Signature · 25 LILA tracts (31.3% of tracts)
Ingham County, MI
Ingham County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 25 LILA tracts (31.3% of the book) alongside 38.0% low-access.
- 38.0%
- low-access pop.
- 25
- food-desert tracts
- 12.1%
- on SNAP
- 284K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Ingham County, MI
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 38.0% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +15.9 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 25 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 12.1% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 8.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 31% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Gratiot County (+ 1.6 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Ingham County sits in the upper national band (38.0%, #482 of 3,079) with 25 LILA tracts.
- #482
- national by low-access %
- #4
- in MI
- 47
- low-access tracts
- 40K
- food-desert residents
Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.
Signature read: 25 LILA tracts (31.3% of tracts) .
How Ingham County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Ingham County's 38.0% low-access share is elevated, higher than 85% of them and ranked #485 most-affected nationwide.
Ingham County's elevated USDA tier split
80 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 25 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Ingham County has 71 urban and 9 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.
Ingham County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Michigan, not a full county-board reprint
- Schoolcraft
Schoolcraft 46%
46 % low-access
- Gratiot
Gratiot 39.6%
39.6 % low-access
- Ingham
Ingham 38%
38 % low-access
- Genesee
Genesee 35.9%
35.9 % low-access
- St. Clair
St. Clair 35.7%
35.7 % low-access
- Otsego
Otsego 35.2%
35.2 % low-access
- Arenac 0
Arenac 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 80 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 280,895 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 47 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 25 |
| Low-Access Population | 106,765 |
| Low-Access Share | 38.0%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 40,215 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 283,913 |
| Median Household Income | $65,526 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.7%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 14,161 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 12.1%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 8.9%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 6.3% |
Thick SNAP store book in Ingham County
Ingham County has 232 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 117 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 117
- 117 tj fuel, williamston
- 7-eleven # 36924c 36924, east lansing
- 7-eleven #36897 36897, holt
- 7-eleven 36896-c, east lansing
- 7-eleven 36928-b, okemos
- airport party store, lansing
- admiral 181, williamston
- admiral 5816, lansing
- ba brown llc, lansing
- bad habits 1, lansing
- baker super liquor, lansing
- big ten party store holt 1, lansing
- bs liquor, lansing
- clones country store, onondaga
- capital city wine & spirits, lansing
- capital party store 1, lansing
- clark gas station, lansing
- drsd party store, lansing
- dewitt sunoco, lansing
- eric's market, lansing
- express stop 4668, stockbridge
- fairview corners market, mason
- fox island party store, lansing
- gas & go 7 llc, lansing
- go green 754, lansing
- grand river sunoco corner, lansing
- gursirat inc, holt
- holt convenience inc., holt
- j&h family stores - carriage hills marathon 139, east lansing
- j&h family stores - trowbridge marathon 138, east lansing
- jackpot party store, lansing
- kajal liquor inc, lansing
- kirat oil inc, lansing
- krish krisha 2, haslett
- louies party store, lansing
- lansing citgo 48, lansing
- lansing gas station, lansing
- liquor express lansing inc, lansing
- mugg&bopps 4, stockbridge
- marathon, lansing
- marathon of haslett, haslett
- mario's market, lansing
- market on the squared na, lansing
- md mini mart, lansing
- meijer gas station 174, mason
- meijer gas station 25, okemos
- meijer gas station 253, east lansing
- meijer gas station 324, lansing
- mlk corner inc, lansing
- motown mini mart inc, lansing
- mt hope fuel mart inc, lansing
- naing myanmar international grocery, lansing
- penn mill plaza liquor, lansing
- pete's hy-grade market, lansing
- quality dairy co 04, lansing
- quality dairy co 06, lansing
- quality dairy co 10, lansing
- quality dairy co 11, lansing
- quality dairy co 15, haslett
- quality dairy co 17, lansing
- quality dairy co 18, holt
- quality dairy co 2, lansing
- quality dairy co 20, lansing
- quality dairy co 22, lansing
- quality dairy co 25, lansing
- quality dairy co 27, east lansing
- quality dairy co 28, lansing
- quality dairy co 3, lansing
- quality dairy co 30, mason
- quality dairy co 31, okemos
- quality dairy co 5, lansing
- quality dairy co 9, lansing
- quicky 2, lansing
- rich oil 2334, leslie
- rich's country store, lansing
- rocks party store 1, lansing
- romarios convenience store llc 1, lansing
- ronalds international supermarket, lansing
- ronny's liquor store, lansing
- royal liquor, lansing
- royal wine and spirits, holt
- save on market, lansing
- shaanveer llc 1, dansville
- short stop mkt, lansing
- south washington liquor store, lansing
- speedway 2211, east lansing
- speedway 2234, mason
- speedway 2298, okemos
- speedway 2305 2305, lansing
- speedway 2371 2371, lansing
