Signature · 102 SNAP-authorized stores
Lebanon County, PA
Lebanon County's food-access picture is close to the national norm, with pockets that qualify as low-access. This profile breaks down who qualifies as a food desert and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it.
- 19.5%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 12.2%
- on SNAP
- 144K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Lebanon County, PA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-MODERATE 19.5% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -2.6 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 12.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 6% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Mifflin County (+ 0.1 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Lebanon County ranks #1,724 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #27 of 67 counties in PA (19.5% low-access; 2 food-desert tracts).
- #1,724
- national by low-access %
- #27
- in PA
- 11
- low-access tracts
- 6K
- food-desert residents
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).
Signature read: 102 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Lebanon County compares nationally
Lebanon County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 19.5% low-access share that beats 45% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,727).
Lebanon County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
31 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Lebanon County has 21 urban and 10 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.
Lebanon County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Pennsylvania, not a full county-board reprint
- Chester
Chester 45.1%
45.1 % low-access
- Luzerne
Luzerne 20.3%
20.3 % low-access
- Mifflin
Mifflin 19.6%
19.6 % low-access
- Lebanon
Lebanon 19.5%
19.5 % low-access
- Clearfield
Clearfield 19.3%
19.3 % low-access
- Montour
Montour 19.3%
19.3 % low-access
- Wyoming 0.9
Wyoming 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 31 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 133,568 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 11 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 26,079 |
| Low-Access Share | 19.5%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 5,976 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 144,186 |
| Median Household Income | $78,425 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.1%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 6,934 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 12.2%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.5%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Lebanon County
Lebanon County has 102 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 50 locations (49% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 50
- 4 way corner, lebanon
- 7-eleven 40284, lawn
- a plus quick mart, lebanon
- aplus 40188h, hershey
- aplus 40211, annville
- hutters, jonestown
- joe's kwik mart 1031, annville
- john's mini mart, inc., lebanon
- lebanon exxon, lebanon
- lebanon foodmart corporation, lebanon
- love's travel stop 366, jonestown
- mini mart, lebanon
- one stop corner llc, lebanon
- one stop corner llc, lebanon
- penn jersey food mart, lebanon
- penn corner, lebanon
- penn mart 8, lebanon
- queen's natural market, lebanon
- quick stop food mart, lebanon
- redners quick shoppe 368, fredericksburg
- roquez convenience and grocery, lebanon
- rutter's 41, lebanon
- rutters 68, annville
- s&h food and fuel mart, inc. 1, lebanon
- sheetz 211, palmyra
- sheetz 370, lebanon
- sheetz 811, lebanon
- speedway 6732, lebanon
- speedway 6757, jonestown
- speedway 6766, palmyra
- speedway 6767, manheim
- speedway 6768, lebanon
- speedway 6769, schaefferstown
- speedway 6770, richland
- srijis corner store, lebanon
- sunoco a plus, lebanon
- top star express 125, myerstown
- turkey hill minit market 950122, campbelltown
- turkey hill minit market 950197, palmyra
- turkey hill minit markets 950042, lebanon
- turkey hill minit markets 950045, annville
- turkey hill minit markets 950047, lebanon
- turkey hill minit markets 950064, lebanon
- turkey hill minit markets 950070, lebanon
- turkey hill minit markets 950077, cleona
- turkey hill minit markets 950081, myerstown
- turkey hill minit markets 950106, jonestown
- turkey hill minit markets 950188, lebanon
- usa fuel-food, lebanon
- wos1041 llc, lebanon
Combination Grocery/Other · 19
- asian oriental nepali and indian grocery llc 1, annville
- cvs 1914, lebanon
- cvs pharmacy 1920, lebanon
- cvs pharmacy 10288, palmyra
- cvs pharmacy 1631, lebanon
- dollar general 0809, palmyra
- dollar general 18520, newmanstown
- dollar general 19501, lebanon
- dollar general 2023, lebanon
- dollar tree 3071, lebanon
- dollar general 12588, myerstown
- dollar general 13229, jonestown
- dollar general 16094, lebanon
- dollar general 20707, lebanon
- dollar tree 4232, palmyra
- dollar tree 458, lebanon
- family dollar 11771, lebanon
- family dollar store 4041, lebanon
- xpress shop, palmyra
Supermarket · 13
- aldi 25, lebanon
- bb's grocery outlet 2, myerstown
- giant food store 6098, cleona
- giant food store 6266, lebanon
- giant food store 6565, lebanon
- grocery outlet 721, palmyra
- grocery outlet of lebanon 739, lebanon
- redners warehouse market 60, palmyra
- redners warehouse market 86, fredericksburg
- weis markets 148, lebanon
- weis markets 29, lebanon
- weis markets 94, palmyra
- zweiers, lebanon
Super Store · 9
- 640 lebanon food corp/ideal food basket, lebanon
- b.g.'s food market, jonestown
- brothers food max lebanon llc 2, lebanon
- dutch way farm market, myerstown
- dutch way farm markets, schaefferstown
- hornings of myerstown, myerstown
- target store t2886, lebanon
- walmart supercenter 2023, lebanon
- walmart supercenter 2888, palmyra
Medium Grocery Store · 4
- daves country store 7178204152, lebanon
- dominican grocery store llc, lebanon
- h & k nepali indian grocery llc, palmyra
- sunset outlet inc., lebanon
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 3
- m&n deli meat market inc, lebanon
- s. clyde weaver, inc., lebanon
- seven star meats, lebanon
Large Grocery Store · 2
- laudermilch meats inc, annville
- latin american supermarket, lebanon
Small Grocery Store · 2
- alnoor food market inc, lebanon
- eagle mart, lebanon
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 Lebanon County vs Adams County → · All Pennsylvania counties →
Nationwide peers for Lebanon County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Lebanon 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 (19.5% here).
- Paulding County, OH · 19.5% low-access
- Paulding County, OH · 19.5% low-access
- Walsh County, ND · 19.5% low-access
- Walsh County, ND · 19.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside PA (12.2% here).
- Murray County, OK · 12.2% SNAP
- Murray County, OK · 12.2% SNAP
- Grady County, OK · 12.2% SNAP
- Grady County, OK · 12.2% 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.
Food access nationally, Pennsylvania in context
Lebanon County sits inside Pennsylvania (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 Lebanon County, PA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 42075. 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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