County food-access profile · New York
Kings County, NY
Most of Kings County sits within reach of a supermarket, better than most U.S. counties. This profile covers who, if anyone, qualifies as a food desert here, plus the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 0.0%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 22.9%
- on SNAP
- 2.6M
- residents (ACS 2024)
The food-access picture
0.0% of Kings County residents live in a low-access area, though none of its tracts meet the USDA food-desert threshold.
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 41
- food-desert residents
- 56.4%
- households, no vehicle
- 19.1%
- below poverty line
Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA, 1-and-10-mile measure).
By the USDA's measure, Kings County fares better than most: just 0.0% of residents live in a low-access tract, below the national share. Still, 0 of the county's 754 tracts meet that threshold, covering about 373 people who live far from a supermarket, and none of them meet the low-income condition that would additionally classify them as food deserts.
How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts
The USDA measures food access by distance to the nearest supermarket. A census tract is "low-access" when a meaningful share of residents live more than one mile from a supermarket in urban areas, or more than ten miles in rural areas. A tract becomes a "food desert" only when it is both low-access and low-income, because distance is far harder to overcome for households without a car or a cushion in the budget. Counts on this page are aggregated from the tract level, where the federal data is actually published, so a single county figure can hide neighbourhoods that are much better or much worse served than the average. Distance also does not capture everything that shapes whether a family eats well: the presence of a full-service grocer rather than a convenience store, public transit, food pantries, and the price and quality of what is on the shelf all matter beyond the radius the Atlas can draw.
How Kings County compares nationally
Food access in Kings County compares favorably nationally: its 0.0% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 0% of them (rank #3,133).
Kings County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
All 754 census tracts in Kings County, grouped by USDA classification (see "How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts" above for what each tier means).
Kings County vs. other New York counties
Share of the population living in low-access areas, compared with other counties in New York
- Kings 0
Kings County, NY
0 % low-access
- Albany
Albany County, NY
31.4 % low-access
- Allegany 3.9
Allegany County, NY
3.9 % low-access
- Bronx 0.6
Bronx County, NY
0.6 % low-access
- Broome
Broome County, NY
16.4 % low-access
- Cattaraugus 7.9
Cattaraugus County, NY
7.9 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 754 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 2,504,700 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 373 |
| Low-Access Share | 0.0%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 41 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 2,631,580 |
| Median Household Income | $80,263 |
| Poverty Rate | 19.1%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 231,177 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 22.9%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 56.4%well above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.8% |
About 22.9% of Kings County households receive SNAP, versus a U.S. county median in the 11–13% range (Census ACS).
What this means
- 0.0% of residents are low-access, below the national share for U.S. counties.
- 22.9% of households receive SNAP, the federal program that offsets food costs for 231,177 households here.
- 56.4% of households have no vehicle, the hidden multiplier that turns distance into a real barrier.
- Median household income is $80,263 with a 19.1% poverty rate.
USDA low-access figures reflect the 2019 Atlas (2010 tract populations); socioeconomic context is the latest Census ACS 5-year (2024).
What the food-access data shows for Kings County
below the national share
An estimated 373 residents, roughly 0.0% of the county's 2010 population, live in one of these low-access areas.
Of those, 41 are also low-income, the group most exposed to genuine food hardship, since limited transportation compounds a limited budget.
The remaining 754 tracts (100.0%) meet the USDA's adequate-access threshold.
None of Kings County's tracts meet the USDA low-access threshold, so the county is not flagged for a food-access gap in the 2019 Atlas.
SNAP retailers in Kings County
Kings County has 3,142 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 2 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 226 locations (7% of the total), followed by bakery specialty.
