Signature · 33.4% households with no vehicle
Hudson County, NJ
Hudson County lands in the lower national band on low-access (0.7%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 0.7%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 14.7%
- on SNAP
- 718K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Hudson County, NJ
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 0.7% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -21.4 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 14.7% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 33.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Essex County (+ 7.4 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Hudson County lands in the lower national band (0.7%, #3,030 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #3,030
- national by low-access %
- #21
- in NJ
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 754
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 33.4% households with no vehicle .
How Hudson County compares nationally
Food access in Hudson County compares favorably nationally: its 0.7% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 3% of them (rank #3,030).
Hudson County's lower-band USDA tier split
165 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
All 165 of Hudson County's tracts are urban in the USDA classification, so every one is judged on the 1-mile test, the stricter of the two distance thresholds.
Hudson County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in New Jersey, not a full county-board reprint
- Ocean
Ocean 43.6%
43.6 % low-access
- Passaic 15.2
Passaic 15.2%
15.2 % low-access
- Union 11
Union 11%
11 % low-access
- Bergen 10.3
Bergen 10.3%
10.3 % low-access
- Essex 8.1
Essex 8.1%
8.1 % low-access
- Hudson 0.7
Hudson 0.7%
0.7 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 165 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 634,266 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 4,315 |
| Low-Access Share | 0.7%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 754 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 718,323 |
| Median Household Income | $91,795 |
| Poverty Rate | 14.9%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 44,096 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 14.7%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 33.4%well above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Hudson County
Hudson County has 562 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 12 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 239 locations (43% of the total), followed by small grocery store.
Where the store book sits, by town
16 towns share the 562 authorized stores; Jersey City holds 44% of them. 4 of the 16 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: East Newark, Kearney, W New York, West Newyork.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Jersey City | 248 | 65 |
| Union City | 81 | 17 |
| Bayonne | 58 | 13 |
| West New York | 50 | 15 |
| North Bergen | 40 | 12 |
| Kearny | 28 | 11 |
| Hoboken | 22 | 6 |
| Harrison | 12 | 4 |
| Secaucus | 8 | 5 |
| Weehawken | 6 | 2 |
Top 10 of 16 towns by store count.
Convenience Store · 239
- 22 convenience store, union city
- 298 danforth llc, jersey city
- 7 eleven 2413 32260b, bayonne
- 7 eleven store 39277c, hoboken
- 7 heaven food mart, jersey city
- 7 heaven mart, jersey city
- 7 heaven mart, jersey city
- 7-eleven inc f 34182, west new york
- 7-eleven store 35294a, west new york
- 7-eleven inc f 32238b, bayonne
- 7-eleven inc f 39406a, union city
- 7-eleven inc f 39467a, jersey city
- 7-eleven inc f 39542a, west new york
- 7-eleven store #34338a 34338a, jersey city
- 7-eleven store #35055a, kearny
- 7-eleven store 32162d, bayonne
- 7-eleven store 38302b, north bergen
- 7-eleven store 38463a, jersey city
- 7-eleven store 38521a, union city
- a & j deli llc 1, kearny
- a-1 deli & groceries llc, jersey city
- american east/west indian grocery, jersey city
- avenue a deli, bayonne
- acapulco plaza grocery & deli, bayonne
- ahmad grocery & varitey inc (old), jersey city
- aik grocery & dollar store, jersey city
- ak food mart llc, jersey city
- alpit convenience store, jersey city
- ana deli grocery llc, jersey city
- anavels grocery, union city
- andres quick stop delki, jersey city
- andry grocery & deli, west new york
