Signature · 5.6% low-access (11th pct)
Juniata County, PA
Juniata County lands in the lower national band on low-access (5.6%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 5.6%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 10.4%
- on SNAP
- 23K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Juniata County, PA
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ADEQUATE 5.6% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -16.5 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 10.4% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 20% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Venango County ( -0.3 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Juniata County lands in the lower national band (5.6%, #2,782 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,782
- national by low-access %
- #57
- in PA
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 611
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 5.6% low-access (11th pct) (-16.5 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Juniata County compares nationally
Food access in Juniata County compares favorably nationally: its 5.6% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 11% of them (rank #2,782).
Juniata County's lower-band USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
All 5 of Juniata County's tracts are rural in the USDA classification, so every one is judged on the 10-mile test: a resident counts as low-access only when the nearest supermarket is more than 10 miles away.
Juniata County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Pennsylvania, not a full county-board reprint
- Chester
Chester 45.1%
45.1 % low-access
- Snyder 6.2
Snyder 6.2%
6.2 % low-access
- Juniata 5.6
Juniata 5.6%
5.6 % low-access
- Venango 5.3
Venango 5.3%
5.3 % low-access
- Armstrong 5.2
Armstrong 5.2%
5.2 % low-access
- Carbon 5
Carbon 5%
5 % low-access
- Wyoming 0.9
Wyoming 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 24,636 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,385 |
| Low-Access Share | 5.6%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 611 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 23,379 |
| Median Household Income | $66,318 |
| Poverty Rate | 9.7%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 939 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.4%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.9%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.2% |
SNAP retailers in Juniata County
Juniata County has 22 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 8 locations (36% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
7 towns share the 22 authorized stores; Mifflintown holds 55% of them. 4 of the 7 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Port Royal, Mcalisterville, Mcallisterville, Oakland Mills.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Mifflintown | 12 | 3 |
| Thompsontown | 3 | 2 |
| East Waterford | 2 | 1 |
| Port Royal | 2 | none |
| Mcalisterville | 1 | none |
| Mcallisterville | 1 | none |
| Oakland Mills | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 8
- dean's store, oakland mills
- mifflintown 67028, mifflintown
- nittany minit mart 338, mifflintown
- onvo travel plaza - mifflintown 24, mifflintown
- port royal pit stop, port royal
- rosewood mkt, mcalisterville
- rutters 37, mifflintown
- sheetz 193, mifflintown
Combination Grocery/Other · 6
- dollar general 11657, mifflintown
- dollar general 15200, mifflintown
- dollar general 15952, thompsontown
- dollar general 17159, mcallisterville
- family dollar 11312, port royal
- family dollar store 2284, mifflintown
Medium Grocery Store · 3
- east waterford general store, east waterford
- van wert cheese shop, mifflintown
- zimmermans farm mkt, thompsontown
Small Grocery Store · 2
- lovetwo eat farm store, east waterford
- tienda el centro 1, mifflintown
Supermarket · 2
- w e schlegel inc, thompsontown
- weis markets 176, mifflintown
Large Grocery Store · 1
- pallet grocery outlet, mifflintown
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Pennsylvania
One of 66 counties in Pennsylvania, 6 are shown here.
Compare Juniata County vs Adams County → · All Pennsylvania counties →
Counties near Juniata County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Juniata County, both outside Pennsylvania so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside PA (5.6% here).
- Pawnee County, OK · 5.6% low-access
- Nassau County, NY · 5.6% low-access
- DeWitt County, TX · 5.6% low-access
- Gloucester County, VA · 5.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside PA (10.4% here).
- Cannon County, TN · 10.4% SNAP
- Bosque County, TX · 10.4% SNAP
- Livingston County, NY · 10.4% SNAP
- Lamoille County, VT · 10.4% 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.
Pennsylvania among Middle Atlantic states
Pennsylvania ranks 2nd of 3 Middle Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (21.4%). Juniata County, at 5.6%, runs 15.8 pts below the Pennsylvania 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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