Combination Grocery/Other · 226
- 1622 voorhies ave pharmacy inc, brooklyn
- 1818 new york market inc, brooklyn
- 200 malcom x meat corp/key food, brooklyn
- 2526 empire food discount incorporated, brooklyn
- 401 new york deli corp, brooklyn
- 4th avenue convenience inc, brooklyn
- 602 produce & meat corp, brooklyn
- 7955 ae company inc, brooklyn
- 88 fresh vegetable market inc., brooklyn
- 98 gourmet deli, brooklyn
- a & f pharmacy, brooklyn
- a & o imperial grocery, brooklyn
- always fresh inc, brooklyn
- ambrosia- 7ways to nature health foods, brooklyn
- ai fresh ii inc, brooklyn
- al medina pharmacy, brooklyn
- asian trading inc, brooklyn
- ave j juice bar deli corp, brooklyn
- ave m foods inc./ meal mart, brooklyn
- back to nature health foods inc, brooklyn
- bao sheng market inc., brooklyn
- bayparkway food inc, brooklyn
- beibei market inc, brooklyn
- beile grocery inc, brooklyn
- best family grocery corporation, brooklyn
- big waves 1 corp, brooklyn
- blue star conveniece inc., brooklyn
- brighton beach international food inc, brooklyn
- buckler pharmacy inc, brooklyn
- c & s meats inc, brooklyn
- c m seafood inc, brooklyn
- cosentino's fish market inc, brooklyn
- crescent corner inc, brooklyn
- cvs 2280, ridgewood
- cvs pharmacy 2344, brooklyn
- cvs pharmacy 2428, brooklyn
- cvs pharmacy 2436, brooklyn
- cvs pharmacy 2441, brooklyn
- cvs pharmacy 2498, brooklyn
- cvs pharmacy 2574, brooklyn
- cvs pharmacy 2672, brooklyn
- cvs pharmacy 2699, brooklyn
- cvs pharmacy 2700, brooklyn
- cvs pharmacy 2769, brooklyn
- cvs pharmacy 2906, brooklyn
- cvs pharmacy 10042, brooklyn
- cvs pharmacy 10086, brooklyn
- cvs pharmacy 10291, brooklyn
- cvs pharmacy 11486, brooklyn
- cvs pharmacy 13019, brooklyn
- cvs pharmacy 1791, brooklyn
- cvs pharmacy 2431, brooklyn
- cvs pharmacy 4958, brooklyn
- cvs pharmacy 5847, brooklyn
- cvs pharmacy 644, brooklyn
- cvs pharmacy 802, brooklyn
- cvs pharmacy 845, brooklyn
- cvs pharmacy cvs11502, brooklyn
- care fast pharmacy inc, brooklyn
- caribbean convenience corp., brooklyn
- catania bakery, brooklyn
- choes blue fruit & vegetable inc, brooklyn
- clemente fine foods ltd, brooklyn
- conckla bakery corporation, brooklyn
- coney island pharmacy, brooklyn
- dollar general 19213, brooklyn
- dollar general 19215, brooklyn
- dollar general 19216, brooklyn
- dollar general 19217, brooklyn
- dollar tree 4091, brooklyn
- dollartree 9375, brooklyn
- dollartree 9508, brooklyn
- duane reade 14184, brooklyn
- duane reade 14410, brooklyn
- duane reade 14464, brooklyn
- debevoise discount store inc., brooklyn
- discount dream llc, brooklyn
- dollar general 19212, brooklyn
- dollar tree 3740, brooklyn
- dollar tree 4399, brooklyn
- dollar tree 4798, brooklyn
- dollar tree 4974, brooklyn
- dollar tree 5072, brooklyn
- dollar tree 5099, brooklyn
- dollar tree 5185, brooklyn
- dollar tree 5249, brooklyn
- dollar tree 5305, brooklyn
- dollar tree 5398, brooklyn
- dollar tree 5551, brooklyn
- dollar tree 5611, brooklyn
- dollar tree 5848, brooklyn
- dollar tree 5849, brooklyn
- dollar tree 6068, brooklyn
- dollar tree 6153, brooklyn
- dollar tree 7254, brooklyn
- dollar tree 7519, brooklyn
- dollar tree 7552, brooklyn
- dollar tree 7595, brooklyn
- dong yu xi grocery inc, brooklyn
- emanuel deli grocery ii corp, brooklyn
- ez ecommerce inc 1, brooklyn
- family dollar 10208, brooklyn
- family dollar 11160, brooklyn
- family dollar 11777, brooklyn
- family dollar 11815, brooklyn
- family dollar 12292, brooklyn
- family dollar 12969, brooklyn
- family dollar 13002, brooklyn
- family dollar 5751, brooklyn
- family dollar 5791, brooklyn
- family dollar 6184, brooklyn
- family dollar 6185, brooklyn
- family dollar 6208, brooklyn
- family dollar 6368, brooklyn
- family dollar 6602, brooklyn
- family dollar 6604, brooklyn
- family dollar 6960, brooklyn
- family dollar 7005, brooklyn
- family dollar 7069, brooklyn
- family dollar 7145, brooklyn
- family dollar 8829, brooklyn
- family dollar 9058, brooklyn
- family market 1688 inc, brooklyn
- family pharmacy, brooklyn
- food double discount inc, brooklyn
- food story natural market ii inc, brooklyn
- food story natural market inc., brooklyn
- fresh and fancy corp, brooklyn
- fresh health food supermarket, brooklyn
- fruit tree corp d/b/a big banana, brooklyn
- fusion pharmacy, brooklyn
- gateway center pharmacy llc, brooklyn
- golden dragon market corp, brooklyn
- golden steamer bakery inc, brooklyn
- golden steamer on 8 inc., brooklyn
- golden treasure, brooklyn
- good time vibes corp, brooklyn
- gourmet boutique of ny llc, brooklyn
- gourmet glatt market, brooklyn
- great city trading inc, brooklyn
- green forest market inc, brooklyn
- h & h mini mart inc, brooklyn
- halal live poultry corp, brooklyn
- hao zhi inc, brooklyn
- harry coffee grocery shop, brooklyn
- hatzlucha appetizing corp.-dba flaum's appetizing, brooklyn
- health choice pharmacy, brooklyn
- health max 5th avenue inc., brooklyn