- angel mini market, jersey city
- auntie betty's, jersey city
- ayala grocery & deli, west new york
- b-line deli grocery & store llc, guttenberg
- bergen supermarket, jersey city
- broadway deli, bayonne
- baldwin fruit & grocery, jersey city
- bani deli & grocery 1, union city
- bergen park deli, bayonne
- blue ribbon grocery, hoboken
- borinquen corner llc, jersey city
- bowers grocery, jersey city
- caracas grocery, union city
- cuba mini supermarket, west new york
- camila grocery mini market, jersey city
- canela deli & grocery, west new york
- carinos deli & grocery, west new york
- carteret grocery & deli, jersey city
- casa bodega, west new york
- cc mini market llc, west new york
- chiquita bodega llc, north bergen
- cholula deli & grocery, harrison
- chuy deli mini market, jersey city
- city news, jersey city
- collado urena grocery and deli, union city
- coquito meat market and deli corporation, north bergen
- d&p deli and grocery, jersey city
- d&y continental fruit & vegetables, jersey city
- danforth deli, jersey city
- daisy deli and grocery inc, weehawken
- delicias del cibao deli & grocery, north bergen
- desi deli grocery, jersey city
- dharyanna grocery & fast food, jersey city
- diaz deli grocery, union city
- dollar plus, bayonne
- dollar ruby, jersey city
- dollar zone of bayonne 8, bayonne
- duncan grocery, jersey city
- e & g convenience, hoboken
- e&w multiservices & mini grocery, west new york
- earle cafe, jersey city
- el caracol deli and grocery, jersey city
- el mana mini market corp, jersey city
- el paisano grocery deli, union city
- eliza mini market, jersey city
- extra grocery, kearny
- feliciano deli, jersey city
- fiji 24 hour food store, union city
- galord food, jersey city
- gamila grocery and guill llc, jersey city
- garcia grocery and deli, jersey city
- garden state news, bayonne
- garden state news, union city
- generes minimarket, jersey city
- golden city meat market grocery & deli, jersey city
- good point grocery 2, jersey city
- grand food mart, north bergen
- gray deli and grocery, jersey city
- guadalupana grocery multiservices, bayonne
- h h & d sons corporation, hoboken
- harmony mini market and deli, jersey city
- harrison supermarket, harrison
- harry's pharmacy dept., north bergen
- heights pharmacy, jersey city
- henry's polish delicatessen, bayonne
- hernandez no 2 grocery and deli, jersey city
- honest deli and grocery, jersey city
- i a dollar plus, jersey city
- international mini market and deli, union city
- j & a deli and grocery llc, jersey city
- j & c grocery, union city
- j & e variety deli grocery 2 llc, jersey city
- j & j grocery and deli, jersey city
- j&j deli grocery, jersey city
- jersey grocery, jersey city
- jackson mini mart llc 313, hoboken
- jay ambe enterprise llc, union city
- jay supermarket & deli, jersey city
- jenny and rachell deli llc, jersey city
- jerseys deli and grocery llc, jersey city
- john's liquors and deli, kearny
- joseilys deli grocery llc, jersey city
- joy market, jersey city
- js market, union city
- k & r food corp, union city
- k 1 food store llc, hoboken
- k 1 grocery, jersey city
- k&s deli, jersey city
- k.r.s food inc, west new york
- kaelyn deli grocery llc, jersey city
- kari west side grocery and deli, jersey city
- kea grocery 2, jersey city
- kea grocery and deli, west new york
- kearny mart 2, kearny
- kenia supermarket, jersey city
- kennedy discount, jersey city
- kennedy gasoline inc, jersey city
- kennedy news, north bergen
- kwick discount center, jersey city
- l's deli & grocery, union city
- la chiquita deli, jersey city
- lucky bills, jersey city
- la catrina deli & grocery, union city
- la jefa grocery, union city
- la mia grocery, jersey city
- la parada ecuatoriana, union city
- la providencia mexican grocery, union city
- la union mini market grocery, jersey city
- las americas mini market, west new york
- latino market, union city
- likkle ochi deli, jersey city
- lion grocery, union city
- los montones mini market llc, jersey city
- los socios deli grocery llc, union city
- lucky grocery store, west new york
- luisyis deli & grocery corporation, jersey city
- lunas deli & grocery, jersey city
- mjr convenience & deli, jersey city
- mashaallah grocery, jersey city
- metro convenience, jersey city
- mi consentida mini market, union city
