Signature · 7.9% SNAP (10th pct in NY)
Greene County, NY
Greene County lands in the lower national band on low-access (11.7%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 11.7%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 7.9%
- on SNAP
- 47K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Greene County, NY
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-MODERATE 11.7% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -10.4 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.9% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 7.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Delaware County ( -0.3 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Greene County lands in the lower national band (11.7%, #2,362 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,362
- national by low-access %
- #37
- in NY
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 967
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 7.9% SNAP (10th pct in NY) (-4.2 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Greene County compares nationally
Greene County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 11.7% low-access share that beats 25% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,363).
Greene County's lower-band USDA tier split
15 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Greene County has 2 urban and 13 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.
Greene 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
- 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
- Ontario 9.9
Ontario 9.9%
9.9 % low-access
- Kings 0
Kings 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 15 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 49,221 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 5,762 |
| Low-Access Share | 11.7%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 967 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 47,409 |
| Median Household Income | $77,945 |
| Poverty Rate | 9.9%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,477 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.9%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.3%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 6.3% |
Thick SNAP store book in Greene County
Greene County has 52 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 26 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 26
- athens one stop inc, athens
- bonfare 245, coxsackie
- catskill grocery and news, catskill
- cumberland farms 1620, hunter
- catskill food market inc, catskill
- cumberland farms 1559, cairo
- cumberland farms 1566, catskill
- cumberland farms 1576, greenville
- cumberland farms, inc 1571, west coxsackie
- lawyer's general store, east durham
- mittal convenience store corp, catskill
- new baltimore xtra mart 10130, west coxsackie
- nyc deli grocery, catskill
- ram sunrise inc 2, catskill
- stewart's shop #161, athens
- sagar purani inc., south cairo
- south cairo country store llc, south cairo
- speedway 7713, catskill
- stewart's shops 129, catskill
- stewart's shops 298, leeds
- stewarts shop 120, coxsackie
- stewarts shop 298, catskill
- stewarts shop 311, cairo
- stewarts shop 362, tannersville
- stewarts shop 389, greenville
- visat one stop inc, windham
Combination Grocery/Other · 15
- cvs pharmacy 5036, cairo
- dollar general 16748, athens
- dollar general 10430, greenville
- dollar general 15881, palenville
- dollar general 16252, tannersville
- dollar general 17472, east durham
- dollar general 30066, cairo
- dollar general 6540, west coxsackie
- dollar tree 1187, catskill
- family dollar 1840, west coxsackie
- family dollar 5499, cairo
- great american - prattsville, prattsville
- via ravioli, west coxsackie
- walgreens 10955, catskill
- walgreens 18980, greenville
Supermarket · 4
- price chopper 042, catskill
- tops markets 720, greenville
- tops markets 724, cox sackie
- tops markets 725, tannersville
Farmers' Market · 2
- catskill farmers market, catskill
- shinglekill farmers market, purling
Super Store · 2
- hannaford supermarket & pharmacy 8415, cairo
- walmart 2351, catskill
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- t and c products, cairo
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- catskill health food store, llc., catskill
Small Grocery Store · 1
- country k inc, tannersville
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 Greene County vs Albany County → · All New York counties →
Counties near Greene County's lower low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Greene County (7.9%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside New York.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside NY (11.7% here).
- Clinton County, MO · 11.7% low-access
- Clinton County, MO · 11.7% low-access
- St. Croix County, WI · 11.7% low-access
- St. Croix County, WI · 11.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NY (7.9% here).
- Middlesex County, NJ · 7.9% SNAP
- Middlesex County, NJ · 7.9% SNAP
- Clermont County, OH · 7.9% SNAP
- Clermont County, OH · 7.9% 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.
Greene County inside a lower low-access state context
Greene 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 Greene County, NY are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 36039. 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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