- speedway 6616 6616, lansing
- speedway 7090 7090, lansing
- speedway 7190, east lansing
- speedway 8784 8784, lansing
- speedway 8785, lansing
- speedway 8789, lansing
- speedway 8791, lansing
- speedway 8792 8792, lansing
- speedway 8793 8793, lansing
- speedway 8795, lansing
- speedway 8796, lansing
- speedway 8877, williamston
- st ides village food market, lansing
- st louis ez mart 231643111 860, east lansing
- stockbridge holdings, stockbridge
- sunoco, lansing
- t jat llc, lansing
- tonys party store, lansing
- toolan's, lansing
- vice convenience, lansing
- village party store, lansing
- von's food market, lansing
- webberville party store, webberville
- webberville service station, llc, webberville
- westside spirts, lansing
- willow sunoco llc, lansing
- z&m holdings, lansing
Combination Grocery/Other · 52
- cvs 8054, holt
- cvs 8282, east lansing
- chin star asian grocery 1122, lansing
- dollar general 10041, stockbridge
- dollar general 10261, lansing
- dollar general 18481, lansing
- dollar general 18841, dansville
- dollar general 7957, lansing
- dollar general 9868, lansing
- dollar general 9958, holt
- dollar tree 2269, lansing
- dollar tree 4677, lansing
- dollartree 10377, holt
- dollartree 10729, haslett
- dollartree 10792, east lansing
- dollartree 7072, lansing
- dollartree 9362, williamston
- dollartree 9652, leslie
- darrells market, mason
- didas marketplace, lansing
- dollar general 12234, leslie
- dollar general 14891, lansing
- dollar general 15185, mason
- dollar general 16869, lansing
- dollar general 20716, lansing
- dollar general 24217, onondaga
- dollar general 25223, stockbridge
- dollar general 30344, williamston
- dollar general store 10748, lansing
- dollar general store 12869, webberville
- dollar tree 185, okemos
- dollar tree 5770, lansing
- dollar tree 7172, mason
- dollar tree 8053, lansing
- family dollar 9434, lansing
- family dollar store 10062, lansing
- family dollar store 3882, holt
- family dollar store 5516, lansing
- family dollar store 5523, lansing
- family dollar store 7329, lansing
- family dollar store 7715, mason
- fish market & grocery, lansing
- honey baked ham & cafe 1709, okemos
- lotte market, okemos
- new oriental mart, east lansing
- swadesh food mart, okemos
- swagath foods, east lansing
- walgreens #6369 06369, lansing
- walgreens 5503, lansing
- walgreens 5841, lansing
- walgreens 11286, okemos
- win family grocery store llc 1, lansing
Super Store · 21
- capital city market 662, lansing
- costco wholesale 1277, east lansing
- d&w 1903, williamston
- fresh thyme market 601lan, east lansing
- kroger store 793, okemos
- kroger store 852, lansing
- kroger store 890, east lansing
- kroger 884, lansing
- kroger 887, holt
- meijer 253, east lansing
- meijer inc 052, east lansing
- meijer inc 174, mason
- meijer inc 25, okemos
- meijer inc 324, lansing
- sam's club 4781, lansing
- target store 361, lansing
- target store 365, okemos
- target store t3278, east lansing
- walmart 2866, okemos
- walmart 2867, lansing
- whole foods market 10541, east lansing
Medium Grocery Store · 14
- 1910 investments inc, lansing
- american international bulk food, lansing
- bobo asian grocery & gift, lansing
- dong an market, lansing
- global food market, lansing
- halal meat & grocery, lansing
- international food mart, lansing
- international market one 0, lansing
- iwacu international supermarket, lansing
- karibu international food market, lansing
- merts speciality meats, okemos
- seahouse fish & chicken inc 1, lansing
- sunset food market, lansing
- zee's supermarket, lansing
Farmers' Market · 8
- allen neighborhood center, lansing
- east lansing farmers market, east lansing
- farmers markets at the capitol, lansing
- holt farmers market, holt
- meridian township farmers market, okemos
- south lansing farmers market 1, lansing
- sowing growth, inc 1, williamston
- westside lansing farmers market, lansing
Supermarket · 8
- aldi 67018 67018, okemos
- aldi 67019 67019, lansing
- better health market, lansing
- gordon food service store mp003, lansing
- gordon food service store mp151, okemos
- great giant of lansing, lansing
- trader joe's east lansing 804, east lansing
- tom's food center 97, okemos
Small Grocery Store · 7
- east lansing food co-operative, lansing
- king world mini mart, lansing
- la frontera south, lansing
- plane food market, stockbridge
- swagath foods, okemos
- triple e international market llc, lansing
- umoja supermarket network, lansing
Large Grocery Store · 5
- don pancho market, lansing
- gormans food market, lansing
- merindorf meats and more, mason
- supermercado la estrellita, lansing
- westlund's apple market, lansing
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Michigan
One of 82 counties in Michigan, 6 are shown here.
Compare Ingham County vs Alcona County → · All Michigan counties →
Counties near Ingham County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Ingham County, both outside Michigan so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MI (38.0% here).
- Lamar County, MS · 38.0% low-access
- Lamar County, MS · 38.0% low-access
- Colleton County, SC · 38.0% low-access
- Colleton County, SC · 38.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MI (12.1% here).
- Crawford County, MO · 12.1% SNAP
- Crawford County, MO · 12.1% SNAP
- Marion County, MO · 12.1% SNAP
- Marion County, MO · 12.1% 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.
Ingham County inside a higher low-access state context
Ingham County sits inside Michigan (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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