Signature · 288 SNAP-authorized stores
Lehigh County, PA
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Lehigh County residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 25.5%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 15.4%
- on SNAP
- 379K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Lehigh County, PA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ELEVATED 25.5% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +3.4 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 15.4% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 8.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 4% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Allegheny County (+ 0.9 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Lehigh County ranks #1,250 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #14 of 67 counties in PA (25.5% low-access; 3 food-desert tracts).
- #1,250
- national by low-access %
- #14
- in PA
- 27
- low-access tracts
- 15K
- 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: 288 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Lehigh County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Lehigh County's 25.5% low-access share is elevated, higher than 60% of them and ranked #1,256 most-affected nationwide.
Lehigh County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
76 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Lehigh County has 68 urban and 8 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.
Lehigh County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Pennsylvania, not a full county-board reprint
- Chester
Chester 45.1%
45.1 % low-access
- Allegheny
Allegheny 26.4%
26.4 % low-access
- Lehigh
Lehigh 25.5%
25.5 % low-access
- Northampton
Northampton 24.5%
24.5 % low-access
- Butler
Butler 24.3%
24.3 % low-access
- Franklin
Franklin 24.3%
24.3 % low-access
- Wyoming 0.9
Wyoming 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 76 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 349,497 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 27 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 89,070 |
| Low-Access Share | 25.5%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 14,630 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 378,792 |
| Median Household Income | $80,079 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.6%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 22,198 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 15.4%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 8.3%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.3% |
Thick SNAP store book in Lehigh County
Lehigh County has 288 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 140 locations (49% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 140
- 1 stop food mart, allentown
- 15th street a plus, allentown
- 7 eleven store 1405 23322c, allentown
- 7 eleven store 20506d, allentown
- 7-eleven 40280, allentown
- 7-eleven store #1405-23337d, allentown
- 7-eleven store 40173a, breinigsville
- 7-eleven store #17073b, whitehall
- 7-eleven store #40175a 40175a, allentown
- 7-eleven store 32793d, allentown
- 7-eleven store 40230a, allentown
- 7th street market, allentown
- a & t mart inc, allentown
- a 1 convenience, allentown
- a 1 deli market no, allentown
- a 1 food market, allentown
- a 1 gas mini mart, allentown
- a 1 grocery market, allentown
- a 1 mini market, allentown
- a 1 pizza mart, allentown
- a 1 quick shop, allentown
- a 1 stop shop, allentown
- alburtis exxon, alburtis
- allen st mini mart, allentown
- allentown cheesesteak and grocery, allentown
- allentown fuels 69889, allentown
- allentown mini mart, allentown
- amin mini market inc, allentown
- amin quick stop no, allentown
- ary's food mart 1, allentown
- atown market, allentown
- atown mini mart, allentown
- baez mini mart llc, allentown
- catty mart, catasauqua
- cattys mart, fountain hill
- central city market, allentown
- coplay convenience store, coplay
- coplay news agency, coplay
- delimart, allentown
- demely deli & grocery llc, allentown
- diaysa inc, allentown
- discount plus llc, allentown
- dons food market, emmaus
- east side deli market no, allentown
- ej deli & grocery llc, allentown
- emmaus ave market, allentown
- emmaus stop & go, emmaus
- ez shoppe, allentown
- f & w mini market, allentown
- fairgrounds grocery, allentown
- friendly food mart, slatington
- friendly food mart v, whitehall
- gns, inc, orefield
- grocers mini market, allentown
- h & t mart llc, allentown
- hamilton mall family center, allentown
- jay shree ambe llc, allentown
- jayden grocery and deli, allentown
- joe's kwik mart 1033, emmaus
- joe's kwik marts 1006, allentown
- joe's kwik marts 1047, whitehall
- jordan sunoco mini mart, whitehall
- kims mart, allentown
- laxmi narayan dev inc, whitehall
- lehigh mart llc, macungie
- lucky convenience and smoke, allentown
- magic mist smoke llc, allentown
- marathon, allentown
- new m&b food mart, catasauqua
- new tripoli plaza, new tripoli
- one stop shoppe, whitehall
- pace mart, allentown
- pantry 1 food mart., catasauqua
- peoples corner, allentown
- peoples corner, allentown
- quick stop 2 1, allentown
- quick stop convenience store 3, allentown
- quick stop mini mart, allentown
- quick stop mini mart 1, allentown
- r & r deli & grocery, allentown
- redner's quick shoppe 315, allentown
- ridge ave mini mart no, allentown
- rs gas and food mart, inc, allentown
- sheetz 330, whitehall
- sheetz 384, bethlehem
- sheetz 698, kutztown
- sheetz 746, allentown
- sheetz 773, allentown
- shell station 1, whitehall
- shree ram food mart llc, allentown
- shreeji mini mart llc, allentown
- sims quality market, allentown
- smp mini mart 1, whitehall
- speedway 6710, allentown
- speedway 6741, allentown
- speedway 6744, whitehall
- speedway 6747, allentown
- speedway 6750, orefield
- speedway 6782, allentown
- stop and shop food market 6104344855, allentown
- sunoco gas station, allentown
- sunrise mart, allentown
- suns deli & grocery, allentown
- the corner mart, allentown
- top star express 103, breinigsville
- top star express 105, laurys station