- healthee emporium, brooklyn
- homeflavor africa and american food services llc, brooklyn
- hong jin fishmarket inc., brooklyn
- ibakery inc, brooklyn
- island fish market,inc, brooklyn
- j village market inc, brooklyn
- jin chang lai, brooklyn
- jin long supermarket inc, brooklyn
- jsy trading inc. 1, brooklyn
- jubilee market place on west, brooklyn
- k r r dollar inc, brooklyn
- kaff bakery inc, brooklyn
- ka wing hong corp. 6722, brooklyn
- kaff bakery inc, brooklyn
- kids a.m. inc/c-town, brooklyn
- kl grocery inc., brooklyn
- kuan sing food market inc., brooklyn
- l & y great trading inc., brooklyn
- la placita de brooklyn, brooklyn
- la plazita sanchera, brooklyn
- landstar trading, brooklyn
- lang feng trading inc., brooklyn
- lee hayward groceries inc., brooklyn
- lincoln live poultry llc, brooklyn
- living well garden inc., brooklyn
- livonia express grocery inc, brooklyn
- m & r take home foods, inc, brooklyn
- malko karkanni bros inc, brooklyn
- mig-rx corp, brooklyn
- maison jar, brooklyn
- mama winners african market inc., brooklyn
- mas wholesale holdings llc, brooklyn
- may may grocery 86 inc, brooklyn
- medcare pharmacy, brooklyn
- mimino, brooklyn
- ming bakery inc, brooklyn
- mr. fruit and vegetable inc, brooklyn
- my unique pharmacy inc, brooklyn
- nassau finest deli corp, brooklyn
- new seafood kingdom inc., brooklyn
- nuthut, brooklyn
- olabisifaruk enterprises llc, brooklyn
- polmost food corp/associated, brooklyn
- passion deli llc, brooklyn
- patel grocery corp, brooklyn
- premium fresh fruit inc., brooklyn
- princesa bakery & restaurant corp, brooklyn
- prohealth 123 llc dbathe health shoppe, brooklyn
- qiang ge seafood inc, brooklyn
- qq poultry market inc, brooklyn
- quick stop 1 mini mart corp, brooklyn
- ralphs produce inc, brooklyn
- s k n fruit & vegetable inc., brooklyn
- s&m country store, brooklyn
- s&k warbasse pharmacy, brooklyn
- syj trading incorporated, brooklyn
- sahadi importing co inc, brooklyn
- satmar meat market inc, brooklyn
- saul's pharmacy & surgical supplies., brooklyn
- schreibers homestyle bakery inc, brooklyn
- schreibers homestyle bakery inc., brooklyn
- seatide gourmet inc, brooklyn
- sesame boro park inc, brooklyn
- shloimes choklat inc, brooklyn
- shloms heimish corporation, brooklyn
- sk sea world inc, brooklyn
- stephs cake shop corp, brooklyn
- stingray of brooklyn fish market corp, brooklyn
- sunrise pharmacy, brooklyn
- superfresh supermarket, brooklyn
- surma poultry inc, brooklyn
- sweetnes enterprises inc., brooklyn
- taste of sea inc, brooklyn
- tian xuan trading inc, brooklyn
- ujamaa health foods, brooklyn
- utica deli grocery corp, brooklyn
- utica halal live poultry corp, brooklyn
- v pharmacy llc, brooklyn
Bakery Specialty · 24
- affairs supplier inc, brooklyn
- albany bakery, brooklyn
- allans bakery, brooklyn
- antepli baklava, brooklyn
- b and h kosher bakery, brooklyn
- food on 18, brooklyn
- gaby's bakery shop, corp, brooklyn
- golden bun bakery inc., brooklyn
- golden steamer ii inc, brooklyn
- gshmak bakery, brooklyn
- j & sons bakery corp, brooklyn
- jetaime patisserie, brooklyn
- kingston bake shop, brooklyn
- naira bread, brooklyn
- narala bakery inc, brooklyn
- rocco's kings highway bakery inc, brooklyn
- sababa bakery, brooklyn
- schreiber's homestyle bakery inc, brooklyn
- shlomiys bakery, brooklyn
- steinbergs bakery, brooklyn
- taam eden, brooklyn
- weiss kosher bakery inc, brooklyn
- williamsburg bagel, brooklyn
- you le bakery, brooklyn
Showing 250 of 3,142 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator, currently authorized retailers.
Other Counties in New York
Compare Kings County vs Albany County → · All New York counties →
Food access nationally, New York in context
Kings County sits inside New York (ringed). Each state is colored by its population-weighted low-access share; click any state to compare.
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context
Understand the Data
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Data Sources & Methodology
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019): low-access and food-desert tract classifications, low-access population, and low-income low-access counts. ers.usda.gov/food-access-research-atlas
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates: population, median income, poverty, SNAP participation, vehicle access, and group quarters. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
Low access is defined as living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket; a food desert adds a low-income condition. Read the full methodology →
Data current as of (most recent source-data vintage; figures reflect the 2019 USDA Atlas and 2024 Census ACS).
Note: This page presents public USDA and Census data for informational purposes and is not professional advice. Figures reflect the cited dataset vintages and may differ from the most recent local conditions. How this data is sourced & verified.