- mi dollar plus grocery llc, jersey city
- mi tierra deli grocery, jersey city
- mini mart deli & grocery, union city
- mlk supermarket, jersey city
- mnjc store, jersey city
- montgomery food shop inc, jersey city
- morazan grocery, union city
- mother of light, bayonne
- mr deli grocery, union city
- msrk services corp, north bergen
- naha deli & grocery, north bergen
- nina exxon, jersey city
- nadee grocery, jersey city
- namaste grocery, jersey city
- nashla deli grocery, union city
- nathaniel mini market, north bergen
- national food store, jersey city
- neighborhood variety store, west new york
- new mini market, jersey city
- new shop smart, bayonne
- north deli and grocery, jersey city
- ocean coffee deli & mini mart, jersey city
- one hope mini market, jersey city
- one hope mini mart, west new york
- one stop, jersey city
- one stop deli & grocery, north bergen
- oscar grocery, jersey city
- p & p food mart, jersey city
- p&p food mart ii, jersey city
- palisade deli & market, west new york
- papi & mami's deli corp, jersey city
- park ave convenience, union city
- park ave deli & grocery, union city
- parthenos convenience store, bayonne
- patria food market llc, jersey city
- peter's grocery deli, jersey city
- phil & john grocery inc, bayonne
- podewitz liquor & deli, jersey city
- prime deli & grocery, bayonne
- progreso mini market, jersey city
- quick deli and grocery, union city
- quick trip, kearny
- r&r family market, union city
- rb market, jersey city
- rds deli grocery 2, jersey city
- remy grocery, jersey city
- sals deli wine liq & catering inc, north bergen
- shiri ganesh llc, bayonne
- sq mile pit stop 2, hoboken
- summit avenue discount center, union city
- salem halal meat & grocery store, jersey city
- sanchez mini market, union city
- sandwish inc, jersey city
- sanviteros grocery & deli, jersey city
- shriji11 llc, union city
- sirineo grocery, jersey city
- smile mini market, bayonne
- snapit, jersey city
- sounds of deli grocery, jersey city
- sparrow hill market & liquor, jersey city
- speedway 3439, weehawken
- speedway 3482, jersey city
- speedway 3483, hoboken
- speedway 3494, secaucus
- sq mil pit stop, hoboken
- star deli and grocery, jersey city
- sterling market, jersey city
- stop & save, guttenberg
- summit food mart, jersey city
- surekha enterprises, west newyork
- sweetko city, jersey city
- teitel inc/ta elbaums, bayonne
- taksh & mann food inc, jersey city
- te-amo, secaucus
- teds deli & market, kearny
- the blvd, bayonne
- tom critelli's sunoco, jersey city
- top shelf liquor & deli, kearny
- tropicana mini mart, kearny
- uncle's dollar, jersey city
- union city deli and grocery, union city
- union city grocery, union city
- wawa 8318, kearney
- wawa store 8353, north bergen
- westside minimart, jersey city
- will grocery, union city
Small Grocery Store · 85 (11 shown)
- 4s deli grocery store, jersey city
- abreu grocery corp., jersey city
- al prince 1 1, bayonne
- alex deli & grocery, union city
- alex liquor & deli, east newark
- ali baba food market, jersey city
- bp n&a service, bayonne
- bayonne market, bayonne
- bmg store llc 84, jersey city
- brothers supermarket, harrison
- california fruit, west new york
Showing 250 of 562 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 New Jersey
One of 20 counties in New Jersey, 6 are shown here.
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Counties near Hudson County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Hudson County, both outside New Jersey so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside NJ (0.7% here).
- Shelby County, KY · 0.7% low-access
- Owen County, IN · 0.7% low-access
- Greensville County, VA · 0.7% low-access
- Madison County, VA · 0.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NJ (14.7% here).
- Lincoln County, NM · 14.7% SNAP
- Niagara County, NY · 14.7% SNAP
- Swain County, NC · 14.7% SNAP
- Cherokee County, TX · 14.7% 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.
New Jersey among Middle Atlantic states
New Jersey ranks 1st of 3 Middle Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (23.8%). Hudson County, at 0.7%, runs 23.1 pts below the New Jersey rate.
- New Jersey 23.8%
- Pennsylvania 21.4%
- New York 12.0%
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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