Signature · 7.5% low-access (14th pct)
Lapeer County, MI
Lapeer County lands in the lower national band on low-access (7.5%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 7.5%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 11.4%
- on SNAP
- 89K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Lapeer County, MI
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ADEQUATE 7.5% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -14.6 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 11.4% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 13% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Crawford County ( -1.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Lapeer County lands in the lower national band (7.5%, #2,673 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,673
- national by low-access %
- #64
- in MI
- 5
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 7.5% low-access (14th pct) (-14.6 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Lapeer County compares nationally
Food access in Lapeer County compares favorably nationally: its 7.5% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 14% of them (rank #2,679).
Lapeer County's lower-band USDA tier split
24 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Lapeer County has 6 urban and 18 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.
Lapeer County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Michigan, not a full county-board reprint
- Schoolcraft
Schoolcraft 46%
46 % low-access
- Oceana 9.3
Oceana 9.3%
9.3 % low-access
- Isabella 9.2
Isabella 9.2%
9.2 % low-access
- Lapeer 7.5
Lapeer 7.5%
7.5 % low-access
- Crawford 6.4
Crawford 6.4%
6.4 % low-access
- Leelanau 5.7
Leelanau 5.7%
5.7 % low-access
- Arenac 0
Arenac 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 24 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 88,319 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 5 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 6,589 |
| Low-Access Share | 7.5%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,827 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 88,837 |
| Median Household Income | $77,306 |
| Poverty Rate | 9.7%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,968 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.4%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.5%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in Lapeer County
Lapeer County has 73 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 40 locations (55% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 40
- 1stop 5087, lapeer
- b&b lapeer, llc, lapeer
- beacon & bridge market 9, lapeer
- bens supercenter fuel center mc, imlay city
- bp, lapeer
- burnside convenience inc., brown city
- cms fueling center #73, lapeer
- cms oil #24 24, lapeer
- countryside stop in, lapeer
- dks market, llc, attica
- east annrook party store, lapeer
- fick market, lapeer
- hadley store llc, hadley
- hilltop grocery, columbiaville
- idle spur market, attica
- imlay quickmart, imlay city
- lapeer fuel ventures inc, lapeer
- lapeer m21, inc, lapeer
- m&n market, north branch
- meijer gas station 140, lapeer
- metamora bp, metamora
- moores market, lapeer
- murphy usa 7845, lapeer
- odish brothers & family inc, lapeer
- otter lake station, otter lake
- pine knob mobil, metamora
- red barn market #10, north branch
- rogers pharmacy, lapeer
- sunrise stores llc 09, north branch
- sawdust corners, lapeer
- speedway 8391, imlay city
- speedway 8392, dryden
- speedway 8401, almont
- speedway 8772, imlay city
- speedyq markets 8241, almont
- sunoco, lapeer
- triple dy inc, lapeer
- village station, columbiaville
- walkers grocery, columbiaville
- westside party store, lapeer
Combination Grocery/Other · 17
- dollar general 17170, almont
- dollar general 18623, lapeer
- dollar general 19464, attica
- dollar general 8125, lapeer
- dollartree 8652, imlay city
- dollar general 16780, metamora
- dollar general 18961, columbiaville
- dollar general 19860, north branch
- dollar general 20872, lapeer
- dollar general 22931, imlay city
- dollar general 23018, otter lake
- dollar general 24993, metamora
- dollar general store 16516, north branch
- dollar general store 16670, dryden
- dollar tree 2706, lapeer
- family dollar 3673, imlay city
- walgreens 12971, lapeer
Super Store · 5
- bryans market, north branch
- kroger store 600, lapeer
- kroger 465, imlay city
- meijer inc 140, lapeer
- walmart 1987, lapeer
Supermarket · 4
- aldi 67045, lapeer
- andy's quality market, metamora
- country smoke house inc, almont
- vinckier foods, almont
Farmers' Market · 3
- glory lane farm market, silverwood
- historic farmers market of lapeer, lapeer
- imlay city farmers market, imlay city
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- rowleys grocery, attica
- the country market, lapeer
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- fick farms, lapeer
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- caldwells chop shoppe, lapeer
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 Lapeer County vs Alcona County → · All Michigan counties →
Counties near Lapeer County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Lapeer 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 (7.5% here).
- Ralls County, MO · 7.5% low-access
- Ralls County, MO · 7.5% low-access
- Lincoln County, MT · 7.5% low-access
- Lincoln County, MT · 7.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MI (11.4% here).
- Ramsey County, MN · 11.4% SNAP
- Ramsey County, MN · 11.4% SNAP
- Pettis County, MO · 11.4% SNAP
- Pettis County, MO · 11.4% 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.
Lapeer County inside a lower low-access state context
Lapeer 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 .
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 Lapeer County, MI are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 26087. 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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