- top star express 109, allentown
- top star express 110, whitehall
- top star express 127, coopersburg
- top star express 128, allentown
- top star express 136, allentown
- turkey hill minit market 950317, allentown
- turkey hill minit markets 950096, allentown
- turkey hill minit markets 950104, slatington
- turkey hill minit markets 950254, allentown
- turkey hill minit markets 950262, coopersburg
- us gas rt100, allentown
- uni-mart 1005, whitehall
- uni-mart 1014, whitehall
- uni-mart 342, allentown
- union beverages, allentown
- union convenience, allentown
- virat inc, allentown
- wawa 120, allentown
- wawa 266, allentown
- wawa 287, wescosville
- wawa 299, allentown
- wawa 8001, bethlehem
- wawa 8014, whitehall
- wawa 87, fountain hill
- wawa 98, macungie
- water front market, allentown
- wawa 8078, south whitehall
- wawa 8153, emmaus,
- wawa food market 137, allentown
- wawa store 8126, coopersburg
- wawa store 8150, allentown
- werleys market, orefield
- whitehall mini mart, whitehall
- wild cherry supermarket, whitehall
Combination Grocery/Other · 55
- a1 bazaar llc, whitehall
- aashirwad supermarket, whitehall
- aryan halal meat & grocery store, allentown
- cvs pharmacy 02296, macungie
- cvs pharmacy 1036, bethlehem
- cvs pharmacy 1093, coopersburg
- cvs pharmacy 1178, emmaus
- cvs pharmacy 1304, allentown
- cvs pharmacy 2267, allentown
- cvs pharmacy 2507, schnecksville
- cvs pharmacy 461, allentown
- cvs pharmacy inc 974, allentown
- cvs pharmacy 11084, whitehall
- cvs pharmacy 4234, allentown
- cvs pharmacy 858, allentown
- dollar general 13905, allentown
- dollar general 14743, allentown
- dollar general 18919, fountain hill
- dollar general 7666, schnecksville
- dollartree 10628, allentown
- dollartree 11037, whitehall
- dollartree 8836, schnecksville
- dollar general 15875, allentown
- dollar general 17738, slatington
- dollar general 19266, allentown
- dollar general 19466, allentown
- dollar general 20826, macungie
- dollar general 20926, whitehall
- dollar general 3607, allentown
- dollar tree 1552, allentown
- dollar tree 1634, whitehall
- dollar tree 1658, allentown
- dollar tree 2063, bethlehem
- dollar tree 2186, trexlertown
- dollar tree 4535, allentown
- dollar tree 5914, allentown
- dollar tree 7710, allentown
- family dollar 11817, allentown
- family dollar 12035, allentown
- family dollar 3847, allentown
- family dollar 9353, bethlehem
- family dollar store 2455, allentown
- family dollar store 3155, allentown
- family dollar store 8086, allentown
- geo halal meat inc/geo halal meat inc, whitehall
- lazarus farm market, whitehall
- la esquina de maria inc 1, allentown
- ocean state job lot 614, trexlertown
- soumaya and sons bakery & deli, whitehall
- stravinos italian market, whitehall
- walgreens 03255, allentown
- walgreens 05715, allentown
- walgreens 09801, allentown
- walgreens 3241, allentown
- zzajil llc, allentown
Small Grocery Store · 23
- 8th st food market, allentown
- a 1 discount city no, allentown
- a 1 linden mini market & deli no, allentown
- a 1 mini mart, allentown
- a to z grocery & deli, allentown
- aci halal meat & turkish resta, allentown
- bravo super meat, allentown
- chew street market llc 1, allentown
- deyanira food market 2 inc, allentown
- el mercadito mex, allentown
- evangelista grocery store, allentown
- family grocery mini market n/a, allentown
- fourseas grocery market, whitehall
- g and g food market, allentown
- g2 convenience, allentown
- jafari african & american food store 1, allentown
- kornfeind's market, coplay
- linden street deli & grocery llc, allentown
- m g grocery store no, allentown
- new m & a mini market llc, allentown
- parkway mart, allentown
- shiv mini mart llc, allentown
- traylor grocery market inc, allentown
Medium Grocery Store · 13
- 13th street mini market & deli no, allentown
- a1 grocery store, allentown
- asta african market, allentown
- b & m provision co inc, allentown
- bibi grocery, breinigsville
- bravo meat market n/a, allentown
- crystal spring farm, schnecksville
- d n d market & deli, catasauqua
- evergreen oriental market inc., allentown
- la antillana meat place inc 1, allentown
- la placita supermarket inc, allentown
- saab farmers market, allentown
- sims quality market, bethlehem
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 5
- baringer bros. meats 2, allentown
- clover farm, allentown
- mr. bills poultry, allentown
- s. clyde weaver, inc., allentown
- yaseen meat farm inc, macungie
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 4
- bedway fresh fruits, allentown
- newhard farms corn shed, coplay
- produce junction, whitehall
- red barn family produce llc. 26, allentown
Seafood Specialty · 4
- elias fish market, allentown
- heckenbergers seafood, allentown
- pan's seafood market inc., whitehall
- todds island seafood, allentown
Super Store · 4
- allentown grocery outlet, allentown
- allentown suppermarket llc, allentown
- allentown supremo llc, allentown
- b js wholesale club 21, allentown
Large Grocery Store · 2
- chang long grocery inc, whitehall
- huckster's, slatington
Showing 250 of 288 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
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.
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Nationwide peers for Lehigh County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Lehigh 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 (25.5% here).
- Tulsa County, OK · 25.5% low-access
- Tulsa County, OK · 25.5% low-access
- Yankton County, SD · 25.5% low-access
- Yankton County, SD · 25.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside PA (15.4% here).
- Pontotoc County, OK · 15.4% SNAP
- Pontotoc County, OK · 15.4% SNAP
- Caddo County, OK · 15.4% SNAP
- Caddo County, OK · 15.4% 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.
Food access nationally, Pennsylvania in context
Lehigh 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 Lehigh County, PA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 42077. 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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