Signature · 742 SNAP-authorized stores
Macomb County, MI
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Macomb 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).
- 27.3%
- low-access pop.
- 24
- food-desert tracts
- 12.8%
- on SNAP
- 880K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Macomb County, MI
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 27.3% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +5.2 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 24 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 12.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 11% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Ionia County (+ 0.0 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Macomb County ranks #1,131 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #23 of 80 counties in MI (27.3% low-access; 24 food-desert tracts).
- #1,131
- national by low-access %
- #23
- in MI
- 88
- low-access tracts
- 49K
- 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: 742 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Macomb County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Macomb County's 27.3% low-access share is elevated, higher than 64% of them and ranked #1,133 most-affected nationwide.
Macomb County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
215 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 24 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Macomb County has 206 urban and 9 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.
Macomb County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Michigan, not a full county-board reprint
- Schoolcraft
Schoolcraft 46%
46 % low-access
- Lenawee
Lenawee 28.8%
28.8 % low-access
- Luce
Luce 28.5%
28.5 % low-access
- Macomb
Macomb 27.3%
27.3 % low-access
- Ionia
Ionia 27.3%
27.3 % low-access
- Shiawassee
Shiawassee 27.3%
27.3 % low-access
- Arenac 0
Arenac 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 215 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 840,978 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 88 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 24 |
| Low-Access Population | 229,349 |
| Low-Access Share | 27.3%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 49,219 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 879,853 |
| Median Household Income | $77,837 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.4%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 45,824 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 12.8%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.2%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Macomb County
Macomb County has 742 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 155 locations (21% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 155
- 7-eleven 24731-e, warren
- andrea's fish market inc, roseville
- all india grocers, shelby township
- annie's market, shelby township
- cvs 445, macomb
- cvs 8014, sterling hts
- cvs 8016, clinton twp
- cvs 8024, richmond
- cvs 8039, warren
- cvs 8040, saint clair shores
- cvs 8045, warren
- cvs 8050, warren
- cvs 8078, sterling heights
- cvs 8080, sterling hts
- cvs 8091, fraser
- cvs 8092, clinton twp
- cvs 8093, clinton township
- cvs 8095, harrison twp
- cvs 8108, chesterfield
- cvs 8113, shelby township
- cvs 8144, shelby township
- cvs 8146, warren
- cvs 8156, shelby twp
- cvs 8158, macomb
- cvs 8179, bruce twp
- cvs 8183, saint clair shores
- cvs 8189, shelby twp
- cvs 8191, sterling hts
- cvs 8238, chesterfield
- cvs 8261, new baltimore
- cvs 8272, chesterfield
- cvs 8287, macomb
- cvs 8416, shelby township
- cvs pharmacy 8170, eastpointe
- dollar general 18093, eastpointe
- dollar general 18167, new haven
- dollar general 18216, warren
- dollar general 7922, warren
- dollar general 7974, mount clemens
- dollar general 8157, lenox
- dollar general 9701, warren
- dollar tree 0174, roseville
- dollar tree 0179, utica
- dollar tree 1877, eastpointe
