Signature · 40 SNAP-authorized stores
Iosco County, MI
Iosco County lands in the lower national band on low-access (12.9%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 12.9%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 14.8%
- on SNAP
- 25K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Iosco County, MI
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 12.9% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -9.2 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 14.8% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 7.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 22% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Bay County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Iosco County lands in the lower national band (12.9%, #2,281 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,281
- national by low-access %
- #57
- in MI
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 1K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 40 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Iosco County compares nationally
Iosco County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 12.9% low-access share that beats 27% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,281).
Iosco County's lower-band USDA tier split
9 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
Iosco County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (7 rural, 2 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 2 urban tracts face the 1-mile one.
Iosco County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Michigan, not a full county-board reprint
- Schoolcraft
Schoolcraft 46%
46 % low-access
- Cass 13.3
Cass 13.3%
13.3 % low-access
- Gladwin 13.1
Gladwin 13.1%
13.1 % low-access
- Iosco 12.9
Iosco 12.9%
12.9 % low-access
- Bay 12.9
Bay 12.9%
12.9 % low-access
- Alger 12.8
Alger 12.8%
12.8 % low-access
- Arenac 0
Arenac 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 9 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 25,887 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 3,352 |
| Low-Access Share | 12.9%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,369 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 25,347 |
| Median Household Income | $50,066 |
| Poverty Rate | 17.7%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,739 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 14.8%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.2%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Iosco County
Iosco County has 40 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 19 locations (48% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
7 towns share the 40 authorized stores; Oscoda holds 35% of them. 2 of the 7 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: National City, South Branch.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Oscoda | 14 | 2 |
| Hale | 10 | 1 |
| Tawas City | 8 | 2 |
| East Tawas | 3 | 1 |
| Whittemore | 3 | 1 |
| National City | 1 | none |
| South Branch | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 19
- corky's general store, hale
- county fair store, hale
- dam store, oscoda
- dores store 22, tawas city
- dores stores 10, whittemore
- east tawas ez mart, east tawas
- forward marathon-oscoda 137, oscoda
- forward shell tawas 117, tawas city
- forward shell-hale 128, hale
- gilberts drug store inc, oscoda
- hale marathon, hale
- lakebreeze party store, national city
- murphy usa 7694, tawas city
- party and food center, oscoda
- pete's party store, oscoda
- south branch general store, south branch
- speedway 5503, oscoda
- sunrise travel centers inc, oscoda
- the bear store, hale
Combination Grocery/Other · 13
- dollar general 6738, oscoda
- dollartree 10749, tawas city
- dollartree 9681, oscoda
- dollar general 20085, whittemore
- dollar general 25882, oscoda
- dollar general 25937, hale
- dollar general 30786, tawas city
- dollar general 30843, hale
- family dollar store 3292, oscoda
- family dollar store 5456, hale
- neiman's family market -tawas, tawas city
- roger's, oscoda
- rogers family foods, hale
Medium Grocery Store · 3
- freels market, tawas city
- klenows market, east tawas
- our daily bread bulk food, whittemore
Super Store · 2
- family fare 1519, oscoda
- walmart supercenter 5376, tawas city
Farmers' Market · 1
- northeast michigan regional farm market, east tawas
Large Grocery Store · 1
- alward's market of hale, hale
Supermarket · 1
- louie's fresh market oscoda 653, oscoda
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 Iosco County vs Alcona County → · All Michigan counties →
Counties near Iosco County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Iosco 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 (12.9% here).
- Franklin County, ME · 12.9% low-access
- Flathead County, MT · 12.9% low-access
- Carroll County, IL · 12.9% low-access
- Garvin County, OK · 12.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MI (14.8% here).
- Chickasaw County, MS · 14.8% SNAP
- Hinds County, MS · 14.8% SNAP
- Jasper County, MO · 14.8% SNAP
- Plaquemines Parish, LA · 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.
Michigan among East North Central states
Michigan ranks 3rd of 5 East North Central states by population-weighted low-access (23.2%). Iosco County, at 12.9%, runs 10.3 pts below the Michigan rate.
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 .
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 Iosco County, MI are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 26069. 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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