Signature · 137 SNAP-authorized stores
Harford County, MD
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Harford County residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 28.2%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 7.4%
- on SNAP
- 264K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Harford County, MD
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ELEVATED 28.2% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +6.1 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.4% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 4% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Washington County (+ 0.5 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Harford County ranks #1,069 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #9 of 24 counties in MD (28.2% low-access; 2 food-desert tracts).
- #1,069
- national by low-access %
- #9
- in MD
- 27
- low-access tracts
- 11K
- 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: 137 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Harford County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Harford County's 28.2% low-access share is elevated, higher than 66% of them and ranked #1,073 most-affected nationwide.
Harford County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
57 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Harford County has 44 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.
Harford County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Maryland, not a full county-board reprint
- Calvert
Calvert 38.6%
38.6 % low-access
- Allegany
Allegany 30.4%
30.4 % low-access
- Wicomico
Wicomico 29.7%
29.7 % low-access
- Carroll
Carroll 29.5%
29.5 % low-access
- Washington
Washington 28.7%
28.7 % low-access
- Harford
Harford 28.2%
28.2 % low-access
- Kent 1.7
Kent 1.7%
1.7 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 57 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 244,826 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 27 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 69,126 |
| Low-Access Share | 28.2%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 11,414 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 263,757 |
| Median Household Income | $112,265 |
| Poverty Rate | 7.1%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 7,558 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.4%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.4%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Harford County
Harford County has 137 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 65 locations (47% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 65
- 607 south philadelphia, aberdeen
- 7-eleven 33247, abingdon
- 7-eleven 11620g, bel air
- 7-eleven 11630a, aberdeen
- 7-eleven 29978j, edgewood
- 7-eleven 32361f, edgewood
- 7-eleven inc f 19677d, jarrettsville
- 7-eleven #35490c 35490c, havre de grace
- 7-eleven 11629g, bel air
- 7-eleven 22281b, fallston
- 7-eleven 26334g, abingdon
- 7-eleven 29741d, aberdeen
- 7-eleven 32697d, bel air
- 7-eleven 41146a, belcamp
- aberdeen getty, aberdeen
- aberdeen crown, aberdeen
- aberdeen exxon, aberdeen
- carroll mart 2906, churchville
- carroll motor mart 1, joppa
- corner mart, aberdeen
- e & b food market, aberdeen
- edgewood amoco bp, edgewood
- emmorton exxon, edgewood
- ez quick food market, havre de grace
- g convenience, abingdon
- ganesh petroleum, bel air
- highs of baltimore, llc 1, whiteford
- highs of baltimore, llc 130, white hall
- highs of baltimore, llc 2, white hall
- highs of baltimore, llc 68, street
- highs of baltimore, llc 81, darlington
- highs of baltimore, llc 86, jarrettsville
- macphail exxon, bel air
- perryman grocery inc, aberdeen
- riverside sunoco, belcamp
- royal farms 1, joppa
- royal farms 170, bel air
- royal farms 187, abingdon
- royal farms 188, aberdeen
- royal farms 194, havre de grace
- royal farms 199, forest hill
- royal farms 25, bel air
- royal farms 271, aberdeen
- royal farms 294, joppa
- royal farms 383, bel air
- royal farms 65, edgewood
- royal farms 69, havre de grace
- royal farms 70, joppa
- royal farms 77, edgewood
- royal farms 89, aberdeen
- royal farms 93, fallston
- royal farms 95, street
- rutter's 103, aberdeen
- sheetz 316, joppa
- sheetz 890, bel air
- wawa 553, bel air
- wawa 557, bel air
- wawa 559, street
- wawa 567, aberdeen
- wawa 581, abingdon
- wawa 582, bel air
- wawa 586, bel air
- wawa 8500, fallston
- wawa food market 599, joppa
- wawa store 8534, edgewood
Combination Grocery/Other · 32
- cvs 6614, havre de grace
- cvs pharmacy 4214, edgewood
- cvs pharmacy 2499, bel air
- cvs pharmacy 352, forest hill
- cvs pharmacy 4018, fallston
- dollar general 13957, joppa
- dollar general 557, bel air
- dollar tree 1713, bel air
- dienners deli, joppa
- dollar general 14890, street
- dollar general 15595, jarrettsville
- dollar general 2357, havre de grace
- dollar general 2947, aberdeen
- dollar general 4226, edgewood
- dollar tree 1683, joppa
- dollar tree 1700, aberdeen
- dollar tree 3943, bel air
- dollar tree 4391, havre de grace
- dollar tree 4640, abingdon
- dollar tree 803, edgewood
- family dollar 10813, havre de grace
- harvest fare supermarket 3293, fallston
- walgreens 09342, edgewood
- walgreens 09926, forest hill
- walgreens 7357, abingdon
- walgreens 11169, aberdeen
- walgreens 11999, bel air
- walgreens 17191, bel air
- walgreens 17619, bel air
- walgreens 18096, belcamp
- walgreens 18946, joppa
- walgreens 19144, fallston
Super Store · 17
- b js wholesale club 71, abingdon
- giant food 364, bel air
- giant food 365, abingdon
- kleins shop rite 0545, forest hill
- kleins shop rite 0548, aberdeen
- kleins shop rite 0549, bel air
- kleins shop rite 547, bel air
- kleins shop rite 551, belcamp
- kleins shop rite 555, cardiff
- lidl 1023, aberdeen
- saubels shurfine market, whiteford
- target stores 1002, bel air
- target store 1043, aberdeen
- target store 1871, abingdon
- walmart 2009, abingdon
- walmart 3780, fallston
- walmart supercenter 1968, aberdeen
Supermarket · 14
- aldi 71082, bel air
- aldi 71172, abingdon
- aldi 71028, edgewood
- aldi 71044, aberdeen
- edgewood grocery outlet 743, edgewood
- food lion 1423, bel air
- food lion 1547, edgewood
- redners market 40, joppa
- redners warehouse market 54, bel air
- safeway 1652, bel air
- sprouts farmers market 918, bel air
- wegmans 53, abingdon
- weis markets 172, bel air
- weis markets 193, havre de grace
Medium Grocery Store · 3
- bharosa grocery, belair
- one stop universal market, aberdeen
- you & i international market, edgewood
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- a-1 harford farm, aberdeen
- bowman's butcher shop, aberdeen
Small Grocery Store · 2
- horizon foods, joppa
- kool breeze caribbean supermarket llc, edgewood
Farmers' Market · 1
- jones family farm, edgewood
Military Commissary · 1
- aberdeen commissary deca 2501, aberdeen proving ground
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Maryland
One of 23 counties in Maryland, 6 are shown here.
Compare Harford County vs Allegany County → · All Maryland counties →
Nationwide peers for Harford County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Harford County, both outside Maryland so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MD (28.2% here).
- Warren County, IA · 28.2% low-access
- Warren County, IA · 28.2% low-access
- Dodge County, NE · 28.2% low-access
- Dodge County, NE · 28.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MD (7.4% here).
- Emmet County, MI · 7.4% SNAP
- Emmet County, MI · 7.4% SNAP
- Carlton County, MN · 7.4% SNAP
- Carlton County, MN · 7.4% 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.
Food access nationally, Maryland in context
Harford County sits inside Maryland (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 Harford County, MD are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 24025. 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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