Signature · 59 SNAP-authorized stores
Herkimer County, NY
Herkimer County lands in the lower national band on low-access (12.4%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 12.4%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 14.8%
- on SNAP
- 60K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Herkimer County, NY
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 12.4% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -9.7 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 14.8% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 9.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 11% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Fulton County (+ 0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Herkimer County lands in the lower national band (12.4%, #2,309 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,309
- national by low-access %
- #36
- in NY
- 5
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 59 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Herkimer County compares nationally
Herkimer County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 12.4% low-access share that beats 26% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,314).
Herkimer County's lower-band USDA tier split
19 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Herkimer County has 8 urban and 11 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.
Herkimer 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 | 19 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 64,519 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 5 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 7,996 |
| Low-Access Share | 12.4%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,695 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 59,757 |
| Median Household Income | $68,515 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.4%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,806 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 14.8%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 9.6%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.4% |
Thick SNAP store book in Herkimer County
Herkimer County has 59 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 29 locations (49% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 29
- arham fuel inc, little falls
- beltres convenience and deli, herkimer
- boss' general store, llc, west winfield
- brix bulk items, dolgeville
- country farms, frankfort
- cliff's local market 507, herkimer
- cliff's local market 601, ilion
- cliff's local market 602, herkimer
- fast & easy convenience, utica
- fastrac eg llc 500226, old forge
- fastrac eg llc 500229, mohawk
- fastrac eg llc 500236, ilion
- fastrac eg llc 500275, herkimer
- greenies corner llc, ilion
- mirabito 106 - ilion, ilion
- nice n easy 431, little falls
- norway general store llc, newport
- one dream 4, dolgeville
- quickway 72, west winfield
- rj food center, middleville
- stewart's shop 155, ilion
- stewart's shop 427, frankfort
- stewarts shop 147, dolgeville
- sam's deli and shop inc, little falls
- stewarts shop 114, herkimer
- stewarts shop 171, little falls
- stewarts shop 175, poland
- stewarts shop 343, middleville
- trailside deli, stratford
Combination Grocery/Other · 19
- 5 star market, herkimer
- dollar tree 1404, herkimer
- dollartree 10333, ilion
- dollar general 11102, dolgeville
- dollar general 19944, utica
- dollar general 20834, west winfield
- dollar general 23760, newport
- dollar general 23909, frankfort
- dollar general 25901, newport
- dollar general 8373, little falls
- dollar general 8626, ilion
- dollar general 9098, herkimer
- family dollar store 6667, mohawk
- friendly bake shop, frankfort
- kinney drugs 27, ilion
- kinney drugs 28, dolgeville
- kinney drugs 49, little falls
- kinney drugs 57, old forge
- walgreens 18376, herkimer
Supermarket · 4
- aldi 65031, ilion
- licari's dolgeville big m #890, dolgeville
- price chopper little falls 242, little falls
- work to ski inc dba diorios supermarket, old forge
Super Store · 2
- hannaford supermarket & pharmacy 8366, herkimer
- walmart supercenter 2285, herkimer
Farmers' Market · 1
- mohawk valley farmers market, herkimer
Food Buying Co-op · 1
- community co-op store, little falls
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- juliano farms market, utica
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- kellys meat market, little falls
Small Grocery Store · 1
- meats on main, frankfort
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.
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Counties near Herkimer County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Herkimer 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 (12.4% here).
- Clatsop County, OR · 12.4% low-access
- Clatsop County, OR · 12.4% low-access
- Simpson County, MS · 12.4% low-access
- Simpson County, MS · 12.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NY (14.8% here).
- Stokes County, NC · 14.8% SNAP
- Stokes County, NC · 14.8% SNAP
- Essex County, NJ · 14.8% SNAP
- Essex County, NJ · 14.8% 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.
Herkimer County inside a lower low-access state context
Herkimer 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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