 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 57,787 |
| Median Household Income | $73,314 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.6%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,374 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 13.6%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 8.8%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Genesee County
Genesee County has 50 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 26 locations (52% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 26
- 490 truck stop, inc 208723644, bergen
- 7 eleven 35090h, oakfield
- 7 eleven 35200h, batavia
- 7-eleven 35087h, bergen
- a & a quick stop, batavia
- batavia gas mart inc, batavia
- byrne dairy batavia 159, batavia
- circle 3 food mart, batavia
- crosby's 40011, corfu
- crosby's 40061, batavia
- crosby's 40062, byron
- crosby's 40064, east pembroke
- crosby's 40074, le roy
- crosby's 40086, elba
- crosby's 40091, pavilion
- kwik fill 111, batavia
- northside deli llc, batavia
- pavilion farms, pavilion
- pilot travel center 693, corfu
- quicklee's 27, batavia
- southside deli, batavia
- speedway 7008, corfu
- speedway 7736, batavia
- ta pembroke 194, corfu
- total convenience, le roy
- triple-c, darien center
Combination Grocery/Other · 15
- cvs pharmacy 575, batavia
- dollar general 19400, batavia
- dollar tree 1303, batavia
- dollar general 14869, oakfield
- dollar general 16178, pavilion
- dollar general 16948, corfu
- dollar general 24659, darien center
- dollar general 25187, byron
- dollar general 25355, basom
- dollar general 25356, bergen
- dollar general 6107, leroy
- dollar general 8105, batavia
- family dollar 13299, le roy
- family dollar 2805, batavia
- walgreens 11904, le roy
Supermarket · 4
- aldi 65091, batavia
- leroy save a lot 25005, le roy
- tops markets 245, batavia
- tops markets 246, le roy
Super Store · 3
- bj's wholesale club 311, batavia
- target 2382, batavia
- walmart supercenter 2088, batavia
Farmers' Market · 1
- genesee country farmers market, batavia
Large Grocery Store · 1
- alabama holley farm, alabama
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
One of 61 counties in New York, 6 are shown here.
Compare Genesee County vs Albany County → · All New York counties →
Counties near Genesee County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Genesee 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 (9.8% here).
- Darke County, OH · 9.8% low-access
- Darke County, OH · 9.8% low-access
- Jasper County, SC · 9.8% low-access
- Jasper County, SC · 9.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NY (13.6% here).
- Alamance County, NC · 13.6% SNAP
- Alamance County, NC · 13.6% SNAP
- Harrison County, OH · 13.6% SNAP
- Harrison County, OH · 13.6% 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.
Genesee County inside a lower low-access state context
Genesee 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 .
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 Genesee County, NY are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 36037. 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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