Signature · 65 SNAP-authorized stores
Madison County, NY
Madison 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.
- 16.8%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 11.6%
- on SNAP
- 67K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Madison County, NY
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 16.8% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -5.3 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 11.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 13% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Columbia County ( -0.1 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Madison County ranks #1,963 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #25 of 60 counties in NY (16.8% low-access; 2 food-desert tracts).
- #1,963
- national by low-access %
- #25
- in NY
- 4
- low-access tracts
- 4K
- 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: 65 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Madison County compares nationally
Madison County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 16.8% low-access share that beats 37% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,967).
Madison County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
16 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Madison County has 6 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.
Madison County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in New York, not a full county-board reprint
- Putnam
Putnam 53.6%
53.6 % low-access
- Cortland 17.6
Cortland 17.6%
17.6 % low-access
- Madison 16.8
Madison 16.8%
16.8 % low-access
- Columbia 16.7
Columbia 16.7%
16.7 % low-access
- Broome 16.4
Broome 16.4%
16.4 % low-access
- St. Lawrence 16.4
St. Lawrence 16.4%
16.4 % low-access
- Kings 0
Kings 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 16 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 73,442 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 4 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 12,326 |
| Low-Access Share | 16.8%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 4,248 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 67,328 |
| Median Household Income | $75,499 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.0%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,056 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.6%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.0%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 8.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Madison County
Madison County has 65 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 33 locations (51% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 33
- a - n - w ez mart, madison
- a-n-w ez mart 2, eaton
- byrne dairy 123 oneida rt 5 123, oneida
- byrne dairy cazenovia 162, cazenovia
- byrne dairy hamilton 158, hamilton
- byrne dairy hamilton 51, hamilton
- byrne dairy morrisville 156, morrisville
- byrne dairy oneida 19, oneida
- canastota main street market, canastota
- delta convenience corporation, oneida
- fastrac eg llc 500270, canastota
- inn and out deli and shop corp, canastota
- j&j mini mart, kirkville
- k.d.s. auction & king freeze supermarket, oneida
- maple leaf market 42, chittenango
- mirabito 110 - cazenovia, cazenovia
- parry's incorporated, hamilton
- playon 14, oneida
- predmore's general store llc, georgetown
- red apple food mart 360, canastota
- red apple food mart 361, oneida
- red's chittenango market, chittenango
- savon 11, oneida
- savon 32, canastota
- savon 34, canastota
- savon 35, oneida
- savon 37, oneida
- savon 41, chittenango
- speedway 9927, hamilton
- speedway 9949, morrisville
- star organic market corporation, oneida
- stewart's shops 274, chittenango
- stewart's shops 475, hamilton
Combination Grocery/Other · 18
- dollar general 10521, chittenango
- dollar general 15844, morrisville
- dollar general 20391, munnsville
- dollar general 21799, madison
- dollar general 23298, canastota
- dollar general 23829, chittenango
- dollar general 6958, hamilton
- dollar general 8656, canastota
- dollar general 9723, oneida
- dollar tree 1402, oneida
- dollar tree 6703, madison
- dollar tree 7372, cazenovia
- king freeze discount supermarket 2, oneida
- kinney drugs 46, chittenango
- kinney drugs 67, cazenovia
- kinney drugs 68, hamilton
- walgreens 17301, cazenovia
- walgreens 19977, oneida
Supermarket · 7
- aldi 65034, canastota
- aldi 65063, cazenovia
- price chopper 225, hamilton
- price chopper oneida 213, oneida
- tops markets 359, chittenango
- tops markets 360, canastota
- tops markets 367, cazenovia
Medium Grocery Store · 3
- buell fuels brookfield country store, brookfield
- deruyter big m, de ruyter
- troyer's country store, canastota
Farmers' Market · 1
- chittenango tuesdays in the park, chittenango
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- nowers country meats, hamilton
Small Grocery Store · 1
- quick serve market, chittenango
Super Store · 1
- walmart supercenter 2444, oneida
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in New York
One of 61 counties in New York, 6 are shown here.
Compare Madison County vs Albany County → · All New York counties →
Nationwide peers for Madison County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Madison County, both outside New York so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside NY (16.8% here).
- Cuyahoga County, OH · 16.8% low-access
- Cuyahoga County, OH · 16.8% low-access
- Fayette County, PA · 16.8% low-access
- Fayette County, PA · 16.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NY (11.6% here).
- Lincoln County, NE · 11.6% SNAP
- Lincoln County, NE · 11.6% SNAP
- Cass County, MN · 11.6% SNAP
- Cass County, MN · 11.6% 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, New York in context
Madison County sits inside New York (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 Madison County, NY are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 36053. 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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