Signature · 4.8% SNAP (1st pct in MI)
Livingston County, MI
Livingston County sits in the upper national band on low-access (28.9%, +6.8 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 28.9%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 4.8%
- on SNAP
- 196K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Livingston County, MI
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ELEVATED 28.9% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +6.8 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 4.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 2% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Lenawee County ( -0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Livingston County sits in the upper national band (28.9%, #1,009 of 3,079) with 1 LILA tracts.
- #1,009
- national by low-access %
- #19
- in MI
- 24
- low-access tracts
- 7K
- food-desert residents
Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.
Signature read: 4.8% SNAP (1st pct in MI) (-7.3 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Livingston County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Livingston County's 28.9% low-access share is elevated, higher than 68% of them and ranked #1,013 most-affected nationwide.
Livingston County's elevated USDA tier split
61 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Livingston County has 30 urban and 31 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.
Livingston County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Michigan, not a full county-board reprint
- Schoolcraft
Schoolcraft 46%
46 % low-access
- Keweenaw
Keweenaw 29.2%
29.2 % low-access
- Calhoun
Calhoun 29.1%
29.1 % low-access
- Livingston
Livingston 28.9%
28.9 % low-access
- Lenawee
Lenawee 28.8%
28.8 % low-access
- Luce
Luce 28.5%
28.5 % low-access
- Arenac 0
Arenac 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 61 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 180,967 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 24 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 52,267 |
| Low-Access Share | 28.9%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 6,549 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 195,833 |
| Median Household Income | $103,039 |
| Poverty Rate | 5.1%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,663 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 4.8%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.2%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.6% |
Thick SNAP store book in Livingston County
Livingston County has 87 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 46 locations (53% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 46
- 7-eleven 33596, brighton
- 7-eleven 33030c, brighton
- 7-eleven 33394c, howell
- acres market, south lyon
- boomers party store & pizza, brighton
- bp of howell inc, howell
- brighton ac holdings, brighton
- brighton bp, brighton
- brighton business holdings, brighton
- cascardo oil howell inc, howell
- clark gas m36, hamburg
- fowlerville convenience, fowlerville
- fowlerville mobil, fowlerville
- hilltop party store llc, hartland
- howell 2 go, howell
- kreegers country market, fowlerville
- mugg&bopps 1, howell
- mugg&bopps 10, brighton
- mugg&bopps 14, howell
- mugg&bopps 15, whitmore lake
- mugg&bopps 17, hartland
- mugg&bopps 18, howell
- mugg&bopps 19, fowlerville
- mugg&bopps 21, howell
- mugg&bopps 3, pinckney
- mugg&bopps 7, gregory
- mugg&bopps 9, howell
- meijer gas station 46, brighton
- oceola village, howell
- outlet oasis 755, howell
- pardiac shell, howell
- pinckney bp, pinckney
- red barn market #11, pinckney
- red barn market 16, fenton
- reems mini mart inc, howell
- runyan lake food center, fenton
- s and g stores llc 111, whitmore lake
- s and g stores llc 113, brighton
- s and g stores llc 114, fowlerville
- s and g stores llc 115, fowlerville
- s&j convenience, howell
- speedway 5515, hartland
- speedway 5516, howell
- speedway 8770, howell
- the black water market, fenton
- unadilla liquor, gregory
Combination Grocery/Other · 17
- cvs 8046, howell
- cvs 8111, brighton
- cvs 8295, howell
- cvs pharmacy 5741, hamburg
- dollartree 9737, brighton
- dollar general 23857, fowlerville
- dollar general 25812, howell
- dollar general 6030, brighton
- dollar general store 12683, pinckney
- dollar tree 3945, brighton
- dollar tree 4066, hartland
- dollar tree 7184, pinckney
- dollar tree 7955, howell
- dollar tree 846, howell
- family dollar store 10585, howell
- walgreens 05170, brighton
- walgreens 01910, howell
Super Store · 13
- costco wholesale 0786, brighton
- kroger 720, howell
- kroger store 638, brighton
- kroger 444, howell
- kroger 721, pinckney
- meijer 245, hartland
- meijer inc 046, brighton
- meijer inc 172, howell
- target store 1971, howell
- target store 922, brighton
- vg's 1920, howell
- walmart 1754, howell
- walmart supercenter 4540, fowlerville
Supermarket · 5
- aldi 71027 71027, howell
- aldi 67049, brighton
- busch's fresh food market 1051, pinckney
- busch's fresh food market 1062, brighton
- gordon food service store mp049, brighton
Medium Grocery Store · 4
- great lakes custom meats and more llc, howell
- gregory market, gregory
- jonna's country market, howell
- save on family foods, fowlerville
Farmers' Market · 1
- brighton farmer's market, brighton
Seafood Specialty · 1
- oceanside seafood, howell
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 Livingston County vs Alcona County → · All Michigan counties →
Counties near Livingston County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Livingston County (4.8%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Michigan.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MI (28.9% here).
- Wyandotte County, KS · 28.9% low-access
- Wyandotte County, KS · 28.9% low-access
- Stark County, OH · 28.9% low-access
- Stark County, OH · 28.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MI (4.8% here).
- Ralls County, MO · 4.8% SNAP
- Ralls County, MO · 4.8% SNAP
- Boone County, IA · 4.8% SNAP
- Boone County, IA · 4.8% 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.
Livingston County inside a higher low-access state context
Livingston 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 Livingston County, MI are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 26093. 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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