- dollar tree 3048, warren
- dollar tree 4532, washington
- dollar tree 4654, shelby township
- dollartree 10278, eastpointe
- dollartree 10631, center line
- dollartree 10731, warren
- dollartree 11023, sterling heights
- dollartree 6994, warren
- dollartree 8161, clinton township
- dollartree 9421, shelby township
- dollartree 9771, bruce twp
- dollar general 11030, clinton township
- dollar general 11883, macomb
- dollar general 12059, sterling heights
- dollar general 12241, sterling heights
- dollar general 12295, clinton township
- dollar general 12572, chesterfield
- dollar general 13973, warren
- dollar general 16592, memphis
- dollar general 19153, eastpointe
- dollar general 21047, roseville
- dollar general 21066, saint clair shores
- dollar general 21850, sterling heights
- dollar general 22313, warren
- dollar general 24836, roseville
- dollar general 25137, warren
- dollar general 30704, new baltimore
- dollar general 7799, washington
- dollar general 9170, saint clair shores
- dollar general store 10866, clinton township
- dollar general store 10903, roseville
- dollar general store 12919, warren
- dollar tree 1919, fraser
- dollar tree 275, sterling heights
- dollar tree 3218, eastpointe
- dollar tree 3498, chesterfield
- dollar tree 3709, richmond
- dollar tree 3806, sterling heights
- dollar tree 3844, warren
- dollar tree 4234, shelby township
- dollar tree 4455, clinton township
- dollar tree 5711, chesterfield
- dollar tree 5735, new baltimore
- dollar tree 6106, warren
- dollar tree 6172, macomb
- dollar tree 679, warren
- dollar tree 681, saint clair shores
- dollar tree 6989, warren
- dollar tree 7213, sterling heights
- dollar tree 7659, mount clemens
- dollar tree 7786, utica
- dollar tree 79, warren
- dollar tree 7998, eastpointe
- dollar tree 80, clinton township
- dollar tree 8330, sterling heights
- dollar tree 8470, macomb
- dollar tree 8471, clinton township
- dollar tree 8473, sterling heights
- dollar tree 8599, shelby township
- dream market, sterling heights
- dss marketplace, warren
- east detroit bakery, eastpointe
- family dollar 10628, warren
- family dollar 11837, warren
- family dollar 12057, eastpointe
- family dollar 13379, warren
- family dollar 13885, saint clair shores
- family dollar 2150, warren
- family dollar 2947, mount clemens
- family dollar 4542, warren
- family dollar 4564, warren
- family dollar 5010, eastpointe
- family dollar 5297, warren
- family dollar 6488, roseville
- family dollar 7519, clinton twp
- family dollar 7971, sterling heights
- family dollar 8288, warren
- family dollar 8345, fraser
- family dollar 8398, center line
- family dollar 8815, warren
- family dollar store 10449, clinton township
- family dollar store 8037, eastpointe
- omega general store, warren
- pitha ghor sweets & grocery llc, sterling heights
- rogers bulk candy & ice cream inc, eastpointe
- roseville village inn inc, saint clair shores
- snack depot, warren
- srodek's quality polish food, sterling heights
- vince and joes fruit market inc., clinton twp
- walgreens 04255, fraser
- walgreens 04932, warren
- walgreens 05322, warren
- walgreens 01246, sterling heights
- walgreens 01610, saint clair shores
- walgreens 04308, saint clair shores
- walgreens 04452, chesterfield
- walgreens 04453, macomb
- walgreens 04608, clinton township
- walgreens 04661, sterling heights
- walgreens 04795, eastpointe
- walgreens 05227, new baltimore
- walgreens 05291, shelby township
- walgreens 05968, clinton township
- walgreens 05971, warren
- walgreens 06175, clinton township
- walgreens 06529, saint clair shores
- walgreens 07033, sterling heights
- walgreens 07787, saint clair shores
- walgreens 11264, macomb
- walgreens 11395, shelby township
- walgreens 7509, fraser
Convenience Store · 91
- 10 mile & i-94 petro-mart inc., eastpointe
- 12 & harper gas station, saint clair shores
- 12 & little mack fuel inc, roseville
- 12 & ryan mobil inc, warren
- 12 mile & gratiot service center inc., roseville
- 13 & hoover bp, warren
- 14 mile oil inc, warren
- 15 mile & groesbeck mobil, clinton township
- 15035 street enterprise llc, eastpointe
- 17 & hayes, clinton township
- 18 & mound bp, sterling heights
- 18 dequindre, llc, sterling heights
- 23 and baker bp, chesterfield
- 23 mile & romeo plank corp., macomb
- 23 mile fuel & go inc, new baltimore
- 23 mile petro inc, macomb
- 26 & romeo plank inc., macomb
- 27 mile & gratiot sunoco, new haven
- 31025 ryan operation, inc., warren
- 36315 express inc, clinton township
- 4 brothers romeo, romeo
- 7 eleven 13455-c, saint clair shores
- 7 eleven 32871-g, clinton township
- 7 eleven 19627c, warren
- 7 eleven 25676f, roseville
- 7 eleven 27162b, saint clair shores
- 7 eleven 32222b, macomb
- 7 eleven 33438, sterling heights
- 7 eleven 33703, washington
- 7-eleven & nasim enterprises, inc. 24262b, center line
- 7-eleven 13452, clinton township
- 7-eleven 18742, harrison twp
- 7-eleven 25636, clinton twp
- 7-eleven 26310, fraser
- 7-eleven 26851t, warren
- 7-eleven 29718, eastpointe
- 7-eleven 32161-c, sterling heights
- 7-eleven 32193d, macomb
- 7-eleven 32367c, saint clair shores
- 7-eleven 32375c, warren
- 7-eleven 32692c, macomb
- 7-eleven 32898, warren
- 7-eleven 32933, lenox
- 7-eleven 33143c, shelby township
- 7-eleven 33398, shelby township
- 7-eleven 33432, chesterfield
- 7-eleven 33551, clinton twp
- 7-eleven 34542a, warren
- 7-eleven 34576h, eastpointe
- 7-eleven #13432e, fraser
- 7-eleven 13426, warren
- 7-eleven 13428-e, sterling heights
- 7-eleven 13434-b, shelby township
- 7-eleven 13438-e, shelby township
- 7-eleven 13440-d, clinton township
- 7-eleven 13451-g, sterling heights
- 7-eleven 15045g, roseville
- 7-eleven 15453-f, saint clair shores
- 7-eleven 21112-f, roseville
- 7-eleven 26309, clinton township
- 7-eleven 27656, roseville
- 7-eleven 32277b, chesterfield
- 7-eleven 32293, sterling heights
- 7-eleven 32414-e, sterling heights
- 7-eleven 32663, shelby township
- 7-eleven 32721-c, macomb
- 7-eleven 33490-c, warren
- 7-eleven store #17477g 17477g, roseville
- 7-eleven store 32133e, saint clair shores
- 7-eleven, inc. store 13453a, sterling heights
- 8100 fifteen mile 1, sterling heights
- 9 mile mobil, saint clair shores
- 9 mile stop & go, warren
- a & b liquor and wine shoppe, eastpointe
- a & j fuel mart inc, roseville
- a&b one stop inc, clinton township
- ans gas-marathon 1, warren
- action liquor shoppe, warren
- adam's market, warren
- afans investment llc, warren
- al fady, warren
- alaa petroleum inc, warren
- amal gas company llc, eastpointe
- amc fuels, inc, warren
- amoco, roseville
- andy's liquor, new haven
- armada liquor stop, armada
- ashers market, clinton township
- asil petro 1, warren
- b & m auto service inc, saint clair shores
- b b mart, clinton township
Bakery Specialty · 4
- apple sweets inc. 1, sterling heights
- maatouk bakery 426, sterling heights
- paris pastry, sterling heights
- stellino bakery, warren
Showing 250 of 742 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 Michigan
One of 82 counties in Michigan, 6 are shown here.
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Nationwide peers for Macomb County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Macomb 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 (27.3% here).
- St. Louis County, MN · 27.3% low-access
- St. Louis County, MN · 27.3% low-access
- Adair County, MO · 27.3% low-access
- Adair County, MO · 27.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MI (12.8% here).
- Warren County, KY · 12.8% SNAP
- Warren County, KY · 12.8% SNAP
- Grayson County, KY · 12.8% SNAP
- Grayson County, KY · 12.8% 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.
Food access nationally, Michigan in context
Macomb 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 Macomb County, MI are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 26099. 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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